DIY IncredibleS birthday party
My little Dash just turned four. He's currently obsessed with The Incredibles. Even though I secretly harbor hate towards most things Disney, I try to be a good mom and play along. So this was the first year that I was forced to do a theme. And like I figured, anything with a Disney logo costs twice as much. So... I cut corners and did a bunch of DIY on the decorations and then gave myself a break and bought all the store-bought crap that four-year-olds like to eat.
For the treats I bought all of these items at the dollar store and handmade cards with cute puns to display them. In my house we do NOT have a printer and it was so easy and simple to make our own. The entire treat table and decorations ended up costing about $25. Since I did all of the decorations homemade I decided to do most of the food store-bought (which in turn saved me from a nervous breakdown).
These were party favors that contained homemade felt masks and small treats. Homemade felt masks are MUCH cheaper to make than store-bought. Directions are here. For the large Incredible icon I simply used a large cardboard square, roughly drew the symbol then dotted it with bits of crepe paper and Elmer's glue. It took about an hour but turned out pretty cute! It can double as a kid's wall hanging after the party as well.
The cake and cupcakes were pretty "Incredible" too but, alas, not made by me! I used my local bakery and they turned out great!
Along with the all of the treats, cake, cupcakes, punch and party favors, I also set out a crockpot full of taco meat and black beans. Off to the side I had small bags of Doritos chips, salsa, ranch, and Edna "ToModeOes". Guest were delighted to be served walking tacos- where you add your meat inside your bag of chips and eat with a fork and some salsa! When are walking tacos not fun?!
The party was a hit and I think my little guy felt pretty special on his big day. It was definitely worth the extra DIY time that went into the details to make it extra special but still affordable, without me losing my mind! To see a DIY tutorial click HERE!
