Awhile back when I asked my oldest son, Aiden, what kind of party he wanted for his 12th birthday, he said he wanted to have a movie birthday party. He’s getting older (pre-teen, eek!) and I feel like his input counts more now when it comes to the actual party planning process. Together we picked out a lot of these the decoration and food.
I offered to let him have a party the night before with just his friends to watch movies and hang out. We ordered pizza and I made the kids favor boxes and theater style goodie boxes too with popcorn, a drink, and candies. We put on a movie for them, but ultimately they just ran around playing and had fun.
For the family party we served different kinds of popcorn, crudites, and some of Aiden’s favorite types of sandwiches. I made the giant “12” out of thin plywood, and kept everything else very simple. We had a photo booth made from gold foil, and I took photos of them for the clapboard keychain party favors too.
Party Decor:
Gold Stars / Movie Clapboard / Tablecloth / Table Runners / Wood Crates / Drink Dispenser / Star Cups / Gold Straws / Plates / Popcorn Boxes / Gold Foil Backdrop (I used 6) / Photo Props / Polaroid Camera / Sticky Film / Clapboard Photo Keychains / Sparkler Letters / Sugarfina Candy
Party Favors:
Clapboard Keychains / Star Sparklers / Glowsticks / Popcorn Invite / Popcorn Cookies / Lego Mixels / Light Up Yoyo / Punch Balloon
16 comments
What a precious party!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
Thanks, Kari! 🙂
The huge #12 looks so cool! How did you make the numbers look so good? Mine would be lopsided.
I just used a yardstick and measured to make sure they were the same width. I wanted them to look more like a font and less hand drawn. I cut them with a jigsaw and had to make a few adjustments after the fact. Then after a light sanding, spray painted them the red color.
Happy birthday Aiden!
It looks like you guys had fun.
I love that photo after the candles were blown out.
Thanks. I kept it nice and small and it was less stress. 🙂
Can you be my mom? Hahaha!
Ha! On a creepy note, I always wonder how different life would be if I had a daughter. 😉
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I love this idea and found your blog on Pinterest. I’m having a movie party for my 6 year old and would like to use a tray for the popcorn and drinks. Where did you find yours? Thanks!
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Love love love!! So many wonderful ideas in this post! I wish I read this before the Oscars, would have loved to use some of the ideas for my viewing party.
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