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Birthday
Cookout
If you are one of the lucky people to
have a summer birthday, or you are blessed to live in a temperate climate (we
are in Cleveland, so not so much here) than a laid back cookout is a wonderful
way to celebrate a special someone's birthday. We know you want to make it extra
special for the guest of honor, so here are some easy and unique ways to throw a
birthday BBQ cookout.
Birthday Cookout Invitations
 An
invitation sets the tone for the party before it ever starts, so let your invitation reflect it. Creations for You
offers a wide variety of personalized
cookout theme invitations
that express what a fun, relaxing and special time everyone will have at
the cookout. Throw some
BBQ confetti in the envelope and you are good to go.
Since this is more than just
your average cookout, why not send out a
truly
unique invitation! We can design a caricature
invitation of the guest of honor. Not only is this genuinely special, the
art for this invitation can be used for a sign in board, welcome cutout, photo
opportunity or even thank you notes. Maybe you have the guest of honor
working the grill and inviting everyone to the party! See an example of a
Caricature Party Package to see some of the
limitless possibilities!
If you’re the creative type,
then make your own invitation. Wouldn't it be fun to send everyone a "barbecue
apron invitation"? Write all the party information with permanent makers
on a
BBQ apron and your guests will be anticipating your barbeque from day one!
BBQ Decorations
and Party Supplies
Sometimes decorating an outside space for a party can be challenging. We have a
few tried and true ways to spruce up your backyard so it really feels like a
party!
Start with a
personalized banner that
celebrates the guest of honor. You can hang it at the front of the house to
welcome everyone, use it to dress up a boring fence, or place it over the
buffet.
Next fill the party area with
balloons. Make bouquets from
colorful balloons and add a
"King of the Grill" balloon balloon to each bunch (if the guest of
honor is a woman maybe a
flip flop balloon is more appropriate). You can use the bouquets to define
the perimeter of the party space. Place a few by the buffet and the entrance
too!
 Adding
festive lighting is always fun. Do you have a box full of white twinkle lights
you put up during the holidays? Pull them out and use them to light your yard!
There are also some great summer themed light sets available, here are a few of
our favorites -
You can also decorate you guests
with fun
glowing jewelry
BBQ Table
Decorations and Menuand Menu
 Set your table using
fun
watermelon paper products,
or if this is a milestone birthday think about using these
milestone birthday paper goodss.
And having paper
plates is a much better idea than washing those dishes in hot water
in the middle of summer! Sprinkle the table with
barbeque confetti and and set out a few
bamboo torch candles
You
can make your centerpiece useful as well as fun! Fill a plastic pail with sand
and stick several pairs of
sungla in the sand. Your guests can grab a
pair as a favor!
Light up you party even more by
serving drinks in
glowing barware! You can hand out
light up glasses or serve drinks in clear glasses with
glowing ice cubes. Either way, the glowing glasses will be the hit of
the party!
The menu for this one is easy, BBQ! Since it is a special occasion why serve
a few extra nice dishes alongside the standard hamburgers and hotdogs? Grilled
shrimp, salmon, chicken skewers or even grilled pizza is a nice deviation from
the norm! You can even hold a
Clambake or a crawfish boil for something different!
Don't forget the birthday cake! Ice cream is also a nice treat in the warm
weather.
Barbecue Party Activities
Many
people will just want to relax and talk at your birthday BBQ. You ca have some
lawn games set up fr the adult to amuse themselves with. Try horseshoes, bocce,
or cornhole, they are all great socializing games.
If you
are going to have a lot of youngsters at the party you may want to structure
some
activities for them as well. Relay races are always fun and easy to organize. Here are
a couple of ideas
to help get you started.
- Pass the eggs
- Carry cotton on a spoon
- One-legged race
Check out more out more
Summer Party
Games for more great ideas!
Barbecue Party Favors
Send everyone home with a fun party favor that fits the laidback atmosphere of
the party -
- A
personalized
candy bar wrapper is
a sweet way to thank your guests from coming.
- We love these personalized
mint and candy tins! Choose one with a grilling theme
feature a picture of the birthday boy or girl!
- Some of the most popular
favor ideas for a barbecue party are items that glow. Barbecues begin in the
daylight but usually last well into the evening. Everyone loves to walk
around the party with a variety of body parts glowing so hand out
glow jewlery.
- Plastic pinwheels,
beach balls, plastic foam
plane gliders, kites, bubbles, jump ropes, outdoor chalk and water toys are
great favors for kids.
- Personalized soda bottles, BBQ sauce, BBQ tools or outdoor mugs are all
useful and appreciated by adults.
Everyone from
ne from
Party411.com hopes that you have a great
time grilling at the birthday barbecue. Don't forget that the
Party Girl and the Party-ettes like
their ribs with extra spicy sauce!
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Come
on In! The Water's Fine...
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