The Star Wars Party to Rule Them All!!!

Wait, I'm getting my geek lore mixed up huh? Star Wars and Lord of Rings probably shouldn't mix like that.  My bad. Maybe I'm exaggerating with the whole "one party to rule them all" concept but we had an AWESOME time celebrating our fella's first birthday last weekend!

Happy Birthday Andrew!

For our first ever boy party we went Star Wars all the way. Since all of our guests were either family or close friends we opted to host a simple backyard picnic at our home.  It was a wonderful choice!  I really enjoyed putting this party together. When I started planning, I thought I'd have trouble tying the Star Wars theme into decor and fun but it was so easy that I was able to put things together just a few days in advance and still host a fabulous party that thrilled our guests. I've thrown some crazy complex parties in the past, trust me when I say that minimal work is the way to go! Let's check out the details...

Decoration:
First of all, I photographed Andrew's cake smash session the week before his birthday so I could use pictures from the smash for decoration around our home. A family friend who just so happens to make AMAZING cakes hooked us up with a wonderful Death Star smash cake and our little Jedi saved the galaxy from destruction at an early age. :) 

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My Jedi!

 I printed several of the pictures and framed them for pops of decoration all around our living room.

 

 

I made the Star Wars Subway art, stormtrooper print and lego Star Wars art for the party. I found bright green burlap ribbon at Walmart as an extra touch and used every Star Wars themed Pez dispenser in our massive collection as decoration because I believe in using whatever you have on hand. :)

 

I purchased the adorable CS Lewis quote on Etsy, Andrew needed it hanging in his room! :) 

My hubby made "It's Dangerous to Go Solo" signs and we hung them up near our doors just because we can. I found a Star Wars Name Game online and printed it out as a conversation starter for added fun.  Little quirks are simple additions to any party and make a big impact for your guests. 

I love how our friend Joe used his Star Wars name on his cup. :)

Food:
Since we went all out on the cake smash session I opted for a simple, store-bought cake for our party guests. Target didn't let me down and produced a yummy cake with Vader and Luke battling with light up lightsabers and "Come to the Dark Side We Have Cake" written across the bottom.  We also served up some Edible Ewoks(Teddy Grahams) , Jabba Jigglers(Jello) and Wookiee Cookies (No-Bake Cookies) on our dessert table.

 

Of course no Star Wars party can be completely awesome without Han Solo frozen in Carbonite Jello right?

 

Crowd Favorite!

"Use the fork Luke!"

We grilled up Hanburgers and Jar Jar Links(I forgot to snap a picture of that table oops!) and served Princess Lays, Bow-Ba Fett Pasta Salad, and Obi-Wan Kabob-ies(fruit kabobs that I also forgot to photograph grr...) to round off dinner. We enjoyed an abundance of yummy food! :) 

Fun:

We didn't spend tons of time on fancy activities since our guy is so little but our pool noodle lightsabers got to see lots of action during the party. If you don't have some of these at home, you NEED them. Trust me, you should! Ok, that was dorky, I'll leave the Yoda speak to someone else from now on, I promise.

Can you tell that I was extremely precise as I cut them? :) Not so much huh?

 Mostly we waged war on the trampoline, played on the swing set and enjoyed our company indoors and out.

Of course, no Star Wars party could end without an appearance from Darth Vader. David was a super sweetie and dressed up as Vader just long enough to let the kids be victorious against him. Little V smacking him with her lightsaber turned upside down just kills me. :)

Father and Son Face Off

GET HIM!

V...hehehe

Well folks, that was our party. Lightsabers, Food and Fun Times!!!!