How-to hockey party: As the Stanley Cup playoffs approach, consider a themed kids party
As the Penguins’ Stanley Cup playoff games begin this week, consider throwing a hockey-themed kids party.
Our little guy, Rocco turned 5 on March 10 and being that his latest obsession is hockey and ice-skating, it was only fitting to throw him a hockey/skating-themed party.
But here’s the catch – I delivered our third baby boy just 2 weeks before Rocco’s birthday, so this party was thrown together last minute! Why am I telling you this? Because it goes to show that with a few phone calls, a little planning, time on Pinterest and one trip to the store, you, too, can throw together a fun party for your little one.
Here are some ideas for the hockey kid in your life:
Hockey skate cookie favors
Hockey Confetti for food/dessert tables
Drink bottles wrapped with a hockey sticker label
Hockey-themed games
Hockey stick and puck Cupcakes
Brownie hockey sticks
Balloons (Extra-large party balloon purchased at Giant Eagle)
Pin the Puck on the Goalie (see photos above)
Directions: Each player gets a round hockey puck (cut out of black construction paper with double stick tape on the back). Blindfold each player and spin them around three times. Guide the player to “Pin the Puck on the Goalie.” Each of our guests won a prize (candy, small toy, etc.) but for older players, you can make it more specific as to where they need to place the puck, such as on the bottom of the hockey stick.
Hot Puck
Directions: This game is played just like Hot Potato – we used a foam hockey puck!
Keep it simple! I put chips and pretzels on each table for the kids to snack on and we ordered pizzas & hoagies from the best APizza Badamo in Mt. Lebanon.
Drink bottles: This website has hockey clipart in JPG format that you can download for free! Print the art of your choice on colored paper (you can find fun paper with stripes, dots, etc. at Michael’s), then cut out the labels in long rectangular strips. Tape or hot glue the label around the existing drink bottles!
Cupcakes: I like to think I could have made the cupcakes had I not just had a baby, so I’d encourage you to try it for your hockey party. They are chocolate cupcakes with butter-cream icing and the hockey sticks & pucks are hand drawn with icing. You could also use fondant. I showed a picture to the bakery and had them make them for our party – much easier than cutting and serving cake!
(Idea found on Pinterest and Photo from SavvyMom.) Brownies
We ordered hockey skate cookies from local company Give Mia Cookie and the shop wrapped and tagged them for us, too! Everyone raved about the cookies. You can check her out on Facebook and if you do, please let her know that our PiggyToes sent you!
After games, food, fun and sweets, the kids made their way to the skating rink and had a great time ice-skating. This party came together in no time and we had such a great day celebrating our 5-year-old little guy, Rocco!
Web columnist and local blogger Angelique Lorence is a mother of three boys, a Robert Morris University alumna and resident of Washington County. Visit her personal blog Where the Piggy Toes Go for this column and more on family, food, fashion and everything in between. Follow The Piggy Toes on Facebook and on Twitter: @thepiggytoes.