For some reason, I always have a hard time planning a party for him. For the last 2 years we let him choose a couple of friends to take a jump house or to the movies. That worked well, but this year he wanted a party. I HATE having parties at my house because I have to clean up to have it, clean up afterwards and do all the in between stuff. It's really hard to do it all with 6 kids underfoot. So after thinking and praying about it, I decided to have a pool party at my parents and serve hotdogs. They have a huge yard, an above ground pool and a trampoline, which is actually my younger brothers. I guess he thought it would get used more at mom and dad's. After discussing themes, Sam decided on Star Wars. Easy, I thought. I assumed I could just get on Pintrest and find lots of free printables, but no. There were a few sites for Lego Star Wars, but he didn't want that. It had to be the original Star Wars. Not even Clone Wars would work. So after some serious digging, I found this and this. I ended up just using the banner and the Jedi Knight Certificate. I stuck the Jedi Knight Certificate in the goodie bags, with both the certificates and bags labled, before hand so I wouldn't be rushing around doing it during the party.
I made cupcakes and topped them with these toppers from Party City. I also found this Darth Vader candle at Party City. The light saber was the candle.
At the very end, we surprised Sam with a Darth Vader Pinata. It was a hit! Get it...a hit! Haha! Yeah...
The party was simple, but perfect for my favorite first born. His closest friends and cousins were there and they all had a blast. Now, time to start planning the twins party:)
Ashley
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