Nautical Patriotic Party

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Hello everyone! I’m Dawn from Not Just A Mommy and I’m thrilled to be returning again this year as a camp counselor. I love to share summer themed parties (check out my previous camp posts, Day At The Beach and Strawberries and Lemonade Playdate) and today, we are going to get ready for the 4th of July with my Nautical Patriotic Party.

Your younger guests will enjoy their own special table and there may even be a few ideas here you can use for your adult table. I like the idea of mixing nautical items with traditional patriotic items for a more relaxed and fun setting.

I am a big fan of reusable partyware and if you haven’t already, start building up your stash of paper fans, lanterns and honeycomb balls. They are easy to find at almost any party store and better than wrestling balloons into a car or being on helium tank duty. The pennant banner is made from canvas so it can be used over and over again.

While you are at the party store, pick up a few dessert sized red plates to create these fun crab plates. I used Martha Stewart’s lobster template for the pincers and modified them for the legs. She also has a seagull and sun template so feel free to mix and match.

I scored the crab and anchor material at my local craft store. I didn’t finish the edges for the napkins, but if you want to use them again, it will keep them from fraying.

My friends at SweetWorks sent me Sixlets and multicolored candy fish to decorate and for our little candy buffet. Look around your house for glass vessels or hit up your local dollar store. I found most of my glass containers at Dollar Tree.

Did you catch the flags in the candy? I attached sails from the party kit to toothpicks.

These star molded cups from Oriental Trading came with those not-very-attractive white plastic bendy straws, so I just swapped them out for paper straws.

Unless you want the kids fighting over who sits where, place cards are always a good idea. I love these lobster claw ones…shhh…don’t tell anyone they aren’t crab claws.

I turned the straw flags from the party kit into easy food flags with toothpicks! And no fancy baking here…these patriotic Bundts came from a mix kit.

Did you like the party kit printables I used? As a special treat for Summer Camp, Bird is offering the entire downloadable Nautical Birthday printable kit for 50%. That means for $6.49 you will the goodies I used plus cupcake wrappers and toppers, bottle labels, bunting and more! For a limited time, from now through midnight, July 4th, 2014 use the exclusive code NJM at checkout.

If you need adult table ideas, check out my Starfish & Stripes table.

I hope you have been inspired to have some fun with your table for the holiday; it doesn’t cost a lot of money to make an event special! If you are looking for more party inspiration, visit me at my blog where I share all things entertaining, event planning, crafts + lifestyle! Feel free to stalk me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Where To Buy:
Star molded cups, lobster place cards, mini star suckers, mini striped popcorn boxes, foam ships, nautical canvas pennant banner – Oriental Trading
Sixlets, multicolored candy fish- SweetWorks
Star paper lanterns and paper straws – found at Hobby Lobby
Nautical printables – Bird’s Party

The products mentioned were provided to me by the stated brands or companies for review only and I provided my honest opinion. No other type of compensation was received.