![]() I also printed out some graphics of cartoons like Pacman, Thundercats, Zelda and Smurfs on sticker paper, which we stuck onto plastic cups. It makes the sound of coins and the 1up sound when you hit it. a brick/question mark pillow (a bit expensive but I got it on sale for around P800) from a hobby store in Virra Mall, Greenhills.a red mushroom hammer that would laugh when you hit it on the floor (this was so noisy in my suitcase) from a gift shop in Ali Mall (P200).a “Goomba” hat from Comic Alley (they also have Mushroom ones) (P200).a small 1up mushroom toy that’s meant to be kept inside a car or stuck on a window from Daiso (less than P100).Some cheaper knock-off stuffed toys were the wrong color (Luigi in red, Mario in green, etc.). However, I couldn’t help buying a few toys I came across during random trips to the mall: I saw a lot of plastic Mario, Luigi and Bowser action figures in Greenhills, but they were a bit on the expensive side. I just printed them out on board paper before leaving and we filled them up with our favorite 80’s candies (chocnut, hawflakes, orange swits, stay fresh, jelly ace, butterballs and small packs of boy bawang, etc.) which I bought from grocery stores in Manila and brought to Singapore for the party. The brick and question mark blocks are adorable and made perfect containers for the candy! I found this site where you can download papercraft patterns for printing and assembling yourself. She also got Eli brand new brown shoes and a long red shirt from eBay which she said were more affordable. She bought denim overalls from Zara, cut out yellow buttons from cardboard and got a “hard-to-find” red hat from eBay (she just stuck a cardboard “M” on it which kept falling off). ![]() She says each piece had to be hunted for and put together with little touches here and there to achieve the complete look. Lorie opted not to buy a readymade Mario costume but assembled Eli’s costume herself. We settled on Mario as the main theme for the details. Since she was based in Singapore at the time and didn’t have much time to buy props, we decided to go D-I-Y. My sister Lorie wanted to throw an “old school” party for my nephew Eli’s first birthday last year. However, I did travel to Singapore to celebrate my nephew’s first birthday there so technically it counts. Ok, so this isn’t exactly a travel-related post, more like a how-to party guide.
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