Boys can be so active, wanting to try out new things all the time. One minute it’s soccer, the next it’s hockey, another time basketball and before you know it, he wants to take up baseball. You want to throw him a party but you can’t decide which sports theme to throw. Why not throw a general sports theme instead? It’ll include all his favorite sports and introduce new ones as well. Here are some ideas to get you started on your active child’s very own sports party.

Sport Great Invitations

Having a sports theme is great because it means you can have an array of sports and familiar sports items that you can use. You can send invitations designed or shaped like footballs, baseballs, soccer balls or golf balls. Another invitation idea is to make your cards shaped like uniforms, jerseys or kits that athletes wear in games. You can make up your own color combinations and designs, or you can copy one from your child’s favorite team. Write the guests’ names on the jersey to make them personalized.

If you don’t have a lot of time to cut out your invitation cards into specific shapes, get invitations that look like sports trading cards. Simply take a picture of your child in his favorite sports uniform and print it on your card. On the back you can print the card’s “stats”: the details of the party.

The ideas are endless, with so many things you can use, from the scoreboard, to Michael Jordan to those funny-looking soccer cleats. You’ll certainly have a blast coming up with unique invitation ideas.

Score Festive Decorations

Most sports games have a great festive feel about them, so it’s definitely time to bring that feeling in your party. Here are some things you can do to get you started:

Your child may love a lot of sports, but he’s sure to have a favorite team out of all the others. Use the sports team’s color combination as your color motif. If he doesn’t have a favorite team, you can just ask him which sport he likes the best, which can be the highlight of your party among all the other sports. Attach posters of famous sports figures on doors and walls, as well as big cutouts of sports items like baseball mitts and hockey sticks. (Want to create your own hockey stick? read how to make a hockey stick)

A lot of sports use balls, so you can also use these when choosing your balloons, plates and cups. If you can’t find balloons that are designed to look like sports balls, you can design them yourself. For example, you can use a magic marker to design an orange balloon to look like a basketball. You can use a red or black sharpie to design a white balloon to look like a baseball or a soccer ball. You can even involve your child in making those sports balloons, too.

Put up posters of famous sports figures on walls and doors. For a creative table cover, you can use brown butcher paper and white marker to design the cover to look like a baseball diamond. As an alternative, you can also use green butcher paper and white marker to make the cover to look like a soccer or a football field.

Decorate the rest of your party sports items. You can also ask your guests to come in sports attire from their favorite teams. Supply the parents with pom poms and flags to cheer their kids on later during the games and activities. As an alternative to sports uniforms, you can have t-shirts made for teams a few days before the party, and assign the kids to their teams as they arrive.

It’s also wise that wherever you’re having the party, you should have an outdoor venue to hold a round of different sports and activities. No sports party would be complete without actual sports.

High-Adrenaline Games and Activities

Sports parties are sure to be full of energy, so make sure that all the parents have extra shirts on standby for their energetic kids. You should also have Gatorade and a first-aid kit ready for scratches or wounds, just in case. Once you have all of these ready, you’re set to go for the following games and activities:

Long jump for party games


• Long Jump. Every NBA player knows that having a really good, tall jump is vital in scoring those points. Stick a long piece of adhesive tape across the ground. Each participant must jump the farthest they can without running to gain momentum.
• Obstacle Course Relay. Here’s one relay that will really give you a challenge: Put an obstacle course made from chairs, tires, jump ropes and have the teams try to relay past the obstacles and back. Time each team, and the team that finishes the relay course the quickest, wins.
• Balloon Volley. Play volleyball using two balloons, with both teams’ goal not to let the balloons touch the ground.
• Throw Hoops. Set up a pail or a trash can that will serve as a “basket”. Affix a spot on the floor away from the basket where the participants will stand. Have five to ten plastic balls at the ready and challenge the participants to shoot all ten balls successfully in the basket.
• Goal! Have a little relay game of soccer by putting obstacle courses and cones between the participants and the net.

Face painting adds enjoyment on each kid


• Make Your Own Sports Card. This is a great activity for the younger kids who can’t run around with the older kids just yet. Print out pictures of famous sports players and their stats. Supply the kids with sports card-sized cardboard cards, glue, glitter and other art materials to make their own personalized sports cards.
• Sports Party Wii. If you can’t play sports outside, why not play them indoors? Sports Party Wii lets you enjoy a variety of sports right in the comfort of your home.
• Face Paint. Paint the kids’ faces in their favorite sports teams’ colors. Combined with their sports attire, they’ll certainly get in the sporty mood. You can also add special touches by adding bandannas and sweatbands (Tips on how to make a face paint)
• Larger than Life. Your kids are dreaming to be big sports names someday, too. Supply your little guests with manila paper and have them lie down on it. Outline their bodies using a sharpie or a pencil. The kids will then design their own sports uniforms in any sport or team they like. They can be very creative with this activity, and you’ll see where their interests in sports really lie.

Sporty Food and Drinks

Serve typical ballpark and sport stadium food in your sports party for a totally authentic sports experience. You can also serve other food that the parents will enjoy as well. Here are some ideas:

• Ballpark Food. Nuts, popcorn, hotdog sandwiches, cotton candy, snow cones may be considered junk food by some, but the kids will surely adore them.
• Sporty Sandwiches. Cut out ball-shaped sandwiches using round cookie cutters. Another good idea is to use star-shaped cookie cutters. You can have a variety of sandwiches like tuna salad, chicken salad, ham or peanut butter and jelly.
• Spaghetti and Chicken Wings. A menu item that parents will certainly love and enjoy. It’s also very filling, which is good for hungry boys who just played sports.

Delicious fried chicken wings for food

Gatorade for you're party drinks

Yummy different fruit smothies for you

• Gatorade. A colorful and healthy drink for real sports players and kids alike.
• Fruit Smoothies. Blend fruits like strawberries, bananas, oranges, grapes with a quart of frozen vanilla yogurt. Blend with ice and raspberry ginger ale and serve in punch bowls. Colorful, healthy and a very refreshing addition to your table.
• Sports Cake. Make different kinds of sports cake shaped like sports caps by baking a sphere cake and using white frosting in combined with other colors.

Obstacle course relay for fun activities. Check out this video.

Before the party ends, make sure each guest gets a great party favor, like chocolate footballs, marbles, and even sports cards. Your child’s sports party will certainly be the talk of the season. Have fun!