To celebrate Xander's 5th birthday we had a Star Wars party...what else? He invited 6 of his friends and we had a great night!
Savannah was my young Jedi helper, checking in all our new "recruits" at the Training Center. Each guest was allowed to choose whether they would follow the path of a Jedi or the dark side and become a Sith. Can you believe it? Every friend of Xander's chose to train to become a Jedi but Xander and Noah chose the way of the dark side.
Darth Maul paid a visit to the recruits which most of them liked...the 2 girls that were invited to the party weren't too fond of him.
The training for each Jedi and Sith consisted of physical abilities, weapon skills, light saber skills, use of the force, and teamwork. There were various games they participated in to pass off each requirement. We had an obstacle course,
pod racing,
destroying asteroids,
passing the Death Star without getting blown up,
finding hidden moon rocks, and target practice. The favorite activity of the night was fighting one-on-one with Darth Maul. The girls didn't want to but the boys LOVED it! I had the boys sit in a line to wait for their turn and one little boy was so excited to fight Darth Maul that he could not sit still! He had ants in his pants and a huge smile on his face. When it was his turn, he jumped up and started fighting with gusto. After a few minutes he stopped with his light saber, raised one hand, and "used the force". Darth Maul commented that the force was strong with this one!
We had a group picture with Darth Maul as well as individual ones.
Then it was time for cake and ice cream.
I love doing these parties especially because I know how much my kids enjoy them. Happy Birthday, my little X man!
Mr. Chris
2 days ago
6 comments:
Ok can I hire you as my party planner in the future??? Seriously you are amzing, the ideas you come up with... just fantastic!!! Looks like a blast!
You are so creative with the parties for your kids! I am sure that their birthday parties will be a fond memory for them. Looks like you had alot of fun.
Happy Birthday again Xander, and
Happy Birthday Tracie!
Dan and I love you guys! I wish we were closer so we could do things together and be more involved! :)
The training academy experience looks fabulous!!! And Darth Maul....very realistic! What a blast!
Great job with celebrating Xander's bday, Trace! I wish that I could have been there. I know Xander had a happy bday and let him know that his uncle says hi and happy birthday again. I can't wait to see all of you at Christmas!!
Cute ideas! It looks like it was a lot of fun. Darth Maul was awesome, and I love the "podracers!"
You ARE the best party planner... I'm always amazed at your energy! Yes, and happy belated bday to YOU!...I always remember that yours is October 5th (right???) and Dannielle's is Oct. 8th.
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