Sunday, October 3, 2010

jedi in training


Our little Jedi turned eight.

His friends were invited to join him and become a Padawan at Jedi training. 


We set the scene. 


And dressed them in robes.

The first order of business at training was arming our students.  Each padawan was able to make his own weapon.   



Next came light-saber training. 



It's a good thing, because we had a visitor.

He was no match for our army.



A picture of the victors. 



Why not celebrate with cake and ice cream?

A wish for peace and justice in the Galaxy.

A prize and certificate of training for the victors to take home.

It was a great day. I hope we'll never forget. 

You'll find How I did it all HERE.

p.s. We only do friend birthday parties for the ages 3, 5, 8 and 12. For this reason I try to make them special. 

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28 comments:

  1. Jonie MarieOctober 3, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    This. Is. AMAZING!!!! Holy cow! That looks like one of the most fun parties ever. Good Work!

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  2. Holly @ Domestic DorkOctober 3, 2010 at 10:27 AM

    This makes me happy. As a geek I'm very happy to see the focus was on the original trilogy. :)

    Also, even though I'm *ahem* a "responsible adult* I would have loved to beat up on Darth Vader like that. lol

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  3. Meghan IversonOctober 3, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    Bahahahahaha Toby! That just made my day, honestly. Kalleen you're going to have to throw a party for me sometime :)

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  4. RachelleOctober 3, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    Wow!!

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  5. Char @ Crap I've MadeOctober 3, 2010 at 12:46 PM

    I must not let my boys see this post!

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  6. MarybethOctober 3, 2010 at 6:54 PM

    Wow!!!! I wish I were as creative as you!!!!! My son LOVES Star Wars - we are all about Star Wars in this house!! I might have to steal some of your ideas... Did you make that cake? Wow!

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  7. Benjamin and JennieOctober 3, 2010 at 6:57 PM

    that is the coolest party I have seen yet!!!!!! Lucky grayson:)

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  8. Lessons LearnedOctober 3, 2010 at 10:16 PM

    you never cease to amaze me. the making of the own light sabers with what i am assuming is their color choice of duct tape is pure genius!

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  9. UnknownOctober 4, 2010 at 6:49 AM

    Very cute! I love the idea of a craft playing into the theme and then training for an activity. This concept could be adapted to other themes pretty easily. Love it!

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  10. KathrynOctober 4, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    Another amazing party from your creative brain! I love the robes, I'm sure the kids were in Star Wars heaven.

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  11. JeanOctober 4, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    This is great. My niece loves Star Wars and she would love to go to a party like this.

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  12. UnknownOctober 4, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    So darling in every single way and detail, well done! Jen

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  13. Patricia LOctober 4, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    Bookmarking this. I have a young Jedi who would LOVE this type of party! Such a great idea for light sabers. Found you @ Skip to my Lou.

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  14. MJOctober 4, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    Such a cool party!! I am sure all the boys had much fun (although the dad seemed to like it also haha)

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  15. UnknownOctober 4, 2010 at 4:54 PM

    Genius, genius, genius!

    This is why you are my favorite.

    You are a genius, my friend.

    You really are my friend.

    I'm sure if you lived close, we would be real life friends.
    At least I hope you'd like me. lol

    Okay, back to the subject of this post. That party looks like little boy heaven! My son is 3, has never seen the movies, but somehow, already loves everything star wars!

    I love it all!

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  16. beth kruse custom creationsOctober 4, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    really great! i love your parties! stop by and see mine sometime. bethkruse.blogspot.com

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  17. AnonymousOctober 4, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    that looks awesome!! I went to a star wars party this weekend but it was for a 3 yr old so it was basically a party at the park but we called it a star wars party :)

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  18. Inspired by youOctober 5, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    Can I please steal these ideas for my son's upcoming birthday?!!!!! He is a star wars fanatic! I can't wait to follow your link to see how you did it.

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  19. Red HeadOctober 5, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    You are the coolest Mom ever! Once again, the cake is FANTASTIC! Love the robes too, those pics of the light saber guys are hilarious!

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  20. JamiOctober 5, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    What a fantastic party! I love it!
    And I know what you mean about not doing the friend thing every year. When you multiply it by 4 kids, that is a TON of partying (and work)!

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  21. Jess@craftiness is not optionalOctober 5, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    oh my gosh! awesome!! i loove those light sabers and robes! what a COOL party!

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  22. JamiOctober 5, 2010 at 5:01 PM

    This is adorable! I featured it on my blog so I wouldn't forget your great ideas. We're probably having a Star Wars party in January. smiles!

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  23. Sara @ Mom EndeavorsOctober 6, 2010 at 12:03 PM

    {gasping} LOVE this!!! My husband loves Star Wars and my 3 year old has just been starting to discover it! But, he's a little young yet. I will definitely be using these ideas down the road though (and doing a blog post link about it soon on my blog--momendeavors.com).
    SOOO cool!!!!!

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  24. HannaOctober 6, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    HI there! I am your newest follower from the Wednesday link up:) Lovely blog:) You can find me at www.bouffeebambini.blogspot.com

    cute party

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  25. UnknownOctober 6, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this... look at your cake! The details are fantastic... :)

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  26. seven thirty threeOctober 7, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    Holy Darth Vader, Batman!!!

    I have GOT to show this post to my Hubby. He would have died for this party as a kid. ;)

    AMAZING job.

    Thanks for linking with What little boys are made of.

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  27. Sara @ Mom EndeavorsJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Just wanted to let you know that you totally should link this up to My Insanity's Party Linky/competition!!
    http://meandmyinsanity.blogspot.com/2011/01/3rd-annual-blogiversary-party-party.html

    :)

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  28. Kendra@My InsanityJanuary 17, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    This is a fantastic party! Just like the kind I like to throw for my kids, where they really get to make-believe they are in the middle of their favorite story! Undoubtedly I will be throwing a star wars party for my son one of these days and I will be back for inspiration!

    Thanks for linking up to the party party!

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