Lived In: The Super Hero World

I don't know about your family but, over here, we have been Super Hero obsessed thanks to this little guy:

{Sam + Dad superhero date: Hut's Hamburgers & Superman book}

This is how you probably remember our beloved Superheroes. This phase has jogged all kinds of memories we had forgotten. And, we've had a household education in all of the worlds and how they work. Finding 3 year old appropriate cartoons was another issue. But, you probably remember Super Friends and the Justice League which include good citizen tips and are completely age appropriate. You can download them on itunes. LOVE the Apple TV!

And, the Ralph Cosentino books are pieces of art that are perfect for 2-5 year olds. Sam loves them. We have Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

There are also girl superheroes I have no memory of. Go girl power.

This was an awesome birthday for Sam. He is a Christmas Eve baby and this was his first real party with friends. We knew it was time to pull the big guns out: the big guy.... Batman!! Bruce Wayne. And, he not only made an appearance...

... He brought Sam a batman lunchbox with goodies for his friends, discussed Superman things including Wonder Woman....

He told them the Cosentino Batman story, was chased & chased them.....

... and stayed through cupcakes leading the "Happy Birthday" song before flying through the front yard to make an exit in his bat mobile. Notice the hands in the telephone booth (hee hee!)--- Iris & her friend Ryder.

So, for cupcakes to complete the Superhero look - superhero cupcakes! The were not as hard as they look to make. You will need to buy candy melts at Michael's which come in all different colors to create the logos. Here's how you makethem -

{The Superhero cupcakes! minus Spidy cupcakes - I ran out of time :0}

{This is how in a perfect world they would look!}

For decorations, I found a great vendor from Etsy. Here's the info. I spent $8.50 for a ton of images that we printed to card stock and hung up.

I love that they look like little superhero kids and have a vintage look to them - almost as if any little boy could imagine himself being the superhero.

Another idea I lifted from pinterest. I bought 1 can of red spray paint, had some left over poster paint, got a box from Target and made the Superman telephone booth. My hubby, friend Kurt, and I had many conversations about whether our children would ever really know that Superman changed in a telephone booth since it was apparently referenced only once in Superman history. I originally wanted a refrigerator box but, this small box was much better. There was a kid hiding out in there at almost all times during the party.

We also made felt masks for the kiddos. Thanks to my dad, stepmom, and Aunt Donna for cutting and making them before the little Batmans arrived.

Pinterest idea #3 - the jello desserts below. Unfortunately, there were not rules attached and we didn't have a shot from the party. We did ours Red, yellow, and green with marshmallow creme in between. I would do just the jello if doing over - the marshmallow submerged to the bottom and didn't hold up that well. All you do is make the jello color and put in the fridge about an hour, then add the next color, and so on.