Baseball Party and Baseball Party Supplies!

Plan a Baseball Party with these Baseball Party Supplies, Ideas, Invitations, Party Favors and more! This theme is not just for kids either - adults love Baseball and can show off their favorite team. So wind up for the best Baseball Party ever!

Baseball Party Invitations

Baseball Party Decorations

Baseball Party Games and Activities

Activities for Adult Baseball Party Theme

Baseball Party Food

Baseball Party Favors

Once you decide to plan a Baseball Party, choose a slogan to use in your invitations, and to use in tying in decorations and personalized favors theme. Try one of the following:

"Carson’s Home Run Happenin’!"

"We’re gonna have a BALL at Taylor’s All-Star"
"Grand Slam Gathering for Mike's 40th!"
"Put me in coach...I'm ready to party at Jim's 18th Birthday Baseball Bash!"

Baseball Party Invitations:

Address each envelope to “Big Hitter Josh” (each guest’s first name.)

Write the details of the party on real baseballs or on plastic or wooden baseball bats. A permanent marker or paint pen will work.

Treat your guests to an invitation that will transport them straight to the 7th inning stretch at Yankee Stadium or Wrigley Field. Create your own invitation and attach a box of Cracker Jacks to the invite with Curling Ribbon, and you could paraphrase the wording to Take me out to the Ball Game! to create a very clever invitation.

You could also create your own baseball party invitation by making it into a ticket for your birthday boy/girls' favorite team, or in the shape of a baseball (with or without a picture of the birthday child in uniform!).

If you are planning any physical activities, be sure that the invitation notes that guests should come dressed to participate in sporting activities.

Baseball Party Decorations:

Decorating is simple. Start with a red, royal blue or green plastic table cover. Add placemats for each guest--Cut indoor/outdoor grass into diamond shapes and using white tape, mark the bases. Add real props to the table, and some sports confetti or curled curling ribbon.

Tie balloons to the ends of the table, or use balls or boxes of Cracker Jacks as balloon weights.

Hang a sports pennant down the back of each chair.

Stand life-sized cutouts of baseball greats around the table.

Turn plastic baseball hats upside down, and use them as serving bowls for dry snacks, such as chips, pretzels or Cracker Jacks.

A Baseball Yard Sign is a must for marking where the party is!

Line a walkway with red Shimmer Stars, writing each guest’s name on a star. Tape the stars with masking or duct tape to the sidewalk, walkway or exterior walls leading to the party. The stars can also be used on the food table and as place cards.

Attach helium filled Balloons to a light post or mailbox.

Set a personalized Cheer Phone at each place setting as a place card.

Baseball Party Games and Activities:

For entertainment during the party, try a couple of the following:
Create fantastic Baseball Crafts! Try the BASEBALL BAT PHOTO MAGNET CRAFT KIT

"Homerun Relay": Divide the guests into two equal teams. Create two starting lines with masking tape, and place two bases about 15-20 yards away. Line the teams up with the uniforms at the starting line. At the sound of the whistle, the first player on each team quickly dresses up, runs the course, and then returns the uniform to the next player. The first team to have all of its players complete the course wins. A batting helmet, oversized baseball jersey, men's sized cleats or cross-trainers, and a bat for each team will lead to some homerun fun! Even kids aged 12 & 13 will get a kick out of this game, as their competitive spirit kicks in!

Play the Inflatable Baseball Game or the Baseball Bean Bag Game

Fill a huge plastic tub with sporting equipment that you have sitting around at home. Balls, balls and more balls for starters, then add bats, catchers mitts, a soccer goal, a portable basketball hoop, a football tee, a little putting green and some putters, etc....you name it...they'll have a blast. Hopefully you have an area where they can cut loose...a basement or garage.

Sports trivia quiz - let your son/daughter help you create this, or surprise him/her with your knowledge (check out a couple of sports periodicals or ask us for help!).

Give trading cards out as prizes/favors, and then let the kids trade for the ones they need most.

If there will be adults and kids at the party, why not play a few innings of grown-ups versus kids? Everyone is sure to enjoy the game and it is a great way to let off some energy.

Activities for Adult Baseball Party Theme

To get the fun started, place upside-down baseball hats filled with conversation starters on each table. These "conversation starters" should be designed to get people thinking. Type up a list of questions, cut the page into small strips, and then add a set to each hat. Some questions might include:

*Tell us about the first baseball game you ever went to.
*Who was your first baseball hero?
*Tell us an embarrassing moment about a softball or baseball game you played or attended.
*Tell us about your biggest baseball moment – homerun hit, strike out, great catch, you name it.
*Who was your favorite baseball team growing up?
*Who were your parent's favorite teams?
*If you could change one baseball rule, what would it be?
*Who is the greatest player of all time in your opinion?
You'll stir up a lively debate, and get the party off to a grand slam start!

