I painted some styrofoam blocks to look like bricks and I got all the mario figurines off of ebay. We served pizza (italian for Mario), chips and sodas.
Mario-kart figurines for decoration:
I got the sign off ebay as well:
We took white balloons, colored in ghost faces and put paper "wings" to look like Boos (I got the idea here):
Bowser pinata (also from ebay). I thought the kids would like giving Bowser a good whack:
Finn said he wanted to dress like Bowser for the party, but it's nearly impossible to find a costume. So, I made him this Bowser turtle shell out of felt. However, he said it was too scratchy to wear at the party:
He got a hat as well:
For an activity, we made up an obstacle course in the backyard. The kids with the fastest time won a prize (we did an over and under 5 set):
I originally was going to get a cake with a race track and then put the Mario-kart figurines on top, but Finn kept asking for a Bowser cake. I knew that would be hard to find, but I printed out a picture of Bowser, colored it in and took it to the store with me. They said they could imprint the image right on the cake!:
Each kid got a Mario hat and mustache. I made the hats from foam and I bought the mustaches from amazon.com:
Finn opening presents with his sister:
We also had a Yoshi egg hunt that I forgot to take pictures of. I bought some white easter eggs (and mixed in a few colored ones too) from amazon.com and then got a green paint pen and drew spots on them. Then I filled them with candy. In a few, I put a gold star, which meant that you won and extra prize (mushroom keychains I bought off of ebay). I also hid a mini-Goomba in the yard (also from ebay) and whoever found it won a prize too.
Getting the goodies:
After the party, Finn decided to impersonate a Chip N Dale dancer:
Playing with new toys:
