Thank you so much to everyone that stopped by to wish my son a Happy Birthday yesterday. I think he had a lot of fun! They really made it a special day at school, and then went we went for dinner after.
I’ll have a full recap tomorrow, but today, I wanted to share the snacks from his Star Wars party.
Notice, I said snacks. I purposely planned the party from 2 pm to 4 pm so that we could avoid a huge meal. Not only does it cut down on costs of the party, but it also cuts down on the stress for me, who is not that skilled in the kitchen.
Me and my husband came up with a list of food we thought would work, then we brainstormed on what we could call each item to give it a Star Wars feel. I then hopped on Pinterest, and found a lot of the same ideas.
Here was our menu, along with the names we gave everything. I wrote out the labels, but you could certainly print them on your computer. I also used stickers from a Star Wars Lego Sticker Book to jazz them up.
Let’s start with the drinks…
Over on our beverage table, we had both Red (The Dark Side) wine and White (the Force) wine. I also made Jedi Juice for the kids. It was Green Hawaiian Punch, 7-up, and lime sherbet. I also had a pitcher of Limeade and Green Hawaiian Punch, for the kids that don’t like “spicy” (fizzy) drinks, which are my kids. We also had a bottle of Vodka and Tonic Water for the adults. I think the Vodka would have been pretty good in the Jedi Juice too.
Right next to the beverages, were our Fruit Sabors. I saw a version with just grapes a couple of times on Pinterest, but I wanted to add something. So, I made half with a strawberry at the bottom and red grapes (again, representing the Dark side,) and the Force side had pineapple at the bottom with green grapes on the top. I used wooden skewers, and put black tape at the bottom to make them look more like the light sabors.
Next, some more snacks…
We had a veggie tray, which I named the Vegetables of Endor, complete with Ewok stickers. I also made Storm Trooper Salsa, which was a mild salsa combined with smoky canned corn, and seasoned black beans. Finally, there were Wookies, which were really Hostess Zingers covered with a little more frosting, and Pez candy as Chewbacca’s belt.
Here’s a look at the entire table:
You can see that we also had a platter of meats and cheeses that we named the Death Star Deli Tray, and right in front are the Obi Wan K’Rollies, which are Lil Smokies wrapped in Crescent Rolls. You can’t really see them, and somehow I missed a picture, but my husband made TIE Fighters that we also found a couple of places on Pinterest. They were Graham Crackers with Marshmallow stuck between. We used a dark chocolate peanut butter spread to keep them together.
Also, not pictured were Jaba the Hut Rolls (pizza rolls) and Darth Taters (tater tots.)
In addition to all the snack food, we then had Cake (you can read the story about how we almost didn’t have cake HERE.) We also had a Pinata, so the kids had candy too. Butter cream frosting plus candy equals time to go home with your parents everyone! Sorry Moms and Dads!
Actually, all the kids were really well-behaved, and I think everyone had a great time. I actually didn’t have to stress much, and could enjoy myself too, which was nice.
I’d like to share a little more about the party decorations and gift bags, but I’ll save it for another post. We’ve had a full couple days, and I’m exhausted.
Can you believe it’s already the middle of October? What fun things have you done this month? I’ll be doing a mid-month goal check-in soon. Plus, I’m going to share how we’re doing on our Fall Bucket List. Do you have a Fall Bucket List? Do you have your costume picked out for Halloween yet?
You turned out another amazing party. Shann U and Andy have such talent for party planning. Star Wars was a great theme as were your other parties. Qudos ?
Thank you so much Sharon 🙂
Your food and all the special touches are so clever! I especially love the fruit sabors.
Thank you so much!
This is awesome! I absolutely love start wars. I just had a star wars themed party. I am pinning these for the next time:-)
So cool. Thank you!
Aw how fun! I can’t wait until I’m a mom and can throw fun kiddie parties like this 🙂
Definitely one of the great perks 🙂
This party looks so neat! I love the creativity here.
Rachel xo
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Thank you!
This is really cute! I’ll have to pass this on to a friend of mine. She would love it!
And Happy Birthday to your son!
Awesome! Thank you, and thank you for the birthday wishes.
The Obi Wan K’Rollies made me laugh out loud. I love that you named everything. Such a fun little touch!
Hee hee. Thank you! I think that one was pushing it a little, but I got stuck 🙂
looks like an amazing party!
Thank you!
All your snacks looks yummy, I should start labeling them too! Doing the party between lunch and dinner is smart; we still don’t have anything planned for my daughters sixth birthday coming up in early November :/ (at least we still have time).
Plenty of time. Let me know if you need any help with ideas 🙂
Omg these are so darn cute!! I love the fruit sabers LOL! That salsa looked yummy too. Now I’m hungry lol.
