Lil’ T just celebrated his 6th birthday! To make it extra special, he got to host a party for his friends. He and Big T are big fans of the Ninjago LEGO sets, so that was his theme. I made some simple invitations using one of the downloads from LEGO’s site:
In preparation for the party I made two dozen ninja star bean bags. I made them out of felt and filled them with rice:
I also made a ninja headband for each guest using a roll of satin ribbon. I made decals for the headbands with printable heat transfer paper, but unfortunately the decals didn’t stay on the satin very well!
The day of the party the ninjas demonstrated that they could follow orders with a game of “Sensei Wu Says.”
After that they practiced their skills in a ninja battle scrimmage with the ninja stars. They were divided into two teams on either side of a rope line. The battle objective was to clear their side of all ninja stars. We set a timer for a couple of minutes and let the stars fly!
The next game was a hunt for the Golden Weapons:
First on their quest was the Shuriken of Ice. In order to get to the Shuriken, the ninjas had to cross a frozen sea on chunks of iceberg (a.k.a. white paper plates).
Next the ninjas braved falling rocks (a.k.a. newspaper balls) as they sought out the Scythe of Quakes.
Then on to the Lightning Tunnel (a.k.a. a washing machine box draped with a fringed table cloth and I-Phone produced lightning) to obtain the Nunchucks of Lightning.
And then the final weapon of the mission: the Sword of Fire! The ninjas had to cross over a pit of lava (a.k.a a red plastic table cloth with a balance beam) to get to the magical sword.
After completing their quest, the ninjas were then,and only then, prepared to meet the enemy of all that is good: Lord Garmadon!
The ninjas then refreshed themselves with mock sushi (a.k.a. rice crispy treats wrapped in fruit roll-up) and ninja-topped cupcakes.
Each ninja left the party with a favor bag that included 2 ninja star bean bags, a mini LEGO set, a top, and a fortune cookie.
