star wars birthday party ideas
BY A PROFESSIONAL PARTY PLANNER
Ideas include:
Star Wars birthday party ideas for kids
Star Wars birthday party ideas for adults
Star Wars birthday party invitations
Star Wars birthday party food
Star Wars birthday party decorations
Star Wars dessert table ideas
Star Wars birthday party games
Star Wars birthday party supplies
Star Wars birthday party ideas at home
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01 STAR WARS BIRTHDAY PARTY Invitations
Below are some suggestions for invitations to go with these Star Wars Birthday Party ideas:
ADVICE FROM A PRO
Matt’s tip
“I think it’s important to create a big first impression, which is why I always try to include some sort of 3D object tied to the printed invitation with ribbon.
This is a little trick that’s often used by professional party planners to make invitations stand out.
It doesn’t have to be anything expensive, just some cheap novelties, and you can use it re-enforce your party theme. For example, kids sunglasses or a flip flop for a beach party, a toy dinosaur for a dinosaur party, or an eye patch for a pirate party.
People just love to receive unusual invitations; it really captures their imagination and gets them excited about the party.
Click here to check out some examples of 3D object invitations from my party invitations page (opens in a new tab)”.
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3D STAR WARS INVITATIONS
For a Star Wars birthday party theme, think about sending out these 20″ inflatable lightsabers, available here, as the invitation. You can pick these up for around a dollar each. Then attach these plastic VIP passes, which are $2 each, with all the party details printed onto them.
Kids will love the idea of being given VIP passes to a Star Wars party. These will make quite an impression if you hand them out already inflated (do it on the school run or you could post them out in mailing tubes). Ask guests to bring the lightsabres with them to the party to take part in ‘Jedi training’ games (see the party games ideas section at the end of this page).
For older children, you could use these more authentic light-up lightsabers. Just bear in mind they are longer, at 29″ and 54″, so will need larger tubes if mailing them out.
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HAN SOLO CARBONITE CHOCOLATE INVITATIONS
Another idea for a 3D Star Wars invitation would be to send out these Han Solo in carbonite chocolate bars along with the VIP passes mentioned above. You can pick up the mold here to make them yourself.
Alternatively, you can buy them here for around $2 dollars each.
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TRADITIONAL STAR WARS INVITATIONS
There are many different personalized Star Wars party invitations available, such as the ones below. Check out my other page dedicated to Star Wars Birthday Party Invitations to view more and where to buy.
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HOMEMADE STAR WARS INVITATIONS
If you prefer to make your own, try these paper lightsaber invitations (below, by Jami at The Blackberry Vine). Pick up the glitter card-stock here.
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INVITATION WORDING
If you are making your own, don’t forget to incorporate lots of phrases from the film into your Star Wars birthday party invitations, such as:
Alternatively, convert all your wording using this free Yoda-Speak Generator.
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02 STAR WARS BIRTHDAY PARTY DRINKS
Below are some Star Wars birthday party theme drinks that are perfect for kids.
ADVICE FROM A PRO
Matt’s tip
“Always create a signature drink for your party—it’s one of the easiest things you can do to make your party unique.
If your party has a theme, think about what flavors you can use in your signature drink that will convey it.
Don’t forget about styling and presentation too. You could serve drinks in individual bottles, jars, or novelty containers, add your own labels, use themed ice cubes, decorative straws, or drinks picks, or add a simple garnish.
A sprig of berries or a single flower head on the rim of a glass can make a simple cocktail look really stylish”.
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BLUE BANTHA MILK
Die hard Star Wars fans will instantly recognize Blue Bantha Milk (that Luke drinks with his aunt and uncle in “Episode IV: A New Hope”). Make it with this simple recipe from Sasaki Time (below left).
Alternatively, this recipe by Cassandra Reeder from her Geeky Chef Cookbook adds a few additional ingredients which she claims improves the flavor (below right). Serve it in these Star Wars party cups, available here; the logo will look striking against the blue milk.
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YODA SODA
Check out this cute recipe for Yoda Soda (below, by Highlander and Islander from Hi Cookery) which uses lime sherbet and Sprite to create a frothy green drink.
