Batman is a timeless classic that never loses his appeal. Batman cakes, party decorations, party favors, and party packs are easy to find in party supply stores, online, or in department stores. Invitations are easy to make. Just purchase black construction paper, cut into bat shapes, use a silver gel pen to invite the guests to "Gotham City" to help Batman and Robin fight crime!

Send invitations early, at least two weeks in advance, and send a reminder, including a map with directions to "the bat cave" specifying again the date and time to drop off and pick up guests. Enlist the aid of neighborhood babysitters, teenaged siblings, or relatives to help direct the Gotham City traffic, and the caped crusaders are certain to be victorious!

Batman Party Games and Activities

Using inexpensive 36 or 45-inch wide black fabric, such as double knit, cut out simple capes (rectangles that can be tied by the corners) with pinking shears, and have one of your helpers paint on mask outlines and/or small bats, onto the faces of the guests.

Simple games are the best for younger children's parties, and "Follow the Joker" is always a hit. Each child can have a turn at being the leader.
Put small bat stickers (bats can be cut out of black construction paper, and glued with crazy glue, if you can't find bat stickers) on the lens of inexpensive flashlights (easily found at dollar shops) so that when the room is dark, each child can send his own Gotham City bat signal!

Using a large clear or white sheet of plastic, paint a black bat in the center, and put it in the middle of the floor. Allow each guest to make an airplane out of black construction paper, then each gets several chances to fly their plane onto the bat to win a prize.

A fun and easy game is a pass the "bat-ball" relay. Guests divide up into teams of five or so. Each team is given a plastic ball, onto which you have affixed batman stickers, painted names of villains, like Joker, Penguin, and Cat Woman. The teams form a line, with the person at the head of the line holding the ball. The first player passes the ball over his head to the person standing behind him. That person passes it between his legs to the next person, continuing until the person at the beginning of the line is again holding the ball. Prizes can be given for the first team to complete the game, and all the runners up.

BATMAN PARTY FAVORS AND GOODY BAGS
Fill a Batman party favor bag with batman stickers, toy "bat-a-rangs," comic books, coloring books, and washable bat markers, and Batman fruit snacks and other related toys. Consider giving the batman balls used in the bat-ball relay as gifts for the big game winners.
Bat Menu

Poison Ivy Floats, made with ginger ale, Lemon-lime soft drink mix, and lime sherbet.
Bat Sandwiches, simple PB&J sandwiches cut out with a bat cookie cutter.
Bat Cake and ice cream.

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Now that special person has decided to retire and you want to throw a party as memorable as their career. Here are some ideas on how to use retirement party supplies as great retirement decorations. The best part is these retirement party ideas can be used whether it's a small intimate gathering, or a large boisterous affair.

For a most unique retirement centerpiece, use smaller sized cakes placed in the center of each table. Use cake topper retirement party supplies such as slogans for retirement or happy retirement on top. As well as being retirement centerpieces, these decorations on the cakes will double as retirement favors for each guest at the table to bring home. Another most distinctive of retirement centerpieces is using a jelly jam, or some other, jar filled with candy favors to anchor several themed balloons. You can find individual candy favors that are wrapped with retirement wishes on them.

Again, the retirement centerpieces serve as retirement favors as guests can eat the candy or bring it home along with the balloons and jar. Of course, you can always go with a retirement centerpiece that says proclaims happy retirement wishes on it. You can also use party supplies like word confetti to sprinkle around your tables, to add to the decorating ideas. Piled high in the center of the table, these confetti supplies also make the cutest of centerpieces. You can always tie together your retirement supplies by using matching plates, cups and napkins.

Setting up your party environment with retirement decorations makes your party look good. To ensure guests have a good time, have a few party games on hand. When people RSVP on their invitations, more useful retirement supplies, ask them to write down a funny story or interesting experience that involves the retiree. The party planners can choose several and have the guests tell them at the party. Prescreening the stories like this helps to eliminate those stories that could be embarrassing or in bad taste. If you have time to prepare ahead, there are several retirement party games you can come up with.

Create a trivia game to play with the guests divided into teams. Include questions about the company itself, like who was the founder, when it was started, how it may have expanded, funny happenings over the years. And make these retirement party games relevant to the retiree by asking how many people worked there when they started, how many bosses they've had, habits people may have noticed they had and their interests. You can play how well do you know the retiree as a party game with questions that you've made up before hand. Be sure to use a lot of general questions so everyone feels they're participating, but put in some little known facts, too, to make it more interesting.

