Lord of The Rings Party Part III

Part III and the final installment in Pumpkinbutt's Lord of The Rings 9th Birthday Bash.

On to the Prancing Pony for food and cake!

 PB had 2 cakes.  The first cake was topped with his shire lego set accompanied by sparkler candles.  The other cake was of The Ring.  I had planned on having someone dress up as a Ringwraith and try to steal the ring (cake) but decided against it because these hobbitses are wild...and they were equipped with plastic swords.... and they may have hurt the poor Ringwraith.  I made the ring cake by baking a cake in a ring form and then covering it in fondant that I tinted goldenrod yellow, orange-brownish icing for the elvish markings, and then sprayed the whole thing in gold metallic aerosol food coloring (great for covering flaws!).

For the Prancing Pony Buffet, I had several hobbit sized foods along with ones inspired from the movies/books.

  

"What's taters (tots) Precious?"

Frodo Fingers (Cocktail Sausages) 

Remember when Gollum bit Frodo's finger off?! There's some ketchup around here somewhere...

(They also ate with little mini bamboo picks that I called Hobbit forks.)

Dead Marshes Dip

(blue corn tortilla chips and guacamole) 

Council of Elrond

(E.L.Fudge cookies..get it? Elf cookies?)

They also had strawberries and cream ("Do you remember the taste of strawberries?"),  hobbit sized chicken legs, mini pinwheel sandwiches, grapes, baby carrots and bugles (Dwarf horns).

For libations, the hobbitses had a choice of Orc Brew (root beer) or Hobbit Ale (ginger ale).

PB drank out of his collector Lord of the Rings glass seen to the left.

As part of the conclusion to the celebration we erupted a miniature Mount Doom volcano...

 Then for the finale, we set off Galdolf inspired Fireworks! 

We even had one called the "White Wizard" with illustrations of "Gandulf, Frodu, and Legulos"....

We got sparklers for the kids...but decided these wild hobbitses would have burned the neighborhood down so those stayed hidden away.

I scavenged thrift stores for 2 months collecting fabrics and items to use as decor.  The main table cloth was a brown bed skirt with brown and gold tapestry bottom panels and gold tassels and fringe.  The food containers were various thrifted baskets with bits of ivy leaves attached (from dollar tree). I printed out covers of vintage LOTR books which I attached to green construction paper and hung up everywhere.  I made several fabric buntings (inspire by Bilbo's b-day party decor) that hung on the Prancing Pony deck. Also made a few extra Orc faces with party hats on that filled out the railing of the deck.

Breaking the party details down into smaller posts made writing it manageable. May consider posting about his other parties.    

Wheww... it's done. What will next year be?

Lord of the Rings Party II: Mission...Quest...Thing

Part II of the One Party To Rule Them All!

The hobbitses journeyed through Middle Earth next.  

They crossed the tricksy dead marshes...

"I found it, I did.  A way through the marshes. Orcs don't use it.  Orcs don't know it.  They go round for miles and miles."  

"Come hobbitses, soft and quick as shadows we must be!"

We made the Dead Marshes from several black trash bags stapled together, scavenged moss and tree branches, little plastic skeletons, bricks, and cardboard stepping "stones" and sprayed water on top.  The hobbitses were given 3 stepping stones that they had to use to get across the marshes.  A bit harder than it sounds.  We had a few slip below the surfaces with the dead things but pulled them back up. Don't follow the lights!

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They went to war against a group of nasty Orcses...

Bow and arrows were from dollar tree.  Made the targets from images printed of orcses taped to water bottles.  To help the orcses get in the party mode I made them little festive hats.

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They caught raw and wrrriggling fish...

"The Rock and Pool, is nice and cool, so juicy sweet!

Our only wish, to catch a fish, so juicy sweet!"

Items for this game were a metal washtub, plastic fish, water and bamboo poles.  All items we already had. Off to the left you can see a glimpse of the brown craft paper satchels with a leaf image on the corner. 

The hobbitses each got a little bag of Gollum's Goodies (swedish fish) after fishing.  It was about time for one of the five meals hobbitses eat after all!

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They risked life going through Shelob's cave...

"She's always hungry.  She always needs to feed.  All she gets is nasty orcses.

And they doesn't taste very nice does they, Precious?

No.  Not very nice at all, my love."

As they went through the cave they had to collect one spider egg each that was inside.  They had to be very quiet and careful as to not awaken Shelob.  I made a Phial of Galadriel (clear glass bottle with a couple of glow sticks inside and water) for them to use as protection and "May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out."  

The cave was made from black trash bags stapled together and attached to 4 metal sign poles.  Inside and out we put spider webs, moss and fake skulls of her past victims...

Come Hobbitses, come!

On the other side of the cave, the hobbitses were allowed to open their spider eggs.  Inside would be either a bit of web or a spider.  If they got a spider it meant they had been bitten by Shelob and the ones with the bit of webbing would be wrapping the victims in a web cocoon (of toilet paper).
Pumpkinbutt was bitten!

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Lastly, on to Mount Doom!

At Mount Doom the hobbitses had to cast the one ring into the opening on the volcano all while the Eye of Sauron was watching!

This game is basically a version of "washers".  I made the volcano from cardboard, newspaper, a grey sheet, red christmas lights, red fabric napkins and a fog machine.  For the washers, I bought ring-looking wood napkin rings from a thrift and painted them gold.  The Eye of Sauron was made from cardboard and a red mylar balloon.

Next up is the hobbit feast at The Prancing Pony!