These are cute! We love star wars here! 🙂
Awesome. Thank you!
I need to share this with one of my friends who is Star Wars obsessed. She’d doing this as often as possible.
Great! Thank you!
Love these! The names are so clever. And that jedi punch looks so fun, I bet the kids loved that!
Thank you….they did 🙂
Oh my gosh! This stuff is so cute! Thanks for the ideas – I have a 4 year old’s birthday at the end of the month!
Perfect!
My son loves Starwars and these food are great. Easy enough to make but still playful!
Exactly! Thank you!
so cool! love all these ideas and that jedi juice sounds yummy!
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The kids loved it!
That is so much fun!
What an adorable party. I love the fruit sabors. This would be perfect for any star wars fan!
Thank you so much!
Judi juice?! SO creative!!! What a fun party. Nice work momma!
Thank you 🙂
Happy Birthday to your son! You did a great job on the food. Those little fruit kabobs are awesome!!!
Thank you Stefanie!
You really need to go into party planning! You are so creative with all of it! I love the idea for the adult beverages. Everything looks so great.
Thank you Mistle!
These treats are adorable! I love the Star Wars theme!!! <3
Thank you!
It is awesome that you didn’t stress out and were able to enjoy the party too! I agree that having a party before or after a meal time is best because then people don’t expect a large meal. Makes things much easier for you too! LOVE the wookies most!! 🙂
Exactly. Thank you!
I love a party when the planner goes all out with the theme and you did just that!!! I’m sure the kids (and adults) loved the themed snacks.
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Thank you so much!
Love this for a party theme!
We’re big Star Wars fans at our house (one of my daughters most favorite toys is a stuffed R2D2) so needless to say, I love these!!
Awesome! Thank you!
This is so cute! I love the fruit sabers, I’m going to have to remember that one. We actually just bought all the movies on Blu ray and have been watching them with our kids because they’re going to be some of the characters for Halloween. My kids have loved watching them, so this would be really fun to add some themed snacks too.
Yes! That would be awesome! You’ll have to share your Halloween pictures. I’d love to see their costumes.
These look super cute!
I LOVE those fruit kabob light sabers, genius. This whole party looks like it was a blast.
Thank you so much!
How cute! That fruit looks SO good!
Thank you!
LOVED the fruit tray. What a creative idea (and healthy) too.
Thank you!
Oh my goodness! Everything looks perfect!
🙂 Thank you! Although, I forgot to bring out the creamer!!!
You are one awesome mom! Looks like the party was a hit and I love the menu! The JEDI juice looks good and yep the vodka would go good with that, for the adults that is. ;).
Glad you had a good time!
Cori
Oh yes. Thanks Cori!
Love the photo’s and the names of the foods. I bet the kids loved the ideas as well. I thought having the party between 2 and 4 was really well planned not just for savings but a great hours for the kids. Happy Birthday to your son. I really enjoyed this post and you have got me hungry.
Rachel.
P.S that Jedi juice with vodka sounds like the perfect adult treat.
Rachel.
Yes! Thank you so much!
I am not into Star Wars, like at all…never seen a single movie…but even I think these are cute! Very creative ideas!
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Thank you!
You really did a great on on his birthday! I am pretty sure he will remember this for a very long time! Love everything!
Awe. Thank you!
The kiddos I nanny are obsessed with Star Wars these snacks would be a BIG hit when I have them for a full weekend later this month. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Thank you!
These are GREAT! You are so creative. Fruit Sabors? I’m totally pinning this. Sure I should probably have kids first, but I totally want to use these someday!
Ha ha! You can have your own Star Wars party 🙂
I love all the little details you incorporated. The names of all the snacks and drinks were perfect. You did an amazing job!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Happy belated to your boy! I love how creative you were with the party, looks like everything turned out so great!!
Thank you!
You went beyond yourself with this one! I have never done a party like this before and I amazed by how much detail you put into everything. It all looks great.
Thank you 🙂
Oh my goodness these are all TOO cute! What an amazing party!
Thank you so much!
Thsee are so awesome!! I’m going to have to show my husband-he would love these ideas! We may be having a Star Wars party for the kids now, lol!!
You should!
Omg those fruit sabers are the cutest!!!!! I need to make those lol
Thank you 🙂
Hey Shann, you are an amazing party planner. I loved the name of the dishes inspired by Star Wars. I appreciate your hard work of getting every minute details from decorations to food in the birthday party. Hats off to you for all your hard work and creativity. 🙂
Thank you so much Anamika. I really appreciate your compliments. 🙂
This looks awesome! I’m sharing this with someone I know who has a Star Wars obsessed kid!