You can either make up a quick word find or find a free one online and pass them out. Whoever finds all the words (work and retiree related) fastest wins. You could even award game prizes, like a candle, can of nuts, or a gift certificate to a local restaurant. Or just let the joy of winning be its own prize. If with all the party planning you don't have time to set up a retirement party game on your own, there are some fun retirement party games you can buy, like retirement bingo or a scratch off game to see who has won the golden egg. All are guaranteed to give your guests a fun and memorable time at your retirement party.

Lisa Klima is the owner of RetirementGiftShop.com, which sells retirement poems, retirement gifts, and retirement party supplies.

Look up in the sky! It's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, it's a frog. Whoops, wrong superhero (that's Underdog.) The hero I had in mind was Superman. I want to talk to you about kids party planning that involves a Superman birthday party theme.

All of you mothers (and fathers) with daughters, don't hit the back button just yet. This theme isn't just for boys. My daughters love Superman. In fact, when I planned a little Superman-themed celebration for my husband (yes, you read that right, my husband) last year, they had just as much (if not more) fun than he did.

This is a fun and easy birthday theme to plan for your children. Like all kids party planning, it will involve getting a cake, coming up with games, and figuring out party favors. Currently, Party City has a lot of Superman party favors that you can pick up for a relatively cheap price.

As far as the cake (or cupcakes) goes, you can either purchase one at a local bakery or grocery store. If you are really ambitious, you can bake one yourself. Now, before you get all worked up because you don't really "bake", it's not really that bad. Baking the cake is as easy as following the directions on the box.

Decorating the cake is the hard part, but even that isn't too difficult. The great thing about planning a Superman birthday party theme is that the design of Superman's symbol (essentially an "S") is relatively easy, which makes it easy to put on cakes and cupcakes. You can get a picture of it off of the internet or from some other party favors you may be handing out.

If you are decorating the cake yourself, I wouldn't recommend trying to do anything with Superman's face or body, unless you are an exceptional artist because they are a lot harder to pull off. If you want something with Superman's body, places like Party City or Target sell action figures made to look like he is exploding from the cake.

A birthday party activity that's both a game and party favors is a pinata. For whatever reason, kids love whacking away at these cardboard shapes full of candy. For a Superman-themed party, you might be able to find a pinata at Party City, but it may just be a plain shape with Superman's symbol on it.

If you want to really impress the kids, try making the pinata yourself and design it to look like Krypton, which was Superman's home planet. At the beginning of the Superman movies, Krypton explodes. I can't think of a better way for your kids to take an active role in the movie than by having them recreate the opening scene.

You can also make the pinata to look like the spaceship that Superman was in at the beginning of the movie; he left his home planet as a baby, bound for Earth in it If there are any moms out there who are kind of lost about all of this Superman stuff, ask your husbands (how do you think I know so much about it?).

As you can see, kids party planning that involves a Superman theme is pretty easy to pull off. You can either go the route of purchasing everything at stores, or you can do things yourself (make your own cake and pinata). It doesn't really matter which way you decide to go with it, all kids (boys or girls) will have fun with a Superman-themed birthday party.

Spongebob Squarepants has a rich history and made his appearance in 1993. Spongebob is a sponge, no rocket science needed there. He lives in a pineapple of all things, in an underwater city called Bikini Bottom or so the movie goes. Pineapples and bikini bottoms apart, Spongebob is a fast favorite among kids and some adults one might add. A Spongebob themed party for your son or daughter is a simply fantastic idea.

Invite Spongebob to join your party and it will rock! He is so full of energy and so totally way out, off the wall, call it what you will but he is still loved.

Decorations are the spice of the party so let's take a look at what we have to work with. You can get many different kinds of Spongebob party supplies like a Spongebob wall scene kit that is made of plastic and can be attached on the wall to provide a great background scene for the party room. Get a couple of pull string piñatas; this dual fun item is something kids just love. Start out by handing it up as a decoration and then let the kids loose to smash their way to the candy and other treats inside the piñatas.

Hang a Spongebob birthday banner right across your entry way or at the door to the party room. Hang wall add-ons of Spongebob and friends and make it a point to take pictures of the kids posing next to their pal. For the table you can get a Spongebob table cover and also a Spongebob center piece to join the kids when they eat. Put the center piece in your child's room after the party - it will be a reminder of a mega birthday bash.

