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Kentucky Derby- Run For The Roses
May 7, 2010 - 137th Kentucky Derby
Party Ideas by Party Consultant Michelle Hylton Updated: 01/25/2012
(Items in party plan from multiple vendors.)
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Personalized Kentucky Derby Invitations
Use the Stub for Door Prize Entries!
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Set up your buffet with Red Tablecover or Black Tablecover and scatter with Rose Leis. Wrap gold plastic utensils in Kentucky Derby themed napkins and tie with red curling ribbon. Add a Touch of Roses!
Decorate your table and room with silver vases filled with colorful spring flowers or the above rose topiaries.
Additional partyware:
Serve up traditional Mint Julep in these silver plastic mint julep cups!
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Make it a fun event with the official Derby partyware.
Official Kentucky Derby 2010 frosted cups, 10 oz. (pack of 25)
Decorate around the room with plastic jockey helmets.
Hang several race horse chandeliers around the room
To match this year's official party goods
add black, gold, red and turquoise balloons around your party room with some
Horse Mylars.
Foil Horseshoe Cutout decorate your walls with these cutouts. Don't forget the sticky tack. |
Keep it simple on the grill and then come in for the big race. Serve up your food with our Bandana theme paper goods.
Create an amazing entrance to your Derby Event with an oversized Silverado Horseshoe Arch. Add some straw bales around the party room.
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Radiant Gold 12"balloons 
Standard Red 12" Balloon
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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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Piñata - Fun for the kids
Horse
Piñata With Pull String Kit
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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.
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Kentucky Derby Fundraiser |
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Hold a "Run for the Roses" benefit for your favorite charity. Contact local business to help sponsor the event. Offer pre-activities like a local band, Hat parade and contest, games, pony rides for kids, etc. Set up large viewing screens to view the race.
Here are some ideas to raise money: 1. Admission Ticket/Food Sales at Event 2. Pick the winning horse - You will set a price for each pick, let them pick as many as they want. Draw from the winning horse entries for attendees to win prizes. |
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