A Pre-Teen Movie-Themed Birthday Party

Awhile back when I asked my oldest son, Aiden, what kind of party he wanted for his 12th birthday and he said he wanted to have a movie birthday party. He’s getting older (pre-teen, eek!) and I feel like his input counts more now when it comes to the actual party planning process. Together we picked out a lot of these the decoration and food.

I offered to let him have a party the night before with just his friends to watch movies and hang out. We ordered pizza and I made the kids favor boxes and theater style goodie boxes with popcorn too, a drink and candies. We put on a movie for them, but ultimately they just ran around playing and having fun.

For the family party, we served different kinds of popcorn, crudites and some of Aiden’s favorite types of sandwiches. I made a giant “12” out of thin plywood, and kept everything else very simple. We had a photo booth made from gold foil and I took photos of them for the clapboard keychain party favors, too.

Party Decor:
Gold Stars / Movie Clapboard / Tablecloth / Table Runners / Wood Crates / Drink Dispenser / Star Cups / Gold Straws / Plates / Popcorn Boxes / Gold Foil Backdrop (I used 6) / Photo Props / Polaroid Camera / Sticky Film / Clapboard Photo Keychains / Sparkler Letters /

Party Favors:
Clapboard Keychains / Star Sparklers / Glowsticks / Popcorn Invite / Popcorn Cookies /Lego Mixels / Light Up Yoyo / Punch Balloon

Jessica Doll is a professional photographer, blogger, avid traveler, & stylish mama living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She blogs at Hej Doll (hi doll), a travel, life, & style blog about her life in California and beyond.

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