Free Printable Classic Fourth of July Party

Hi, it’s Natalie from Katarina’s Paperie.  I am so excited to be sharing our shop’s Free Printable Classic Fourth of July party today.  Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays, so I thought it was the perfect chance to create a festive party set.  Use it for your upcoming Fourth of July picnics, parties or even add some decorations to your home for a patriotic touch.

Since I was kid,  my family went to see the Macy’s Fireworks in New York City. We’d spend the entire day camped out in the hot summer sun – waiting and somewhat bored. It wasn’t until the fireworks started late that night that I realized why the last eight hours were worth it. The gigantic bursts of red, white and blue against the Statue of Liberty backdrop reminded me about how lucky I was to live here.

Although we’re definitely not ready to trek to New York to see the fireworks with our kids yet (I hope to one day, though), the Fourth of July provides the chance to make everything look patriotic. From our house to summer entertaining, it’s a nice switch to add in these festive colors between Memorial Day and Fourth of July.

This year, we’ve decided to help you throw your Fourth of July parties by giving you a special treat – a FREE printable patriotic Fourth of July party. We’ve designed an entire Fourth of July party for you to enjoy. It’s the perfect combination with a our sweet Fourth of July birthday invitations.

For this free printable collection, we combined classic stripes and polka dots to create a colorful design that is perfect for your barbecue, picnic or other patriotic event. We recently used the collection to style a backyard afternoon dessert for the family (Little Bug has been begging me for cupcakes forever – perfect excuse!).

Here are some easy ideas for how to create a casual Fourth of July party for your family and friends!

Our table was set in the classic red, white and blue theme. We started with a red placemat, added a white plate and topped the place setting with a decorative red plate. Underneath each white plate was a hand painted linen napkin featuring Liberty and America.

Along side each place setting was a utensils set including a wooden fork and spoon. Each set was wrapped in a white doily and slid inside a mini red striped bag. We topped each utensil with a red or blue star sticker. What a cute way to decorate utensils!

I served root beer floats in milk bottles with red striped paper straws (always a child favorite). It was nice how such a simple drink idea felt so American.

Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla icing and red, white and blue star sprinkles decked out the cupcake stand. We added some cupcake liners from our red, white and blue cupcake liner mix for some added color. Firecracker fruit parfaits served in mini dessert cups also added a patriotic touch.

Other desserts included star shaped raspberry jam sandwich cookies, patriotic fruit kabobs on wooden lollipop sticks and bags of popcorn styled in red polka dot bags (to save the bags from grease stains, put the popcorn first in a glassine bag and then in the polka dot bag).

At each place setting, we gave guests a Fourth of July inspired s’mores kit to enjoy at or after the party.

Other decorations included handcrafted patriotic stars candle holders, a patterned paper bunting and star cutouts placed throughout. We used one of the candle holders as a centerpiece on top of the cupcake stand. We filled the bottom with sand and added red, white and blue gumball tubes from our shop. We also included centerpiece circles and stars from the printable collection. Star cutouts were added to the cupcake stand for a patriotic feel.

Download our free printable Fourth of July party collection below:

Free Printable Fourth of July Water Bottle Labels

Free Printable Fourth of July Favor Tags

Free Printable Patriotic Party Flags

Free Printable Patriotic Party Circles

Free Printable Fourth of July Food Tent Cards

Free Printable Patriotic Centerpiece Circles – Set 1

Free Printable Patriotic Centerpiece Circles – Set 2

And if you’re looking for some patriotic invitations to match you party, be sure to check out our sweet Fourth of July birthday party invitations!

Happy Celebrating,

Natalie

 

SUch an amazing post!  Thanks Natalie.  Make sure to visit Katarina’s Paperie for awesome ideas and party supplies.  Also, make sure to like Katarina’s Paperie on Facebook and Pinterest.

Have a great weekend

Jenny