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Did you know NERF stands for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam, as in what the bullets are made of. Did you know that Hasbro has a Nerf testing facility where it has recreated the most popular “Nerf …
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Did you know NERF stands for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam, as in what the bullets are made of. Did you know that Hasbro has a Nerf testing facility where it has recreated the most popular “Nerf …
Corbin celebrated his 10th birthday on the 3rd of October, his birthday is the 6th. But with General Conference we had to move it up. He ha...
Some of you have been waiting to see my son's party from last week-end! I showed the cake on my Facebook page, but that was it. I've finally got the pictures ready for you... Here it is...A NERF GUN PARTY! Even though it was TOP SECRET INFORMATION...I'm allowing you to view this invitation. (Don't you feel special?) NERF gun was drawn by my son. We went with the NERF gun colors to decorate with... Yellow, orange and black. (Yes, it did look a bit Halloweenish...but my son loved it!) NERF Gun Party Agenda! Arrival and Assemble Gear was first. My 10 year old really wanted the shooting to be fair. (Are all 10 year olds like this?) In order to have fairness, everyone needed the exact same NERF gun. Luckily, I knew the party theme way back in November when Fred Meyer had their Black Friday Sale. I was able to get these guns for a steal and tuck them away. Here's a similar gun to the one we used. Click here. I also bought lots of extra foam darts on sale! Update: NERF now carries these amazing laser NERF guns that add up points. They are sold in a set and a bit pricey, but very fun! Eye protection is a must with NERF guns. These are Dollar Store sunglasses. They worked perfectly and only $1.a piece. If you don't have a Dollar Store nearby, these safety glasses are another affordable option and these glasses are even 'cooler' looking! Of course my kid wanted NERF Elite Tactical Vests. I was NOT going to buy vests for everyone, so I made my own version. I used $2. black T-shirts and got out my sewing machine. I sewed Velcro onto each shirt and the matching Velcro onto a piece of stiffened felt. (The Velcro darts stuck perfectly to the felt. Click HERE to get Velcro darts.) Using a thin plastic material, I sewed up a pocket with a Velcro closure, to hold the extra darts. (My son was amazed that I could do this!--I was just relieved it worked!) The boys were so excited to walk into the room and see their gear all lined up! My son arranged who was on what team... Team Orange or Team Yellow. One boy looked at me and said... "How did you know my size?" (Moms just know.) Next up: Moving Targets Warm Up Because my son was born in March and because we live in the Seattle area, the party MUST be held inside. (It snowed this week!) We taped up yellow and orange balloons from the ceiling and let the boys try out their guns by shooting the balloons (moving targets). After warming up we moved onto Point and Shoot Target Practice. We just happened to have some laminate boards (from this LEGO Organization project) that were perfect for the suction darts to stick to! I made vinyl targets with number stickers and stuck them onto the boards. Here's another option for stick on targets. Our playroom looked like the Disneyland Toy Story ride! One by one they fired off their guns using the suction darts. The darts stuck easily to the laminate boards. We also practiced many Undercover Moves. -Rolling and shooting target on knees. -Peeking around the wall and shooting target. -Running and shooting target with no stopping. The Dodging Drill was when my AH (Awesome Husband) shot the battery operated Tommy20 Gun (NERF-type automatic gun) at each kid while they tried to dodge the bullets. This was quite the sight to see! The Duck and Cover Drill involved moving out to the garage. We gathered lots of cardboard boxes and set up a battle zone. The kids practiced ducking behind the boxes and shooting at the wall targets. After all those drills, it was finally time for Dinner! Here's a look at some of the food. And don't forget about the cake! The orange darts and letters are made with marshmallow fondant. I hand rolled each one! The gun on top is a mini NERF gun. (I had to look everywhere to find one that small! You can easily order one HERE.) One boy said to my son, "I don't really