Army party ideas category
The Army theme party is an excellent choice and always very popular! “Company MARCH!!! Right, Left, Right, Left… Company HALTTT!!” There’s no need to browse around forever trying to find the best deal on Army party supplies. Just compare between these supplies. They cover pretty much all the Army / Special Forces / Patriotic party … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Army birthday party games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Army theme party. Before any of the birthday party games, assign an adult to be a drill sergeant who gives the kids a physical warm-up (push-ups, jumping jacks, crawling exercises, etc.). After each exercise, the kids are ordered to yell “Yes, Sir/Ma’am”. The … Read more
The party was mid to late afternoon so we served just munchies that my son affectionately labeled (read on): Popcorn (grenades), broccoli (parachutes), carrots (ordnance), grapes (bombs), apple rings (compass), Chex Mix (shrapnel), gummy worms (survival food – worms), whoppers (bombs) & green MM’s. We offered “clean river water” (water), “swamp water” (Hawaiian Punch green … Read more
Boot camp had the recruits climb a rock wall & slide down a slide (an outside play piece we already had), run around cones, under a camo netting held up by wooden stakes, swing by rope across crocodile infested water (blue tarp under a rope hung from a swing set with two wooden alligators on … Read more
We timed each child as they ran through the course consisting of this: Eight tires to jump through, perform a soldier crawl under wire for 5 feet then climb the wall and run over a balance beam then shoot the Nerf at one target, run around cones and shoot the second target! They had an … Read more
I created the invitations and fashioned them after actual WW2 draft cards, they actually turned out awesome, everyone thought I had them done professionally. I put each child’s name and address on them as well as issued a separate number for each invitation. I also created exclusion dates like real draft cards.
Then we prepared for our big mission, to Save Private Ryan! We created two teams, Team A and Team B. I had prepared clues within the neighborhood for the kids to find and figure out riddles to find the next clue and even made them decode a secret message. I stuffed one of my son’s … Read more
My son wanted an airplane/soldier bday party for his 4th bday. I was inspired by ideas found online & in magazines, using several of them for his special day. I love hosting parties esp. themed ones. This was so much fun to put together & execute. Enlistment Orders for Army Invitations American Heroes invitations were … Read more
Where do I begin? In the beginning there was Peyton and Carson, twin boys, and from the beginning all I could dream about after their birth was really cool birthday parties. I’ve always enjoyed decorating for holidays, arts and crafts, so what a better way to fulfill my artistic need than to do it through … Read more
I wanted to do something very special for my son this year so I went all out and surprised him with a Bootcamp Birthday party. Homemade WW2 Draft Card Invitations I created the invitations and fashioned them after actual WW2 draft cards, they actually turned out awesome, everyone thought I had them done professionally. I … Read more
Army birthday party ideas and photos by: Jeffere from Frisco, TX The Army party was the best! All three of my kids wanted one – obstacle course, tug-o-war, and rescue recon (we took the cheap parachute men, wrote a one word message in the parachute, and scattered them all over the three yards on our … Read more
Army birthday ideas and photos by: Jenni from Shawnee, KS Our five year old wanted to have an army birthday this year so we set our battle plan in action. I made up invitations with a camo background and a drill sergeant on the front, it read: “Ready Recruits? Sound off! I don’t know if … Read more
Army theme party ideas and photos by: Christine from Palm City, FL A lot of my inspiration for this army party came from this website! What a great source of information! The fun started when the recruits arrived. They were issued dog tags and field glasses. A good game of tug-of-war with a muddy puddle … Read more
Boot Camp party ideas and photos by: April from Lexington, KY For my son Colby’s 5th birthday party he wanted to have an Army themed party. We went all out by transforming our backyard into an Army Soldier Boot Camp to make his party unforgettable. For the invitations of the boot camp party my husband … Read more
Kids birthday party ideas and photos by: Tiffany from Surprise, AZ For my son Zane’s 5th birthday we gave him a military party. My son is very interested in the military and it only seemed appropriate to celebrate his kids birthday party with his favorite things. We received so many good party ideas from this … Read more
Kids party ideas and photos by: Debbie from California There are so many cool kids party ideas for an army theme. Here is what we came up with for invitations: We wrote our invitations in Army slang – “Attention Marine Recruits! You are invited to Cody’s OOH-Rah 8th Marine Corps Boot Camp Birthday Party. If … Read more
For the invitations American Heroes invitations were purchased on clearance from Party City as they had airplanes on the cover and were camouflage. They told guests that they were recruited and were to report to duty on date/time, location, etc. I also included inside a small slip of paper that stated “Enlistment Orders” that had … Read more
We transformed the entire backyard into a military base – Fort Harrison. Guests were instructed to enter the yard from the side gate (where a camo colored sign hung stating “Fort Harrison”). They were then greeted at the “Recruit Check-In” office (a small outdoor play house that had a sign stating such). We used brown, … Read more