PROGRAM IN A BOX
TITLE: Superman Birthday Party
PROGRAM CATEGORY: Party
AGES: Preschool, Schoolage, Families
LENGTH OF EVENT: 60 minutes
CREATED BY:
ACTIVITY SUMMARY: Superman is turning 75 this year! Celebrate
with a Superman themed birthday party.
MATERIAL LIST:
Non- consumables:
 Pin the “S” on Superman Game - Superman poster, laminated
“S” shields, Color Your Own “S” shield template
 Superman theme song CD
 Glow in the Dark Water Snakes - “Kryptonite”
 4 Oven Mitts
 Green bouncy balls
 Red and blue tissue paper
 Superman trivia game
 Superman coloring page
Consumables:
 Masking Tape
 Blindfold
 CD Player
 4 buckets, bowls or boxes
 Straws
 Prizes
 Snacks (see ideas below)
 Green Rock Candy (optional)
 Daily Planet ID Badges for Staff/Volunteers (printable version
at the end of this script)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Promotion
Several weeks before your program, begin promoting it by making green
Rock Candy (Kryptonite.) Put the jar on display so people can watch it form.
Recipes are available online. Here’s one you might like to try:
http://www.dominosugar.com/carbonfree/rock-candy.html
Superman Activities
Pin the 'S' on Superman
This is the Superman version of 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey'. Attach
the Superman poster to the wall and put tape on the back of each of the
laminated insignias. Use the blindfold, and have each child spin a
couple of times before trying to pin the “S” on Superman. For extra
fun, make copies of the black and white insignia, and have each child
decorate an “S” before playing.
Pass the Kryptonite
This is the Superman version of "Hot Potato.” Instead of a potato, pass
around some kryptonite! Have everyone form a circle. Use one of the green
water snakes as the kryptonite. When the music (Superman theme song)
starts, pass the kryptonite around the circle. Pause the music occasionally.
When the music stops, the one holding the kryptonite is out. Keep playing
until there is only one person left. (NOTE: To be fair, the person pausing the
music should not be watching the game.)
Kryptonite Relay Races
Divide the group into two teams and have each team form a line. Set a
bowl/box full of green bouncy balls (kryptonite) at the head of each line.
The first player on each team must to pick up a piece of kryptonite while
wearing oven mitts, and carry it across the room to drop it into another
bowl/box. The player then returns to the line and passes the oven mitts to
the next player. Keep going down the line until every player has had a turn.
The first team to get through every player is the winner.
Super Breath
This game focuses on Superman’s ability to breathe out a powerful stream of
air. The object of this game is to blow a light object across the room and
back. Split the players into two teams (red and blue.) Have each team form a
line and give each player his or her own straw. Give the first player on each
team a piece of crumbled tissue paper (red or blue.) Mark a line with
masking tape some distance away (not too far!) Each player must blow a
crumpled up piece of tissue paper across the line and then turn around and
come back to pass the tissue paper off to the next player. The first team to
get through every player is the winner.
Superman Trivia
There are two versions of the Superman trivia quiz, one for younger kids and
one for older kids and adults. There are tie-breaker questions in case you
have more than one person get the same number correct. (See Trivia
questions below.)
Superman Coloring Page
Make copies of the included Superman coloring page. Each child can draw
and color his or her own Superman.
Superman treats
 Green-dyed popcorn for “Kryptonite” or other
green treats like jelly beans, gumdrops, etc.
 Red fruit roll-ups for Superman’s cape
 Pre-packaged Rice Krispy treats or sugar cookies.
Give kids tubes of blue and red icing to decorate.
 Blue and/or red punch or Powerade/Gatorade type drinks
 Rock candy on a stick in blue to represent the
Fortress of Solitude or green to represent Kryptonite.
 Cupcakes with red, blue and/or yellow icing. Print
out the Superman logo, glue to toothpicks and stick
them in the cupcakes.
Superman Trivia for Younger Kids
1 What is Superman's real name?
Kal-El
2 Where does Superman/Clark Kent live?
Metropolis
3 Superman is a member of which superhero group?
The Justice League
4 Who did Superman marry?
Lois Lane
5 What is Superman allergic to?
Kryptonite
TIEBREAKER: What is the name of Superman’s secret headquarters?
The Fortress of Solitude
Superman Trivia for Older Kids
1 What is Superman's Kryptonian name?
Kal-El
2 What’s the name of Lex Luthor’s company?
Lexcorp
3 How is Supergirl believed to be related to Superman?
Cousins
4 Where does Superman/Clark Kent live?
Metropolis
5 Superman is a member of which group?
The Justice League
6 Who did Superman marry?
Lois Lane
7 What celebrity named his son Kal-el, after Superman.?
Nicolas Cage
8 Of the following, what is Superman vulnerable to? Krull Metal, Solari
Pollen or Magic?
Magic
9 What’s the only thing that protects Superman from Kryptonite?
Lead
10 Who once killed Superman?
Doomsday
11 What is the name of the dimensional plane where Kryptonian
criminals were exiled for their crimes?
The Phantom Zone
12 What are the names of the two Superman creators?
Joe Shuster & Jerry Siegel
13 Superman is published by what company?
DC Comics
14 Who is the editor of the Daily Planet?
Perry White
15 How many Superman films starred Christopher Reeve?
Four
16 What actor played Superman in the TV show “Lois & Clark”?
Dean Cain
17 What is the name of Superman’s secret headquarters?
The Fortress of Solitude
18 What is the name of Superman’s dog?
Krypto
19 What year was the Superman comic first published? 1938,1940,
1942?
1938
20 In what U.S. state did Superman crash land as a baby?
Kansas
TIE-BREAKERS
What's the name of the impish villain who can only be stopped when
tricked into saying or spelling his own name backwards?
MXYZPTLK
What’s the name of Superman’s clone?
Bizarro
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