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    Kentucky Derby- Run For The Roses 

    May 3, 2008 - Big Brown wins the 134th Kentucky Derby

 

Party Ideas by Party Consultant Michelle Hylton         Updated: 09/07/2008

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(Items in party plan from multiple vendors.)

 

Invitation Ideas

     

                                                    

Decorating Ideas  
 
Formal Occasion Derby Fun Southern Barbeque
Set up your buffet with fine china look plates and traditional silver look forks, knives and spoons. 

Decorate your table with silver vases filled with colorful spring flowers or red roses  Add some rose petals to your table for a confetti look or slip a single rose or a blinking rose into each napkin fold at each place setting. 

Hang a garland of roses on the front door or use as centerpiece.

Additional partyware:

Plastic Champagne Glass

Plastic Wine Glass

Gold Glitter 9" Plates

Red Glitter 9" Plates

Horses Cocktail Napkins

Serve up Mint Julep in these traditional silver plated mint julep cups!

Make it a fun event with the official Derby partyware or "Talk Derby To Me" partyware.

 

Create an amazing entrance to your Derby Event with an oversized Silverado Horseshoe ArchAdd some straw bales around the party room.

Decorate around the room with plastic jockey helmets.

Hang several race horse chandeliers around the room

 

Midnight Blue Balloons

Midnight Blue 12"balloon

Sky Blue Balloons

Sky Blue 12" Balloons

 

 

To match this year's official party goods add midnight blue and sky blue balloons around your party room with some Horse Mylar.

 

Bandana theme party goods

Bandana print picnic serving pieces

Keep it simple on the grill and then come in for the big race. Serve up your food with our Bandana theme paper goods.

                                

Activities

Hat Contest or Hat Making Activity

 

1. Ask guest to wear their most ornate hats and hold a contest to determine the winner.

 

2. Set up an area where guest can decorate plastic or felt derby hats with craft supplies. At the end of the party have a hat fashion show and choose a winner by applaud.

 

Here was a hat I created a few years ago.

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Straw Sun Hat Favor and Decoration- Kentucky Derby or Garden Party

Straw hats to decorate!

Piñata - Fun for the kids

 

Horse Galloping Yellow Pinata

Yellow Horse Galloping

 

 Galloping Horse piñata

 
Pinata bat and blindfold
Piñata Blindfold & Bat

 

Candy Assortment

 

Win, Place, Show

As guest arrive, give them one each of these win, place, show tickets. Guest write their name and the name of the horse they think will win, place or show on the appropriate ticket. 

 

Have a drop box for Win, Place, & Show. Guest place their tickets in the appropriate box.

 

At the end of the race, go through tickets for all correct ones and then redraw a winner for each.  

 

Colour by Number Horse

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