Lord of the Rings Party

 Come hobbitses, come! Pumpkinbutt invites us to his Lord of the Rings birthday party!

 This year's party theme for Pumkinbutt's 9th birthday was Lord of the Rings! For the invitations I downloaded several LOTR fonts and printed the text on parchment paper.  Some wording included :

You are invited to a Party of Special Magnificence!

To Join the Fellowship of the Ring in Celebration of his 9th birthday

with a Noble Hobbit Mission...Quest...Thing across Middle Earth!

Join us at his Shire.

I also included a gold ring on a string.

Hobbitses must be attired appropriately .  Here is Pumpkinbutt all Hobbited out: cloak, vest, Sting, and of course hairy feet!

 Entrance sign at the front gate

Doorway entrance 

(somewhat seen in the reflection was my costume...I was going for Eowyn because she is totally bad ass!)

All hobbitses were given a cloak, an Elven Leaf Brooch, fuzzy feet, a pipe and a map of Middle Earth.
The cloaks were made from tan fabric I had bought several years ago for a another project (stash buster!). The brooches were leaves printed on card stock with a pin back attached. The fuzzy feet tops were made from fuzzy brown fabric and black elastic.   The pipes were from dollar tree (pack of 2 for 1 buck) that you blow through and "magically" float a ball.  I spray painted the pipes brown and the balls white ( smoke). Great to keep Hobbitses busy in between activities.

Lembas bread for the journey.  

(Pizza crust wrapped in green napkins with a leaf pattern drawn on them.)

The Hobbitses also got a satchel to place all of their items needed for the mission in. I made them from a tan fabric strip and a small brown gift bag with the handles removed. Don't have a specific photo but in later photos there will be a glimpse.


While waiting for all to arrive, they decorated shields with markers.  I made the shields from cardboard (free from Lowe's) and grey duct tape. 

This will be one of several posts to cover the entire party.  I generally don't post PB's parties because it's a bit overwhelming to do it in one sitting.  Breaking it up should help!

Busy Weeks Meal

I hope everyone likes Kraft Macaroni Ring Mold because that's what is going to be for dinner for the next 2 weeks.  I am getting down to the deadline of the birthday party and only have 1 day off until the event, loads to do still.  Will not be around the "house" until after the candles have been blown out!

TV Dinner

With imitation beef flavored substrates!

x cake

Let's have a Jam-boree!

I didn't realize toast n' jam could be so much fun. Maybe I should wrap up a loaf of bread and jam for pumpkinbutt for his birthday. I'll attach this image to the gift so he understands that kids LOVE this as a present...clearly something must be wrong with him if he hates it. 

He'll never buy it...

Where's the Legos!? 

Wrapping

"This Reynolds Wrap is so handy to line pans with to cut down on the tedious task of washing bakeware!  I am going to wrap all of our plates, bowls, and silverware to get the most out of this time saving miracle material!  No more washing dishes for me!"

Stunning Seat

multi-tasking

"Yes....this can work. The cord is long enough.  I will save so much time if I can make breakfast while I am bathing in the mornings.  Set the skillet up on the commode lid...while it's heating up, I'll wash my face. Scramble the eggs, while I soak. I am brilliant! This is going to happen or I'll die trying! "

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candy wrappers

I really like vintage candy wrappers.  I am saving up dum-dums and mary jane wrappers to do something fun like these candy wrapper pails by martha:

Several images found via Collecting Candy.  An amazing website full of candy wrapper goodness!

seconds

perfectly spaced potatoes every time! 

vanilla ice cream cutie

Cookie Munchies

The weekly cookie sessions really took off when Gertrude brought back a new seasoning from Mexico called "mar-e-juan-a".

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Deviled Crabs

Thicka Bigga

Sunshine, Daisies, Butter Mellow....

"Hmmmmmm..... should I bake a pineapple upside down cake or lemon cupcakes? Or should I make a yellow squash casserole with corn on the cob.  Maybe I could make banana pudding or peach cobbler... Better yet I could put my focus on hosing down the rest of the kitchen in yellow... curtains, flooring, and switching out that dreaded red clock for a nice mustard hued one.  Perhaps then I will bake a nice simple yellow cake...with yellow icing....and yellow sprinkles. God, why wasn't I born a blonde?!"

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so here's the deal... no posts on weekends. It's just not going to happen with the long hours I work.

Cheery Red & Yellow Brownies

It does it all! It's a soil cleaner... It's a Laxative....A laxative for soil!
It's.....Soilax!

Nutrient Rich Breakfast

"Good morning dear! Make sure to eat all of your grapefruit.  The arsenic...er, nutrients settle on the bottom. "

Piggly Wiggly

"Hey Mister, Mommy said for you to be careful. You crushed her carton of  Winstons last time."

Bacon?

No, no! This is Sliced Breakfast Beef!

 Love the price frame shaped cow head with a cent sign.

fridge lovin'

Men love BIG ice cubes!

wieners!

Dinner Deluxe

" Hello dear, would you pass a message along for me to Mrs. Paul?  Tell her I am ever grateful  for her making this Haddock Deluxe Dinner taste like ass! I passed it off on my mother-in-law as homemade and have cemented that she will never grace my house for dinner ever again! I will be forever in Mrs. Paul's debt! My real question is can I buy these in bulk?  I have several applications to use them... House guests that have outworn their welcome,  to encourage the Mr. to get out of my hair for an evening, and a whole luncheon for the PTA biddies would be grand. I'll take 3 dozen, Thank you!"



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