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Army Party Invitation and Thank You Card Ideas
An obvious invitation for an army party is to send out a draft notice. Make this
idea a little more interesting by affixing a personalized army style identification to
the invitation. (See the dog tag pictured left.) You can also add excitement to the
outer envelope with a United States Army address label, which looks convincing.
It's a no brainer to choose American flag stamps, too.
An obvious invitation for an army party is to send out a draft notice. Make this
idea a little more interesting by affixing a personalized army style identification to
the invitation. (See the dog tag pictured left.) You can also add excitement to the
outer envelope with a United States Army address label, which looks convincing.
It's a no brainer to choose American flag stamps, too.
- Army party invitation and thank you card wording ideas:
- You are hereby drafted for induction to
- Private Peter's eighth birthday party!
- Please bring your identification tag and a bathing suit*
- Report for duty: Saturday, August 22 at 1200 hours (noon)
- Induction station: Camp Smith at 123 Main Street
- You know the drill...
- Please RSVP Party Commander Tiffany at 867-5309
- * We'll be conducting training
- Army party thank you card wording ideas:
- "Mission Accomplished! I had a happy birthday. Thank you for helping
me celebrate."
Army Party
How to have an armed forces birthday party for kids
Your special mission is an Army Party for your little G.I. Joe or Jane that embraces a
love of country and a sense of adventure with a possible career choice. Whether your
armed forces party is to honor a local veteran hero, a loved one in the military or
simply to support the troops, an army themed birthday party is as American as apple
pie. Here's how to marshal your little troops into an adventure of fun with a patriotic
party you'll remember for years to come.
Sure, you know that camouflage is all the rage for an armed force party, but consider
other ways to get your armed forces party started:
How to have an armed forces birthday party for kids
Your special mission is an Army Party for your little G.I. Joe or Jane that embraces a
love of country and a sense of adventure with a possible career choice. Whether your
armed forces party is to honor a local veteran hero, a loved one in the military or
simply to support the troops, an army themed birthday party is as American as apple
pie. Here's how to marshal your little troops into an adventure of fun with a patriotic
party you'll remember for years to come.
Sure, you know that camouflage is all the rage for an armed force party, but consider
other ways to get your armed forces party started:
- Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree. Decorate your party with yellow
ribbons. Stick a few "Support Our Troops" cupcake toppers in appetizers and
cupcakes (available at the bottom of this page).
- Set out American flags and give flag favors. Buy Fourth of July party supplies, at
the end of the season for a star spangled celebration to your army party. After
an obstacle course or completed party mission, ceremoniously award the kids
with a flag pin, pictured above right.
- Award a purple heart. At cake time, award the birthday kid ceremoniously with a
purple heart, pictured left (or make a purple heart badge of your own).
How to Stock Your Mess Hall for an Army party
Sure you can serve chili and hot dogs for your army party meal, but we have some fun
ideas, which may not have crossed your mind.
Armed Forces Party Favors
Sure you can serve chili and hot dogs for your army party meal, but we have some fun
ideas, which may not have crossed your mind.
- Birthday rations: If your birthday budget has no bounds, then you may get a kick
out of letting the kids try real MREs (Meals Ready To Eat), pictured right. It's
good to have this emergency food around, so let the kids have a taste, then
pack it away for up to ten years!
- Dessert Storm: Topping your cake with military figurines is an obvious choice for
your party. Make easy "sand" with crumbled vanilla sandwich cookies (filling and
all). Make "dirt" with chocolate sandwich cookies. Here are more ways get them
to salute you for a job well done.
- Try the twenty-one FUN salute: When serving the cake, have everyone
salute the birthday kid as they sing.
- Mess up the rations. Serve food that looks like army food, but it's actually a
dessert. See our Chef party ideas for more faux food ideas.
- Army guys: Your mess hall should include Army Guys gummy candy for use
in army theme snack mixes, the favor bags, and cupcake toppings and
more. Complement army gummy guys with gummy air force fighters, also
pictured left. Freeze yummy gummy candies in ice to refresh the troops.
Top a few on ice cream for cake time. Sprinkle army guys like confetti on
the tables.
- Stars and stripes: Bake star shaped treats, such as sugar cookies or rice
cereal treats on a stick, pictured right. You'll also find
Armed Forces Party Favors
- Your little heroes will love the army guy sucker holders, pictured left. These toy
soldiers are actually from the movie Toy Story.
- See our green party food ideas for green candy selections.
- Here are more fun favors the little soldiers will love:
Creating a Military Zone
Your toy chest will likely supply a range of military toys. Scout them out for the party
and stack them at the cake table, in the bathrooms and all around. Camouflage is
another obvious way to decorate for the party and you'll find a variety of tablecloths,
plates, cups and decorations at your local party supply and even more fun items
online. Here are some other ideas to keep them marching on...
Resources
Your toy chest will likely supply a range of military toys. Scout them out for the party
and stack them at the cake table, in the bathrooms and all around. Camouflage is
another obvious way to decorate for the party and you'll find a variety of tablecloths,
plates, cups and decorations at your local party supply and even more fun items
online. Here are some other ideas to keep them marching on...
- Sound off! Call the troops to lunch, cake and activities with a toy bugle. The
colorful bugles, pictured right, also make fun favors or prizes.
- Put a "Barracks" sign on the birthday kid's bedroom, "Mess Hall" in the kitchen,
"training camp" for the backyard, etc.
- March to a different tune! Set your MP3 player to such selections as "Caissons Go
Rolling Along" which is the most recognizable army song. Then there's "The Star
Spangled Banner," music from Taps, the movie. Try also "Hail to the chief" or
"Bugle: Reveille."
- Dress for success. Ensure you provide at minimum a camouflage bandanna, dog
tag, hat or binoculars for each guest.
- Decorate the family, too! Mom can sport the pretty pink camouflage T-shirt,
pictured right, which is under ten bucks.
- Allow kids to roam in their bathing suits for a water gun fight.
Resources
- See also our camper party pages.
- The plastic Army Canteen party favors, pictured right, are found only at Piece Of
Cake Party.
- Search eBay for the Heroes cake pan by Wilton to create the cake pictured at
the top of this page. It's retired by Wilton. The cake works wonderfully to create
a variety of cakes from firefighter to superhero.
- See the military army costumes below.
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