like cake, but I love my mom's cake and your mom's cake." (Awww. A mom lives to hear words like that!) The gift bags had a few candies in them, but were basically an empty bag for the kids to carry home their guns, darts and glasses in. What you don't see in this picture is how sweaty my kid is. The boys played so hard that they were dripping with sweat! Here's a few extra sweets that ended up in their goodie bags... (Gumballs)Sticky Bullets, (Dipped marshmallows)- Bullseye Bites, Quick Instructions: Place lollipop stick into large marshmallows. Dip marshmallows into melted colored Candy Melts. Do one color all the way to the top, then let dry. Once dry, dip into 2nd color. (Sixlet candies)- Candy Bullets. And finally it was time for the 3 on 3 Nerf Gun Battle. Back out into the garage they went. Team Orange took one side of the garage. Team Yellow took the other side. Fire away! Oh, what great fun they had! They (we) were so exhausted! Whew! Happy 10th Birthday Jacob! How could you possibly be that old? I love you, kid. Consider using some of these affiliate links to put on your own Nerf Gun Party: Want to see more of my son's parties? Click here for the Rubik's Cube Party Click here for the Beach Camping Party Click here for the Lord of the Rings Party Click here for the Spy Party. Click here for the Knight party To see our ARMY PARTY click here. Want more creative ideas, crafts and parties... follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at mymichellepaige. To see the entire collection of parties A to Z on my site, click here. And come visit my Springtime Holiday Link Party! Linking up to: LinesAcrossMyFace, CraftOManiac, HomeSavvy, TheWinthropChronicles, TodaysCreativeBlog, Uncommon, GingerSnapCrafts, Lil'Luna, HouseOfHepworths, 52Mantles, BearRabbitBear, ACraftySoiree, FrugalGirls, EveryCreativeEndeavor, SassySites, Tatertots&Jello, Bloom,
My son wanted to have a Nerf war party for his birthday. When I asked him what he would like for a cake he said he wanted cupcakes with a Nerf dart sticking out of them. I thought he meant a real Nerf dart but he said he was thinking they might could be made out of fondant icing and then they would be edible! Oh my! Why does he have to be so creative?! I've never worked with fondant but it is an icing that kind of has the texture of Play-Doh. I've seen lots of pictures of amazing edible creations with fondant. I was excited to learn about it and give it a try myself. The cheapest way to work with fondant is to buy a big tub of white fondant and color it yourself. I was in a bit of a time crunch so I opted for the pre-colored kind which was a little more expensive but I found a multi-pack that had several different colors in it and then I used the regular 40% off one item coupon for Michael's so it ended up being a good deal. I started with just rolling up a Nerf dart sized blue cylinder of fondant but I didn't really like the results. It would be too much fondant to bite into (the kids might think otherwise) and I was worried that they would get floppy if that sat in the heat for a little while at the party. So I looked into ways to create a firm structure in the center. I found a blog post online that showed fondant rolled over long cylindrical cookies and I knew that would solve my problems perfectly! I started with rolling out a thin layer of blue fondant. The fondant roller came with bands that you can put at the ends of the roller to control the thickness of the fondant you roll out. I went with the thinnest one. Then I placed a little bit of blue fondant over one end of the cookie and then eye-balled about how wide of a strip I would need to roll over the rest of the cookie and cut it out. There are special tools for cutting fondant but my old faithful steak knife worked fine. I seriously use my steak knives for everything! Then the fun part. Just roll the cookie over the fondant until it is completely covered and then cut the fondant strip off. You may have to press down around the cookie or even out a few bumps but it usually went pretty smoothly for me. Next I put a little bit of orange fondant over the other end of the cookie and then rolled the cookie over the fondant again and trimmed. It took me a while to make the first few darts but once I got the hang of it I got a lot faster at making them. My son decided he didn't want them sticking out of the cupcakes after. Instead he just placed them on the guests' plates next to their cupcakes. The kids loved them!
