Ball themed party

I read about a great idea for a birthday party with ball themes (thanks to caroline1178 on MC). You could do it for sports themes too, or just keep it to balls. This is great for toddler boys.

Decor:

TONS of balloons (helium and non)

plastic balls of assorted sizes (all over the floor or yard) and beach balls

A ball pit filled with balls (you can buy extra balls and the pits at target/wal-mart/toys r us if your kid doesn't already have one- My daughter has a Dora one and LOVES it)

Round confetti on tables (if you aren't afraid of that mess)



Food:

Meatballs

Cheese ball (with round crackers-like ritz)

Donut holes

Butter Ball (cookies)

Round cut-out sugar cookies

Melon balls (watermelon, cantelope, honeydew), grapes, blueberries

Rice Krispy treats (shape into balls)

Popcorn balls

Gumballs in bowl(s)-also serves as decor!! AND/OR a take-home treat (just get small plastic bags for guests to fill)

Cake Balls (you can use any flavor cake mix/frosting)

Cherry tomatoes/mozzarella balls on skewers (drizzled with vinegar)

Cupcakes with plastic balls on top (they have them at party stores)

Round cake (my fave is the bake and fill betty crocker pan)



Invites:

Cut circles out of cardstock (or buy pre-cut paper at a paper store or online)

You can fold the circles in half to fit in envelopes if you don't want to buy special invites/envelopes

Add a cute saying such as:

Come one, come all

Let's have a ball!

Johnny is turning two

and he wants to play with you!

Games:

There are endless options for games to play with balls!

• There's the standby catch (you could make this fun for older kids by making them play blindfolded. You could also have pairs start close together and take a step back after each toss until you are down to a winning team. You miss the ball, you're out!)
• Kickball is fun-but you need a large enough group
• Same with Dodgeball-although I'm not a big fan of a game that can be violent (maybe it's also because I wasn't very good)