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JEDI JUICE / SITH SODA
Add these flashing blue and red LED ice cubes, available here, to any soda to create Jedi and Sith drinks. Check out this supplier for lots of different Star Wars straws to serve with the drinks.
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DAGOBAH SWAMP JUICE
Alternatively, serve Yoda’s Dagobah Swamp Juice by renaming this recipe. (It was meant to be a Halloween themed recipe but works just as well for Star Wars birthday party ideas). You can also add slime to the rim by borrowing this idea from Taste of Home (below right).
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KYLO REN / BB8 PUNCH
Here’s a couple of easy recipes I stumbled across. The first is a Kylo Ren party drink by Midget Momma and the other is a fun BB8 Punch by Kara at The Joys of Boys. Serve the BB8 Punch in these miniature fish bowls, available here, to replicate BB8’s shape.
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DARTH VADER JUICE
Make a black punch such as this one (below left, from Hubpages) and call it Darth Vader juice. Float Darth Vader ice cubes, available here, in the drinks for extra presentation.
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MUSTAFAR LAVA JUICE
Use this recipe for Sparkling Strawberry-Lemonade Slush (below left, from Betty Crocker) as Lava Juice from the planet of Mustafar (where the climactic battle between Anakin and Obi Wan took place in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith).
Kids love anything that glows, so serve these drinks in red LED glow cups, available here, to add to the presentation.
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STAR WARS DRINKS LABELS
Give water, juice, and soda bottles a Star Wars make-over with these printable labels, available here, (lots more designs available).
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STAR WARS ICE MOLDS
Check out this range of different Star Wars ice molds to add some extra styling to your drinks. The Han Solo in Carbonite is particularly cool!
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JODA-RITA / BLUE MILK COCKTAIL
For Star Wars birthday party ideas for adults, try these cocktail recipes. I stumbled across this Yoda-rita by Alicia Policia and just had to include it. She simply made Margaritas and put them into clear plastic cups with lime wedges for ears, then drew Yoda faces on the cups with a Sharpie. Genius!
There’s also this alcoholic version of the Blue Bantha Milk from Kegworks.
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STAR WARS COCKTAILS
This raspberry coconut Storm Trooper Cocktail and a whiskey-based Chewbacca Cocktail, both from Midget Momma, look very cool. Alternatively, check out this Jedi cocktail by Drink Lab or use Blavod black vodka to create a Darth Vader-themed Black Martini (below right by Colleen Graham at about.com).
If you can’t get hold of Blavod just serve Black Russians (vodka, Cola and coffee liqueur, such as Kahlua).
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03 star wars birthday party food
Below are some food suggestions to go with these Star Wars Birthday Party ideas.
ADVICE FROM A PRO
disclaimer
“As a professional party planner, I’m lucky enough to be able to collaborate with some amazing chefs to create menus for my events.
As I’m no chef myself, and cannot create dishes from scratch, I’ve searched the web for recipes that I think would work well for this party theme.
All credit goes to the talented people who have created these recipes, so please click through to their site for full details, ingredients, methods, and in some cases step-by-step tutorials”.
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STAR WARS PIZZA
Get creative with toppings to make Star Wars party theme pizzas. Below are some examples from around the web.
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HOT STAR WARS SNACKS
Other hot snacks include these Star Wars pizza pockets from Pottery Barn, Chewbacca Burgers by Jill at Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons (who has lots of other great food ideas on her site, more of which are featured below), or this cool BB8 Quesadillas by Totally the Bomb.
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TIE FIGHTERS / YODA EARS
These cheese and cracker Tie Fighters from the Star Wars website are a simply snack to put together, as are these Edamame Ears I came across on Pinterest (original source unknown).
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EWOK FOOD / SARLAC PIT DIP
Rename trail mix as Ewok Food or hummus as Sarlac Pit Dip, as in these examples by Michelle Leahy on Pinterest. I like the way she made some little teeth in the center of the Sarlac Pit using broken pretzels.
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JABBA THE HUTT DIP
Another way to serve hummus or dips is to shape it into Jabba the Hutt, like this example by Jill at Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons, which you can then surround by veggies, like in this example from Coupons4Utah.
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STAR WARS CHEESE PLATES
Jill from Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons also dressed up her cheese plates to make them look like Darth Vader and a Storm Trooper. Follow the Chewbacca Burgers link above for all her Star Wars food creations.
