Katie Marie Photography

For my son’s birthday this year, he decided he wanted to go with a Star Wars theme.  We had just introduced him to Star Wars a few months before, and he really liked it! (I’m not sure if he or my husband was more excited by this)  So I got on pinterest…a LOT, to figure out some fun things to do.

First, I found a link that showed how to make lightsabers out of pool noodles, duct tape, and electric tape.  Just cut a noodle in half, and tape away.  Voila!

I also found some awesome masks from Bessie Pooh.  Not only does she make Star Wars masks, but she makes all kinds of Disney characters as well.  Here are my kids modeling some of them (there are 10 altogether, but we only made it through these before they lost interest in my impromptu shoot):

I had such a hard time deciding on a cake…there were SO many that I loved.  We went with this one, and my talented cousin, Mica, made it.

And finally, here are the kids in action at the party:

Each of them got to take home a lightsaber and mask when it was over (you’re welcome, parents!) 😉

We’ve had a lot of cold, snowy, icy weather this winter in Indiana.  After a while, you start to feel a little stir crazy being inside so much.  We play outside in the snow here & there, but that’s really not enough.  So the kids & I came up with a new game, using some toys in a different way.  We call it the “train game”.

First, we set up 2 sets of track, right beside each other.  We made sure that each track has the exact # of pieces, even though they’re not identical in how we set them up.

Then we put two trains at the starting point.

The youngest player goes first, and you roll one die, moving your train along the same number of track of what you roll.

If you land on either piece of the hill you get to go to the next piece.

Every time you roll a 1, the bridge either opens or closes.  If you get to the bridge and it’s closed, you have to wait until either player rolls a 1 to open it back up.

The first player to reach the finish line wins!  We’ve had so much fun playing our train game, and it’s definitely helped to keep our minds off of the weather.  🙂