Angry Bird Birthday Party

Angry Bird Birthday Party Invitation

My son decided he wanted an Angry Bird party this year. 

Well all I can say is that my imagination took flight and with the help of Google and Pinterest we created a fun party.

January: Idea Hunt

The Kids Setting Up the Game

We started hunting ideas on the net. I was surprised to find lots of party ideas already out there. The main idea we found was to create an Angry Bird game in the backyard. It would require boxes to stack the pigs on. The pigs were plastic balls. Also, we would need a slingshot for the birds. I started saving Dell computer boxes (I am a technology resource teacher) and I bought plastic balls from Walmart.
Here is one of the main websites that started our party creations.
Kara's Party Ideas.

February: Buying Supplies

Angry Bird Plates, Napkins, Table Cloth and Cake all from Walmart

I started looking for supplies on the net and at the local party store. I was going with a basic color theme of red, blue, yellow and green. Originally I was going to buy plain party items in those colors. Then we found Angry Bird party supplies at Walmart. We purchased bird plates and napkins, pig table cloths, an Angry Bird flag and a pig piñata. I did have to order a Mylar balloon. We always get one for his parties since they last weeks. I got mine from Amazon but it turned out to be from Birthday Express.

March: Crafting Time
When it was time to start my crafting I had many different projects going on so I am going to discuss them all individually.

Small Birthday Banner

Birthday Banner:
I found a great website that offered free templates for party decorations. I printed them out and created my own banner for the party. I laminated each piece, and put them on a red ribbon.  I actually had enough to make two.  I hung one on the mantel and one outside on the patio.
Here is the website. Free Printables

Yellow Bird Ball

Angry Birds and Pig Balls:
I used paint pens to draw the faces of the pigs and birds on the plastic balls. For some reason the orange never dried and was sticky to the touch.

Birthday Invitation:
The Angry Bird invitations that I found online were on backorder so I decided to make my own.  I found an Angry Bird image on Google. I pasted it into Word and used a text box over the image to create my invite. You can see a copy of it at the top of this post.

Birthday Wreath:
I found a really neat ribbon wreath on Pinterest and decided to try it myself. I couldn't find bundles of cheap bows already made so I made my own. I used a straw wreath, floral pins and curling ribbon. I made around 70 bows. I cut 3 of each color and they were all about 15 inches each. Once I made a bow I used the floral pin to attach it to the wreath. ( I left the wreath wrapped in plastic.) Since I did a little at a time it took me a month to make the wreath.

Kids' Project:
I decided to have a craft center during the party. I made foam birds and pig examples. I cut out all of the needed pieces and got packages of googly eyes. I put all the pieces into plastic sandwich bags. This way the kids could copy my examples and glue the pieces together. I bought all the supplies at Hobby Lobby.




April: Party Time

Cake/Present Table Decorations

Pinata

Angry Bird Decorative Scene

 The goody bags included: Angry Bird stickers, pencil toppers and fruit snacks. I also had blow pops and eggs filled with slime. The kids would also get a golden egg filled with silly bands and a plush Angry Bird. I used the Plush birds as decorations. I put them on top of Easter grass so it looked like they were on nests. The kids got to pick one to take home. The golden eggs were used as a game (egg hunt). Other games included our own Angry Bird game complete with sling shot in the back yard. We also had a piñata, an Angry Bird bean bag toss and the Angry Bird board game was setup on our coffee table. It also made a great decoration. Other decorations: I used wooden blocks to make an Angry Bird scene on our bookcase. I hung the banners and birthday wreath. Over the tables I used balloons, curling ribbon, gold stars ( my son loves the new Angry Bird Space game) and a birthday banner that we use every year. For food we had the cake, sweet meatballs, salsa ranch dip and chips, wheat thins with chicken dip, a fruit tray and a veggie tray.

The End:
The party was a hit! The kids had so much fun knocking down the pigs, hunting eggs, smashing the King Pig piñata, and they even all wanted to make the craft birds/pigs. I think the adults had just as much fun. I have included some pictures. If you want to make any of these items and need more directions just let me know!
We got the pigs! :0)