The party was fun and much easier than any other parties we’ve thrown. It was practical, less stressful and more fun for the kids. I can’t believe it took us 4 years to figure out how to do it this way =)
Here is the Birthday Boy, complete with his red shirt, red hat, blue overalls, and his Super Mario nose and moustache.
Here’s his Super Mario cake. Just a premade white cake from our local grocery. We topped it with some birthday candles and Super Mario characters we ordered from Ebay.
Later on, DS had fun decorating his cake with Skittles!
For the decorations, I wanted to make it very minimal to have the least waste as possible. I’m so done with pretty and over the top decor. It takes so much time to make and you may get the satisfaction of the oohs and aahs by the adults, but they don’t help clean up afterwards. At the end of it all, you end up tossing your hard work in the trash.
But I did make DS a Birthday Banner with Ribbon and Scrapbook Paper Scraps! The ribbons are recyclable and the letters can be reused as tags and or for scrapbooking or cardmaking.
DH made cupcake stands with cardboard covered with the Super Mario Brick design.
We also had a poster of Mario that doubled as a Pin the Nose on Mario Game.
The children had fun playing the Pin the Nose Game. It was pretty funny!
Another game we had was a Super Mario Matching Game.
We also played Yoshi’s Egg Toss.
Then, we had an Obstacle Course!
We got a pinata from a local Party store and the lady even customized the colors to our preference.
The menu was the very easy and practical:
6 boxes of pizza (delivered by Domino’s)
2 bags of chips (Vons)
2 trays of fresh cookies (Vons)
2 trays of cupcakes (Vons)
1 birthday cake (Vons)
3/10 packs of Capri Sun (Vons)
1 bag grapes (Vons)
1 Watermelon (King SuperMarket)
1 tray of Spaghetti and
1 tray of Adobo– for the adults (catered by my mother in law)
I’ve finally admitted that goody bags are a waste of time and money. They are obviously cute and fun to make. But they take too much time to put together. And at the end of the day, you’ll come to realize that not all the kids will appreciate the contents of your goody bag.
Instead of making goody bags, DH and I agreed to give them consumables. It’s great that we found these Nintendo Gummies. They are perfect for the theme and they’re packaged nicely perfect for the favors.
It was such a nice day! Simple decor, plenty of games, kid friendly food and help from wonderful people made this day easy. The kids had fun, especially the Birthday Boy! I would do it again in a heartbeat. He’s so worth it!
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Very cute Birthday Party. My daughter loves Mario games on her pink DS. Such a nice theme!
So creative!
You know I’m going to beckon for your help for my girl’s 1st birthday next year. Because of you, I’m inspired to do a Hello Kitty party too.
This all looked so neat!
Hi! This is great! Do you mind sharing the matching game template and give me more info. Also, where did you get the Yoshi’s egg toss?? I am planning my son’s birthday party as well and he wants the Super Mario theme so your ideas are perfect!! Please email me. Thanks!
i love super mario…this is such a great party you did! how fun!
I love your ideas! Did you print the invitations yourself or did you order them? Great job!
Love all your hard work. Wondering how you made all of the nose and moustache markers for the pin the nose on Mario game. Thanks Karen
kmuck9@shaw.ca
Would you share the template for the mario mustaches?? email me olga_enid_87@yahoo.com Thanks!!
Can you tell me how you made the game boards for the matching game and also the mustache game? I’m having a mario party for my son in a couple weeks and any help would be appreciated.
the pin the nose looked awesome, how where you able to get that made.
Hello! I am having a Super Mario Party for my son Aug 21st 2010, he will be turning 5 and we are getting him his first DS Lite! Do you remember where you found the gummies at? I have also come to admit goodie bags are a waste and those would be PERFECT!
Thanks!
Amy
You did a great job!I love it!
My son wants super Mario theme for his birthday party in november,do you mind if I use your ideas?Can you give me some hints?I`d like to know about the super Mario poster,the matching game and Yoshi`s egg toss!!!I`m waiting your e-mail,tks,Priscila
Please can you let me know where did you got The game pin the nose game, the matching game and Yoshi’s Egg Toss.
Thanks,
Rosie
I’m also doing a Super Mario Bro.s party for my son and was wondering if you would mind sharing the memory game as well as where you got the poster for the pin the nose game.
I’m planning a Super Mario Party for my son this spring. I love the ideas that you shared. Do you mind sharing the matching game template, the Yoshi’s egg toss and I love the invitation did you made that yourself.
Hi there, can you tell me more how you created your matching game? Thank you, krista (kristapitcher@ymail.com)
Love this! We are having a mario party for our son in May and I was wondering how your DH made the cupcake stands? If you are able to send me some info I would greatly appreciate it!! nickiherrell@embarqmail.com