There are always balloons and streamers that can be added to the room to enhance the party atmosphere; you can buy themed Spongebob party supplies for the crockery and cutlery. You will also need to buy your invitations and thank you notes.

With the decorating out of the way you can turn your attention to the cake, its got to be Spongebob of course! You will also have to decide on what food and drink you will serve the children and what games you can get them to play.

For party favors, pick up small beach pails and fill them up with Spongebob mementos like coloring books, fruit snacks, ocean themed toys and more. Plenty to choose from and sky's the limit or should I say budget's the limit - the whole idea is to give the children lots of fun and your child a fabulous Spongebob birthday party.

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The Powderpuff Girls, Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles, live in a city called Townsville. Accidentally created by a laboratory mix up, they were derived from sugar spice things that are nice and unknown chemical that was accidentally spilled into the serum. All having superhero powers, these three characters continually fight crime. Most children, boys and girls alike, enjoy this series due to the action packed adventures they are involved in.

When considering these three girls for Halloween costumes, it is important to take into consideration that the girls may begin to act like them... possibly trying to save the world from their evil brother. So if you are brave and feel that you are prepared, carry on.

Blossom has pinl eyes, reddish longer hair, and wears pink. She is known as the commander of the three and her character traits are mature, managerial, instructional, bossy and very detail oriented. Her most prominent power is her ability to breathe ice and has been known to also breathe fire from time to time.

Buttercup has green eyes, shorter black hair, and wears green. Her fighting style is relentless and hostile, taking on the tomboy characteristics. She is different from the other two girls in that she is so extremely mean that she is almost scary. Her super hero trait is somewhat less of a threat however. Basically, her special power allows her to roll her tongue. Yes, that's it. But it unique to her as the other two girls cannot do this.

Bubbles has blue eyes and werars blue clothes and she always wears her hair up in two ponytails. Her personality is of a much less mature nature than Blossom. She appears as a hppy go lucky girl who enjoys to relax and play. This leads her into many situations in which she is becomes portrayed as the weakest link of the three sisters. Her super strengnth is found in her ability to speak spanish.

Throwing an awesome hen night party is very important as it's one of those days you'll remember forever! So whether you're organizing your own party or one for your dear friend, take a look at the following hen night party ideas to help make it memorable.

1. Send out your invitations to all the girls on a cut out of a male stripper. Well either that or a cocktail glass! Something to get your girls in the mood early on and to give them all an idea of what to expect.

2. Also you really should think about creating a Facebook group. You will be able to message everybody on the list at frequent intervals and get everybody excited! Everyone will be able to see who else is attending and this typically increases attendance rates if they know that a lot of their friends will also be there.

3. You could even have a secret "real" Facebook group excluding the bride to be so that you can keep some things secret from her! It is the little surprises that make hen parties what they are so make sure you throw a few in here and there!

4. Begin your planning early on! It's not uncommon to begin planning a full six months in advance of d-day!

5. Of course, the amount of time you'll need to plan all depends on whether or not you plan on going abroad for your hen party as more and more are these days. This is another advantage of the Facebook group as you can all discuss your budgets and prospective dates etc! Popular hen party destinations include Barcelona, Benidorm or even Bournmouth!

6. If you're having your hen night in this country then consider one of the popular party cities such as Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds.

7. Perhaps you can go as a group for a fun day at the health spa? Just think about being pampered, massaged, manicured, pedicured, having facials after a nice hot tub and sauna. After you can have a lovely meal with lots of champagne. All this in a lovely countryside retreat.

8. Of course you can do the usual thing and hire out a pink limo, but the drive will be much longer and more enjoyable as well as more worth your while if you hire it from a luxury countryside health spa and take it to your party city of choice.

New Year's Eve is a great excuse for people to throw parties across the globe. If you've watching the best of the action on TV while you quietly ring in the New Year at home then it might be time to get out there and check out some of the best New Year's Eve parties the world has to offer.

10. London, U.K.

The banks of the Thames fill with people eager to watch an impressive fireworks display along the river. Big Ben's midnight chiming is truly iconic and you can always guarantee a huge crowd of revelers in nearby Trafalgar Square. There's also a dizzying number of clubs and events around the city. Free public transport is available throughout the festivities so you can easily party across England's capital well into New Year's Day.

9. Las Vegas, U.S.A.

The adult Disneyland offers predictably spectacular fireworks displays as The Strip buzzes with even more excitement than usual. Some of the music world's biggest names descend on the desert city to play very lucrative New Year's Eve gigs and if you can somehow wrangle an invite, you can ring in the New Year in more style here than anywhere.

