Batman is in Gotham City, and the Party is On!
by Gail Leino

Description: Ideas for hosting a Batman themed preschool birthday party.

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Batman is a timeless classic that never loses his appeal. Batman cakes, party decorations, party favors, and party packs are easy to find in party supply stores, online, or in department stores. Invitations are easy to make. Just purchase black construction paper, cut into bat shapes, use a silver gel pen to invite the guests to “Gotham City” to help Batman and Robin fight crime!

Send invitations early, at least two weeks in advance, and send a reminder, including a map with directions to “the bat cave” specifying again the date and time to drop off and pick up guests. Enlist the aid of neighborhood babysitters, teenaged siblings, or relatives to help direct the Gotham City traffic, and the caped crusaders are certain to be victorious!

Batman Party Games and Activities

Using inexpensive 36 or 45-inch wide black fabric, such as double knit, cut out simple capes (rectangles that can be tied by the corners) with pinking shears, and have one of your helpers paint on mask outlines and/or small bats, onto the faces of the guests.

Simple games are the best for younger children’s parties, and “Follow the Joker” is always a hit. Each child can have a turn at being the leader. Put small bat stickers (bats can be cut out of black construction paper, and glued with crazy glue, if you can’t find bat stickers) on the lens of inexpensive flashlights (easily found at dollar shops) so that when the room is dark, each child can send his own Gotham City bat signal!

Using a large clear or white sheet of plastic, paint a black bat in the center, and put it in the middle of the floor. Allow each guest to make an airplane out of black construction paper, then each gets several chances to fly their plane onto the bat to win a prize.

A fun and easy game is a pass the “bat-ball” relay. Guests divide up into teams of five or so. Each team is given a plastic ball, onto which you have affixed batman stickers, painted names of villains, like Joker, Penguin, and Cat Woman. The teams form a line, with the person at the head of the line holding the ball. The first player passes the ball over his head to the person standing behind him. That person passes it between his legs to the next person, continuing until the person at the beginning of the line is again holding the ball. Prizes can be given for the first team to complete the game, and all the runners up.

Batman Party Favors and Goodie Bags

Fill a Batman party favor bag with batman stickers, toy “bat-a-rangs,” comic books, coloring books, and washable bat markers, and Batman fruit snacks and other related toys. Consider giving the batman balls used in the bat-ball relay as gifts for the big game winners.

Bat Menu

Poison Ivy Floats: made with ginger ale, lemon-lime soft drink mix, and lime sherbet. Bat Sandwiches: simple PB&J sandwiches cut out with a bat cookie cutter. Bat Cake and ice cream.

Mrs. Party...Gail Leino is the internet's leading authority on selecting the best possible party supplies, using proper etiquette, and living a healthy life while also teaching organizational skills and fun facts. The Party Supplies Hut has lots of party ideas with hundreds of free coloring sheets, printable games, and free birthday party activities. Over 100 adorable Party Themes to fit your birthday celebration, holiday event, or "just because" parties is at the Party Theme Shop. Party themes include cartoon characters, sports, movie, TV shows, luau, western, holidays, and unique crazy fun theme ideas.

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