OUR STORY...IT ALL STARTED IN 1984...WE WERE IN THE 4TH GRADE

It was 1983, Minhee was new in her 4th grade class. She asked her mom to bring in some cupcakes to celebrate her summer birthday during the last day of school. So her mother came and with delight started serving Minhee's birthday treats. To Minhee's dismay, they  were not the cupcakes she asked for. All the kids started to make fun of the traditional Korean treats that Minhee's mom brought. However, there was one boy named Truman that just so loved the Korean treats. He saw that Minhee felt sad and decided to eat as much as he can. He thanked Minhee's mom and continued to fill his tiny stomach. 

It must be true that a way to a man's heart is through his stomach!  

Each friend got a custom pokemon card, cell phone with instructions on how to play all the many games T and I planned together. Mini plastic pokemon figures perfectly into the 2” gumball plastic containers.

Checking out his custom cell phone card and all geared up to play! I ordered these gumball machine plastic balls (similar ones here) that looked just like poke balls! Added double sided velcro and since the kids were so little the velcro belts worked perfectly.

Ninecakes made a custom Pokemon themed cake and mini cupcakes.

All the kids got their own custom Pokemon card badge with their photo on the Pokemon card. Made from here. You can upload and print your own!

Empty cans wrapped with images I found online for target practice using the same gumball plastic containers.

Kids had to see how many times they can stomp up on the pink balloons. It was meant to be on the ground but the wind was too strong so I hung them from the tree branches.

Each child picked an action card from the bag and had to act out what it said.

This was one the easiest and all kids got into it. I downloaded images to create my own pokemon hunting game.

These wall decals worked so perfectly on all surfaces! It stuck on tree trunks, cement and pretty much on anything!

Hand painted blue mylar balloons to mimic the poke stops. Kids had to collect empty containers to keep their mini pokemons they will catch during a game.

I covered a cardboard sheet with wrapping paper and print outs of pokemons. Kids had to throw their red plastic ball into a cut out space to be able to ‘catch’ their mini pokemon figures.

Tru helped me make this DIY Pikachu pinata. We made it too strong though! It wouldn’t crack so at the end we just had to tear it open and throw all the candy out. Still the kids loved it.

Cake time!

Strawberry shortcake flavor by Ninecakes. So good.

I tried a Pokeball platter.

It was a good day!