I posted the Minecraft cake that I made for my son’s birthday and now it is time to tell you about the rest of the party. A while back I heard of coding classes at Codakid. They teach kid computer programming principles through programming Minecraft mods. They also offer birthday parties. I can’t wait to tell you all about Codakid, the Minecraft party favors I made, and of course the Minecraft Birthday Party invitations.
The concept at Codakid is genius. Codakid has code-a-thons every weekend where kids can go for 2 hours and create a Minecraft mod. They have so many mod options that you can pretty much guarantee you won’t repeat a mod. My son went to a code-a-thon and he was totally hooked. They also offer longer courses that meet a few hours once a week. We haven’t tried one of those yet, but we’re hoping to soon. This is such a fun, unique, and not to mention educational birthday party idea. I paid for the party 100% out of my pocket, so any opinions about Codakid are strictly my own. This post does contain affiliate links. That means that if you purchase products from the links I get a small percentage back to support the cost of running this blog.
I’ll get to the party in a second, but first we needed some invitations. I found a Minecraft wallpaper I liked and then found Steve at a computer. I worked some Photoshop magic and combined them. I knew that most of the parents would be unfamiliar with Codakid so I tried to be pretty specific and included the website so they could look into it. I had the image printed as a 5×7 photo and that was that.
The party is booked for 2 hours and making the mod takes about 1.5 hours. The kids are programming in a classroom, and the party elements were set-up in the common area. Normally 12 kids would be in a larger classroom but we had some RSVP issues so put everyone at this table. I actually liked that the kids were all around the same table, it made it easier for them to interact with each other. As for the mod itself, my son picked a mob bomb. The kids write some code and also do the graphics for the mod. No prior coding experience is required although the website says it is helpful if the child can type about 10 words a minute. We had some that probably couldn’t meet that threshold, but don’t worry, everyone leaves with a mod.
Codakid also has the “Boat room” which has different video game consoles and games. The kids played in there before and after the coding. If you have kids not interested in coding, they can play in the boat room the whole time. Up to 8 kids can play at a time.
I kept the party details pretty simple since coding the mod was taking up the majority of the party time. There is a kitchen in the middle of Codakid, so we set up on the bar.
We had the TNT cake as the centerpiece. I also made some fun TNT lollipops. Whenever I see a cube, my mind immediately jumps to, “How can I turn this into something from Minecraft?” I found these old fashioned cinnamon lollipops and TNT seemed the obvious choice. The cinnamon even makes them a little hot. I displayed them in my lollipop holder and kids could take them as they went through the line. 
We served mini bundt cakes instead of cupcakes. They were store bought and the kids gave them rave reviews. They weren’t specifically Minecraft related, but I feel like the red and chocolate fit in well with the whole scheme pretty well. I did learn that 10 year olds are a hungry bunch. I needed a lot more food. Normally I go way overboard and have tons leftover. I’m still working on balance I guess.
My favorite part of the party was the “goody bags.” I found some Design Your Own Travel mugs and I made a creeper travel mug for each kid. Originally I was going to personalize them, but the relative lack of timely RSVP’s meant that I kept them generic. Then inside each cup there was a Minecraft minifigure. I bought the three packs and just dropped on in each cup. Each kid also got a 8 GB USB flash drive. The kids need a flash drive to bring their mods home. I thought it would make a fun party favor, so give them the flash drive. I also thought it would be easier than expecting each kid to bring their own flash drive from home. They don’t need anywhere near 8 GB of space, but we found an awesome deal on Amazon by purchasing in bulk. I think each flash drive was about $2.25 .
I really wanted the coding activity to be the star of the birthday party and I really feel like it was. We had a wide range of experience too. Some kids had never played Minecraft all the way up to my son and one other boy that had been to Codakid before. The kids would have loved to stay for hours. If time had permitted they were going to set up a server so all the kids could multi-player together. It turns out the mob bomb was a slightly more advanced mod and so they really had to hustle to get it done and still have time for birthday activities.
