When our son turned 6, we threw him a Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare birthday party. With Halloween approaching, I thought it'd be appropriate to share these PvZ party ideas for you!
We ordered the cake from a local cake shop, For Heaven's Cakes. They did a fantastic job honoring exactly what I requested. The characters are all handmade edible chocolate pieces!
I printed a banner from this Etsy shop and then printed a few graphics from an internet image search to make the food labels and decorate the table. All of the food, except the cake, was store-bought because I needed quick and convenient. There were so many creative ways to relate the food to a Plants vs Zombies reference so it was fun! Below is the menu in photos:
I found these water bottle labels from this shop and wrap them around mini bottles.
We had a pinata in the shape of a zombie head. I had to get creative with this one. I couldn't find a PvZ specific pinata to buy, so I found a Day of the Dead pinata at Walmart that was in the same shape I needed for a zombie head. So, I just had to tear off it's eyes, spray paint it green, and glue new zombie eyes on. Voila! Judah LOVED it.
We made the kids wear a zombie mask during their turn.
I made sure each kid had a green baggie to scoop up their own candy stash once the pinata burst open.
Another activity the boys enjoyed was putting together their own zombie paper dolls. They got a kick out of making their own zombie. I bought the template from this shop.
I do not have photos of it, but they also played a PvZ Bingo game I found here.
My favorite part of the party (and I think the kids' favorite part, too) was giving each of them a homemade marshmallow gun so they could run around our yard shooting balloon zombies. I also set up prints of zombies and taped on our fence for targets. Each party guest got to take their gun home.
For the zombie balloons, I bought green helium balloons from the grocery store and used a Sharpie to draw on simple zombie faces.
These party favors were fun to put together. Again, I found a free image through an internet search and printed, then cut it out and taped it to the small pots with a green ribbon. I filled each pot with zombie-themed goodies. You can find a bunch of good cheap party favors during Halloween!
Lastly, I requested all the boys to show me their zombie walk. Such good sports! haha!
We really had a great time with this party. Although there were a ton of wild boys at our house at once, it was a nice day to have them outside running around in the backyard and shooting marshmallows. Fun time by all!
(Party invitations were ordered from this shop. I do not have a photo of our exact one. Please leave a comment below if you have questions about any of the Plants vs Zombies party information above.)
Lisa says
Hi! I'm excited about all of your ideas. My son wants a PvZ party this year so these are very helpful. Random question: how difficult was it to clean up after the marshmallow shoot out? We don't have a backyard, so we're having the party in place where the grass will be a bit more public.
Ami Taylor says
Wow...really outstanding work...lots of unique ideas you put to make the best parties...can you please suggest me how to decorate the simple cake with sugar beads?
Thank You!!
Nikki Gladd says
Hi Ami! I wish I could help but I didn't make the cake, I ordered it from a bakery in town. 🙂 Thanks for the compliments!
Paige says
Where did you find mask? Everywhere online says sold out or not available 🙁
Nikki Gladd says
Hi Paige,
We bought it from Amazon almost 4 years ago and it looks like it's no longer available. 🙁 Sorry!
van says
hi there, fantastic party. Would you share how you made the marshmallow guns pls? thanks.
Nikki Gladd says
Hi! My husband made them using pvc pipes. If you look closely at the photos you can see the pieces used. I believe he search online for a tutorial -- probably on YouTube. Hope this helps!
Nadia Hamidy says
Omg I love your blog my son is in love with PvZ and his birthday is coming up... Thanks for sharing
Nikki Gladd says
Thanks, Nadia! I'm so glad to help with ideas for a PvZ party for your son! Enjoy! 🙂
Wendy says
My son is just getting into PvZ! Too bad you're not in Bay Area, I would have like to hired you to set this all up for him haha. Nice work mama! 🙂
Nikki Gladd says
haha! Thank you! Hopefully these tips will help you throw him a party! 🙂
Genesis says
That looks so awesome
harga lantai kayu says
really creative and unique, thanks for the inspiration
Sue Gladd says
SO FUN and Perfect to share this week!