Legend of Zelda Birthday Party

Last weekend we hosted Izzy's 5th birthday party.  We had a Legend of Zelda theme, which ended up being a super fun party idea.  Since there wasn't any Zelda party supplies at the store, we made our own decorations and birthday banner...

I went online and bought these adorable cupcakes toppers from Etsy...

In the video game, Link's life is represented by how many hearts he has left.  We were in luck, because the dollar store had heart shaped balloons...

When the kids arrived, we decorated our own shields.  Very fun...

Next, we went on a rupee hunt (rupees are little jewels that are the currency in the game).  I found little wooden treasure chests at the craft store for $1.  I also found the fake jewels there too...

 

 After finding all the jewels, the kids used their rupees to purchase swords...

Next the kids went on a scavenger hunt to rescue Princess Zelda.  I hung these clues all over our house and yard.  The kids had a blast finding them...

As a reward, Zelda lead the children to a treasure chest pinata (I didn't get any pictures of the kids breaking open the pinata at the actual party)...

After all of that activity, we came inside for pizza and cake...

And finally, the birthday boy got to open his presents...

The party was super fun.  Izzy loved all of the activities, which was my goal.  I still can't believe my little guy is FIVE!