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Are you getting ready to throw a patriotic party for the 4th of July? Here are a ton of 4th of July party ideas, including our FREE printables to make your party planning so much easier! The 4th of July is such an exciting holiday, and quite possibly the BEST holiday of the year. With barbeques, baseball games, camping, fishing, races, fireworks, picnics, parades, and gathering with family and friends, this holiday is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face.
If you are wanting to plan a fun backyard barbeque at your place, then check out our FREE printables, for ideas on how to spice up your patriotic decor. These printables have everything you need to throw a patriotic party, from decor, to invitations, to food labels, and even games!
So what are you waiting for? After reading this post, you are going to be extra prepared for your Independence Day party. Start reading, start printing, and start inviting!
This post is all about 4th of July party ideas, to plan a memorable patriotic party this summer.
1. 4th of July party Ideas: Decor
Check out our free printables for this “Liberty” banner, star cut-outs, food labels, cupcake toppers, and more.
Here is a cute poster that you can print out and frame, and hang at your patriotic party.
Cut out these stars and hang them at your party, or throw them on a table, for more decor. You can laminate them and use for years to come.
Don’t forget to print this adorable “Liberty” banner.
Here are some more patriotic decor ideas from Amazon. These flags will be great to wave at the parade, or use as decorations at your party.
Hang these fan flags on your porch, or table.
This sign would look great on your food table.
Hang this wreath on your front door.
These star lights would look amazing hung on your porch or in your backyard.
Use this fun backdrop for your guests to take some silly pictures.
These balloon arches are surprisingly simple to use, and will take your party to the next level.
2. 4th of July Party Invitations
Print out these free patriotic party invitations. Just pencil in the time, place, and date, and send them out to your friends and/or family.
3. 4th of July Party Ideas: Games
Here are some free printable game ideas. Kids love this scavenger hunt. You can laminate this scavenger hunt, give each kid a dry-erase marker, and use it for years to come. This will help keeps the kids busy while the adult socialize.
These bingo cards are sure to be a crowd pleaser. Don’t forget to grab some candy to use as markers, and some small prizes for the winners. Look in the party favor section of this post, below, for some ideas for prizes.
These m&m’s, bingo chips, or dot markers would be great as bingo markers.
One thing that a 4th of July party NEEDS, is a potato sack race! Grab these sacks from Amazon.
Pick up some red, white and blue beach balls from Amazon, for hours of fun. You can play volleyball, crab soccer, kickball, baseball, or create a fun obstacle course with theses.
This ring toss game looks fun and simple to set up. The adults will even appreciate this game.
Horseshoes is another fun game that adults will appreciate.
Cornhole is an increasingly popular game that people of all ages enjoy.
Every 4th of July our family would set up a game of badminton in the backyard during our barbeque. You will create so many great memories with this fun set.
Another fun yard game, this giant 4-in-a-row game is sure to please your guests.
Grab these easy fill water balloons, to help cool your guests down.
4. 4th of July Food Decor
Spice up your food at your 4th of July party with these simple food decor ideas. Grab some cupcakes at the store, and throw on these cake toppers.
Grab these lollipop sticks to tape your cupcake toppers to, and then stick them in the cupcakes. So simple!
Here are some fun labels to add some flare to your food table. There are even some blanks so that you can write in whatever you want.
Grab some patriotic plasticware for the table.
These little cups would be so fun for those little snack items.
These patriotic paper straws are so much fun!
Don’t forget the patriotic cups.
If you are serving a red, white or blue drink, then grab these clear cups, to show off those patriotic colors.
These American flag napkins are so cute!
Here are some patriotic serving platters.
Grab a patriotic tablecloth as well.
5. 4th of July Party Favors
If you don’t want your guests to go home empty handed, or if you are in need of some prizes for your bingo winners, check out these ideas!
Every 4th of July, while watching the fireworks, the kids get out the glowsticks. It also helps to keep track of your kids in the dark. But these aren’t just for kids, adults love it as well.
These windmills make great prizes, are fun at parades, or stick them in the grass for added decorations.
Grab these fun bracelets to show off your patriotism.
The kids will love these kazoos, the adults, might not so much, haha.
These necklaces will really show off the entire group’s patriotism. Everyone will be sporting the red, white and blue!
Hosting a party can be intimidating, but just grab these simple printables, and your guests will be sure to love your party. It will look like you spent hours putting this patriotic party together. To make your life even more simple, make food assignments for all your guests, and you can just focus on the decor and games. You got this. Let’s serve!
This post was all about 4th of July party ideas, and helping YOU get ready to throw a patriotic party to remember!
Looking for more ideas? Check out THIS post on ways to raise patriotic children.
Check out THIS post on ways to serve others in the month of July.
