From the second i laid eyes on the ultra-creative “bowling lane table runner” pictured above, I knew this Wii Bowling Tournament was going to be a fun party to check out! Even better, the party’s hostess with the mostess: Robin Chowaniec put the tournament together as a mini fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
Read on for more for more info on all the creative details – from Wii controller candy dispenser favors to Margamiitas and Mowiitos – straight from Robin herself!
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“To get my husband more involved with Relay, I formed a team named: Team Wii Fight Cancer. The bowling tournament seemed like a good excuse to have friends over to play the Wii, eat and raise a couple hundred $$ for ACS.”
Pictured above: (Image 1) The table runner was a kitchen cabinet liner that looked like bamboo with red masking tape added for foul line and cut for direction arrows. The plastic bowling pins & ball are from Oriental Trading Company. (Image 2) I glazed a handful of dense pound cake cubes to look like Wii remote controls, then used a frosting pen to duplicate power and home logos.
Below: a “Team Wii” sign made from cardstock:
For easy Caprese Salad on a Stick appetizers, I stuck the sticks into halved mini watermelons with printed Mii’s of those attending amongst the food:
I found *mini Wii remote candy dispensers at Walgreens, just repackaged in clear cellophane bags for favors:
Margaritas and Mojitos were labeled as “Margamiitas” and “Mowiitos” for more Wii friendly atmosphere:
Evite had a Wii Sports themed invite:
Other things to note:
• Etch-it Cups from Celebrate Express were a big hit.
• We used a mini white board to keep track of top 4 scores.
• Top score got mini plastic trophy from Party City and a restaurant gift card.
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Thanks so much for the inspiration, Robin! I can already think of a bunch of my own Wii-addicted friends who will love all these ideas!
*Note – I had a hard time finding a good place online to purchase Wii Remote Candy Dispensers, but there were a couple on ebay, and someone on Yahoo! Answers said they’ve seen them at Cost Plus, and then Robin found hers at Walgreens, so maybe they’re more of an in-store thing…but if anyone knows of any good places online, please share!
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This is such a great idea. I been trying to think of something unique to do for my husband’s 40th birthday. THIS IS IT!!!!! Thanks so much!
Now the big question…where do I rent a Wii?
What a fun theme. You put together a darling party and helped a worthwhile cause – great work!
The best place to check for rentals is your local video store like Blockbuster…or maybe even borrow from a close friend.
OR – you could make the Wii your husband’s b-day gift and keep it ;) Chances are good that you’ll want to keep playing once you start…and you can also use it to surf the web on your TV because it has built-in wireless internet capabilities (or you can plug it in)- and you can get a web browser for it for a couple bucks.
You can also download old-school Nintendo games onto the Wii like Super Mario Bros, Frogger, Tecmo Bowl, etc. for a more “nostalgic” gaming experience, as my husband puts it :)
How fun! I so want to go to this party!
What a great Idea for a great cause, there are so many other great games that you could expand on…golf, racing, etc.
I adore this party! The table runner is fantastic! I love how well thought the theme is and how well it is incorporated into every detail of the party! Fantastic!
This is fantastic!
this is one of the best theme yet! i’m doing it for my husband birthday as well!
This is a fabulous idea, does anyone know how to print out their mii like that? Can you email your mii to a computer?
I think I know what our next party theme will be!
So glad everyone likes it. The party was fun…perfect for all ages. Unfortunately you can’t email your mii to a computer. I’ll go find the website we used to create the mii’s and post it here.
Karen SAYS:
Robin did you post details of how you set up the tournament if not could you?
Here’s a couple of websites that will make the mii’s into jpegs. The second one makes tshirts! ah, I’ll have to remember that for next time.
http://miistation.com
http://www.miiware.com
What a great idea! Everyone loves food. Combine that with a little Wii bowling, some cocktails, and raising money for a good cause and you’ve got a party that can’t be beat!!
I love the mini-Wii remote candy dispensers. And the drink names are adorable (as well as very creative!)!! Where did you come up with them?
I must have those Wii remote candy dispensers!
I am also doing a fundraiser using my Wii, only with Mario Kart. It is for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. These are the perfect touch!
I hope someone can help find them online, as I have neither a Walgreens or a Cost Plus near me.
I went searching and only found one site where you could purchase online and of course they are on back order. Sorry.
http://www.metrocandy.com/Wii-KLIK-CANDY-DISPENSER-12ct
I love the Mario Kart idea though. Maybe I’ll have a 2nd fundraiser as my Relay isn’t for a little while.
Okay I found some on amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Wii-KLICK-Candy-Dispensers-Pack/dp/B001CW8JIK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1218750265&sr=8-1
I hope the link works!
And I recommend the Mario Kart or a Mario Party 8 fundraiser. Anything with a Wii is fun!