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YODA / BOBA FETT SNACKS
Jill also created these cute Yoda snacks. The first simply shapes guacomole into Yoda’s face and surrounds with chips, or for something more healthy there are these cute Yoda apples. This got me thinking what else you might be able to do with fruit and I came across this Boba Fett fruit plate via Pinterest (original source unknown).
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EASy TO MAKE SNACKS
These Cheese Puffs renamed as Thermal Detonators, from Catch my Party, and these string cheeses decorated as Storm Troopers, by Alyssa at Arts Crackers, are both great examples of tailoring everyday snacks for a Star Wars Birthday Party.
Also, these Chewbacca bites, by Lexy at Momtastic, are simple enough to make. They’re just marshmallows dipped in melted caramel then rolled in Cocoa Krispies.
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STAR WARS COOKIE CUTTERS
There’s a whole range of Star Wars cookie cutters you can use, not only for cookies, but to shape sandwiches, pizzas, cheese or fruit slices. They’re are really easy way to customize foods for a Star Wars birthday party.
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STAR WARS SANDWICHES
Below are some great examples of where people have used the Star Wars cookie cutters to make sandwiches. Below from left to right; Bento Lunch, Wendolonia (lots of other examples on this page), and Eats Amazing.
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DARTH VADER SAUSAGE ROLLS
You can even use the cookie cutters to make savory snacks, such as these Darth Vader sausage rolls from A Mama with Ideas.
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WOOKIE COOKIES
Again, Jill from Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons has a great recipe for these cute Wookie Cookies. Alternatively, there are these Gingerbread Wookie Cookies by Sugared Nerd where you just use a fork to add ‘fur’ to standard gingerbread men.
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STAR WARS COOKIES
If you’re not really a baker, check out all the different Star Wars cookies you can buy here.
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STAR WARS MOLDS
You can pick up lots of different Star Wars ice molds, available here, which are really versatile. As well as using them in drinks, you can also fill them with chocolate to make treats or edible cupcake toppers.
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STAR WARS JELL-O
You can also use the molds to create Jello-O jigglers and treats. To create Darth Vader jiggles, mix 3 parts Black Cherry Jell-O with 1 Part Orange Jell-O to make black Jello-O. Alternatively, check out these grey Millenniums Falcon Jell-O jigglers from the Star Wars website.
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STAR WARS JELL-O
Other Star Wars Jell-o treats you can make with the molds include this R2D2 Jell-o. Alternatively, check out Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons for these Jawa Jigglers, which she made using a gingerbread girl cookie cutter, available here.
Alternatively, pick up a Han Solo action figure, available here, and trap him in Jell-o carbonite like this great examples from Hello My Sweet.
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LIGHTSABER SNACKS
These lightsaber popsicle molds, available here, are pretty cool. Alternatively, you could make lightsaber pretzels like these by Two Sisters Crafting, or for something a little more healthy, try these grape lightsabers which I found via Indulgy.
Update: You can also buy these inexpensive lightsaber freezer pop handles, available here, which can also be personalized, to wrap around regular popsicles—ideal if you have larger numbers at your party.
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SWEET TREATS
Check out these cute Chewbacca donuts by Just Jenn, which she made by decorating maple bar donuts. Another quick trick is to decorate regular white marshmallows using a black food marker to turn them into Storm Troopers Marshmallows, like this example on Catch my Party.
Another idea is to decorate Madeleine cookies to look like Tuskan Raiders aka Tatooine Sand People Cookies, like these from Yummy Crumble.
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STAR WARS GRANOLA BARS
Check out Totally the Bomb for a number of different ways to decorate granola bars to look like Wampa’s, Ewok’s, and Wookies.
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STAR WARS MACAROONS
Similarly, you can also decorate macaroons to give them a Star Wars makeover, like these from Semi Sweet.
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FRUIT / MARSHMALLOWS
These apricots decorated to look like Maz Kanata from The Force Awakens, and these Jabba the Hutt marshmallows, both by Jenn Fujikawa on the Star Wars website, are really clever. Alternatively, for a more healthy option, you could just arrange grapes in the shape of Yoda’s face like this example, again by Jill at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
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TIE FIGHTERS / LEIA DO’S
These sweet versions of the Tie Fighter cheese and crackers featured earlier, by Jenn at Clean and Scentsible are made with Oreo wafer cookies and mini marshmallows.
