Memorial Day Weekend Party – An All-American day

There are many reasons to celebrate Memorial Day weekend. The beginning of summer, the opening of swimming pools, the end of school, a long weekend and, most importantly, a time for remembrance and observance! Most families have special ways of celebrating the holiday and honoring those who have died serving the country. In these years of war there is a special poignancy to this holiday, so take some time to remember, fly the flag, and enjoy every minute of the long weekend.

Memorial Day Party Decorations:

There’s no such thing as being too patriotic, especially on Memorial Day. A red-white-and blue theme helps us remember our veterans.

• No symbol is more fitting than the American flag. Now they are even easier to display, with flag poles made specifically for decks, yards and picnics and even tailgate parties! Remember if you’re flying an American flag, it flies at half-mast until noon.
• Decorate with red, white and blue balloons, flowers, vases, tablecloths and tableware.
• Cloth napkins not only add style to your holiday, but they won’t blow away as easily as paper ones.
• String red, white and blue fairy lights in trees and bushes to add a cool glow after the sun goes down. For a more elegant touch, hang mini lanterns on a string above your party area.
• Make some red, white and blue floral arrangements using simple carnations put in glass vases. Add a small flag to each vase, and place them around your home.
• If you buy patriotic confetti to decorate tables, plan on doing a lot of clean up because confetti never stays in one place.

Remember:

Many of us save our patriotic partyware for the 4th of July and even Labor Day, but you can make those decorations work double-duty by using them for Memorial Day as well. Instead of decorations you will throw away after the weekend, choose quality patriotic accents that you use again for other holidays.

Memorial Day Party Invitations:

• To send invitations to your Memorial Day party you can use PurpleTrail to send online invitations to all the guests. This saves time and money.
• For the good old invitation you can use a heavy card stock paper and write out invitations. Decorate the invitations with a simple American Flag sticker or other red, white and blue decorations or photos.

Memorial Day Party Favors :

• Little American flags, flag key chains…anything with a flag on it works.
• Make favor bags for the kids with balloons, crayons and fun patriotic jewelery.
• You could even make each adult guest a favor by putting together a small bag of summer essentials like sunscreen and bug spray. They might even need them the day of the party.

No matter how you spend your Memorial Day weekend, enjoy the time together with family and friends. As you eat, play, and celebrate, you’re making new memories to laugh about in the years to come. Check out our Memorial Day Activity ideas.

Have some more great memorial day party ideas?  Please send them to us at partyexperts@purpletrail.com.  We love to hear from you!