The much anticipated movie and pre-summer blockbuster comes to theaters on May 4, 2012 – Marvel’s The Avengers!
You can’t go anywhere these days without seeing Avengers products. From groceries to toys and even pet products, the Avengers are EVERYWHERE!
It’s not surprising that little boys – and girls – want Avenger’s themed parties. Here are some great tips for hosting your own Avengers party, including how to decorate Avengers cookies too.
These tips come courtesy of Ms. Ricky Eisen, Founder and President of Events and Celebrations by Between the Bread, one of Manhattan’s most renowned and prestigious catering companies.
“On May 4th, Marvel brings together a group of 6 incredible superheroes to fight the battle mere mortals never could. In honor of the upcoming mega-movie, The Avengers ™, I wanted to share some tips on how to throw a celebration worthy of these classic caped crusaders—and take a party from blah to BLAMO!”
Invitations: Start your party off right with the perfect invitation. You can make your own postcard invitations with cardboard cut-outs of bright blue painted stars, and include the details about your party in a thin black marker. Decorate the front of each with classic comic book words like POW!, ZAP! And WAM!
Décor: The Avengers bring together 6 epic superheroes. Create your own easy decorations with cardboard cutouts of spiders and paint them black, neon green head’s of The Hulk and classic American flags for Captain America and, throughout the party, use bold colored streamers, which will add some mystery to the room.
Centerpieces: Choose your favorite Avenger and decorate the table around that character. Use lots of primary colors, since comic strips are usually blue, yellow and red. Print outs of comic book pages covered in contact paper make great placemats. Blanket your tables with these to tie the décor together and include stars, spiders and Hawkeye cut-outs on wooden sticks around the table with silver confetti.
Music: Keep the music simple but fun. Choose classic scores from superhero movies such as The Hulk, Captain America and Iron Man and give it a “Gotham” feel.
Menu: Mini snacks such as cut-out tea-sandwiches make great finger food. Look for cookie cutters in shields, stars and spiders to create these treats. For Incredible Hulk themed beverages, create trays of green ice cubes by freezing water with green food color, and WOW! guests as their clear citrusy beverages transform color before their very eyes.
Party Favors: As a parting gift, place a few Avenger designed cookies in a cellophane bag and close with a gold twist-tie – your guests can enjoy the party for days to follow with these treats!
To make Avengers cookies simply whip up a batch of your favorite sugar cookie recipe and use a cookie cutter to make character cookies. They make Superhero cookie cutters in the shape of many Avengers heroes. You can also use any oval shaped cookie cutter and instead fill in the details with your decorating. Once your cookies are baked and cooled, you are ready to begin decorating.
1) You can make your own royal icing (See: How to Make Your Own Royal Icing below) or use store-bought. Color with food coloring to achieve the various colors you want for decorating. We recommend green (for the Hulk), yellow, blue, black, white, and brown. Place each color in a piping bag.
2) Begin by outlining the cookie in your base color. (If you were starting with The Hulk, outline the entire shape in green. Color in your outline with green icing and cover the entire cookie. You can actually use a paintbrush to “paint” your cookie.) Give the base a few minutes to dry and choose your next color. For The Hulk’s hair, outline his hairline in black and proceed to fill in with black icing. You can continue to draw features in and watch your character come to life.
How to Make Your Own Royal Icing
- 3 egg whites, at room temperature. We prefer dehydrated egg whites, available at most supermarkets.
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- Food coloring (optional)
Mix above ingredients with a little warm water until smooth. Add food coloring.
I Googled Avengers cookie cutters and I did find a few, so the are available. But I like the idea of using an oval cookie cutter and simply freehand the designs.
Kimberly
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Kim Henrichs says
I love these!!!
Thuy Vu says
Hi I wanted to pin this but could not find pin button
Derek says
Great ideas!
I think it would be helpful if there was an article that gives a timeline on all the steps for planning a party from deciding when to pick a theme and if you buy party supply products online, how far in advance to do this. Just my 2 cents.