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Minecraft-Themed 5th Birthday Party (with Printables!)

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Both of my kids have been Minecraft nuts since the first one of them got their first “big kid tablet” and could start playing Pocket Edition. After eventually getting the full version of the game for PlayStation, their love for Minecraft went next-level. Between the time they spend in Creative or Survival, playing Story Mode, and watching their favorite YouTubers play (DanTDM, StampyCat, and Pat and Jen have practically become part of the family), this game has become a big part of the kids’ lives. Fortunately, it’s a very creative and kid-friendly game, so we don’t mind. In fact, we love seeing the creative structures the kids construct, and watching them learn teamwork when they play in Survival together. I figured it was just a matter of time before one of them requested a Minecraft party. Though my seven year-old has been playing longer, it was my youngest that requested a Minecraft birthday party first. Here are the details from his Minecraft-themed 5th birthday party from a few weeks ago, including Minecraft party food ideas, Minecraft party decorations (like a cool DIY Minecraft birthday backdrop), Minecraft party favor ideas, and free Minecraft birthday printables.

Minecraft-Themed 5th Birthday Party (with Printables!)

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Minecraft Birthday Party Invitations

I was inspired by the invitations in this post by A Thrifty Mom, and thought that since everything is a cube in Minecraft, that the invitations should be as well!  To create them, I downloaded the grass and dirt block template here, customized it using this free Minecraft PE font, and printed them on cardstock.  S’s friends absolutely loved receiving these!
 

Minecraft party decorations

Minecraft party decorations
The welcome sign for the party looks like the signs in the game.  You can make your own using this free Minecraft font.
 

DIY Minecraft birthday backdrop

 
Minecraft birthday backdrop
The favor station had a Minecraft birthday backdrop that was a Creeper face pattern made out of 7″ square plates in dark (festive) green, light (kiwi) green, and black, inspired by lots of similar ideas on Pinterest. I was able to use the extra plates in the packs to serve the party food.  I also used the same Creeper colors for balloons (emerald green, kiwi lime, and black), and grass pattern tablecloths throughout the party. 
 
DIY Minecraft birthday backdrop
Minecraft party decorations
Inspire by a similar project I saw on Keep It Simple, we turned our square coffee table into a “crafting table” for the kid’s paper craft activities (see more details on the activities in the Minecraft Party Activities section below).  To do this, we wrapped the table in craft paper, and decorated it with black and brown duct tape. 
 
Minecraft party decorations
We made a “Nether Portal” door with a home-printed sign (see a link to the party printables at the end of this post), along with black and purple streamers. This idea was inspired by something similar I saw on Pinterest.
 
Minecraft party decorations
There are pails in Minecraft, so I used mini pails (similar to these) to hold the cutlery (I used festive/Creeper green for the plastic cutlery).  For napkins, I used a combination of black and kiwi green lunch and beverage sized napkins.
 

Minecraft party food ideas

For food and beverages, we tried to stick with food items from the game, or foods that looked like other Minecraft blocks and crafting materials.  See a link to the Minecraft birthday printables at the end of this post.

Minecraft party food
Melon, redstone (strawberries), and slime balls (green grapes)
 
Minecraft party food ideas
Carrots and sticks (pretzel sticks)
 
Minecraft party food
Cooked chicken (chicken nuggets)
 
Minecraft party food ideas
Pork chops (mini pigs in a blanket made with Lil’ Smokies)
 
Minecraft party food
The dessert display was decorated with a grass pattern tablecloth with boxes under it to create geometric tiers
 
Minecraft party food ideas
Diamond (light blue rock candy), torches (candy-dipped pretzel rods; see more on this below), obsidian (mini Oreos), cookies (cookie cereal), and coal (Raisinettes)
 
Minecraft party food
Minecraft party food
Minecraft party food ideas
To make the torches, I used pretzel rods dipped into bright white candy melts.  You can get the kids involved with making these too!  Fab Everyday Tip: Use a coffee mug for the candy melts, as they can handle the heat, and will provide a good depth for dipping.
 
Minecraft party food ideas
Minecraft party food ideas
While the candy coating is still wet, roll the tips into orange and yellow sugar sprinkles.
 Minecraft party food
Let them dry on a piece of wax or parchment paper, then you’re ready for the party!  Fab Everyday Tip: You can make these a day or two before the party to save time. 
 
Minecraft party food ideas
Gold and iron (Hershey’s Nuggets), TNT (Twizzlers; see more details below), and fish (blue fish gummy candy)
 
Minecraft party food
Minecraft party food
To make these rolls of TNT, I cut three Twizzlers twists in half (to create a bundle of six halves), secured them with a twist tie, then wrapped them with TNT labels.  See a link to the party printables at the end of this post.
 