"So, Mom. Is my birthday basically a last minute kind of thing?" I almost shot the birthday kid with a Nerf bullet. "No," I replied ins...
I found so many great ideas for Jack's Nerf gun party. Below are a few of my favorites that I will be using at Jack's party along with the free Nerf font.
I love planning Marko's birthday party every year and this year's Nerf Gun Party was no different! It's the perfect theme for active boys.
M y son, like many young boys, LOVES his Nerf guns, so when his birthday was approaching and I asked him what kind of party he wanted, hi...
I made this cake for a Nerf gun party.
This Nerf gun party makes a perfect birthday party for ANY age! Whether it's a gang of little boys or a group of teenage girls, everyone has fun at this one! We've got lots of Nerf gun party ideas for you from food to decor, printables & more!
So much going on lately... We held Alex's 9th birthday party on the Sunday before his actual birthday. We picked Sunday afternoon because we never get soccer schedules early enough for me to plan his mid-September party around it, and I just have to hope we end up conflict-free. Despite our many pleas to have his party somewhere not at our house, he wanted a home party. With Nerf Guns. He wanted to shoot his friends, and he wanted to play Capture the Flag. So we sent out this evite. And let him invite his nearest and dearest, prayed for good weather, and got down to planning out all the details. Alex didn't want much in the way of decorations, and he wanted a cookie cake. This broke my heart a little bit, but I honored the birthday boys wishes. My days of hosting cool birthday parties may soon be over. :( First up, we had to inventory our own Nerf Gun stock, and our foam dart stock. Guns = good. Foam darts - not so good. A few e-bay orders remedied that problem. Next, during my internet sleuthing (read: pinterest), I had fallen in love with the idea of the kids using big cardboard boxes to hide behind during their nerf battles. I spent many a lunch hour dumpster diving for boxes, and then Carl re-assmebled then and spray-painted them to look sort of camoflauge-y. Alex found these to be acceptable party "decorations," so there was much happiness all around. It was also nice that these were FREE decorations, since we just used spray paint on hand from various projects. Carl even came up with the red target ideas when we ran out of the green-black-brown colors. My other big project that I tried to replicate from online ideas was that I wanted to make t-shirts for the kids. I thought they all looked so cool in the all black shirts, and it would make for great photos. Alex went to party a while back where they all came home with personalized t-shirts. He LOVED his shirt, so I decided to make a "Nerf Wars" tshirt. This was much, much more work than I thought, and since it necessitated the purchase of a new color printer for us, more expensive than originally envisioned. (I should note we have been in need of a new printer for quite some time, so it worked to get it, it just seems a bit crazy that I had to go out the day before the party and spend $100 to make the shirts happen.). Anyways, I spent $2 per shirt at Michaels (they were on sale) and then $20 on the iron on transfers, which meant $60 total on the shirts. I also wanted to get the kids sunglasses to wear because 1) eye protection seemed like a good idea to the lawyer in me, so that no one shot their eye out on my watch, and 2) it looked cool in the idea photos I had seen. These I picked up for $1 each at the dollar store, so $20 total. And I also wanted to get them bandanas, since with everyone wearing the black t-shirts, Capture the Flag could be tricky. I picked neon orange and yellow, two "Nerf" colors, and these were $1 each. The shirts, glasses and bandanas served as any party favors, since I don't think nine year olds really need the normally cheapy goody bag items. We also spent about $40 on various PVC pipes. We had planned for the boys to make marshmallow shooters and have a big marshmallow fight, as a way to break up the monotony of just Nerf Guns. Carl made some water bottle labels up for us, like we had done for Ryan's party. This is so simple to do, and we just tape them on over the bottles - I don't bother with waterproof labels which would raise the price quite a bit. We also served orange and yellow gatorade. No one mentioned my color coding the gatorades - not sure if it just