Cooper's Birthday Party

Cooper couldn't decide which superhero he wanted for his birthday party theme.  So, we settled on doing a Superhero Party that encompassed all of them!  We gathered up all the superhero costumes we could find and came up with: Iron Man, Batman, Black Spiderman, Blue Spiderman, Thor, Wolverine Man, and Captain Rex (who is not really a superhero, but according to Cooper, still fell in the same category).  He was excited to have all his friends dress up into a costume for his party.  

The most exciting part was to dress up.  The kids all put on a costume and instantly began acting very powerful, running around the house.  It was fun!  Even Kaylee decided to wear the Batman costume!  She was just "one of the boys!"  I warned them all that there was a villain that had been sneaking around, and that they needed to be on alert if they saw him.  Meanwhile, we played some fun superhero games.  First, they tested their superhero senses by feeling in a bag without using their eyes to figure out what was inside the bag.  After that, the villain did appear!  He threw black balloon "bombs" from the upstairs banister.  The superheros had to stop those bombs before they could blow up the city!  So they stomped on those balloons like mad!  Next, the villain threw out some kryptonite (crumpled foil painted green).  This substance hurts superhero powers, so the only way they could get rid of it was by picking it up with spatulas, tongs, and other big kitchen utensils.  This they performed very well.  I don't think one little boy (or girl) actually touched the kryptonite rocks!  

Next, the kids had cake.  Cooper and I found this cake on Pinterest and this is the one he had to have!  I am up for making unique cakes, so I thought I'd give it a whirl.  And it turned out great!!  

While the kids were finishing up their cake, all of a sudden, the villain appeared!  He had a nerf gun, pantyhose over his face to conceal his identity, and was angry and mad!  The kids picked up the rolls of toilet paper and began tying the villain up to stop him!  Finally he was confined to a chair and the squad of superheros had succeeded!  

Lastly, we opened presents and played for the last few minutes before parents came to pick up their superhero kids.  It was a lot of fun!  Happy Birthday Coop!!