If you are interested in taking classes or throwing a birthday, you can check out the Codakid website for more information. Codakid is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and they also have a some classes in Chandler, Arizona. My understanding is that parties are only booked at the Scottsdale location. I had kids and parents alike telling me how fun this was. My son had a blast and loved his birthday party. It was a huge success and I would recommend Codakid to anyone.
Don’t forget to check out the Minecraft TNT Rice Crispy Cake I made.
I’d love you to share this post with your friends, or leave me a comment telling me what your favorite part of the party was. Thanks for reading!
My two boys would LOVE something like this. Of course, like all other boys, my two are OBSESSED with Minecraft.
This is the best Minecraft themed birthday party ever. You really went all out for it!
Thanks Stacie! It’s easier to go all out on the details when you aren’t handling the activity too.
My kids are huge minecraft fans so they would enjoy this. This is a great theme.
What a great idea! My kids love Minecraft and would love to have this for a Birthday party theme. Very cool!
Thanks! Minecraft is a great theme because there are so many different directions you can take it.
I like the whole Minecraft theme! My son is a huge Minecraft fan. I don’t think I would do the whole computer video game thing, I rather have the running around doing different games but it would still be fun to do this with him alone.
What a great idea! This is awesome and that cake is incredible! I love creative ideas like this that are just so new and different from anything else that I have seen.
My nephew would love to have a birthday party like this. I only wished we lived close to Scottsdale! Oh well, I guess it would be a minecraft themed birthday party for him. The party fare would be easy to make.
This seems to be a fun place for kids. I have niece and nephews who are hooked to Minecraft.
I love this party idea. My kids are all into Minecraft and this would be great for them.
This is so cool. I think the kids would be happy to learn how to code in their favorite game. I love the Minecraft treats and mugs.
Now this looks like a genius idea!! What a great party!!
What a cool party idea! I’m pretty sure your son’s so happy with this. My two sons are addicted with minecraft too.
What a great idea fir a party. My nephew loves Minecraft, he’ll love a party like this.
I love the goody bags as well. 🙂 My son is a big fan of MineCraft. He would certainly love to have it as his birthday’s theme. No doubt about that.
This looks like a great place for the kids to go on Saturdays. It is so important for kids to learn coding. It would be perfect for a birthday party.
I have never heard of Codakid. My kids love Minecraft, so I will check this out. Love all the Minecraft themed decorations!
This is truly AWESOME and my son would go crazy. He loves Minecraft and coding. I love the travel mug. That is so cute!
I have never heard of them, but I love that concept so much for a birthday party. I love that kids will get introduced to and learn skills that they can expand on and even turn into a career. And all of your party treats look so good too.
My son is crazy about Minecraft. His birthday is coming up. I think he’ll like this theme.
These are so great themed party especially to the kids that loves Minecraft so much. This is absolutely creative i bet kids are really enjoy this party.
What an awesome birthday party idea! I love all of the treats and things themed perfectly for Minecraft. My boys would love something like this!
My son is huge into Minecraft. I bet he would love these ideas!!!
Looks like a wonderful minecraft party with so much of fun for sure. Both my kids love Minecraft so much & they are going to love one such birthday party.
I got what a cleaver party idea!!!! My besties 3 kids are all mine craft obsessed. They would kill for a party like this!
What a fun looking party! I love that TNT cake. My son is a little too young for Minecraft but my friends kids would love this.
I love the travel mugs! Do you have the generic picture you used? can you post a link to it? a pdf? my son is having a minecraft party on Saturday. This would be great favor. Thank you in advance.
I did a google search and it showed up under cute creeper wallpaper. I tried the original source of the photo but I couldn’t!
My son is just now getting into this craze! I can sense Minecraft parties in our future!
Ashley! Thanks so much for your nice blog post about CodaKid! We’re so glad that you and the kids had a nice time!