Pokemon Birthday Party Ideas – Food
There was a “dessert” table at this party. These can get super expensive if you let them, or you can create one in a reasonable way without an overload of items. In other words, keep it simple and it can be done affordably.
First thing I ALWAYS plan is the cake portion of the table. Or cupcakes, depending on the event. For this Pokemon Party, I was feeling lazy and time crunched, so I ordered a 2 tiered cake from the grocery store and put my paper printable Pikachu cake topper on it. Seriously easy. And not as expensive as you think.
Because this was intended to be a low-key party (well, low-key in my world, anyway!) I kept the food to a minimum. Our menu included:
- Cake
- Gluten-free cupcakes (for the birthday boy)
- Super cute Pikachu pops made with Peeps
- Sugar cookies
- Cucumber cups with ranch and carrots
- Fruit
- Make-your-own pizzas
It was plenty for everyone, and there wasn’t a mountain of leftover food at the end!
“Health” and “Mana” were (watered-down) Kool-Aid…although if I had to do it again, I would find a different drink to serve. To make these Pokemon GO friendly, I would rename the drinks something like “Super Potion” and “Hyper Potion.” Which I’ve done to the party printable set, btw, if you’re looking at it for your party.
Nikki of Tikkido did another amazing job with the Pokemon sugar cookies. Always in awe of the details she puts on her cookies! It was funny to watch all the kids trading their cookies like they trade their Pokemon cards.
As a side note…custom cookies get expensive. If you want a less expensive option, pick up yellow frosted cookies at the grocery store!
This was a lunch-time party, so we had to fill the kids up with something nutritious before we let them loose on the cake and cookies. We did a make-your-own Pikachu Pizza bar that also served as a party activity. Kids love anything all that much more if they can make it themselves! My local grocery store puts the pre-made pizza shells on B1G1 special all the time, which made this a super inexpensive menu item in the end!
After we ate, we played. A LOT. See the perfect games and activities for all your Pokemon trainers on the next page.
Great job! Thank you for the very gracious shout out. Always love helping and working with you! B looks like he had a fabulous time. ***you look fab in pink hair!
Love all the DIY ideas. Great party! At the end, all that really matters is that the kiddos HAVE FUN and the simplest things make then sooo happy!
What a wonderful party! I love the simplicity of the cake with the paper topper and tail. I also love the Peeps turned Pikachu – I just saw that idea on pinterest the other day and thought it was ingenious.
Spectacular, as always! I absolutely LOVE the way you did the cupcake toppers on the wires. Such a fun, original twist on printable cupcake toppers! It has a completely different look and feel.
The last picture is priceless!!! It really looks like an awesome party!!
I love Pokémon fans! Amei ver garotos tão jovens gostando tanto de Pokémon, assim como eu, que já tenho 37 anos rsrsrs abraços!
I really loved the visual organisation of your party. Thank you for some great ideas. I hope my sons party looks as great as yours! Just wondering if you were happy to share the intelligence gathering exercise page. (Pokemon puzzlers – training exercise 1). I thought it would be a great activity while children were arriving. Thanks.
WOW, I love everything about your sons party. We are planning my sons 6th Pokemon Party. I hope it comes out as fabulous as yours did! We are having a water slide jumper and we have a pool. Thank you for the awesome ideas.
Would you be willing to share your stations?
Looks Great! Would you be willing to share the printable for your Pokemon Trainer Door Sign? Thanks.
HI, i love the certificate, however i couldnt find a blank printable copy ..did you say you were sharing yours? could you please send a link? Our party is tomorrow and I thought it had a link otherwise I wouldve asked sooner! lol
Hi Jazmin–you can find the certificate for sale in my Etsy shop here https://www.etsy.com/listing/265780131/pokemon-inspired-printable-trainer?ref=shop_home_active_8
Could I get a copy of the Certificate to print?
Certianly, Bonnie! You can find it here in my shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/265780131/pokemon-inspired-printable-trainer?ref=shop_home_active_8
Hi there! I just bought your package on Etsy. So great! Wondering what the little Pokemon circles are for (called kiss stickers)? Also, I’d love to know what “Beat Team Rocket” consisted of? Thanks!
After this party you have to be the coolest mom on the block. I love how you separated the details into a separate page, it is so easy to read that way. Your time and budget friendly tips are easily adaptable to any party and this was so much fun to read, thank you!
Guys who of you play Pokemon GO? Amazing game, yesterday i
caught rare pokemon Hitmonlee using pokebusterbot !
No ban so far, still using it. You should too.
Amazing party!
Interesting activities, wherefrom did you get them?
Did you prepare invitations for your guests?
Yes, there were invitations, and my good friend Natalie from Southern Belle’s Charm helped with the games.
Hello Paula! Thanks a lot for respond.
I am curious enough how did you do the invitation cards?
Thank you so much for your post!! I’m planning my son’s 9th birthday party and your ideas are wonderful! May I ask where did you find the Team Rocket poster for the Nerf Gun game? I did not see it listed in your etsy shop. Thanks!!