Nerf Gun Party!

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 $5. a piece and tuck them away.

I also bought lots of extra darts on sale!

Eye protection is a must with NERF guns. 

These are Dollar Store sunglasses.  They worked perfectly!

Of course my kid wanted NERF Target vests for the battle.

(I was not buying NERF vests, 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.)

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. 
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!

 

 

I made this NERF gun cake with inspiration from The Blackberry Vine.

The orange darts and letters are made with marshmallow fondant. 

The gun on top is a mini NERF gun.  (I had to look everywhere to find one that small!)

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,
(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.

 

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To see our ARMY PARTY click here.

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