Ninja Birthday Party Theme

My son's birthday party was today.  I had made the cute little cupcake wrappers and toppers from my previous post, but when I went to print them, I had run out of ink!  Yikes!  The toppers printed gray rather than black ink, so I cut them out anyway and traced the eyes with black pen.  Then I used my cupcake wrapper as a template and cut black ones out of black construction paper and wrapped them with red ribbon.  In a pinch, it worked.

I also made some oragami throwing stars to use as decorations (and weapons)...

Ninja swords on the chair backs lead to some great ninja battles.  I had to take the swords away eventually though because they were getting a little too serious!  The balls in the glass container on the table are actually gumballs from Party City!  Black, Silver and Pearl!

I sewed some headbands and put some Asian symbols on them.  Each boy wore one and then took them home with them.  Oh... and they were told to dress in their ninja-wear if they had any.  They all did!  The banner says (probably barely says) "Happy 10th Birthday Adorable Ninja Son"

Word of warning.... the ninja head toppers are flammable.  See that guy in the front?

Ninjas of many shapes and sizes came to the party.  Even my husband dressed up and surprised the boys with a sneak attack which happened in the blink of an eye.  He jumped over the couch while they were watching the presents being opened and stole one of the gifts and took off with it!  Lots of excitement!!! The boys didn't even hesitate and took off after him!  They were ninja warriors and rescued the stolen gift in mere moments!  It all happened so fast I couldn't even get a picture!  With all of the cameras in the room, you would think someone could have, but no one did!

Oh... and yes, we had pizza at the party.  Pizza is Ninja food according to my son's t-shirt.

The weather stunk... so no better day for a party indoors!   

Ninja Cupcake Wrappers

My boys are so into ninjas!  I had to do a ninja wrapper, so I thought I would share.  Enjoy!  If you need help with how to print and use these wrappers, go.here.  I had a comment regarding this particular wrapper not printing correctly.   Once you right click on this one and choose Print Picture, you need to go into your printers settings and change the layout to landscape!  I hope that helps!

I am looking for a cupcake carrier so I can take cupcakes to parties, etc.  The problem?  Finding one that is high enough for the little cupcake toppers.  I don't want to put them in the cupcakes after I get there so the carrier has to be high.  Here are a few I'm looking at.  If you have one like it, please let me know how it works for you.
Wilton Ultimate 3-In-1 Cupcake Caddy and Carrier

This one looks much higher.
Cupcake Courier 36-Cupcake Plastic Storage Container, Saffron Yellow
Maybe this one without the top layer???
Good Cook 24 Count Cupcake Pan and Carrying Case

This one is awesome.  Love the color.  I have to see if those layers hold 12 or more.
Cupcake Courier - Soft Blue Sky

While looking on amazon for the carriers, I found these boxes which would be awesome for sending cupcakes home from the party!  Again... look at that blue!
Darice 1404-281, Cupcake Box with Window, 12-Pieces per package, 3-1/2-Inchby3-1/2-Inchby3-1/2-Inch
Aqua Blue Cupcake Box with Window packs of 10
Red Cupcake Box with Window packs of 10

Happy cupcake making!

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Princess Cupcake Wrappers to Print

I decided to play with some girly cupcake wrappers today.  If you need help figuring out how to  use these, please go here.  I would get some little gems and glue them to each of the circles at the top of the wrappers.  Once you tape the stars to toothpicks, the stars will look like wands.  You might even put some glue on the stars and glitter them to add some bling.

Click on the pictures to see the whole thing and to print.

And for the funky princess....

 

 

Please send pictures if you use these wrappers.  I'd love to see how you use them!
Also, if you have a boy... I have ninja wrappers too! 

Here are some fun ways to display your cupcakes after you make them....

Wilton Princess Cupcake Stand Kit

Wilton Tall Tier Cupcake Tower/Stand Set

Rosanna Petit Treat Cupcake Stand Pink

And other ideas for your princess party....
Brand Castle Crafty Cooking Princess Cupcake Deluxe Kit, 10.2 Ounce Box
 Wilton Princess Cupcake Wraps' n Pix, 12 Count
Disney Princess Baking Cups 50ct

Enjoy!

Tami