We had a great time creating Tucker’s Pokeball themed Birthday Party this year. I was able to get inspiration from so many different places to create the party of his dreams.
Amy Atlas puts together amazing dessert tables and we created one with Pokemon in mind. Tucker thought of all the names for the candies. We even made Gummy Sushi called Magic Carp!!
Amy Atlas Inspired Dessert Table
The honeycomb globes were from Martha Stewart. We were on the hunt for the perfect color. It’s amazing how many pink and blues you can find.
The invitations were all handmade. I can say that I’m now a master pokeball maker. We purchased the supplies for the invitation from the Paper Source in San Jose. I love that store. I could spend hours there.
I love TomKatStudio’s Cupcake Monday inspirations. We used Wilton Stand that she recommended and decorated. Gotta love zot strips.
We came up with several different games for the kids to play. We had to make it a bit challenging for them – they were in the 8-9 age range.
The first game was Gotta Catch ‘Em All – we hid pokemon cards in the back yard. Each color coded for the individual child. They could only find there own card. If they found someone elses – they had to leave it there and couldn’t tell them. It actually worked out well. 
The second game was to guess how many Caterpies were in the jar. We used 2 different types of gummy worms. The kids all came pretty close.
The third game was Pin the Tail on the Pikachu. Lisa on my team is an amazing artist and she drew a Pikachu and the tails. We made this a little challenging for the kids – it couldn’t be too easy. We spun the kids around about 10 times and had them blindfolded. It was really funny watching them wobble.
The fourth game was the Poke Race. We spilt the group into 2 teams of 6. Each had a balloon (AKA Pokeball). They had to run across the lawn with the ballon on their head and run back. They had to pop the balloon before the next person could go. These kids were so competitive.
We ended the games with a Pikachu pinata. What kid doesn’t love whacking a pinata with a baseball bat.
The kids were pooped by the end of the day. I’m sure it didn’t help that they were eating candy all afternoon and enjoying Chocolate and Vanilla Sprinkles Cupcakes.
All in all – the day was amazing…he is already talking about next years. I think there might be another event planner in the family!!
Enjoy!!
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Tucker’s Pokeball Party
