Sports Lovers Birthday Party

The Day Before

• Make and decorate the Ball Game Cupcakes.

The Morning Of

• Make Ginger Lemonade; chill in refrigerator until party time.
• Prepare the chicken nuggets; place on baking sheets, cover and refrigerate.
• Spoon desired dipping sauces in small bowls; cover and refrigerate.

About 20 Minutes Before Serving

• Bake the chicken nuggets.
• Slice apples and arrange on platter with grapes. 

Party Invitations

• Create pennant-shaped invitations using bright-colored cardstock. Remember the "when and where" details.
• Invite partygoers to come dressed in their favorite team shirts.
• Check out the sports themed invitations at Kodak Gallery!

Party Decorations

• Drape a stadium-name banner on the door…use your family surname…”Johnson Stadium”.
• Inside the house name all the stadium hot spots…a party-favor table works for a 'souvenir stand', the backyard becomes the 'dugout', your kitchen can be the 'snack bar.'
• Hang streamers, pennants and sports posters in the party space.
• Suspend a sports-themed piñata from a tree branch for outside fun.

Party Games & Activities

• As guests arrive, assign them to a team. Give the teams fun names like Ball Blasters, Sideliners…
• Get everyone outside for some old-fashioned sports: croquet, badminton, or bocce ball (like lawn bowling).
• Organize a ball game, complete with trophies (have a few inexpensive ones engraved with the birthday kid's name and birthdate in the spot for the event on the trophies).
• Stage a short "triathalon" race, with guests competing in three different events. Party favor prizes could include small games, like bouncy balls, pick-up sticks, jacks or Chinese jump ropes.
• Supply inexpensive visors or baseball caps and an array of puffpaints and art supplies to decorate.
  

Party Favors

• Party favors that score with sports fans include bouncy balls, pick-up sticks, jacks or Chinese jump ropes.
  

Food Fun

• Have party goers decorate cupcakes for their favorite sport.
• Supply bowls of white, orange and yellow frosting and purchased black, red and white decorator frosting tubes.
  

Party Pictures

• Learn how to capture the perfect party moments with Birthday Photo Tips from Kodak Gallery!