Its a Hero

Plan The Perfect Birthday Party // Minions !

by 27 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links

When I planned Ari’s third birthday party, I scoured the web for inspiration. He was dead set on having a Minions party. Admittedly, Minions isn’t my favorite movie. But who’s to argue with a (nearly) three year old?? Not I, friends!

In my quest for party inspiration, Ari rewatched Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, and Minions about a hundred times each (only a slight exaggeration). Turns out? There are a lot of different food-related Minions options!

Here are some examples from the first movie, Despicable Me:

  • Cotton Candy (from the amusement park scene)
  • Giant lollipops (as ‘unicorn horns’)
  • Cheetos (the caterpillar that never turned into a butterfly
  • Cookies (cookie robots!)
  • Lemonade (anti-gravity serum)

And even more food-spiration from Despicable Me 2:

  • Chips + Salsa (El Macho inspired)
  • Bananas (or banana runts)
  • Jelly (jelly sandwiches)
  • Cupcakes (from Bake My Day cupcake shop in the movie)

Throw in just a couple of crafts/games for kids, inspired by the movies, of course:

  • Make macaroni rockets by gluing elbow macaroni onto paper!
  • Use squirt guns as “freeze rays” during free play.
  • Use popsicle sticks, yellow + blue washable markers, and googly-eyes to make little minion ‘puppets.’

And don’t forget about posting the “Party Rules”!

Seriously, the party was such a hit! And I have to say, the endless food options made this party SO easy to throw together at the last minute! Of course, the last tidbit of party-planning wisdom I’ll share is this: Relax and have fun. Sure, we remember the details; but our children just remember the fun.

PS. The Minions have totally grown on me a bit… 😛 Just don’t tell anyone.

 

 

 

Be sure to follow me on Twitter + Instagram to keep up with all of our happenings! 

Reader Interactions

Comments

  2. Derika

    I’ve been scouting the web for first birthday inspo and this is it! My little munchkin loves the minions! He is mesmerized. His dad and I love descpicable me, so it’s only natural ?

    Reply

  5. Eryn

    My kids are both obsessed with Minions and I’ve been thinking about one of their birthday parties this year going with that theme. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

  12. Lacey

    This is the cutest idea ever. My daughter is OBSESSED with the minions. She went as one for Halloween. Her third birthday is coming up so I may have to consider this. I just have to muster up the strength.. I’m creative but run a business, work full time, and mother three children, so I tend to fall flat when it comes to big celebrations. Sad, I know. Thanks for the creativity and inspiration!

    Reply

  13. Samantha

    These are all great ideas! The only thing that could make it better is if we figured out how to make the giant sombero hat full of guacamole! My son will be five this summer, and so far he’s had mostly Minion birthdays. I’m wondering if he’ll have another one this year! 🙂

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.