went completely unnoticed, or if the other parents thought I was too sane to have planned that out. I also don't think anyone noticed that we only served color coded foods, in oranges, yellows and greens. But I noticed, and I think it all popped really well with the white tablecloth and serving bowls. Alas, it rained all day the day of his party. The party was set from 2-4pm, and around 3:45, the rain stopped falling. Thanks, rain. Carl decided we needed a Plan B, so while I started moving all breakables out of harm;s way, he got busy and decided all the boys were going to make a movie. He wrote a script up, and we divided the kids into the Orange and Yellow Teams. He and our neighbor Tatianna would be busy filming while we had other smaller games for other team to play or keep busy with downstairs. *I'll also note that his movie set sign seen below couldn't have been printed in color if we hadn't replaced our broken color printer. ;) First, Carl explained the rules of Nerf Gun shooting to the boys: nothing at close range, and nothing above the neck. Then, everyone got decked out in their shirts, glasses and bandanas. Some of the games we played included: shoot the Green Army Men off the mantel. Shoot the spray painted cans off the hearth. Shoot the paint ball gun out the back door at the target, but not actually going outside. And assemble your own marshmallow shooter from PVC pipe. We had a big marshmallow battle inside, but a note to other parents that marshmallows and hardwood floors don't mesh very well. Because of the last-minute decision to make a movie, Carl used our good camera for video purposes. Which left me with just my phone for many of the pictures. A lot of these are fairly poor quality, but I'm trying to console myself with the fact that there is a video I can watch. This wasn't the big Nerf Wars party we had originally planned, but all the boys seemed to be having a great time, and I think the finished "movie" will be a nice thank you for everyone. Assuming our technical support ever gets finished with its editing, that is. ;) And since all good movies need a preview of coming attractions: UPDATED: Here's an image of the t-shirt design. Fell free to use it for your own personal use.
Did you know NERF stands for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam, as in what the bullets are made of. Did you know that Hasbro has a Nerf testing facility where it has recreated the most popular “Nerf …
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Are you ready to check out our Nerf party? It is full of photos, so grab a cup of coffee, (a Twinkie,) and settle in...this is a long one...
This year our boys both opted for a Nerf War themed birthday party. With birthdays two days apart, we are always in the back-to-back birthday camp. This year was no different, although picking the …
We had a very high energy Nerf party to celebrate Chuckles 8th Birthday. There was a lot of controlled chaos. We set up a 6 station obstacle shooting course, played find the Giant Man Child, and played captured the flag. We also made targets out of paper plates and tissue paper. That was a big hit. Of course, there was cake and snacks too. I think a good time was had by all.
Some of you have been waiting to see my son's party from last week-end! I showed the cake on my Facebook page, but that was it. I've finally got the pictures ready for you... Here it is...A NERF GUN PARTY! Even though it was TOP SECRET INFORMATION...I'm allowing you to view this invitation. (Don't you feel special?) NERF gun was drawn by my son. We went with the NERF gun colors to decorate with... Yellow, orange and black. (Yes, it did look a bit Halloweenish...but my son loved it!) NERF Gun Party Agenda! Arrival and Assemble Gear was first. My 10 year old really wanted the shooting to be fair. (Are all 10 year olds like this?) In order to have fairness, everyone needed the exact same NERF gun. Luckily, I knew the party theme way back in November when Fred Meyer had their Black Friday Sale. I was able to get these guns for a steal and tuck them away. Here's a similar gun to the one we used. Click here. I also bought lots of extra foam darts on sale! Update: NERF now carries these amazing laser NERF guns that add up points. They are sold in a set and a bit pricey, but very fun! Eye protection is a must with NERF guns. These are Dollar Store sunglasses. They worked perfectly and only $1.a piece. If you don't have a Dollar Store nearby, these safety glasses are another affordable option and these glasses are even 'cooler' looking! Of course my kid wanted NERF Elite Tactical Vests. I was NOT going to buy vests for everyone, so I made my own version. I used $2. black T-shirts and got out my sewing machine. I sewed Velcro onto each shirt and the matching Velcro onto a piece of stiffened felt. (The Velcro darts stuck perfectly to the felt. Click HERE to get Velcro darts.) Using a thin plastic material, I sewed up a pocket with a Velcro closure, to hold the extra darts. (My son was amazed that I could do this!