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Most kids love sports. Whether
it’s football, baseball, soccer or basketball, or a combination kids grow up
loving to compete, to play and to have fun. Whether they were team captain or a
great fan, they love the sport. I have one friend who cannot have a conversation
without soccer coming up. Simply loves the sport, which is interesting because
his dad never played. Go figure!
If you have a sports loving
child, it's a good idea to use that sport as a theme for their birthday
celebration. This is especially effective with smaller parties or if most of
the guests are teammates, although it can work for anyone who's a fan(atic).
Sports
Birthday Invitation
There are lots of great ideas
for invitations. Your local party store should have some good sporting options.
If you plan on folks playing a game of basketball, touch football, etc. during
the party, let them know to dress appropriately.
If you are having Party411 do
a
caricature of you, you'll definitely want to do a caricature invitation
using the same caricature. We also have
sports
invitation options that let you use a photo, which is also a very effective
approach.
Contact the Custom Queen for more great invitation ideas.
For a complete list of our
sports theme products, visit
Sports Decorating411!
Welcome Area
As people enter, place an
easel sign welcoming everyone to "Play the Game". For basketball you can “Hoop
it Up!” for the birthday boy. For soccer "Joey is 12. What a Kick!" You get the
idea.
Balloon
bouquets are a wonderful,
and inexpensive, way to decorate this area.
As people move from the
welcome area to the dining area, create a fabulous balloon arch mixed with
Mylar sports balloon .
Continue these arches throughout the hallway.
Party
Area
Have a
Sign-in Board. Consider
using a caricature of the celebrant, so
guests can write their congratulations. Have balloons tied to the easel.
The room can be filled with
fabulous balloon centerpieces, highlighted with mylar sports balloons. You can
have these rise out of a
centerpiece personalized for the graduate, or select a
football centerpiece and
basketball centerpiece.
Continue the sports theme throughout the room using some of these great
decorations:
For football try some
of these:
Mylar Sports Balloon
Football Decorations
Football Party Items
NFL Paper Goods
Of course, if you just want to
order the whole
football kit-n-kaboodle,
feel free. The key is to personalize the table in some way. Maybe pictures of
the graduate in uniform, an All-Star card of the graduate with contact
information on the back instead of stats if they are moving to a new address.
For more Football Theme Party
Decorating Ideas visit
Football Decorating411.
For basketball you
might want to try some of these decorating ideas.
Basketball Paper Goods
Or get the whole
basketball kit-n-kaboodle
.
For more
Basketball Theme Party Decorating Ideas visit
Basketball Decorating411.
Basketball reminds me of
cheerleaders and that means
pom-poms. Very colorful and fun. If you are making your own centerpieces
these are a great touch.
For soccer, you'll get
a kick out of these.
Inflatable Soccer Ball
Soccer Eyeglasses
Soccer Folding Fan
Soccer Ball Beads
Or make your life easier and
order the
soccer kit-n-kaboodle
.
For more Soccer
Theme Party Decorating Ideas visit
Soccer Decorating411.
And then there is the
great American pastime…baseball. There are lots of great options
here, and you can even tie this into a patriotic theme (lots of graduation
parties are held around Memorial Day or July 4th, and this kind of theme can
work well around those dates). Check out our
Spectacular Patriotic Holiday
theme or our
Stars and Stripes theme if you decide to fly the red, white and blue.
Baseball Whistle
Baseball Glasses
Baseball Folding Fan
Baseball Cooler
Or make your life easier and
order the whole
Baseball Kit 'n' Kaboodle
For more Baseball Theme
Party Decorating Ideas visit
Baseball Decorating411.
Activities
The thing about sports themes
is that activities naturally follow. If classmates show up in force, prepare for
a spirited game of baseball (or Whiffleball might be safer), touch football, or
a little 3 on 3 tournament on the hoop in the driveway. With many parties being
open houses held outdoors, these kinds of games make perfect sense.
Or, think about a skills
tournament. Free throw shooting with basketball. Home run derby (think
Whiffleball!) for baseball. Dribbling or passing accuracy for soccer. You get
the idea. Or, just make sure the equipment is available and the kids will figure
out their own game.
Kids Birthday
Party Themes
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Ballerina Bear Princess Tea
You're a Star Sports Party
A Magical
Celebration (Harry
Potter)
Lovely Ladies Birthday Tea
Pirates' Adventure
Under the Big Top
Super Safari Birthday Party
Alien Blast-Off
more
themes!
Happy Birthday To You from The Party Girl
and the Partyettes!
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