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Batman and Robin have been around for decades! Children have grown up following the adventures of the Dynamic Duo and their arch enemies.

What do you do when your little superhero comes to you and wants to have a Batman birthday party?

Batman Party Decorations

• Cut out question marks from black or purple construction paper and hang them from the ceiling with string.
  
  
• Look online for Batman clip art of the bat signal and make a poster of that, or buy one online, to hang on a wall or door.
  
  
• Black and yellow balloons can also be blown up and strewn around. Use them later for a game by putting a peice of candy inside each one before blowing them up and then have the kids stomp on them. A whole bunch of pinatas — but on the floor!

Batman Party Activities

• Superhero Quick Change Relay
  
  Transform just like superheros do!
  
  Have a couple of old sports jackets, slacks, button down dress shirts, ties, two pairs of shoes, two hats, and a couple of pairs of glasses. Make two teams and see which team can dress and undress (over their clothes of course), the fastest.
  
  

  Batman Birthday Party

  One person from each team takes a turn one at a time. The next person in line cannot start putting on any part of the suit until his or her team mate is completely undressed. When both teams are done give everyone a Batman cape (easily found online or use a trashbag with handles so it can tie) for demonstrating good sportsmanship.
  
  
• Capture the Villain
  
  Print out different 3 of 3 Batman enemies like Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, The Joker, Penguin, or Catwoman, so that you have 9 altogether, and tape them to paper plates. Arrange the paper plates in a 3x3 diagram. Have coins available for each player to use. The goal is for the coins to land on three of the same villian. Each player gets three turns to "capture" one villian.
  
  
• Get the Enemy
  
  Print up some superhero villians. Be sure to have a good mix of some that are and some that aren't Batman's enemies. Roll the print-outs up and put one a piece into empty 20 oz plastic bottles. Have this done beforehand so the kids don't know who is in which bottle. Line up the bottles in a row. Give each player 5 tennis balls and allow five turns to knock down five bottles. After all five turns are done, look inside the bottles that have been knocked down to see how many are Batman's enemies. Award 2 pieces of candy for each Batman enemy.
  
  
• Build Gotham City Hall!
  
  Have a few decks of cards on hand for this game. Create groups of builders by pairing up your guests. Use your judgement when pairing up the children to make it an even playing field. Each team then gets two packs of cards. The team that has the tallest tower of cards is the winner!

Batman Party Foods and Favors

• Always a big hit - the transforming drink. Make a tray of ice cubes with food coloring in them. When the ice cubes are added to a clear drink, like Sprite, the drink turns the color of the ice cube!
  
  
• On the birthday cake, place Batman and Robin on one side of the cake and their enemies on the other side as if they are about to attack! Write "Happy Birthday _____" in the middle and "POW! CRASH! BOOM! KAPOW!" all around. Make ice cream a little more exciting by calling it "Mr. Freeze Ice cream!"
  
  
• Tell the kids you can't find the party bags and then stumble across a note left by the Riddler that says their bags have been taken and hidden in a secret location. In order to find them they must look for clues left by the riddler written on question marks cut out of paper. Have the bags all in one place so you don't have to remember where you hid them all. In the bags put silly string, as a harmless weapon, some superhero figurines, stickers, and of course candy!

More Batman party ideas around the Web:

Batman Party - Birthday Party Ideas - Tons of ideas submitted for visitors with tips & tricks for Batman Party decorations, games & activities, party food and more for toddlers and younger kids.

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Batman Birthday Party - Batman Begins Party - Cool ideas from AmazingMoms.com with tips on invitation wording, party games & activities, food and goodie bags.

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