Patriotic Fun for a Memorial Day BBQ

Memorial Day is the kick off of summer and a perfect reason to party! This year Memorial Day is May 26th. Celebrate with your friends and family with a Memorial Day barbeque with a patriotic flair.

Invite guests to the party with the festive invitations from the BBQ Party Tableware Ensemble. It features a cow dressed up as a BBQ chef and space for you to write in your own party details. Plus, it matches the plates, cups and two sizes of napkins included in the ensemble, perfect for serving all your Memorial Day grilling.

Welcome guests to your party with a personalized BBQ Memories Custom Banner or a Festive Flag Custom Banner. These banners can be personalized with your own wording and are made of heavy-duty, weather-resistant vinyl with or without metal grommets and come in seven different sizes to fit you decorating needs.

Decorate for your party with festive patriotic decorations—streamers, garland, cutouts, and flags! (Check out our Patriotic Party TipZ for tons of ideas). Create a fantastic focal point with a Statue of Liberty and Uncle Sam standees. Large USA Patriotic Letters are also a fun way to spruce up your party room. For tons of fun, set up an Americana Photo Op Stand In. Guests can put their faces in the cutouts and take their picture like the famous American Gothic painting. It makes for fantastic keepsakes from the party.

Party wearables are a great way to brighten up the party and get guests in the fun-loving mood. For the patriotic, try American flag funtoos temporary tattoos, patriotic buttons and red white and blue star beads. Guests will crack up if you greet them at the door in a hamburger hat or giant chef hat.

Wearables make great favors but there’s other favors you can send guests home with so they’ll remember the fun of Memorial Day long after your party is over. For the BBQ theme, we suggest Beer Mug Candles or make-your-own aprons. For a more patriotic bent, try a jewel flag dog tag neckelace craft kit, patriotic bubbles, flag pins or patriotic votive candles.

Check out our Patriotic Party TipZ or BBQ Party TipZ for tons of ideas and have a Happy Memorial Day!

Host a Super Tuesday Party and Keep Up with the Election Buzz

Who says you’re not supposed to talk about politics? The 2008 Presidential Election is all anyone is talking about this year. Get in on the action by hosting a Super Tuesday Party! There’s even more reason to party this year as 2008’s Super Tuesday is the biggest in history with 24 states holding their caucuses or primaries.

With record numbers turning out at the polls, your Super Tuesday party can be a really fun event to celebrate American Democracy. Focus on the patriotic element and leave the debating to the candidates to ensure a fun, tension-free evening.

Turn your living room into campaign headquarters with Patriotic Decorating Kits. The Americana Arch makes for a great entrance or photo setting. As a fun alternative, guests will love taking hilarious pictures with an Uncle Sam and Statue of Liberty Photo Standee. They can stick their faces through the cut-outs and pose as the patriotic couple. The U.S. Flag Memories Mural makes a great decoration that you can personalize with your own wording and re-use throughout the entire election year or for the 4th of July.

Decorating accents such as red, white and blue star balloons, flag garland, bunting, patriotic stars decorating paper, and red, white and blue streamers also make awesome touches to your party. Check out our Patriotic Party TipZ for more ideas.

Decorating for the party can be part of the party. Use solid colored flat paper and banner paints to have guests design their own campaign posters—for a favorite candidate or for themselves. Hang the posters around the room and take a secret ballot vote to determine who the best poster designer is. Use cutout stars and a giant map mural to play a trivia game or to create a Super Tuesday Pool. Have guests affix stars with the names of the candidates they think will win the primary in each state to the map or see who can label each state or state capital correctly. You’ll be surprised how hard that is!

For a wearable activity, buy plain white t-shirts and fabric paints or iron-on decals. Guests can design their own election t-shirts supporting their favorite candidates or just the voting process in general.

Check out the USA Today Candidate Match Game for another fun party activity. Guests can find out which candidate the match up with on the most issues. It’s full of surprises.

It may not be as fast-paced as the Super Bowl, but there’s plenty of action in this race. Fuel your appetites while you watch the results come in with fun food popular at Super Bowl parties. That way, you can take advantage of the Super Bowl market specials (Super Bowl Sunday is just two days before Super Tuesday).

Send guests home with patriotic party favors such as red, white and blue poms, patriotic bubbles, confetti shooters, patriotic party favor packs, flags or star-shaped bead necklaces. They’ll be able to use their favors until November!

A Super Tuesday Party is a great idea for political junkies, government classes, or college dormitories looking to rock the vote. Tell us about your Super Tuesday Party or Election Party ideas!

Reasons to Host a Party this September

After Labor Day, there’s still plenty of reasons to party in September!

September 11th, or Patriot Day, is a day that really stands out on the calendar. Commemorate the day, remember our heroes, or come together as a community with a patriotic party. There are tons of patriotic party supplies perfect for the occasion. These decorations are great for fundraisers and community service events as well! Use a celestial arches to decorate the doorway to your party or patriotic event. The Statue of Liberty Standee or Life Sized Uncle Sam Standee make for great photo ops.

Send your personalized patriotic message with a custom vinyl banner. Our banners are made out of havy-duty, weather-resistant vinyl and are available in seven different sizes with or without metal grommets, perfect for all your decorating needs. Check out the patriotic banner selection for tons of ideas.

Check out all our Patriotic Party TipZ for more ideas!

September 19th is National Talk Like a Pirate Day, a cult-favorite holiday. Host a pirate party to celebrate the day! Decorate with a Pirate Insta-Theme or any of our awesome theme decorations. Encourage guests to come in pirate costumes and serve snacks on pirate tableware. Check out our Pirate Party TipZ for tons of tips for hosting the perfect pirate party.

Other reasons to celebrate this month:

Hispanic Heritage Month * Southern Gospel Music Month * Rosh Hashanah * 3- Bath Tub Race Day * 6- Fight Procrastination Day * 9- Grandparent’s Day * 11- Patriot Day and No News is Good News Day * 15- Wife Appreciation Day * 15- America’s Day for Kids * 16- National Student Day * 16- Trail of Tears Commemoration Day * 19- National Talk Like a Pirate Day * 19- Wool Day (Great for a knitter’s circle party!) * 21- POW/MIA Remembrance Day * 21- World Gratitude Day * 23- Checkers Day * 25- World Maritime Day * 25- National One-Hit Wonder Day (Host a 50’s or Rock and Roll Party) * 26- Good Neighbor Day * 26- National Pancake Day * 28- Love Note Day *

Kick Off the Fun with Patriotic Invitations

There are many reasons to host a patriotic party–the 4th of July, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, an election, campaign, or just for fun. Use these invitation ideas to get your party started.

Be sure to send out invitations 3-4 weeks in advance and expect about a quarter to come back as regrets. Choose a slogan to include in your invitations, decorations and any personalized favors you may have.  

Slogan Ideas:

• Patriotic Pizzazz! Celebrate America!
• Happy Birthday Uncle Sam! Flyin’ Free!
• Celebrating those Stars & Stripes! Let Freedom Ring!
• Shooting for a July 4th Celebration! Proud to be an American!
• Born in the USA!
• Hat’s off to the Red, White, and Blue!

Invitation Ideas:

Start the affair in style by sending out patriotic invitations. To get your guests in the flag-waving spirit before the party begins, send out a small flag with a red, white, and blue note attached explaining the celebration!

If you are inviting a large group, purchased invitations may be more appropriate! Select star-shaped, flag or fireworks printed invitations and be sure to stuff the envelopes with a handful of star confetti.