Creating a Last Minute Stranger Things Birthday Party!

My kids were recently introduced to Stranger Things. As such, my daughter wanted her party theme to be Stranger Things. However, I knew I might not be able to do too much as time was short when she told me what she wanted. But you know I was going to do some searching anyhow. And yes, I'm showing you what I was able to put together!

First things first!

I did my research. Season 4 has been out for a while now. So popularity has fallen. Which means you can't find much in stores and have to design your own things if you are low on time or order online if you can wait.  

My daughter designed her cake herself at Walmart. And we simply had her two figures in epic battle poses on top.

My best resource was HERE. This blogger put together a great list of things you can do yourself that will really look cute.  

So what did I make?

Glad you asked! I printed out the letters that have the Christmas lights along the top. This was an iconic moment in the first season. So how can I not incorporate it?! I printed out only the letters that would allow me to spell two words: Finally Eleven.

I had seen this picture someone posted of doing something similar. And since Eleven is the main character, or one of them, she had to have a part in the decorations. My daughter is turning eleven, so yeah. I had some string that I could put through the words and use to hang it all up. 

Funny note... So I was attempting to keep it somewhat a secret while having to put it together with my daughter coming into the room where I was working on it. I thought I was being smart by doing it with the letters turned down. Turns out... well, I'll show you how it came out. And let you laugh. 

My daughter thought it was supposed to be like that because of the Upside Down. I just couldn't leave it like that because of my OCD. No matter what the rest of the family came up with.

Next up!

I couldn't resist trying my hand at these cute little milk cartons. From what I'm seeing, they may be popular in the latest season at the High School. But they have Eleven on one of them and a Demogorgon on the other.  These were to be used on the table as decorations. So instead of making them from cardboard to actually hold things, I printed them on regular paper. You can find these at that link above. 

Who is missing?

I printed out two missing persons posters. One was for Barb and the other was for Will. These were hung up for decorations. I even singed the edges of Will's poster for a more dramatic effect. 

Creating a sign with a special font?

Did you know that there is a Stranger Things font logo generator that you can use for free? Online? Yep! So I made this little sign to hang up in her honor. Probably should have said 'strange' instead of 'stranger'. I thought I was being clever at the time. You can use that generator HERE. 

We had a fantastic time! I'm not just saying that. That's what she told me. Being 11 is one of those years between little girl and teen. Gonna be a fun year ahead of us! But we can take it one day at time. Starting with this epic birthday.