Or if your Star Wars birthday party is for adults, it just won’t be complete without these Princess Leia Danish Do’s by Highlander and Islander at Hi Cookery. See how long it takes before one of your guests holds them up to the side of their head.
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STAR WARS CUPCAKES
These are the droids you’re looking for! Check out this tutorial by Tracy at Baking Mischief for how to make these cook BB8 Cupcakes. Alternatively, check out Jill at Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons’ page of Star Wars creations for these cute Princess Leia cupcakes, or these Chewbacca cupcakes by Miranda Becker at Touching Your Community.
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STAR WARS FONDANT CUPCAKE TOPPERS
If you don’t want to bake and decorate from scratch, check out this range of edible fondant Star Wars cupcake toppers which you can just place on top of cupcakes for a quick fix.
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STAR WARS CUPCAKE TOPPERS
Alternatively, check our this range of non-edible Star Wars cupcake toppers, such as the ones below (many more designs available).
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STAR WARS CAKE POPS
You can also buy a number of different Star Wars Cake Pops, available here, including these BB8, Princess Leia, and Yoda ones below.
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STAR WARS PEZ
Check out for these Star Wars Pez dispensers, available here, which are great for party favors.
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STAR WARS LOLLIPOPS
These Millennium Falcon lollipops, available here, would be a great addition to a dessert table. Alternatively, just use these printable wrappers, available here, to turn regular lollipops into BB8 and R2D2.
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04 star wars birthday cake
Whether you’re making a birthday cake from scratch or just decorating it, below are some suggestions to go with these Star Wars Birthday Party ideas:
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star wars birthday cake
If you want to make your own cake, there are some fantastic Star Wars cake pans available here. Using the Darth Vader baking pan, you could just add the cake mix, bake, then decorate with some black colored frosting.
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DEATH STAR CAKE
For a really impressive cake, check out this tutorial by Smurfesque on Cake Central for How to Make a Death Star Cake which uses this ball shaped cake pan, available here.
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STAR WARS CAKE TOPPERS
These personalized Star Wars cake toppers, available here, are so impressive you couldn’t need much else to decorate your cake—just place on top of a regular frosted cake.
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STAR WARS EDIBLE CAKE IMAGE
Another quick fix option for a Star Wars birthday party cake is to just use one of these personalized edible image cake toppers, check out different designs available here and also here.
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05 DESSERT TABLE styling
Below are styling and decoration tips to create a themed buffet / dessert table to go with these Star Wars Birthday Party ideas.
ADVICE FROM A PRO
Matt’s tip
“I always think it’s a good idea to concentrate the majority of your decorations around a buffet / dessert table as this will create a focal point in the room.
Party decorations often have to compete with existing room decor, so they can get a bit lost if spread too thinly. I think you’re far better off creating one really well themed feature wall that everyone’s eye will be drawn to.
You can then use a few general decorations around the rest of the room to tie everything together.”
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STAR WARS DESSERT TABLE
With seven films to take inspiration from—and more on the way—there are lots of different ways to dress a buffet / dessert table for a Star Wars birthday party. To decorate a dessert table like this one, follow the steps below.
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SPACE BACKDROP
Start by using this stars and space scene setter, available here, to create the backdrop. If you prefer a less plastic look, there’s also a black stardust patterned background paper, available here, that comes on a roll.
Then cover the table with this gloss black table cover, available here.
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serveware
Then use a mixture of square and rectangular black, white, or clear plates and bowls to present food on. If you don’t already own these, I recommend these premium plastic plates, available here (cheapest) or here, they’re really good value and look much nicer than paper plates.
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STAR WARS LOGO
To make a Star Wars logo yourself, download this free font (just download, unzip the folder, then drag the font files into the font folder on your computer). Then print onto card stock using your home printer. If you want to make it larger, you could print each letter individually (with the exception of the ‘ST’ of Star and the ‘RS’ of Wars which are joined) then mount them onto a larger piece of card.
Alternatively, you could try saving this hi resolution Star Wars logo, stretch it to enlarge, then print off.
