40 Creative Baseball Theme Party Ideas

Ah, baseball, America’s pastime, a sport loved by many. Whether it’s cheering on their favorite team, participating in a fantasy league, collecting baseball cards, or playing the game, baseball fans love getting involved in the sport in as many ways as they can. If you or someone you know is a huge baseball fan, consider throwing them a fun baseball theme party. Here are some amazing ideas for decorations, favors, food, and activities that will knock your party out of the park! You've come to the right place for your birthday party ideas, and also to ease your party planning stress from the organizing to money to what foods and activities to have, we've got you covered!

Baseball Theme Party Decorations

Having a party with any theme is always fun and unique, but there is nothing better than having a party with the theme of America's favorite pastime! Baseball is a sport watched and loved by many, so here are some baseball theme party decorations that will be sure to make your party a home run with your guests!

1. Baseball Wreath

Creating a baseball wreath to hang on your front door is easier than it looks. Get organized by making sure you get everything you need. You can make a DIY baseball wreath by just glueing several rows of baseballs onto a foam wreath base. If you want to go to a little more effort, you can create a smaller wreath out of a single row of baseballs tied together with wire. For this wreath, you need a drill and enough baseballs that if you mess up you have a few spares. For a real baseball fan, this wreath can be used as a décor item all season long. For those not so hands-on, buying a baseball wreath is just as easy!

2. Baseball Picture Backdrop

Nowadays, everyone loves taking pictures and going on and posting those pictures to their Instagram or Snapchat accounts. Make this party a home run by having a baseball stadium backdrop so everyone can have an opportunity to get those pictures taken.

3. Baseball Card Garland

Decorating with a garland is a fun and easy way to draw attention to your theme. If you use cheap packs of baseball cards you can create a baseball-themed garland. Not many supplies are needed – simply attach the different cards to a piece of string, either by gluing or threading them and tie the garlands across the party area.

4. Balloon Bouquet

Balloon bouquets are a fun way to draw in your theme. These are easy to create by tying a baseball-shaped balloon to a few green balloons and a few white balloons. You can also tie the baseball balloon to a bouquet of balloons in your favorite baseball team’s colors. Use these bouquets as centerpieces or welcome decorations, or tie a bouquet to the guest of honor’s chair to make them feel special.

5. Baseball Cards

Another great decoration idea for your baseball-themed party is baseball cards. Buy some baseball cards online or at a store near you and scatter the cards around your home. This is such a simple and easy idea that can take your baseball theme birthday party to the next level. The baseball fans at your party will love this idea and might even want to take a couple of cards home with them. Want to go big? You could even get a large customize baseball card as well.

6. Banners

Banners are a great decoration for your baseball theme party. If you are a hardcore fan, chances are you have a few banners in your household already. This may be a little over your budget, but you could buy each team’s banner and then rearrange the banners by division and their place in the division on a wall for best results. A pretty cool idea that you could even use in a man cave.

7. In-Field Party Tray

This idea could be considered as food, but it is the decoration that counts in this case. The first thing you need to do to create this in-field with food is figure out what foods you want to use. Most importantly you need different food for the warning track, outfield, in-field, pitcher's mound, and bases for this decoration to be perfect. After taking a picture of the diamond you created, you and your guests can enjoy it.

Baseball Theme Party Favors

Birthday gifts and party favors are definitely things that make a party and event special. They are great ways to express thanks to the guests for coming to the special occasion. Here are some party favor ideas for your baseball event!

8. Big League Chewing Gum

A fun party favor would be to tie into baseball players' love of bubble gum! Give each of your guests a bag of Big League Chew so they can indulge in America's Favorite Pastime whenever they want!

9. Mini Baseballs

Miniature baseballs are a great favor for your baseball event guests since they can go anywhere. They are also often softer than full-sized baseballs which makes them perfect to play with, even indoors.

10. Inflatable Baseball Bat

On the opposite end of the spectrum, inflatable baseball bats make great baseball theme party prizes and are a lot of fun for kids to play with. If your party theme is focused on a particular baseball team, look for an inflatable baseball bat that has that team’s name or logo on it.

11. Maracas

There’s no better way to cheer on your favorite team than with noisemakers. These always come in handy at baseball games and are great giveaways. Give your guests a baseball theme noisemaker, like baseball maracas. You can even buy regular plain maracas and then paint a baseball on them if you're interested in DIY projects.

12. Baseball Cap

Nothing says baseball like a traditional baseball cap. You can give each of your guests a baseball cap in the guest of honor’s favorite team or customize it with fabric paint. Simply get some assorted baseball caps of different popular teams or buy caps of the same local team. Your guests will love wearing them!

13. Baseball Cards

One way to make the guest of honor feel special is to have some personalized baseball cards. By using a picture of the guest of honor to create a personal baseball card, you can make sure to include his or her stats and the party information on the back. This is a great party favor so everyone can remember the special event.

Baseball Theme Party Food Ideas

I don't know about you, but one of the best parts about any baseball game and/or party is the food! Here are some baseball theme inspired food your guests will be sure to enjoy.

14. Nachos

Nachos are another great stand food. Serve them in the paper trays as they do at the games for more of an authentic feel.

15. Hot Dogs

Foot-long hot dogs are classic baseball stand food. Serve them in buns and set out all the favorite hot dog condiments for your guests to use.

16. Soft Pretzels with Mustard or Cheese

Soft Pretzels are a favorite in my family when we go out to sporting events! Why not share that with your friends and family? You can have either mustard or melted cheese or have both. Perfect for sharing, and you can easily add toppings to your pretzels. Perfect for pleasing everyone at your event.

17. Cracker Jacks

Take me out to the ballgame! Set a box of cracker jacks at each table setting for your guests to enjoy. CrackerJacks are just a staple when it comes to baseball.

