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Our Mario birthday party was a hit, and I collected my pictures over the weekend to share with you. We had rain, so we gave up our plans for bike racing and stayed indoors to party. But it was pretty fun having five little Marios running around my house hunting for Yoshi eggs and dodging balloon bombs.
Invitations are my favorite part of planning a party. (Forget the party itself!) We included a gold coin and invited each Mario to come earn more. (I found the question block idea from here and here.)
Toad has got to be my favorite character, so we decided to make the cakes in his honor. Do you like the cloud garland? I’m pretty proud of myself for that touch.
We had invincible Marios fighting our ghosts all party long. (I saw the idea here.)
I went a little crazy and made each boy a hat. I just couldn’t resist. I promise I kept it simple other than this.
In case you were wondering what a Mario hat pattern looks like, here you go. It took me a couple tries to figure out the right pattern, but once I did i was very happy with the result. This pattern also works for an artist’s beret if you leave off the bill. (UPDATE 7.26.10: I’ve added the pattern for you to download if you’re interested. Scroll to the bottom of the post and save each of the 5 pages)
Everyone wanted to give the pinata a Mario punch before we really got serious about picking up the stick and breaking it open. It was filled with, you guessed it, gold coins.
Despite the rain, I think all five Marios had a good time.
Now we’re hard at work pulling together a tea party. Stick around and hopefully I’ll have a few pictures to share. Somehow I get more nervous planning for little girls.
UPDATE 7.26.10: For those of you who requested the Mario hat pattern, here you go! Just click on the link below to download all five pages as a pdf. Or if you have troubles with that, you can right click on each of the five images and save the image.
I used red fleece and a small piece of plastic canvas (if you’ve never used plastic canvas, you can see a picture of it in my fabric mailbox tutorial, you can find it at any craft store) to make the bill firm in each hat.
To download, either right click on the images below to save them
Or click here to go to Scribd and download the pattern there.
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Are you kidding me with those hats? How cute! When on earth do you find time to sleep? Been waiting to see what was inside your daughter’s pink present.
Love this idea! And how cute are those Mario hats?!
Too, too cute.
What a cute and creative birthday party! I love doing that kind of stuff, but usually don’t give myself enough time to get it all done. Very fun.
All of the details are really amazing. I love the toadstool cakes, the brick pinata the ghost balloons. So yeah, everything.
such a wonderfully creative party! the boys look so cute running around in their hats!
can’t believe MY son was lucky enough to be there! you seriously are da bomb.
I am planning for a Mario birthday this spring. What great inspiration. Thanks for posting.
How cool is that!?!
Fantastic! The details you put into this party are incredible… I only wish I could’ve been an 8-year-old in attendance!
Looks like so much fun..you are amazing..I see my little Issac boy..he’s blurry but you can see the joy in all their faces..can’t wait to see the tea party ideas..
i am saving this idea for my sons bday in october I think he would looooove a mario party….this is fantastic and has endless possibilities
The hats rock my world. {and the tiny cloud garland.}
This is just fabulous! I’m a grown-up and I kind of want to throw a party like this for myself! The brick-block pinata is a great idea, and the Toad cupcakes are adorable. A friend and I were discussing this, and we hit upon the idea of a game of Twister where the colored circles on the mat were turned into Goombas, so all the Marios could stomp them in true Mario fashion. Love your blog, so many lovely and well-executed ideas!
What a fabulous party! I love the cloud garland, it’s fantastic! I’ll be linking.
Oh my gosh, Amber! This is fantastic! My daughter is a big Mario Kart and Super Mario Bros. girl. They play every wknd., and someone always has to play with her so she can by Toad instead of Mario. : ) These cupcakes would make her day. And I love all the King Boo balloons too! You’re giving me lots of great ideas for the Mario bday request that I think is coming. Thank you!!!!
Michelle! That is so much fun. And how great that she is a Toad fan too. He’s a cool little guy. I’m glad I now know the proper name for the “ghost” balloons. I have to try to keep up.
The 8 year old little girl in me is soooooo jealous! Awesome A++!
We’re big fans of the themed birthday parties and this one is fantastic! I especially like the pinata. (I may have to try this one for my twin brothers; they turn 30 this year.)
You’re quite possibly the greatest mother that ever lived. Those kids are INSANELY lucky! Great job!
Would you mind sharing a copy of your hat template with me? I’m having a Mario Brothers party for my 4 year old in a couple weeks and would love to have these hats – they’re terrific!!
