This year our oldest son was turning thirteen and since it was such a milestone, becoming a teenager and all, we wanted to do something special. Since his sister's birthday was a mere week away from his we decided to combine the celebrating and that's when the epic idea of a Hunger Games themed birthday party, girls vs boys paint war was born.
The first game they played was kickball using a large bouncy ball. It was funny to watch the competitive nature of all the teens, when you say "girls vs boys" things get crazy in a hurry. No one wants to be beat by the other. There were the usually protests of one team or the other "cheating" but both teams were good sports and everyone had a blast.
Pre paint war pics:
The boys had to roll up their sleeves and don their war paint....this just got serious!
Post paint war pics: