Invitations:

• Use the great invitations in the Batman Birthday Express package.
• Create your own invitations by cutting a bat symbol out of black construction paper and pasting it onto a white circle, to look like the "Bat Signal" given by the Mayor of Gotham City. You can write your party details on the back.
• Or, find inexpensive flashlights at your local dollar store, tape a bat shape onto the lens to create your own Bat signal flashlight. Then tie a tag with the party info onto the flashlight and hand deliver to your guests.

Games:

• Batman Trivia - Hand out Batquiz sheets to your guests as they arrive to provide an interesting activity until everyone is there. You can get some good sample questions at the Batman Quiz page. (They also have a Villian Name Game you can try).
• Batman Cake Hunt - Some Joker has stolen the cake! Send out your throng of little crime fighters to find the Caped Crusader’s cake. Children love to hunt for surprises, so on this special day create a treasure hunt for the Batman birthday cake! Separate your guests into teams and give each team a set of clues. Make sure that each child has a bag to carry party favors, which will be hidden throughout the hunt with the clues. Make sure the clues and favors lead them to the cake. We recommend keeping the cake close to home, under adult supervision. Excited children running through the house with a cake can be messy! Serve the team who finds the cake first.
• Super Hero Obstacle Course - Every Batman at the party can challenge their “Bat Skills” as they try to make their way through an obstacle course! This activity is best done outside or in a large room. Use household items such as chairs, pillows, sleeping bags, or anything you can find to create a challenging course. Old tires, logs, bicycles, ropes, tools, and sports equipment from the garage can help make the course full of adventure! If you wish, keep track of everyone’s time and award prizes to every child.
• Batcave Bombers

  - Before the party, decorate a large cardboard box with brown, black, or grey construction paper so it resembles the Batcave. Make paper airplanes for each guest out of the construction paper, or let them fold their own “Batplanes.” Turn the box on its side so the opening is facing the guests. Mark an “X” on the floor with tape. Challenge each guest to fly their Batplane into the Batcave, while standing on the X.

• Over and Under Relay - Separate your guests into teams and blow up a balloon for each team. Tell each team to form a single-file line, and give the first person in each line a balloon. When the game begins, the first person must pass the balloon over his or her head to the player behind. The player who receives the balloon must pass it between their legs to the next player. The pattern continues, alternating over and under, until the balloon reaches the back of the line. When it reaches the last person, the players reverse direction and the balloon is passed the opposite way, from back to front. The first team to finish wins.
• Unlock the Batmobile - Before the party, make a side-view drawing of the Batmobile on a large piece of paper or posterboard. Make the door handle and keyhole large enough to be obvious to your guests. Cut out a cardboard key for each guest and attach a piece of tape to the back. Explain to your guests that the object of the game is to place their key closest to the keyhole in order to unlock the Batmobile. Blindfold each guest in turn, and spin them three times. When they are facing the Batmobile, let them go. Award a prize to the child who is closest!

Activities:

• Theme-Related Field Trip - For a special birthday treat, take the kids to see real bats at a local zoo. Arrange to have a talk given by the resident "bat-expert." While you're there, take pictures of your guests with the bats.
• Batman Coloring Pages - Give each guest an activity booklet with coloring pages to either do at your party, or to take home in a goody bag. Check out these websites offering free Batman Coloring pages:
• Some Batman Coloring Pages
• More Batman Coloring Pages
• Even More Batman Coloring Pages

Food: