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Superhero party ideas

Superhero Party

It's time to celebrate in superhero-style! This action-packed party is sure to be an event your little crime fighter will never forget.

Invitations

Here are three great ways to summon crime fighters

Design option 1
  • Photograph your child in their favourite superhero costume.

  • Use online services (like snapfish.co.nz)  to create invitations.

Design option 2
  • Use a superhero logo as the focus for your invitations.

  • Find these logos online, in books, or magazines; draw in front of the invitation.

Special touch
  • Buy superhero party invitations from your local party shop.

  • Make sure to have spare superhero capes and masks on hand.
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Decorations

Home decor
  • 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!"
Party Area
  • Line up a row of action figures down the middle of the table.

  • Set out comic books or pages from comic books as placemats.

Accessories
  • Buy inexpensive or make your own capes.

  • Hang a cape from the back of each guest's chair.

  • Guests can wear their capes during the party and take them home afterward.

Things to buy
  • 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

  • Get an adult or older child to dress up as the Flash and hold a game of Tag the Flash.

Superman muscle game

  • Inflate 30 small balloons.

  • Form teams of 3-4 kids; each selects a 'Superman'.

  • Place balloons in center. Superman wears adult clothing over clothes.

  • Set timer for 1-2 minutes. Teams stuff balloons under Superman's clothes.

  • Count remaining balloons to determine winner. Prize for winning team!

 

Kryptonite hunt

  • Kids save the day by finding fluorescent green-painted rocks hidden in the garden—Kryptonite hunt!

  • Collect in a tinfoil-covered cardboard 'lead' box.

 

Face and hand painting

  • Paint superhero symbols on the hands and cheeks of the partygoers. 

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