--I was just relieved it worked!) The boys were so excited to walk into the room and see their gear all lined up! My son arranged who was on what team... Team Orange or Team Yellow. One boy looked at me and said... "How did you know my size?" (Moms just know.) Next up: Moving Targets Warm Up Because my son was born in March and because we live in the Seattle area, the party MUST be held inside. (It snowed this week!) We taped up yellow and orange balloons from the ceiling and let the boys try out their guns by shooting the balloons (moving targets). After warming up we moved onto Point and Shoot Target Practice. We just happened to have some laminate boards (from this LEGO Organization project) that were perfect for the suction darts to stick to! I made vinyl targets with number stickers and stuck them onto the boards. Here's another option for stick on targets. Our playroom looked like the Disneyland Toy Story ride! One by one they fired off their guns using the suction darts. The darts stuck easily to the laminate boards. We also practiced many Undercover Moves. -Rolling and shooting target on knees. -Peeking around the wall and shooting target. -Running and shooting target with no stopping. The Dodging Drill was when my AH (Awesome Husband) shot the battery operated Tommy20 Gun (NERF-type automatic gun) at each kid while they tried to dodge the bullets. This was quite the sight to see! The Duck and Cover Drill involved moving out to the garage. We gathered lots of cardboard boxes and set up a battle zone. The kids practiced ducking behind the boxes and shooting at the wall targets. After all those drills, it was finally time for Dinner! Here's a look at some of the food. And don't forget about the cake! The orange darts and letters are made with marshmallow fondant. I hand rolled each one! The gun on top is a mini NERF gun. (I had to look everywhere to find one that small! You can easily order one HERE.) One boy said to my son, "I don't really like cake, but I love my mom's cake and your mom's cake." (Awww. A mom lives to hear words like that!) The gift bags had a few candies in them, but were basically an empty bag for the kids to carry home their guns, darts and glasses in. What you don't see in this picture is how sweaty my kid is. The boys played so hard that they were dripping with sweat! Here's a few extra sweets that ended up in their goodie bags... (Gumballs)Sticky Bullets, (Dipped marshmallows)- Bullseye Bites, Quick Instructions: Place lollipop stick into large marshmallows. Dip marshmallows into melted colored Candy Melts. Do one color all the way to the top, then let dry. Once dry, dip into 2nd color. (Sixlet candies)- Candy Bullets. And finally it was time for the 3 on 3 Nerf Gun Battle. Back out into the garage they went. Team Orange took one side of the garage. Team Yellow took the other side. Fire away! Oh, what great fun they had! They (we) were so exhausted! Whew! Happy 10th Birthday Jacob! How could you possibly be that old? I love you, kid. Consider using some of these affiliate links to put on your own Nerf Gun Party: Want to see more of my son's parties? Click here for the Rubik's Cube Party Click here for the Beach Camping Party Click here for the Lord of the Rings Party Click here for the Spy Party. Click here for the Knight party To see our ARMY PARTY click here. Want more creative ideas, crafts and parties... follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at mymichellepaige. To see the entire collection of parties A to Z on my site, click here. And come visit my Springtime Holiday Link Party! Linking up to: LinesAcrossMyFace, CraftOManiac, HomeSavvy, TheWinthropChronicles, TodaysCreativeBlog, Uncommon, GingerSnapCrafts, Lil'Luna, HouseOfHepworths, 52Mantles, BearRabbitBear, ACraftySoiree, FrugalGirls, EveryCreativeEndeavor, SassySites, Tatertots&Jello, Bloom,
