My son was turning eight and hes very much into Star Wars. This was a few weeks before the big relese of the new movie,so finding party favors was a nightmare. Especially in a small town. The weather is un-predictable so I found ideas for both inside and outdoors. I found some very good ideas on this site and used some of them. We first started with the decorations. The whole family cut stars out of construction paper and had them displayed everywhere the kids were going to be. I was fortunate enough to find coloring pages of Star Wars that I could tack up on the walls as well. On one wall I cut out letters saying "may the force be with you" with a Darth Vader too. This was for the kids arrival to hold a light saber and have their pic taken(which I printed out for them on my comp while they ate lunch). Earlier I had printed out certificates for the kids. Worlds greatest Jedi Knight for the boys and Worlds greatest Princess for the girls (all personalized)! I gave both to the kids as they left along with gift bags containing Star Wars pez dispencers,glittery pencils,Star Bursts,and star cakes. They loved their little gifts. For games we played pin the light saber on Obe One, which I found a pic and made it into a large poster. We also purchased a Star Wars CD for musical chairs. I was iffy about this one but the kids wanted to keep on playing. I forgot to mention that I also used tin foil to decorate with and this came in handy again with potatoes wrapped in it playing hot potatoe(dont drop the force). We also had Jedi Training with toy light sabers and they had to pop bubbles that were being blown(one child at a time indoors).The kids loved this game.I also had Star Wars movies playing in the background for interested veiwers. My timing was off on these games,so to fill in any void we did Star Wars trivia. I do have to say it was inexpensive and all the kids left with smiles on their faces.