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DIY World of Warcraft (For the Horde!) Themed First Birthday Party

Our son turned one this month and we threw him an epic birthday party! Since my husband and I met on World of Warcraft we decided it would be WoW based, and "Four the Horde!" themed (our son's nickname is Four as he is the 4th of his name). 

    I started by searching for the perfect invitation. I was surprised to find there really was not much by way of WoW themed birthdays on the internet. I was able to find a printable pack from Etsy here. I used this for the invitation and a start to some decorations. 

    I enlisted the help of a good friend of mine who is much more well-versed than I am in Photoshop, and he made custom food tents, loosely using the purchased printable, for the foods we would actually be serving. He and I brainstormed food puns and alliterations to make them more special.    

    Next, I enlisted my husband to 3D print some custom decorations from the game. He printed them and I painted them. 

Baby Murloc!

Horde treasure chest


Ashbringer

Doomhammer

Tiny Tankard of Terror

A Warglaive of Azzinoth

Pepe!

Cake topper

        I tried to make as much as possible to save money so I found a lot of the party decorations and serving dishes at the 99 cent store and Dollar Tree, including the perfect red (health) and blue (mana) drink dispensers. 

    I used a wall projector we have to trace and then paint flags, signs, and leaders for the 3 major Horde cities (vanilla). 

Thrall

Baine

Sylvanas

    I was able to find a few small items from Ali Express to help add flare. A little Horde symbol lamp, a Horde flag, and a map of Azeroth. 


       My friend then created a great quest template I could use to make "quests" to frame around the house as further decoration. I made one for the bathroom to remind adventurers to wash their hands, and another to ask guests to take pictures. 


Basil, awaiting the guests in Undercity

    I made special sugar cookies with royal icing to use as Hearthstones on the dessert bar, next to the Durotar Donuts. 


    Some yogurt dipped pretzels were used as undead bones. I had a small wooden sign I painted over with the Horde cry "LOK'TAR OGAR!" which means victory or death. 


    Other World of Warcraft party themed foods we had include:
  • Void-Touched Vegetables
  • Frostmourne Fruit
  • Hearthstones (cookies)
  • Durotar Donuts
  • Delicious Chocolate Cake
  • Undercity Cockroaches (bacon-wrapped brown sugar & maple little smokies)
  • Thunderbluff Marzipan
  • Murlacos (tacos)
  • Pulled Orc (pulled pork for sliders & tacos)
  • Naga Scales (chips)
  • Swamp of Sorrow (guacamole)
  • Mana Buns (slider bread)
  • Silvermoon Salami
  • Kalimdor Kabobs
  • Dalaran Crater Crackers
  • Orgrimmar Olives
  • Stormwind Brie
  • Alterac Swiss
  • Delicious Cave Mold (herbed goat cheese log)
  • Mulgore Sliced Bread (sliced french bread)
  • Burning Legion Nachos (we didn't end up using this)
  • Spider Sausage 
  • Dragon's Breath Chili (we didn't end up using this)

Tiny sword toothpicks for the "Horde Oeuvres" (Hors d'oeuvres)

Themed cupcakes made by a friend

The smash cake


The drink area, there were other drinks on hand, but this was the dragon's stash

The balloon arch over the food table & "Horde Oeuvres"

    I found the balloon arch on Amazon and family helped me put it together the morning of the party, super easy! All the family had custom shirts made, and Four wore a "Level 1 Horde" shirt. Everything came together beautifully and the birthday boy had a fantastic time. I look forward to hosting his second birthday next year- now to brainstorm a fun theme!

    Thank you for reading, I hope you are inspired by my projects and events. If you have any questions on where to buy things or more detailed instructions on any project please leave me a comment. 

-Lizzy  



    


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