The Force was Strong with this Party

To quote Shrek, "I don't mean to brag...."  well, maybe I do.  You see, I am a bit of a Jedi Master with Star Wars parties.  Kids parties to be exact as my party tricks wouldn't work so well with the older set.  I can't see too many grown ups taking a whack at a pinata.  But then again, you never know.  Maybe I will have to think about a grown up party.  However for now, I will stick with kids.  This past Saturday we had Connor's birthday party with the Star Wars theme and all bragging aside it kicked major ass.  You know you have a winner when 2 kid leave saying, "This was the best party ever!"  And a few more pissed off when they heard it was over.

We began with this:

 Padme Amidala and Ashoka Tano in the house Ladies and Gentlemen!  Teddy was there also but starting his duties as Cabana Boy.

Of course one of the coolest parts about a party like this is naming the food.  Hoth Dogs, Sith Sushi, Qui Gon Chips, Vader Tators and Wookie Cookies.  The Wookies Cookies were the biggest hit and almost didn't happen as I was running out of time.  Tim Tams and Writing Gel go a LONG way.

The first part of our party was a welcoming in session and to entertain the kids in small groups as they arrived I put on the Xbox Kinect Star Wars game.  If you have an Xbox, Kinect and even the tiniest interest in Star Wars leave the computer now and go buy this game.  It is stunningly awesome.  Seriously.  If you are a serious gamer, in fact if you have desecrated the English language and actually turned the word game into a verb, ie, "Yes, I game on the weekends and every moment in between"  No, this game isn't for you.  But then again, neither is this blog so leave now.  But for the rest of us mere mortals, yes, this game is full of sheer brilliance.  See below.

  When the baddest man in the galaxy, Lando Calrissian is leading the troops in a Galactic dance Off - you have a winner.

We also played Star Wars Bingo.  A classic game with an extra flair.  Since not all of our guests were die-hard Star Wars lovers (I know, I thought that was weird too) I had to describe the pictures as I drew the cards out of the box.  When I called out Y-Wing on Yavin, of course my son, Head Cabana Boy Teddy, had to correct me and shout out, "She means Yavin 4!"  Thank you Pumpkin, I see where that might have been confusing to some.

Next up the traditional "Make Your Own Lightsaber and become a Jedi" section.  A hit with all ages.  This is my FAVORITE party trick because it's insanely easy.  You don't need too much fuss.  Cut a pool noodle in half, hand them a strip of duct tape to make the handle and hand them a colored circle sticker to put on to make the on/off switch.  That's it.  You really need nothing else.  Keep your eye on things though as the swinging starts immediately.  We headed across the street to get some Jedi Training - ie, Beat the Hell out of the Cabana Boys.  My older boys who were too cool for the party but not old enough to drive off on their own.

Of course, being from Texas, you aren't allowed to have a home birthday party without a pinata.  Of course, we couldn't just have a regular pinata so here is Connor and me with the Death Star Pinata.  Yes, I'm aware it looks more like the egg shaped thing from Jimmy Neutron, SILENCE!  I've decided that glitter fixes everything and the more glitter there is the more gets fixed.  Be quiet.

Then the party shifted to your more traditional fare.  Eating cake and opening presents.  Where we shifted back to our odd little universe was after the presents opened.

Another war was declared on the Cabana Boys and they were forced to flee into the rocky backyard.  As you can see Connor decided the Force wasn't enough to vanquish her enemies so she and her friends brought out the Nerf guns as back up.  Run Cabana Boys, RUN.

A great evening was had by all.  My beautiful Connor had her Star Wars party and hopefully learned that girls are allowed to be Scifi geeks too. If nothing else, thanks to this blog if someone else Googles "Star Wars Girls" there will be one normal listing amongst all the geek fan boy weirdness.

I know Teddy learned a powerful lesson as he went to bed early lamenting the speed and strength of Connor's friends and their lightsaber fighting skills.

Let that be a lesson to all:  Never underestimate a chick's ability to whack the Hell out of you with a pool noodle lightsaber.

Happy Birthday Connor.  You were the prettiest Padme I ever saw.