We held Ethan's 6th Birthday party on Saturday. He requested a Mario theme. We have decided that Ethan can have a large (whole class) party every second year. In the 'off-years' he gets to invite a small number of best friends to his Birthday. Turns out that the small party was more work than last year's big party!
All of the boys constructed their own Mario or Luigi Karts. I painted the boxes at home prior to the party and then the boys added pictures and drew on lights, racing stripes etc. We had a few quality issues with wheels periodically falling off, but otherwise the karts held together well.
Once the Karts were finished the boys completed their looks with Mario/Luigi hats and moustaches. I had tried to find some red and green caps in the stores, but as it is winter most shops had monochrome beanies on offer, not brightly coloured hats. I resorted to making my own caps out of newpaper and masking tape.
We played some Mario Kart-themed games such as 'What's the Time Mario?' and 'Red Light Green Light'. The boys also did a treasure hunt for chocolate gold coins.
Ethan had requested a 'Mario riding a motorcycle' Birthday cake. I told him that I wasn't capable of constructing such a cake, so we settled on Power Star cupcakes on Rainbow Road.
At the end of the party the boys played a game on the wii.
They picked....Sonic.
All of the boys constructed their own Mario or Luigi Karts. I painted the boxes at home prior to the party and then the boys added pictures and drew on lights, racing stripes etc. We had a few quality issues with wheels periodically falling off, but otherwise the karts held together well.
Once the Karts were finished the boys completed their looks with Mario/Luigi hats and moustaches. I had tried to find some red and green caps in the stores, but as it is winter most shops had monochrome beanies on offer, not brightly coloured hats. I resorted to making my own caps out of newpaper and masking tape.
We played some Mario Kart-themed games such as 'What's the Time Mario?' and 'Red Light Green Light'. The boys also did a treasure hunt for chocolate gold coins.
Ethan had requested a 'Mario riding a motorcycle' Birthday cake. I told him that I wasn't capable of constructing such a cake, so we settled on Power Star cupcakes on Rainbow Road.
At the end of the party the boys played a game on the wii.
They picked....Sonic.
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