We put together this super Baseball Party for the birthday of one of our middle boys. Everyone loves baseball, right? Plus, it was summer so I couldn’t resist . . . it was a very fun party to plan.
I’ll admit that I did deviate from my ‘simple is better’ mantra with this party, but we so seldom get to entertain – and we don’t do parties for every birthday. With four boys, it’s just not financially possible (or practical) to have a big party every year. But there is always a family celebration, which is big enough with our brood.
If we do a party with friends or classmates, it’s still likely to be on the small side (8 or 10 guests), which makes it easier to go bigger with the arrangements if we want to. My boys get one party in preschool and one in elementary school. My oldest is not yet a teen, but I think we’ll do another for each when they turn 13 and the last will probably be their graduation parties.
Anyway . . . let’s get to the party info! On this page, you will see a bunch of photos from our Baseball Birthday Party.
For more details about the items pictured below, or for additional ideas, check out my Baseball Party board on Pinterest.
Invitation – Front and Back views. I made these out of Dark Navy Blue cardstock with the invite details printed on Cream cardstock – assembled with scissors & a glue stick.Hats for GuestsBaseball Cupcakes
Pennant Style Happy Birthday BannerConcessions BannerI made these cardstock Pennants & Letters, then strung them together with ribbon.Lemonade Dispenser from BJ’s, Ice Buckets from Party City, Striped Straws found on Amazon.com – the tiny Coke bottles found at the grocery store were a real hit.Vintage signs, printed & glued to cardboard.Pennant Signs for the Burger/Hot Dog table – I did several baskets with the peanuts & baseballs for other tables also.
Pin the Ball on the Bat gameWe hung a hula hoop for the Perfect Pitch gameWiffle Balls for the Perfect Pitch gameBaseball Pinata filled with Bubble Gum
Mini Helmet Bowls for ice cream (visit www.elichtenberg.com/ehc to find these bowls)Baseball Cupcakes & Build-Your-Own Ice Cream SundaesHomemade Baseball Tattoos & Instructions (find the Temporary Tattoo Paper on Amazon.com)Baseball Cookies for Goody Bags
I put the cookies into individual bags (I like the 4 x 6 in. treat bags from Michael’s)Batter Up Sticker to seal cookie bag (I used return address size labels)Each Goody Bag contained these items, along with a baseball cookieGoody Bags with my own label (find these plain bags at Michael’s or Party City)
