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    Home » Holidays » Derby

    Family Friendly Kentucky Derby Party: Reader Submission

    Updated: Apr 20, 2022 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 1 Comment

    Today I’m excited to share with you some great ideas for your Kentucky Derby Party.  If you like this post then you may also like this post with Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and Printables or this post for Derby Pie Inspired Cupcakes!

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    Last week I got an email from a friend of mine that she used a few of my printables for a Kentucky Derby Party that she threw for a bunch of friends at our local church.  I thought “how fun” then I opened the email and was blown away. Their party was so chocked full of amazing ideas and beautiful decorations. I immediately asked her if I could share them with you guys. She said yes!

    Table of Contents
    • Derby Party Details
    • Derby Party Activities
    • More Photos
    • How to Get the Party Printables

    Derby Party Details

    The beautiful party planners are Brynn of Whitefield Design (you may remember her, she designed my logo and makes the awesome gold foil prints) and Lauren.  Both of them are headed out of Kentucky soon as adventures in life take them to other places and I’m going to miss seeing their smiling faces at church each Sunday.

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    For the party, they set up a central drink and dessert station.  They used the Run for the Roses Printable and dressed it up by mounting it on larger paper and embellishing it with ribbon.

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    Derby Party Activities

    They set up activities for people to participate in during the party. They had a photo booth complete with custom background and Derby Themed Props.

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    Dying over the backdrop! – The flowers are from Little B. It would be easy to recreate this look, all you need is some butcher paper on a roll and paper flowers. If you can’t find paper flowers, you could also use silk.

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    For props for the photo booth, they used a variety of hats, glasses, and bowties. A quick search on Amazon should yield a lot of similar props if you’re looking for some.

    www.whitefielddesign.com

    Brynn created a “Derby Trivia” sheet for each person to fill out, then had prizes for the winners.

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    For the prizes for the party games, she created Paper Award ribbons. I love how she “hid” candy treats in the prize ribbons! So clever, I’m totally going to steal that idea.

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    Some of the other activities included pin the bow tie on the horse.. and a station for kids to create their own Derby hats.

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    They used feathers, pull flowers, and paper plates to make the hats! So clever!!

    Our DIY kids derby hat tutorial and paper flower fascinator would also work great for a DIY derby hat party station.

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    More Photos

    Here are a few other shots of the party. …..

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games
    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games
    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games
    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games
    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games
    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games
    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games
    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games
    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

    How to Get the Party Printables

    To grab the printables from this party.

    and PLEASE swing by and visit Whitefield Designs... Brynn’s your girl if you’re looking for corporate branding, blog branding or wedding invites, or any design-related services!

    Kentucky Derby Party Ideas and FREE Printable Derby Party Items & Games

     

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Sylvia Fryberger says

      April 30, 2015 at 9:36 am

      You have such wonderful and creative ideas. I am looking for a pattern for a rectangle shaped camera case similar to the ones you made for the lens. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Sylvia

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