Every baseball party needs a trivia game! List specific trivia questions on paper, and then either make one copy for each guest, or have each table work as a team to answer the questions. Design your questions so some are difficult and some are easy. Some questions might include:
*Who pitched the most no hitters?
*Who scored the most home runs in one season?
*What team won the first World Series?
*Who were the last people inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
*Name 3 players who were kicked out of Baseball for illegal activities?

Any sports fanatic will be able to help you create a great trivia quiz, or you can log on to SportsIllustrated.com for a wealth of baseball information, or ask us for help!

If you are holding your party at a park, in a backyard, or even at a ball diamond, try a few of the "physical" activities that follow:

Prior to the party blow up approximately 3-4 water-filled Balloons (5”) per guest. Play a traditional water balloon toss game, instructing them to try to master their pitching skills! You're never too old for this game!

Everybody needs at least 15 minutes of fame! Set the stage for “Game 7 of the Party Series” complete with dazzling player introductions, pumped up music, and play-by-play commentary. You’ll definitely want the video camera running!
 

Ya’ll ready for this? Pump up the jam with some great sports arena music and sound effects. The ESPN Jock Jams and Jock Rock series of CDs are great. The background sound will fire up the whole team! Let the “G” rated trash talk begin! “Hey batter, batter!”

All the finest sporting venues have a gimmick for introducing the starting lineup! Start with budget priced Solid Color Flat Paper, which comes in 4’ X 50’ rolls. Prior to the party, cut the paper into 6’ sections. Using poster paint, write each guest’s name, nickname and number in large print on the paper. Have helpers hold each end of the paper at the start of the game, and let each player crash through the paper as his/her name is announced. You'll be a huge hit when you turn that fantasy of playing in the big leagues a reality!

A Karaoke Machine is the perfect tool for a sports commentator to call the play-by-play! Recruit a sports nut for the job. Give the announcer the guest's names and numbers, and some pre-scripted notes with a little personal bio.

The Baseball Favor Packs contain both Official Size/Weight Baseballs, and Baseball shaped Kick balls. Add a pitcher’s mound, bases and home plate, and Plan time for some all-American fun as you divide up into teams and go head to head in some friendly competition! Make sure that you divide up the teams so that the talent is close to being evenly distributed. Using a Metal Whistle and Orange Cheerphones (as sport cones) run some organized baseball drills or create a few fun “Skill-Seeking” games. Get ready for some good laughs!

Take party guests to a facility with batting cages or to a high school, college or pro game if a baseball field isn’t available.

Baseball Party Food:

To feed a hungry group of guests serve "ball-game" food – hot dogs, nachos, peanuts in the shell, chips, popcorn, snow cones and soft pretzels. Although this will probably be enough, you might want to add some cut up fruit and veggies. For the birthday cake...try making a baseball cake. Wilton™ has a terrific ball pan, complete with instructions to make a baseball cake. If your child is not a cake lover, make a huge rice crispy treat in a large pizza pan. After it has set, frost the entire treat with white frosting. Add red "stitching", and a birthday message. Whether you use the cake or the rice crispy treat, place either on a board covered with well-washed indoor/outdoor "turf" cut to resemble the infield. Your child will love it!

Baseball Hat Cake

• 1 baked 8-inch round cake
• 1 dome cake (baked in a 1 1/2-quart bowl or 6-inch sphere)
• 3 cups frosting (blue and red)
• Red shoestring licorice
• 1 red gumdrop
• Red M"M's

Cut the 8-inch cake so that it is shaped like a brim and arrange it next to the bowl cake. Frost the hat blue and the brim red.
 

Add shoestring licorice to the crown with a gumdrop button. Outline your child's initial in M"M's.

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Baseball Party Favors:

Instead of traditional goodie bags use cheer phones with caps inst can be imprint them with all the details of this special party, or you can order them un-imprinted and you can write each child's name on the cheer phone with a paint pen. Fill with goodies (some great balls, and other sports related favors), and then wrap with plastic or cellophane wrap. Stand upright, and tie with bright curling ribbon to match the colors on your table. They can do triple duty...place card on the table, a great decoration, and an awesome favor!

Imprinted stadium cups would work much the same way. If you wanted to provide all the kids with hats, you could purchase some plain baseball caps from a craft or discount store. Write their names, the special date, or any other message on the front of the cap with puffy paint.

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