WOW! You are amazing…. I love all of it, and hope you take this as a compliment – I’m copying as much as I can for my son Mario’s 6th birthday this year – I can’t wait! You gave me so much inspiration…. awesome to have a Mario party for Mario :)
I have a questions about the cupcakes. How do you make them so poofy on top so that they look like mushrooms. I just know mine are going to come out flat and I’ll be disappointed.
Hi Jessica!
Thanks for stopping by! I actually made the cupcakes by putting two cupcakes together. I used standard cupcakes for the base, and turned a bigger cupcake upside down for the top (I have a pan that does dome-shaped cupcakes, but a mega-muffin pan would work too, it would just need more frosting piled on top). And just to make sure they would still look good for the party, as soon as I had the cakes assembled I threw them in the freezer. I just pulled them out a little while before the party started.
Good luck! I’d love to hear how it turns out!
My son turns 24 this June, and has played Mario since he was 4! He has every game system Nintendo has made(except one that was only released in Japan? or maybe that was a game?) He would flip over this party theme! He has a Mario hat like that, that he won. This is a fab idea, and I can’t wait to do this for him! Thank you so much for sharing this!
This is amazing! :)
I love the hats I am having my son’s birthday [arty and I would love the make them would be willing to share the pattern.
You are so clever.
This is amazing! i’ve been thinking about doing a Mario themed birthday for my son this year, and these are all super ideas! thx!
What a great idea and a lot of fun for those who were there and all of us reading about it.
I kept wondering about Mario. Thought maybe it was the birthday boy’s name. Then read comments and decided it was a game.
Where have I been? Dunno. So clue me in. :)
Wow! Greatest theme party ever. The blocks with chocolate coins is just too cute. What a genus idea.
I used your pattern to make a Mario hat for my cousin’s son birthday gift. It came out great and was so easy! Thank you so much for posting the pattern!
This idea is adorable! My brother has been telling me that he wants a birthday party. Maybe we will just have a party because we can. I love the cakes and the invitations. I LOVE the hats(can I make one for myself? LOL)! Thank you for the great ideas! Now…time to make the invitations. Thanks!
No joke, after seeing this party idea I’m going to have a Super Mario Bros. themed birthday party for myself… and I’ll be 24 this year. My birthday also happens to be close to Halloween and my family was going to be Princess Peach (me), Mario (my husband) and Baby Mario (my 4 year old son) so why not throw a themed party and get a lot of use out of our costumes?
I am beyond excited. Thank you for being so creative!
Thanks for the Mario Hat Pattern! My daughter and her BF (20 & 24 yrs. old) are going to be Princess Peach and Mario for halloween. Your cool Mario Hat will be the finishing touch.
Mary! I’m so glad I could help. I’m sure their costumes are going to rock! If you get pics and want to send them, I’d love to see!
Thank you so much for charing your pattern with me!!! I just finished the hat and can’t wait for my son to fit it!! He will love it. I planed to make a pattern my own, but this way I have time for other crafts on my list. I love the internet and of course people willing to share their work!!!!
Thank you so much!!
Greetings.
Thank you for creating a pattern for a Mario hat. I was wondering if the hat will be able to fit adult sized heads since I am thinking of going as Mario for Halloween.
Hi Jasmine!
The hat should fit for most adults. Just check before you sew the back seam (instruction #3). You should be able to adjust just a bit where the back seam will be to make it bigger or smaller.
Good luck!
I love the hats! Would you mind telling me how you made the “M” logo on the front of the hat?
Hi Kimberly,
I didn’t do anything fancy, just printed out an M on a piece of paper and pinned it on!
thanks for stopping by!
Its a great party idea.Thanks for sharing this.Mario hat is really looking good.I am going to use your mario hat idea in my sweet kid’s birthday.Before reading this blog i was very confused but after reading this idea i am full of confidence.My party will rock.Thank you so much.
I love this! I’m currently planning a 30th birthday party for my best friend and it’s a Marion theme! How did you do the ghost balloons and the cloud garland???
You’re a genius! This has been the best resource I have found for a Mario party. Thank you for generously sharing your brilliant ideas. :)
Thanks for the note, Kay! I’m always happy to meet a fellow mario fanatic : ). Good luck with the party.
Hi! I just love, love, love the mario hats! I am doing a mario theme birthday party for my soon-to-be 5 year old next month and I can’t seem to download the pattern. Can you email it to me or let me know what I am doing wrong?! Also, can you let me know how many hats I can get out of a yard of fabric?! Super, super excited to get sewing on these hats! Thanks for posting these great ideas!!
great! thanks for posting the instructions!! Now if only i could sew :/
CupCakeGal,
Thanks for the note! And you have got to give this a try. I think I might be the world’s most profoundly bad seamstress, and I managed not to mess this one up. It is pretty simple. Promise.
