KAPOW! SUPERHERO PLAYDATEBy Tiffany Hewlett of Making the World Cuter and

Oriental Trading

BOOM! KAPOW! WHAM!

• Bam! This superhero playdate was a huge hit!

• Superheroes are all the rage at my house full of boys!

• Not going to lie, my daughter and I love them as well.

BOOM! KAPOW! WHAM!

• Everyone wants to feel powerful and it’s fun to pretend that you can fly over buildings or zap your enemies with your laser vision.

• That’s why I loved planning this fun superhero playdate using so many fun superhero themed products.

• My boys think I’m the absolute coolest Mom to let them have friends over to play with all this fun stuff.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED• Girl’s Personalized Superhero Cape

& Mask

• Boy’s Personalized Superhero Cape and Mask

• Cool Building Bricks

• Jumbo Superhero Word Cutouts

• Super Villain Can Bean Bag Toss

• Superhero Rubber Ducks

• Bug Nets

• Superhero Happy Hoppers

• Color Traffic Cones

• Superhero Party Tape

• Action-Packed Superhero Kick Balls

• Create Your Own Comic Books

• Supplies for Radioactive Root Beer Floats

• Supplies for Radioactive Spider Slime

SETTING UP• Setting up the table for this

playdate was super fun and easy!

• Anyone can quickly recreate it!

• The jumbo superhero word cutouts were perfect for the backdrop and went up with just some sticky tape.

SETTING UP

• To finish setting up, I just set out all the fun things we would be doing on the table and floor for when all the kids got there to play.

THE TABLE

• I put out the cups and straws for the radioactive root beer floats that we enjoyed at the end of the playdate.

• The kids all got to play with some fun radioactive spider slime when they got there and then I got to send it home with them when they left.

THE CAPES• I got a personalized superhero

cape & mask for each kid.

• I only personalized the ones for my littlest guy and my niece and nephew.

• After I got them, I quickly realized that all of my kids are being superheroes for Halloween.

• I was seriously impressed with the quality, especially for the price — WOW!

THE CAPES

• The capes are reversible, so the girls’ capes are pink and purple and the boys’ capes are red and blue.

• The masks are reversible too and just too cute!

THE GAMES

• On the back of the table, I put some of these cool building bricks and let the kids play with them for a bit.

• They built cities that they could jump over in a single bound!

THE GAMES

• I also just put out some toys to play with and take home like these action-packed superhero kick balls and these create your own comic books.

THE COMIC BOOKS

• The comic books were a big hit with my older kids, and they had so much fun writing and illustrating stories for their younger siblings to read.

• My 10 year old wrote one all about his 8 year old super brother, and it makes my little guy so happy to read it. I love it!

THE HAPPY HOPPERS

• These superhero happy hoppers were the hit of the playdate though!

THE HAPPY HOPPERS

• We set up a race course outside for them using the colorful traffic cones and had them all wear their capes.

• And they’re off!

THE GAMES

• The superhero rubber ducks were just too cute the resist, so I had to grab them.

• We played a fun game with them outside, having them fly back and forth and trying to catch them with these bug nets. They have also made an appearance in every bath time since.

THE GAMES• The super villain can bean

bag toss was another fun game we played.

• I love having games like this that the kids can just play and not need any direction.

• That way the moms can sit and talk and the kids can just be kids!

BOOM! KAPOW! WHAM!• Overall the playdate couldn't

have been a bigger success!

• It all came together really easy and the kids had so much fun!

• My kids want to make it a monthly thing now.

• I don’t know about that but I do know more hopper races are in our future!

ABOUT TIFFANY• Tiffany is a stay at home mom to four ridiculously cute

kids and wife to one smoking hot McDreamy lookalike. She loves remodeling, chocolate chip cookies and sunshine. She is the founder of Making the World Cuter, a site committed to doing just what the title states; Making the world cuter, one kid, DIY, yummy treat or crafty thing at a time.

• Visit her site at http://makingtheworldcuter.com/.

ABOUT ORIENTAL TRADING• Oriental Trading Company is the nation’s largest direct retailer of

value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, school supplies, toys and novelties. The company has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Internet Retailers based on customer satisfaction.

• To see our wide selection of products, please visit www.orientaltrading.com.

• For parties, crafts, DIY, weddings and education ideas, visit our blog at http://www.orientaltrading.com/blog or connect with us on social media.