LEGO Star Wars Birthday Party

A few weeks ago in a galaxy far, far away, 15 Rebel troopers joined forces to celebrate Jedi Camden's 5th birthday.

Everything from the cake to the decorations, was inspired by the comic strip invitation booklet that was brilliantly designed by my friend, Melanie of ewe hooo!. The sunburst motif, and gray and orange colors from the invitation were carried over to the dessert table and photo booth.

A simple dessert table backdrop was created by re-using the navy blue and gray pomettes from my parents' anniversary party and suspending a LEGO snow speeder from the ceiling. The Jedi pilot cake from PhoebeCakes stood on top of a cake stand built entirely out of LEGOs.

We also had a mini birthday celebration for Uncle Frank and baby Haven with cupcakes from Cupcakes Actually and Sweetz Bakery, and fondant toppers made by the incredibly talented, Lynlee of Lynlee's Petite Cakes.

Doughbabies baked by Dough a Deer were placed on top of oatmeal boxes covered with wrapping paper to resemble LEGO bricks. Mom's Killer Cakes killed it with the Storm Trooper, Darth Vader and Death Star cake pops.

The comic strip style photo booth constructed from black tri-fold foam board and equipped with LEGO Star Wars props was another big hit with the guests. It was Melanie's idea to blow up the image of the sunburst for the background.

Of course the LEGOs were the highlight of the party. Brixalot, a local company here in the Dulles area, hooked us up with 30,000+ LEGOs -- more than enough bricks to rebuild the Rebel fleet.

It wouldn't be a party at our place without a creation from my husband, the "Cardboard Master". Every year, he puts his Mechanical Engineering degree to good use and makes the most incredible things out of cardboard (check out what he made for the Transformers party). Can you believe that he built this snow speeder in just one week? Paper Star Wars snowflakes, which hung above the snow speeder, were another last minute DIY project (you can download the snowflake templates here).

At the conclusion of Camden's 5th birthday saga, guests took home these mini LEGO Star Wars ship sets. A galactic good time was had by all!

Photography: Rebecca Watkins Photography / Invitation and Other Printables: ewe hooo! / LEGOs: Brixalot / Cake: PhoebeCakes / Cupcake Toppers: Lynlee's Petite Cakes / Cupcakes: Cupcakes Actually and Sweetz Bakery / Mini Doughnuts: Dough a Deer / Cake Pops: Mom's Killer Cakes / Pomettes: Pom Flair / Printing: Brickwall Printing and Graphics

As seen on: Kara's Party Ideas / Amy's Party Ideas

Lego Star Wars Birthday Party: Invitations

I met Melanie of ewe hooo! right around the time I started blogging, and we've kept in touch ever since. As you may remember, she designed the invitations for Caitlyn's Mad Science birthday party, which continues to be one of the most popular posts on the blog. For Camden's Lego Star Wars themed invitation, Melanie came up with this brilliant comic strip booklet. The birthday boy absolutely loved it!

The story opens at the end of Episode IV and ends with an invitation to "rebuild the Rebel fleet with young Jedi, Camden".

Seriously, how cool is this invitation? My favorite part is when Darth Vader tries to recruit some new members to his army -- so hilarious!

Planning a Lego Star Wars party for your little Jedi? The invitation booklet is now available in ewe hooo's Etsy shop. For more inspirations, come back later this month when I share the details from Camden's 5th birthday party.

Tutorial Tuesday: DIY LEGO Party

While Melanie of ewe hooo! is having a ball in Spain, I'm here in my home office writing a post about the LEGO Builders Party that threw for her son, Jackson. Promise to take me along next time, okay?

Again, this party had "ewe hoo!" written all over it! It was ultra creative, original and fun. And the best part is, Melanie shares all of her DIY projects from the party. I can see why these LEGO picture frames were a hit with the kids. Find the simple tutorial here.

For the party food, she came up with clever, yet easy to prepare ideas (I'm all for that), like no-bake LEGO cakes, LEGO cheese n' crackers, and LEGO chocolates. 

To see more of Jackson's LEGO Builders Party, go here. And while you're there, check out the rest of Melanie's blog. It's loaded with humor and inspiration.

LEGO Star Wars Birthday Party

My nephew, Parker, celebrated his 7th birthday this afternoon with a LEGO Star Wars theme party. Since the party was held at a laser tag arena, my sister just needed ideas for displaying the cookie pop favors and cupcakes. Using LEGOS was the first thing that came into mind.

For the cookie pop stand, I took a thick piece of styro foam, glued it onto a cardboard base, then built a wall of multi-colored bricks around all sides. After tying the bunting around 2 wooden skewers, and attaching some LEGO Star Wars figures, it became the perfect display for the Star Wars cookie pops from Sugar Cookie Creations.

I have to applaud the birthday boy for making the cupcake stand out completely of LEGOS -- so fun and creative. The cupcake toppers from Party On Boutique were a big hit too. Happy Birthday, Parker!

Shout outs:
Cookie Pops: Sugar Cookie Creations
Cupcake Toppers: Party On Boutique