Calin's 5th Birthday Party {TMNT}

Calin requested a ninja birthday party this year. I asked him if he wanted Lego Ninja (Ninjago) or Ninja Turtles, and he said Ninja Turtles, so that's what we went with. It was a pretty easy theme to go with, and lots of fun planning.  Calin and Capri both have birthdays that fall on holiday weekends, so usually lots of friends are out of town. This year for Calin's party that was probably a good thing. This is the third birthday he's celebrated here in AZ, and with preschool last year, church, and kindergarten this year, he's had time to make lots of friends. 

When guests arrived, instead of coming through the front door, they were led through the garage to the Secret Sewer Lair. 

Before they could enter the TMNT Secret Sewer Lair they had to start the transformation process. . . 

eat 1 piece of slime (green jello)

eat 1 worm (gummy worm of course)

Climb through the TMNT Secret Sewer (a tunnel I made on the other side of the door, that I made with black plastic table cloths)

I wish I would have taken a picture of the table with the slime and worms.

But here is the sewer

 Once the kids made it out of the sewer their transformation was complete -  they received a TMNT mask and were official Ninja Turtles. 

  We played lots of games! 

For this one I made mini pizzas that they had to toss to feed to the Ninja Turtles. While half the kids played this, the other half was tossing some green tennis balls at some green cans of slime trying to knock them all down (I guess I forgot the picture of that?)

We did Limbo with Donatello's Bo Staff

Pin the Mask on the Turtle

We had pizza of course! With some TMNT go-gurts, green goo (go-go applesauce), TMNT fruit snacks, and some sewer lids (oreos).

After they ate, we did another game before opening presents. 

This is the Punch Box. Calin really wanted a piñata, but since it's too hot to do outside, I opted for this instead. It was a big hit with the kids. 

 Presents were fun. I always get nervous and worry that my kid will be ungrateful or bratty for this one part of the party (I know I had a few of those at my own birthday parties when I was younger. Oh the shame!), but Calin was very sweet and thanked all his friends and showed that he was really excited about each of the gifts. He got LOTS of Ninja Turtle stuff of course, and has had so much fun playing with all of his birthday gifts!

 

I'm so glad I ordered the cake this year instead of making one. I love to bake, but with all the other party planning going on, it was nice no having to worry about this part!

 And it was actually pretty tasty. I think we only ended up with maybe 2 or 3 pieces left over.

The kids each got to take home a Ninja Turtle goodie bag. It had some sewer slime (homemade Gak) and some TMNT candies.

Here's a picture I took of the games and decorations the night before the party.

And here is the invitation:

I had a blast at the party, so the kids must have too right?! :)