Wow! Thank you for sharing all this info! I was looking for Mario party hats and up popped your blog. I’m curious how long it takes to make the hats. Considering making 8 of them and wondering if that is too ambitious. The party is April 2nd. I have a sewing machine if that makes a difference but haven’t used it since last year at this time to make a magician’s cape for last year’s party. Thanks for any advice. I appreciate it!
Hi Cherise,
Sorry to be a little pokey in responding. It sounds like you and I are exactly on the same sewing level. You could definitely get 8 hats made. I whipped mine out pretty quick, in fact, I was suprised at how fast it went. It helps that you don’t have to hem. I think you spend just as long cutting as you do sewing. Good luck! I hope the party goes great!
I would LOVE to download these most useful Mario-hat instructions… sadly, the download / PDF link no longer seems to be functioning. Would you still be willing to share these with me, oh! pretty-please? :)
Hi Christiana,
Thanks for the note! and yes! I am happy to email. I am so sorry the download isn’t working! I’ll check into it right away.
Love all your ideas. Would you mind emailing the hat pattern-the download is not working for me either:( I tried to “wing” it, but it’s not working:)
Thanks!
Joy
Hi Joy! I’m happy to send it. I’ll have it to you in just a moment. I’m so sorry, I thought I’d fixed the download. I’ll check again.
Thanks for sharing this project….its great. Can you email me a copy of the hat instructions also? I’d sure appreciate it!
Hi JoAnn! It’s on its way!
Could I get a copy of that hat pattern as well! So very cute!
Sure thing, Elisa, it is on it’s way!
Thanks for the pattern. I was just curious. What did you use for the big M on the front of the hat? Is it just paper?
Hi Elisa!
Thanks for the note. And yes. I did just use paper. It was nice and quick! If you come up with something else you like, I’d love to hear.
HI! I love the hats! as well as all your other Mario party ideas. Very cute! Could I get a copy of the hat pattern too? Also, about how much fleece will I need per hat?
Thank you!!!
We are planning a Mario Bros B-day party soon and your ideas are very nice and super simple to create on my own! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Would you mind emailing me to explain directions better on the mario hat?
Thanks so much for all your info, it looks like a wonderful party. My boy is having a birthday soon and I’m going to attempt some of those hats.
Hi! I’m throwing my son a Mario party soon and would LOVE to make the hats, but the link isn’t working. Could you please email them to me? mpakwilk (at) yahoo (dot) com. Thank you SO much!
Like a few others, I’d love to make these hats for my boys. You are so talented!! If it isn’t too much trouble could you email it to me? Thanks!!
THANKS!! Really, thank you so really much!! It looks adorable! I’m gonna sound SO freak, but I have a freaky event in a few days, and this is going to help me a lot with the cosplay! :D
I’m gonna be Luiggi, and a friend will be Mario!
You must be the best mum ever! ^__________^
(Asuming you’re a mum, of course… if you’re not, sorry Sir…)
Byee~
K,
I love it! Yes, we have a luigi and mario hat too. It’s great to have the versatility : ). Thanks for the note.
Hi! Me again!! Y made the caps for me and my friend, and it looked GREAT! :D
THANKS AGAIN!!
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Those are the only pics I’ve got until now… I’m Luigi :D The event was yesterday, so I may get some more… I was wondering, would you have patterns for the mushrooms? I tried to made them, but an hour before going, I relized my pattern failed… XDDDD
Anyway, thankss!! Everyone loved it! :D
Ahhh! Victoria. You two are adorable!!! Love, love your cute pics.
I am so lame, I don’t have a pattern for the mushrooms. So frustrating to be that close to getting it and then have them not work. I know when I made mine it took me a few tries and I even ended up adding an extra seam just to take out some of the fabric b/c I had a shroom hat that was falling in front of my face.
Thanks again for the note, and the pics!!
Thanks so much for this!! I made the hats for my 7yr old’s party last weekend and the boys all loved them. Here’s a link to my post about it if you’d like to see them. Thanks again!
http://growingkiwis.blogspot.com/2011/07/party-party-party.html
can u make a video on how u make the mario hat?
Hi Sara,
Thanks for the suggestion on the video! I will definitely keep that in mind, though I can’t promise anything soon. If you need extra help, feel free to email me! It’s a pretty quick and simple project (the only kind I can do).
super cute!
hi,thank you very much.
