- 1). Choose a date and location for the ninja party. Consider having it at a local martial arts studio. Martial arts studios often offer special packages for group lessons and can accommodate either a handful of guests or a large group. Ask about a room for serving food after the lesson. If you prefer to host the party at home, inquire about having a teacher come to your home to teach a short lesson.
- 2). Make a list of guests to invite to the party and send out ninja themed invitations at least two weeks before the party date. Look for ninja invitations where party goods are sold, in stores or online. If you cannot locate invitations depicting ninjas, consider invitations with a martial arts, karate or Asian theme that may work with your ninja theme.
- 3). Follow a ninja color scheme and decorate your party space primarily in black, with white and red accents. Purchase black table cloths, red napkins and white paper goods for the tables. Have balloon arrangements made with black, red and white balloons.
- 4). Create your own ninja decorations using black poster board. Find clipart images of ninjas, nunchucks, throwing stars and katanas (swords) online. Use the images as a guide and reproduce them on the back of the poster board by drawing them freehand. Cut out the images and hang in the party space.
- 5). Plan a menu of Japanese inspired foods. Sushi is probably the most well-known Japanese food, however, it may not be something everyone will eat, especially children. If you want an authentic Japanese menu, there are many other traditional foods that might be more appealing to your guests such as Tsukune, which are minced chicken patties; Tonkatsu, which is a pork cutlet; and green beans with a sesame dressing, just to name a few. Provide party guests with chopsticks for eating.
- 6). Plan activities for the party such as a martial arts lesson, watching Ninja movies or decorating ninja swords that you cut out of poster board ahead of time. Supply paint, ribbon, glitter glue and other embellishments such as stickers or gemstones for decorating the swords. Origami is another popular Japanese activity using patterns that range from easy to intricate and complex. Select one or two patterns to teach the party guests and learn them ahead of time so that you can instruct the guests how to reproduce them.
- 7). Pack favors in cardboard take-out box containers which can be found in craft, party supply and dollar stores. Choose red, black or white boxes to go with your color scheme. Items to include for favors will depend on the ages of the party guests. Some ideas include mini ninja action figures, toy or mini ninja weapons (nunchucks, throwing stars and swords), ninja stickers or temporary tattoos and Japanese candy or Pocky Sticks.
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