(<a href="http://frogandsnail.com/2011/04/an-indiana-jones-birthday-party-part-1/">Part 1 is here</a>)

I was able to relax once I had the cake. I kept food simple -- as you know I like to take advantage of the<a href="http://frogandsnail.com/2011/02/popcorn-for-movie-themed-birthday-parties/"> "movie" part of the theme</a>, so we had popcorn for the kids and sodas (with real sugar! as a nod to the sodas the parents drank when they saw Indiana Jones for the first time.)

(Man, we're old.)

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Since Indiana Jones paper goods are practically non-existent, the tables were set with generic Happy Birthday table cloths.

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(I apologize for the awful picture, but it was a rainy day. It was perfect in a way, because it made the family room look menacing and cave-like. Our very own temple of dooooom!)

I did find <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Indiana-Jones-Childrens-Paper-Supplies/dp/B002TJOO5M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=hpc&amp;qid=1304003209&amp;sr=8-1">Indiana Jones paper hats</a>. They were cheap ($0.50 for a pack of four), and that's a good thing, because they are <em>tiny</em>. But they did give the kids a few minutes of fun.

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I used globes as centerpieces -- so perfectly simple, because our Indiana Jones-loving boy also loves globes, and we happened to have a few of them laying about the house.

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You're probably wondering why there's an alligator at the top of this post. That's because there was an alligator in our playroom. And a boa constrictor, and a scorpion, and all kinds of frogs.

There was also a hairless rat. Ewww...

But boys? They love that. So I had a local <a href="http://www.curiouscreatures.org/">animal education company</a> come over and do a show for entertainment. Easy peasy, if a bit disturbing to willingly bring a rat into your basement.

(The rat was friendly. But I preferred the chinchilla.)

Tomorrow, I'll tell you what went into the goody bags -- and we'll be done!)

<a href="http://frogandsnail.com/2011/04/an-indiana-jones-birthday-party-part-3/">(Here it is, part 3!)</a>