For Brody’s 6th birthday he wanted a LEGO Ninjago Birthday Party. Now with a January birthday in Texas, we never know what kind of weather we’ll have. One year he had a “PJs and Polar Bear” party and, of course, it was 80 degrees that day! But on the day of his LEGO Ninjago Birthday Party, it was cold with a light drizzle, so ALL the noise and chaos stayed of 15 kindergarteners stayed INDOORS. Oh the joy!
Watch a recap of all the fun, then read below for specifics on games and food if you choose to host a LEGO Ninjago Birthday Party!
LEGO Ninjago Birthday Party Ideas:
When the kids arrive, they received Ninja Warrior headbands and determined their official Ninja Names. I downloaded the FREE font “Japonesa” from DaFont and printed out each kid’s name, then traced their names onto the headband using a Sharpie. I used a somewhat stretchy polyester knit material, so it was a bit tedious.
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I googled “find your ninja name” and had this printable available for each kid to create a name tag with their official ninja name. Brody was to be called ZuShi MoTeFu.
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Then our middle middle son, Austin, taught the young ninja trainees how to make ninja stars.
Next, we had a little game of “Pin the Beard on Sensei Wu.” I just downloaded a coloring page and did a little freehand drawing on foam poster board. I used a printable of Sensei Wu’s beard from Craft Interrupted and glued it on thin card board and cut it out. I also taped a couple to small dowel rods to beards (you could use chopsticks) and had Brody take a pic with each guest before they left. We’ll include the photo in the thank you notes. Hopefully, I can find a deal for FREE prints sometime this week!
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Oh, and I must mention the LEGO Ninjago Birthday Party Favors were the little packages of LEGOS that are normally $3.99, that I got for only $.39 each!!! They were a hidden 90% off Target clearance after Halloween item a few years ago patiently waiting in my closet for a day just like this!
Another “filler” activity, was to guess how many Lego were in the jar. The winner, got to pick a prize from the “Prize Basket.”
LEGO Ninjago Birthday Party Snack Ideas
This was my first attempt at using fondant and though it was a little labor intensive and my cake was incredibly crumbly and hard to work with, I enjoyed the creative outlet. I used this recipe for Marshmallow Fondant, which is super-easy!
I also made Rice Krispie SushiA “Great Devourer” veggie tray which no kids touched…shocker, right?!?
And “Ninja Jay” Jello cups.
Why Don’t Kids Open Presents at Parties Anymore???
There’s a growing trend to not open gifts at parties. I don’t understand it. I love how excited each kids gets watching their gift be opened by the birthday kid, plus getting to see all the other gifts that are given is a fun experience for everyone. Just call me, old school!
But after over a decade of hosting kids’ birthday parties for my boys, I’ve learned the best way to avoid utter chaos.
Here’s are the steps:
- Place two chairs at the front of the room
- Have the birthday boy sit in one seat
- Grab a gift
- Ask who brought it and have that child sit next to the birthday boy
- All the other kids are told they must stay seated on their bottoms to watch the unwrapping
This process always works great and keeps a swarm of kids from surrounding the birthday boy where no one can see what’s going on.
And then all that sugar kicked in. I purchased a Streaming Media Player, so we could watch the official trailer for the new season of Ninjago and we watched the theme song music video. It’s pretty catchy! I also streamed some Ninjago episodes on Netflix.
This got the kids up and moving and ready to channel their inner ninja character!
I hope these idea help you to plan your kid’s LEGO Ninjago Birthday Party! Have fun!!!
Want more birthday party ideas?
Check out these:
- A Backyard “Camping” Themed Birthday Party
- Ways to Celebrate a 1/2 Birthday
- Why I Don’t Stress Out Planning Kids’ Birthday Parties Anymore
Thanks for the tips! I am in the UK and planning a Ninjago party for my son’s birthday in April and your tips have been so helpful! Thanks again 🙂
I’m glad you found ModMomTV. Good luck with the party!