Hunger Games Party Ideas

I purchased the Hunger Games invitations pictured here for my daughter's birthday party.

There were many different invitation designs to choose from and my daughter liked the invites pictured here the best.

These are print at home invitations and since we were a bit late in getting them out, these were the perfect option.

I made cupcakes for my daughter's birthday party.  The cupcakes were vanilla with chocolate frosting.  I added a small amount of black icing paste to the frosting to darken it. 

The paper cupcake toppers were made using Hunger Games bottle cap images (there is a link below where you can purchase Hunger Games images) matted on orange and black cardstock.  Toothpicks were attached to the finished toppers.  If you have never made paper cupcake toppers before, please visit my Cupcake Topper  page for instructions and supplies. 

The cupcakes were then embellished with Hunger Games cupcake wrappers.   The cupcake wrappers featured the Hunger Games logo plus all of the main characters including Katniss, Peeta, Gale, Rue, Cato, Effie, Haymitch and Cinna.

I placed the cupcakes on a 9" x 13" cake board covered with flames duct tape.

I made silver parachutes to hang over the cake table. 

I purchased a light weight silver fabric at my local craft supply store.  Other supplies used included silver balloons and white string. 

• Cut a hexagon shape out of the silver fabric
• Punch holes on the outer edge of the fabric trying to make the holes the same distance apart
• Tie string in each hole
• Place a sliver balloon inside the parachute
• Snip a hole in the top center of the parachute and pull the balloon end through (you will use the balloon top to hang the parachute)
• Tie all of the strings together at the bottom
• Click here for more information on how to make a parachute

We added a bagel, bread, medicine and chicken broth to our parachutes to go with the Hunger Games theme.   The parachutes were hung on the ceiling using fishing line.  Since fishing line is practically invisible, the parachutes appeared to be suspended in the air.

Other party decorations included Hunger Games movie posters and orange, red, yellow and black balloons.

Our Hunger Games party favors included Hershey chocolate bars and cupcakes.

The Hershey chocolate bars were wrapped with a personalized Hunger Games candy wrapper.    The candy wrapper matched the design of our party invitations.

I then purchased a box of Hostess cupcakes and attached a Mellark Bakery label to each cupcake using black curling ribbon.

The party table was covered in a solid black tablecover.  I then added flames fabric as a fun party accent.   The fabric I used for my daughter's party is no longer available.  I have included a similar flames fabric below that would also work nicely with the party theme. 

The table centerpiece was black roses and orange/red flowers that resembled flames.  The flowers were placed in a simple black vase and surrounded by leaves to give the feel of the arena woods.  Other table decorations included Hunger Games inspired candy and treats and Mockingjay dinner plates. 

I created Hunger Games mockingjay plates for the party.

These plates were so simple to assemble and they looked fabulous on the party table!

I purchased a pack of square plastic plates and embellished them with an image of the mockingjay.

I found a mockingjay image on the Internet and played around with the size until it fit the bottom of the plate nicely.  Then I added a dab of hot glue to each corner of the image and attached it to the bottom of the plate.  Another option would be to use Mod Podge to apply the image.

I decorated the party table with Hunger Games inspired candy and cookies.

The treats included Red Hots candy for The Girl on Fire, Oreo cookie pieces for Coal and Blackberry Gumdrops for Nightlock Berries.

* I removed the cream from the Oreo cookies and then broke the cookies into pieces to resemble coal.

I created cards for each treat which were embellished with an image of the mockingjay.

For my daughter's birthday party, we reenacted the Hunger Games including the Reaping, Ceremony, Tribute Training, Interviews with Caesar and the Arena Games.

My Hunger Games Party  page features all of the details and photos from our Hunger Games.  Some of the ideas you will find on this page include:

• Reaping Ceremony
• Opening Games Ceremony
• Tribute Training Activities
• Interview Questions for the Tributes
• Hunger Games Tribute Backpack Ideas
• How To Play the Arena Games