Jackson's Mario Birthday Party

Friday we had Jackson's Mario Birthday Party with all his friends!

Check out these super cute invitations my very talented friend Leisha whipped out for me! I thought they were so cute... thanks leisha! Her son Sam just had a Mario birthday party so some of my ideas came from her! :) It was very hard to find Super Mario decorations so I made most of them... I made this birthday banner for him out of scrapbook paper, ribbon, and cardboard letters... it was super easy and cheap and I think it turned out so cute! I decorated our mantel with pictures of jackson's at each age 1 through 6... i had so much fun going back and looking at old pictures of him and seeing how much he has changed. My favorite picture is when he was 2 on the white ladder... he was such a cutie!I made each of the boys mario or luigi hats... here is the birthday boy sportin' his mario hat. I put their initial on the hats instead of a M or L... another cheap and easy idea. The hats were from Hobby Lobby for around 1.00 each and the circle is made from felt. I had to dye the green hats b.c i could not find green ones so I bought white ones and dyed them with green rit dye! I ordered each of the boys these water bottles from birthday party xpress and they used them at the party and took them home as a favor to keep! The boys ate pizza and then after they ate they went on a Mario vs Luigi scavenger hunt around out neighborhood. I made the scavenger hunt sheets on the computer and just copied and pasted the images. They had to find things that related to the game... super mario brothers.

Here they are ready for the scavenger hunt... team mario

team luigi... was a team member short so mr. ray joined their team..

They went door to door collecting their items... they loved it and had a blast! Team Luigi won! :)After the scavenger hunt we came back for cupcakes, ice cream and presents...How cute are these cupcakes... edgars never sises to amaze me... i was so exited when I picked them up... b.c I just told them to do red mushrooms... i never dreamed they would look so perfect! Singing Happy Birthday to the birthday boy... how is there a 7 on top??? they grow up too fast!

Jackson had a great time with all his buddies at his party! We were missing a few due to baseball but we still had a great time! Happy 7th Birthday Jackson-Man!