Superman Party Ideas

Superman never goes out of style, and with the release of the Superman Returns movie, he's more popular than ever! Give your little superhero the best birthday ever with Superman Party ideas from TheBestBirthday.com!

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Invitations
Decorations
Tableware
Food & Snacks
Birthday Cakes
Games & Activities
Party Favors

Superman Party Invitations

You can purchase Superman invitations from our Party Store, or make your own.

If you're looking for ideas for invitations you can make yourself, the iconic 'S' is easy to do! Or try a scene from Metropolis - skyscrapers are easy to find as clipart.

For text for your homemade Superman invitations, try "Superman has returned to save the world and celebrate [child's name]'s birthday!"

Superman Party Decorations

To decorate for your Superman Birthday Party, think Metropolis! Big city skyscrapers are easy to make out of paper. You can draw them onto rolls of paper and hang them on the wall, or tape pieces of construction paper onto the walls in the shape of buildings, and draw on windows. Easy to do, even if you are not the 'artistic' type!

Looking for an easy way to add the Metropolis look to your party room? Try our amazing Superman Scene Setters! There are a variety available:



Scene Setters make a great location to take a picture of each guest, which you can send with the thank you note!

Party Streamers in red, yellow, and blue make a festive addition to your Superman party, too. Or try Superman Balloons (see image at right).

Superman Party Tableware

Superman partyware is available with the Superman 'S' (see left) or with the Man of Steel himself (right).

Or, if you prefer, choose solid colors - Red plates, yellow napkins, blue forks make for a fun and colorful Superman Party!

Superman Party Food & Snacks

Turn ordinary snack food into Superman Party Food. Try Clark Kent carrot sticks, or Lois Lane Lemonade... whatever you can think of. Or serve Kryptonite (celery) sticks.

And don't forget to serve Superman Ice Cream with your cake!

Superman Birthday Cakes

Looking for ideas for a Superman cake you can make yourself? The Superman logo is easy to put on a cake!

You can either bake a cake (whatever size you like), frost it blue, and frost the 'S' in the middle, or you can bake a 9X13 cake and cut it to the diamond shape around the 'S', then frost in red and yellow to make the design.

If you choose to make the 'cutout' cake, keep in mind it will be small. If you need more cake and really want to keep the cutout shape, you can either make a separate cake, or cut the shape out of two 9X13 cakes laid together. You can also frost a 9x13 cake blue, then put the cutout 'S' on top for a cool 3D cake!

If you are doing the cut-out version, make sure you add a crumb layer of icing first - otherwise the cut edges will add a lot of crumbs to your frosting! Directions for the 'Crumb Layer' are on the Party Tips page.

The cake to the left shows approximate proportions for cutting the 'S' emblem out of a 9X13" cake.

Superman Party Games & Activities

Superhero Training
Pin the 'S' on Superman
Find the Kryptonite
Pass the Kryptonite

Superhero Training

Set up a training course for your superheros. Outdoors can be on and around a play structure. You can set up 2X4's to cross, tires to run through, hang a rope from a tree and let the kids swing across - whatever you can come up with.

For indoor superhero training, set blankets over chairs to make tunnels, add a mini-trampoline and cardboard boxes and you've got a great training course!

Print out Superhero Certificates for the party guests - showing that they completed their superhero training.

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Pin the 'S' on Superman

This is the Superman version of 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey'. You used to be able to buy these, but they are becoming scare. You can also make your own out of posterboard.

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Find the Kryptonite

This fun party game works well indoors or outside! Paint golf balls or ping pong balls bright green - they will be your Kryptonite. Hide them before the party.

At the party, equip kids with oven mitts and tongs and send them to find the Kryptonite. They wear the oven mitts and pick up the balls with tongs, then return the 'Kryptonite' to a bucket at a central location. Don't have enough mitts and tongs to go around? Divide kids into two teams. One child from each team hunts for a ball, brings it back, then passes the mitts and tongs to the next person on their team.

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Pass the Kryptonite

"Hot Potato' is a great party game that can be modified for just about any birthday party. For this version, the 'potato' (kryptonite) can be a green ball or a glow stick. When the music stops, the one holding the 'kryptonite' is out. Another option for this game is to play it when it is time to open presents. Whoever is left holding the item is out, and gives their present to the party child to open. This puts an end to the "Open mine first!" chaos of present time!

Superman Party Favors

Glow Sticks

Superman Rings

Superman Foam Flyers (see image at right)

Superman Masks

'Kryptonite' - Did you play the "Find the Kryptonite' Game? Send each guest home with one of your 'rocks'!

Superman Keychains

Superman Stickers (see right)

Capes - Superhero Capes are super easy to make. Make one for each of your party guests!