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Top Ten Party Themes for Boys

Superheroes such as Batman, Spiderman, Superman and and Ben Force 10 are great inspirations for parties for boys.  Invitations can be made based on the comic book characters, and hero masks and capes are easy to make for guests.  Persuade an adult friend to dress up as Batman or Spiderman and teach the kids some karate moves or use the LEGO videogames as a basis for the activities. Use theme music in the background, or movies and set the kids some action adventures and challenges with prizes.  Party favors such as temporary tattoos and sticky plastic spiders are really popular with boys.  The food needs to be simple but dream up some imaginative labels such as Spiderman Power Punch , Big Chill Icecream and  Bat cookies to perpetuate the chosen theme.

Thomas the Tank Engine is a popular theme for boys with a fascination for trains.  A great party idea would be taking the kids on an actual train ride, or to an old train station where you could actually hold the party.  Failing that, with imagination you can transform your house or garden into a series of stations with tracks painted onto butcher paper. Each station becomes an activity point with fun crafts, ending up  with a freestanding train face with a hole so kids can put their head through for a photograph. These go home with the thank you note.   The regular party games easily convert to having a Thomas piñata and playing Pin the Number on Thomas.

Harry Potter parties can get a little more complicated.  Ask guests to come in their favorite wizard costumes and plan activities by consulting the books and movies.  A treasure hunt would work and have the Harry Potter board game and DVD on hand.  The official Harry Potter colors are green and orange, so select balloons, streamers, and other Harry Potter decorations in these colors.  Some of your Halloween decorations might be recycled into use to add a spooky effect, and of course a hired magician should do the trick!

Pirates are a wonderful theme, as you can base the party on Peter Pan and the pirates or Pirates of the Caribbean.  It is not difficult to think of invitations in the form of a treasure map or a Jolly Roger flag, or even a message in a bottle. A treasure hunt could be the highlight of the party and hopefully you have a part of the garden where a treasure chest could be buried.   Tattoos and pirate hats, eye patches, colorful sashes and plastic swords to swashbuckle with will add to the atmosphere and all you need is Blackbeard's "Rum Punch" and Captain Hook Hamburgers to complete the party theme.

Spongebob Squarepants has a great fascination for kids and parents needing inspiration can watch the TV show for ideas.  An undersea theme works well , a Spongebob cake is easier to make than most, and fish, starfish, crabs and jelly fish are fun to make out of colored paper – either you or the kids can do this.  Other TV shows and movies popular as party themes are Toy Story which combines cowboys and astronaut themes, and the great standby of Sesame Street.  Characters such as Big Bird, Elmo and the Cookie Monster can be created with time and trouble and the bright primary colors of these characters gives you a color scheme to start with.  Wiggles parties are a good bet too because you can have the shows running on TV in the background and theme the party on the four Wiggles performers and their individual colors.

Remembering that boys need lots of activities, always plan a few extra games or activities based on noise like musical chairs, or silly fun like tying a balloon to the kids ankles with a prize for the last intact one.   Unfortunately the rule seems to apply that the more preparation, the more successful the party.  Start planning and purchasing supplies weeks before the event and pace yourself so there is not an exhausting rush at the end.  After all, it is your party too.

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I thought it was quite fitting that Hasselbeck was doing the introduction speech for Palin because they are both equally annoying.

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