Minecraft party food and Minecraft birthday printables
Minecraft party food ideas
The cupcakes resembled both dirt blocks and Creepers.  I used chocolate cupcakes frosted with dark green frosting, then topped with DIY Creeper cupcake topper.  Fab Everyday Tip: Save yourself time and effort by using store-bought cupcakes, and customizing them with your own DIY toppers. 
 
Minecraft birthday party ideas
To make the cupcake toppers, I used my Cricut to make Creeper faces with black and green paper, then assembled them using my DIY cupcake topper method from this post.
 
Minecraft party food
Creeper Juice (mini 7-Up bottles), water, and milk
 
Minecraft party food ideas
Creeper Juice is really just 7-Up. Inspired by this idea I saw on Little Blue Egg, we removed the labels from mini bottles of 7-Up, then made Creeper faces on them with squares of black electrical tape.
 
Minecraft party food
We also removed water bottle labels, and replaced them with these simple labels with the Minecraft water icon (see a link to the party printables at the end of this post).  Fab Everyday Tip: You can use regular paper for home-printed water bottle labels if you keep the bottles at room temperature.  Chilling them ahead of time, and (obviously) putting them into a bucket of ice would cause too much condensation or moisture, which would destroy the paper wrappers. 
 
Minecraft party food ideas
 

Minecraft party favor ideas

Minecraft party favor ideas
Party favors included individually-wrapped caramel apples (Enchanted Golden Apples), and TNT favor bags filled with some Minecraft-themed goodies.  Get the red favor bags here, and see a link to the party printables at the end of this post for the TNT wrapper.
 
Minecraft party favor ideas
Favor bag contents included pickaxe pencils, green pixel sunglasses, party poppers wrapped like TNT, and pixel party tattoos (from Party City)
 
Minecraft party favor ideas
Minecraft party favor ideas
We also made caramel apples using an easy kit from the grocery store, then wrapped them individually as “Enchanted Golden Apples” (see a link to the Minecraft party printables at the end of this post for the labels)
 

Minecraft party activities

Minecraft party activities
As I mentioned above, we turned our square coffee table into a “crafting table” for the kid’s paper craft activities.  To do this, we wrapped the table in craft paper, and decorated it with black and brown duct tape. 
 
We got a few Minecraft Papercraft sets on Amazon that were easy for the kids to do (we got the 48-piece Minecraft set and the Animal Mobs set).
 
Minecraft party activities and crafts
I also created a craft-your-own-torch station using recycled TP and paper towel rolls (folded into square shapes) and strips of white, orange, and yellow construction and tissue paper.  If you pre-cut the construction paper into squares (using a Cricut or square punch) and cut the tissue paper into strips, all the kids need is tape and their imagination for this simple party craft. 
 
Minecraft party activities
The kids loved playing with their torches during the party, and then got to take them home as an additional party favor
 
Minecraft party activities
The kids also got hours of fun in this Minecraft-decorated bouncy house rented from a local vendor
 

I can’t believe my baby is five!  Where does the time go?

Minecraft birthday printables

All printables for the party are available in this post here.  The printables I created are free, but I would appreciate a follow for @fabeveryday on social media (you can find me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram) in return.  If you post pictures of your parties, tag @fabeveryday in them so we can see what you do!  Finally, if you blog about your party, please link back to fabeveryday.com in your blog posts to credit the printables and inspiration.

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      • Henna says

        I love your ideas, but I struggle to get the printables, I’ve liked your FB page but still no luck

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        • Ramona Cruz-Peters says

          Thank you! I am sorry you’re having trouble with the printables. They are all available on this page: https://fabeveryday.com/2016/06/fab-everyday-party-printables.html (click or scroll down to get the Minecraft printables). Each of them is available in Google document links to PDF files that should be available for public download. Depending on the device you’re trying to access them from, your device may restrict downloads from site like this (sometimes that happens when people are on work computers, and I have also seen issues accessing Google files from mobile devices at times).

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  2. Lisa says

    Hi, thank you for the wonderful ideas and printable! I tried to print them but a google error message appears 410 “the server cannot process the request because it is malformed” I was hoping you might know a way around this or be able to email them to me in a different format or something? Super bummed i couldn’t get it to go through. Thank you in advance for any help 🙂

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    • Ramona Cruz-Peters says

      Hi Lisa – can you shoot me an email with the specific printables you wanted, so I can reply with the PDF files directly? I have not heard of this issue yet, but I would love to help you figure it out so you can use them for your party. My email is [email protected].

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  3. Karla says

    Your post is so difficult to read with all the ads!! Love your ideas but don’t like so many pop-ups that cover up most of your post.

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    • Ramona Cruz-Peters says

      I appreciate your feedback, and I am sorry for the inconvenience the ads caused. These display ads are how I make a living, so I appreciate your patience with them.

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  4. Amy says

    How did you make the cupcake topper with a cricut?? I’m assuming I’d have to get a specific thing to put in it to make the zombies?? (Sorry I’m not crafty and don’t use my cricut much 🙈)

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