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pERSONALIZED STAR WARS BACKDROPS
Alternatively, check out these personalized Star Wars backdrops.
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STAR WARS FLAGS
Another quick and easy option for a backdrop is to use one of these large Star Wars flags (lots of different designs available).
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STAR WARS STAND UPS
Use these Star Wars cardboard stand ups, available here, to dress the table—there are lots of different characters available, from both The Force Awakens and the classic movies. I’ve used the smaller Yoda stand up as a centerpiece, with two others either side.
Don’t worry if your budget won’t allow for that many, you can still make an impressive display with just one or two. The great thing about these stand ups is that you can also use them to create great photo ops—let the guests have their picture taken in a lightsaber dual with Kylo Ren.
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STAR WARS AIRWALKER BALLOONS
Alternatively, you could use these large air walker balloons, available here, which look pretty impressive.
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STAR WARS PAPERCRAFT SHIPS
Make some of these papercraft Star Wars ships using the color templates that are free to download. You can print them off on your home printer, or take them to a copy shop to enlarge them as big as you like, then just assemble them and hang these from the ceiling in front of the space backdrop.
Update 2024: Unfortunately, these free templates are no longer available, but you can buy something similar here.
Alternatively, if you don’t want to make the models, you could embellish the stars and space background with some Star Wars ships wall decals, available here, These are reusable so you can reapply them to your child’s bedroom afterwards.
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STAR WARS HANGING DECORATIONS
Use this glow in the dark Death Star beach ball (below left) as a hanging decoration, then kid’s can use it to play with later. Alternatively, use these Star Wars hanging decorations (below) available here.
If you’re craftsy, make your own paper mâché Death Star like this one (below right) by Joey Lopez who covered a 48 inch beach ball.
Or there’s a step by step tutorial by Philip Jones here for how to make a wearable Death Star Halloween costume, but because of its size I think it would make a really impressive display to hang above the dining table as one of your Star Wars birthday party decorations. Just adapt the instructions accordingly.
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DESSERT TABLE CENTERPIECE
For a dessert table centerpiece, use one of these Darth Vader or BB8 balloons and fill it with helium. Alternatively, make one of the papercraft vehicles, available here, such as this AT-AT Walker.
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SOUND EFFECTS
If you’re using the Darth Vader balloon as your dessert table centerpiece, pick up one of these inexpensive Darth Vader breathing devices, available here, and leave it on constantly to add sound effects to your dessert table.
Alternatively, pick up the Star Wars soundtrack, available here, and leave the Imperial March (Darth Vader’s theme) on repeat. Or alternate this with the famous Cantina Band music being played in the bar on Tatooine in Episode IV A New Hope. You could either have this playing while guests arrive, or isolated around the drinks bar / food table.
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STAR WARS WALL DECALS
There are a number of Star Wars wall decals, many of which can be personalized, which you can also use to create a backdrop to a dessert table. Order them in black to apply them to a blank wall or in yellow/gold to apply to the stars and space scene setter. Check out all the options here and also here.
I love the way they’ve combined the personalized wall decals below with some lightsabers. You could recreate something similar for a dessert table backdrop using inexpensive battery powered toy lightsabers, available here.
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STAR WARS FABRIC
Alternatively, there are also various Star Wars fabrics available here by the yard which you can use to create a backdrop.
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06 food styling & presentation
Below are some food styling and presentation tips to go with these Star Wars Birthday Party ideas.
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STAR WARS FOOD LABELS
There are lots of printable Star Wars food labels and tents which can be customized with your own choice of text. Check out all the options here.
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STAR WARS CANDY BOWLS
These Star Wars candy bowls, available here, would look great on a dessert / buffet table—you could even use them as the centerpiece. Lots of other characters available.
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STAR WARS SERVEWARE
There are also some cool Star Wars serving trays, available here, or these Death Star chip and dip bowls, available here.
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DEATH STAR WATERMELON
Check out these watermelon Death Stars (below left by Silverisdead via Flickr, and below right by Joe Stump via Flickr) which you could use to decorate the buffet / dessert table.
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STAR WARS TREAT BOXES
There’s also a range of Star Wars popcorn boxes—many of which are printable files—that you can use to present treats in on a buffet / dessert table. Check out all the options here.
