It’s A Bird. It’s A Plane. No It’s Super Mario Dad!
My son recently turned 4 years old. Okay, give me a minute….. I can’t believe 4 years went by so fast!
Anyway, we asked him what kind of birthday party he wanted and got about 6 answers, ranging from MarioKart to Angry Birds to Wolverine??? After much deliberation and convincing, we landed on MarioKart.
What a fantastic decision it was too! There’s a growing love for all things Mario and we were able to find a ton of ideas for the party. The best part is that we were able to do a lot of it on a relatively low budget!
How about a laminated Drivers License as the guests arrived:
As for games, we had a rousing go of Pin The Mustache On The Mario:
My son had a blast!! We did have one more surprise for him though. A visit from Super Mario himself!! That’s right, I pimped out my blog for a free Super Mario costume so I could surprise him on his birthday!
I was extremely warm in the suit and the mustache kept falling off but we got through Mario Says, Mario Bingo and the aforementioned Pin The Mustache On The Mario without any problems!
Have a look at my grand entrance! I decided to go with an entrance theme as if I was a WWE wrestler. That’s just how I roll!
The joy on my son’s face says it all!
I want to leave you with a final shot from the end of the party of the two happiest parents on the earth!!
Happy Birthday Buddy!!!!
Cheers!!!
what awesome memories you guys are making for him!
Thanks Ashley! Loving every minute of it!
You are both great parents that will give wonderful memories to your child
Thanks Denise! My wife deserves ALL the credit! All I did was dress up.
And that right there is a birthday party he will NEVER forget!!! What special memories you are making – what an amazing Daddy you are!
Thanks Amanda! It was a ton of fun!
Aww, what a great party for your son! Looked like so much fun!
LOVE it! Amazing memories you are building for him!
This is awesome!!!! What wonderful memories!!!
that is awesome! you guys know how to throw a fun party!
Unfortunately it is restricted to children’s parties. Apparently the adults didn’t think my Backyardigans BBQ party was very fun….
You’re one cool dude, Dad!
You guys are awesome! Wanna throw our next birthday bash? I’m so not a fan of the birthday parties, even though I do, do them.
I can certainly be hired to perform all across the country! Of course, you’ll have to pay for flight, meals and accommodation….but totally worth it!
You are awesome and you throw the best parties. OMG. Your son was delighted. Those are the moments we live for and the moments they will never forget. Big ups!
We got some great pics of him being naturally happy, which is always better than the “Say Cheese” pics!
OMG! That is the best EVER! Super Dad?! SUPER MARIO!!!!!
Hmmmm, Super Dad, I like that!
That is an awesome video!! Holy Super Dad!!!
…and the happiest kid on earth!
Love it! We just finished doing a Cars themed party for my little boy.
Cars was on the short list but Mario won out!
This looks like it was an awesome party! beauty.
this might make you one of the coolest dads ever! Good job!
” No it’s a Mario not a Daddy!” Lol what a great idea and how cute are all the kids with their giggles! So awesome.
When that lights started flashing I expected you to run in Ultimate Warrior style. The slow walk, however, was more appropriate with the 8 bit music. Nice work!