8. New York, U.S.A.

One of the most iconic locations featured in countdowns around the world is New York's Times Square. The streets are teeming with people and there are plenty of adjacent buildings offering those who book ahead the chance to enjoy the spectacle in warm surroundings. The city has more than the drop of a ball to offer everyone - New York is a great city to party in, especially on New Year's Eve.

7. Berlin, Germany

With over a million visitors from across the continent piling into Germany's capital, Berlin offers one of the biggest New Year's Eve parties in Europe. Berlin's nightclubs stay open for days at a time all year round, just imagine how they throw it down on New Year's Eve. Naturally, there's a massive fireworks display to enjoy as well.

6. New Orleans, U.S.A.

Bourbon Street may just be the rowdiest street party in America each December 31st. While crowds huddle and shiver in Times Square, the party atmosphere for which New Orleans is famous is sure to help anyone ring in the New Year in style. If you're young, free and single, few places offer a party vibe as irresistible as New Orleans' French Quarter.

5. Prague, Czech Republic

If twelve o'clock fireworks are your thing, few cities offer a more spectacular display than Prague. Prague has also earned a well deserved reputation as one of Europe's premier party cities. This may or may not have something to do with the Czech Republic's notoriously lax laws on drugs and prostitution.

4. Edinburgh, U.K.

The famous Hogmanay celebrations in Scotland's capital top London in providing the British Isles most spectacular New Year's celebrations. With the streets in the center of the city teeming with people, there is a buzz around these celebrations like no other in Europe. There's just the right mix of tradition and carefree good times, with cannons sounding in the New Year and partying that lasts for several days before and after the main New Year's celebration.

3. Sydney, Australia

Check out the famous fireworks at Harbor Bridge as Sydney rings in the New Year before anyone in Europe or North America. New Year falls in the middle of Australian summer time, so expect beach parties galore and an unforgettably bonzer bonanza.

2. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Spectacular fireworks and beaches teeming with nightlife help give Brazil's most famous city an incredible party vibe each December 31st. Though the carnival festivities are better known, there are few better places to see in the New Year than on the sand of Copacabana beach.

1. Goa, India

With beach parties lasting long after sunrise, it's obvious why this sixties hippie haven is still a world class party destination. You may find yourself sharing a dance floor with big Bollywood stars, as the great and the good of Indian popular culture head to party in Goa to see in the New Year.

When it comes to nightclubs and nightlife, there are certain cities in the world which are in the top list. As everyone can guess, nightlife in Las Vegas is famous all over the world. People from all over the world visit the city to enjoy the pleasures of its exclusive nightclubs. Everything from erotic pole dancing to exclusive lighting, wonderful food and drinks add to the numerous luxuries offered by the sin city. Club 7 in Las Vegas tops the list of world's famous nightclubs.

Next to the American city, London, Paris and Barcelona complete with each other with numerous night clubs and pubs offering active nightlife in various parts of the cities. Though London is known for its few classic clubs, Paris and Barcelona are more famous for affordable nightclubs suitable for a visit by a common man at any time of the night. The drinks, music and dance events they organize in these clubs are more or less equivalent to the glam parties in London. Mante Carlo, Miami and NewYork also have age-old nightclubs with lavish activities.

In recent days, Chinese cities like Shangai, Hongkong and few Australian cities also take part in the competition with their exclusive nightclubs. After the IT boom, most of the conservative cities in eastern countries like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have opened huge nightclubs and bars to entertain their frequent foreign visitors and the locals who accompany them. Visiting a nightclub for the sole purpose of finding the mate and dating is still prevalent only in US and few parts of Europe. Most of the European cities and eastern country clubs haven't adapted to that culture yet.

With the western culture influencing all the eastern countries like Japan, China and Russia, dating is becoming more and more common in many parts of the world. But the youth in these traditionalist countries still feel shy to approach a girl directly and ask her out. Girls are much more reluctant to do the same, even if they are mad at the boy, for the fear of bad girl image.

Though today's youth get to meet in frequent parties conducted in pubs and bars, they wonder how to proceed further to attract a girl or a boy. Online after party applications came as a real boon to such people. They help the youth to start a chat naturally stating they met the person in the party the previous day. Online after party applications are very famous in eastern countries than it is in western countries as it offers a good platform for them to advance in the relationship they started in nightclubs and parties.