Superhero Party
Invitations
Here are three great ways to summon crime fighters
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Photograph your child in their favourite superhero costume.
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Use online services (like snapfish.co.nz) to create invitations.
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Use a superhero logo as the focus for your invitations.
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Find these logos online, in books, or magazines; draw in front of the invitation.
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Buy superhero party invitations from your local party shop.
- Make sure to have spare superhero capes and masks on hand.
Decorations
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Draw the superhero logos on the sidewalk or driveway with chalk.
- Cut cardboard cartoon caption bubbles and write superhero action words on them, such as "POW!" "ZAP!" and "BAM!"
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Line up a row of action figures down the middle of the table.
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Set out comic books or pages from comic books as placemats.
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Buy inexpensive or make your own capes.
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Hang a cape from the back of each guest's chair.
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Guests can wear their capes during the party and take them home afterward.
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Purchase superhero-themed plates, cups, napkins and a plastic tablecloths from your local party store.
Games
Here are some great ways to summon superheroes
Flash tag
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Get an adult or older child to dress up as the Flash and hold a game of Tag the Flash.
Superman muscle game
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Inflate 30 small balloons.
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Form teams of 3-4 kids; each selects a 'Superman'.
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Place balloons in center. Superman wears adult clothing over clothes.
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Set timer for 1-2 minutes. Teams stuff balloons under Superman's clothes.
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Count remaining balloons to determine winner. Prize for winning team!
Kryptonite hunt
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Kids save the day by finding fluorescent green-painted rocks hidden in the garden—Kryptonite hunt!
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Collect in a tinfoil-covered cardboard 'lead' box.
Face and hand painting
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Paint superhero symbols on the hands and cheeks of the partygoers.