Captain America Party: The Party

The Stars & Stripes Bounce House.

Perfect. 

That's the only word I would use to describe the party.

From the invitations, to the entertainment I had a great time pulling it all together and we had so much fun celebrating his 4th birthday. This year we received the correct bounce house (and it worked), and we had just enough people show up. We had a mix up the year before with the rental, but Blue Baboons pulled through and helped it to be great event this time around.

The kids bounced around the yard for the first hour or so, and then we shuffled everyone into the garage for a few more "party games" and food (grilled hotdogs, chips and cake).

Avenger's Coloring Masks & Avenger's Crayons.

While the kids were waiting, I had parents help with Avenger's temporary tattoos I picked up from Michael's. Each kid was also able to color their choice of Avenger mask: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and The Hulk. I even found Avenger's crayons at the Dollar Tree.

One of the many Captain America masked guests.

Everyone cut out their masks (some needed help) and then we used pipe cleaners to fasten them to their heads. This was the perfect distraction while we fixed plates and brought the food out to the garage.

Overall it was a lot of fun, and unlike year's past I was able to enjoy the festivities. I had everything staged and ready which made it a breeze when I needed help transitioning from the yard to the garage. I even had a chance to jump in the bounce house. 

##LESSON###

Party planning is exhausting, kids never run out of energy, and it's awesome when all you have to do is clean up the garage floor after a party. Next year I think we'll opt for something small, like a family trip to Disney or something...

~ Jessica