When you are ok with it i will make a dutch tutorial for the hat.
Mij son his birthday will rock with 7 boy”s with mariohat!!!!!
Hi Sarah,
I’m so happy you like the hat! And yes, as long as you link back to here, that would be fantastic for you to make a dutch tutorial. Good luck!
Thank you so much for the Mario hat pattern! This is exactly what I was looking for for my son’s halloween costume. Who know, maybe in 6 months he will still be obsessed and I’ll make his birthday Mario themed. Cute ideas. Thanks so much!
thanks for the note, Melody! I’m so happy you like it.
OMG! This is the single cutest party ever. Is it wrong that I totally want this as the theme for my next birthday? Mario is appropriate for a 28 year old…right?
AmberLee,
Love the party. I’m very interested in the hat pattern. Could you send that to me? I would greatly appreciate it. My son is going to be Mario for halloween, my husband is going as Luigi and I am going as Princess Peach. I’m making all the costumes but I’m stuck on the hat. Thanks!
I should have mentioned, I was able to print the pattern but I don’t understand the instructions. Maybe I’m clueless. Sorry.
Hi Nicole,
I am not a pro pattern maker, so I am not totally shocked that my pattern is a little baffling. Does this help?
Start with a circle that’s big enough to be the top of the hat, then make the half-circle pattern like I did. The outside of the half circle gets sewed to the top of the hat. The inside of the half circle will be the brim against your head. Make it a little extra long just incase, you can always snip off the ends. Start sewing the half-circle to the top of the hat from the center of the half circle. So you are starting at the very front of the hat, above your nose, and sewing the side of the hat to the top of the hat. Sew until you get to the back of your head. Then come back to the front above your nose, and sew the other direction until you get to the back of your head. Then all you have left to do is sew down the short seam down the back of the hat, and snip off the extra. The bill is simple too. Add some plastic canvas to make it stiff inbetween two layers of fleece and attach it to the hat.
Wow this pattern is super!! For what it’s worth, I found the instructions easy to follow. :) Thanks so much for sharing it–I managed to make an amazing Luigi hat in like 15 minutes, from just four 8.5×11 sheets of green craft felt.
Bonnie! Yipee! I’m so happy it worked for you, and thanks for taking a moment to come back and let me know!
I love your ideas… I hope you don’t mind me pinning you on pinterest.
There isn’t ONE THING here that I don’t like! You’re good. I mean, you’re REALLY good.
I have to admire people who have the talent, time, and the patience to create such wonderfully unique, handmade items. That’s not me. But, I sure can appreciate the time and love that you put into what you make. It really shows.
Thank you for sharing it with everyone.
Great post!
Thanks for posting the pattern! This is great for my son’s halloween costume. We used cardboard covered with duct tape for the bill and used iron on transfer paper to put the M on the front. (Since I was only doing one I could invest a little more time.) Great job, the party looked marvelous. You son is lucky to have such a creative and hardworking mama!
Thanks for the sweet note, Rachel! And I love the cardboard/duct tape solution. simple and perfect!
How did you make the piniata? and what do you mean the boys punched it?
Hi Robin,
The pinata is just a box covered in a paper grocery bag and painted with tempera paint. nice and simple. And the boys liked to pretend they were Mario to get coins out. But then we got a stick and finished it off teh old fashioned way.
Thanks! THIS is what I was wanting instructions for! Planning a Mario party in two weeks and my son has always wanted a pinata!
thanks for the note Nicki! good luck with party plans!!
Hi AmberLee, Thank you so much for this tutorial, My sons loved their hats I made for them. i did get a little muddled with the template, but I put it down to being late at night and trying to get my head round U.S measurements! (I’m English and used to Metric!) I ended up using melamine plates to draw round as i think I didn’t match the templates up right and my first attempt turned out HUGE!! but i got it right in the end. i have just done a blog post on them and put a link in to your tutorial.
I think in the Summer I shall have to hold a Mario themed party for my boys as I’m so inspired by your talented and clever ideas. Thank you so much for sharing.
I just love these hats! I think I shall start making them now for my son’s birthday in September!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thanks for your ideas!!! My son is a Mario´s fan and we are trying to surprise him with a Mario Land Birthday Party!!!!
Thank you so much for the mario hat pattern. Now my husbands halloween costume will be complete!
How much fabric do you use for each hat? I’m going to try to make them and trying to figure out how much I need!!
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