Superhero Birthday Party Theme

Fun Ideas for Planning a "Super" Party for Your Child

© Denise Oliveri

Oct 5, 2007

Because all kids love Superheroes, and all kids have the inner potential to be a hero, make this birthday special by borrowing some of concepts from the hit television show “Who Wants to be a Superhero,” to help kids find the “hero” that lies inside of them.

Invitations

Printable invites are below. Print on regular paper or cardstock. Cut along the outer dotted lines and fold the inner dotted lines to form the invite. Fill in the appropriate information.

Decorations

• Use magic markers to draw “masks” on brightly colored balloons.
• Hang posters of Spiderman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Incredible Hulk (and any other Superhero your child looks up to)
• Red and Blue crepe paper streamers, or streamers with Superhero prints if you can find them
• Tie an alternating red and black helium balloon behind each party guests chair

Activities

Be a Superhero

• Have a variety of colored masks, capes, gloves and other “Superhero Accessories” in a big container. Make sure there are enough items in the container to go around. Place where kids will have easy access.
• Introduce the activity by asking kids “Who wants to be a superhero?” (of course they will all say “Me!”)
• Give kids some time to try on different costumes. Have mirrors available for kids to be able to see how they look.

If You Were a Superhero Who Would You Be?

• Ask kids to come up with a name for their “inner hero.”
• Encourage them to identify their inner strengths, and what makes them “hero material.” (If children have trouble seeing their own strengths you can help them by saying things like “You are very strong, just like Superman” or “You like to help other people, just like Superheroes do.”) Have an adult write down on an index card the name of each hero, and what the children have identified as their strengths.

The Parade of Heroes

• Once kids all have their costumes and names for their heroes, start the parade. Have each “Superhero” take “center stage.” Use the index cards to introduce each child’s hero, and what is special about them.
• Take a Polaroid picture of each child as a token for them to take home.

Games

• Have an adult “villain” ready to stage a fake “crime”. Announce to the group that “Someone has stolen the Birthday presents,” for example. Enlist the heroes to locate the stolen presents, and “Save the Day.”
• Apprehend the Villain. The adult playing the “bad guy” should treat this game like “hide and seek” with a little role-playing (snickering from behind a tree, for instance) and a lot of “trying to escape the grips of those meddling Superheros.”

Cake and Snack

• Let kids build their own “hero” sandwiches. Provide meats and cheeses. Use either whole sub buns, or cut them in half for younger children.
• Decorate the birthday cake with action figures. Create a scene using your child’s favorite superhero characters. As a bonus, your child gets to keep the figures.

Goodie Bags

• Include miniature action figures
• Superhero theme coloring or activity books
• Comic books featuring Superheros
• Superhero gummy snack packs

Superhero Birthday Party Ideas

Superhero Birthday Invite

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