18. Snacks

Some delicious baseball snack ideas are peanuts and pretzels. You can set them out in bowls or you can create trays, like the ones they carry around at baseball games, to serve your baseball snacks.

19. Popcorn

I don't know about you, but I love the saltiness of popcorn that is at movie theaters or live games. You can buy the popcorn, or if you want to make it authentic, rent or buy a popcorn machine, grab some popcorn boxes like you get at games, and pop your own! Add some candy-like gummies or chocolate and it's almost like you are at a baseball game!

20. Lemonade

If there are two things that characterize summer, they might be watching a baseball game on a beautiful afternoon and drinking a nice glass of lemonade; making lemonade a great drink option for this theme party.

21. Cupcake Glove

Instead of a cake, consider having a cupcake glove at your event. Purchase several cupcakes frosted with chocolate icing and arrange them in the form of a baseball glove. Place a white frosted cookie with red icing lacing in the middle of your cupcake glove so it looks like your glove just caught a baseball!

22. Drinks

An old-fashioned bottle of coke is a cute baseball drink idea, but you can also decorate bottles of water with a baseball-theme label for a baseball-themed drink.

23. Cotton Candy

Add some more sweetness to your already sweet and cool party with some cotton candy! Such a light and sweet snack to add to the mix. Get into the summer-sport aesthetic with some cotton candy.

24. Baseball Cake

Use a dome cake pan to make your cake into the shape of a baseball. Frost it white and add red frosting for the laces. Add a bit of green frosting “grass” around the bottom edges of the cake so that it looks like your baseball. If you are going for something more individual, baseball cake pops are a good alternative as well.

Baseball Theme Party Activities

Make your theme party memorable by including these games and activities in your party!

25. Baseball Movie

Your guests will love watching a baseball-theme movie to celebrate your special occasion. Set up a movie-watching space with plenty of chairs, baseball-themed beanbags, and floor space. Supply your guests with movie-watching snacks such as cracker jacks, and turn on a baseball movie and have some fun.

Some classic baseball movie options include The Sandlot, Field of Dreams, The Bad News Bears, and Rookie of the Year. To make the movie-watching experience more fun, you can also turn this into a game. Pick a baseball theme word, such as “baseball” or “pitch.” Count the number of times the word is said in the movie and have your guests keep track of every time they hear the word. The guest with the closest number is the winner.

26. Baseball Game

If your party is celebrating a particular baseball team, here are some tips; make sure to have one of their games ready to watch. This could be a live game or one that you found online. Even if you’re not celebrating a particular team, watching a baseball game is still a great activity. Make sure your guests feel like they are in the stands with appropriate stand food and snacks, like hot dogs and peanuts.

27. Outside games

If your yard is too small to hold a softball game, consider holding whiffle ball games. This is a “lighter” version of baseball. If there is a larger group, a great idea is to set up a few different outdoor and baseball games like baseball bean bag toss, or strikeout and pitching challenge games.

28. Autograph Session

Need a sports ball idea? Purchase several baseballs (one for each of your guests) and have each of the guest's sign every baseball. This way everyone can take a signed baseball home. For the guest of honor, a fun idea can be to create a baseball jersey with his or her last name on it, and then have all of the guests sign the jersey and then have it framed to hang in the guest of honor’s room!

29. Piñata

Piñatas are always great party activities. Make it baseball-themed by purchasing a baseball piñata and filling it with plenty of baseball-themed goodies, like candy shaped like baseballs, packs of Big League Chew, and small baseball keychains.

Baseball Theme Party Supplies

Besides the decorations, supplies may just be next in terms of the most important things you need for your baseball theme party. What’s the point of throwing a baseball theme party if you’re not going to have your supplies baseball-themed? There is no point. These ideas will put your party way above others.

30. Baseball Plates and Napkins

This is one of the most crucial ideas you need to incorporate for your baseball theme party. It is one of the most effective ideas on this list. Baseball-themed plates and napkins. Such a simple idea, but so effective. There are many different designs out there to pick from so choose wisely. If you’re going to use this idea, make sure you get matching napkins with the set of plates. If you are having a certain baseball team-themed party, you can always grab major league baseball napkins.

31. Baseball Cups

Another simple and effective idea. Baseball theme cups are not only cool but will make your baseball theme party much better. You may not be able to find cups along with plates and napkins but if you do, don’t pass up on that opportunity. Staying with that specific design or brand you chose for the plates and napkins is very important for continuity.

32. Helmet Bowls

This easy party supply can also double as food storage! Simply purchase plastic baseball helmets and flip them upside down to place on your tables, or fill them with your favorite snack and you’re ready to go!

33. Baseball Table Centerpiece

Set your tables with the grand slam of party decorations by getting some baseball theme table centerpieces for each of the tables. This is a fun and cool way to add to the baseball party.

34. Cake topper

What's a baseball theme party without a cool cake topper? If you are opting for just a simple birthday cake for the occasion, still make the party a home run by getting some fun toppers for the cake.

Baseball Party Invitations

The start to any great party are the invitations! Nothing says it'll be a fun and exciting party like a creative invitation! Here are some baseball theme invitations and phrases for the invitations you can try out for your next baseball party.

Invitation Ideas

35. Baseball Invitation

Using an actual baseball to invite friends is a unique and creative way to start your party. You can use permanent markers to write your party information on the ball, and then send them out to family and friends you're inviting to the party.

36. Personalized Baseball Ticket

Pro baseball tickets can be quite expensive nowadays, but having personalized baseball tickets for your guest of honor’s baseball-themed party invitation is a simple and creative invitation idea.

37. Baseball Pennant

An exciting part of baseball is making it to win a pennant; so create that fun and exciting energy by getting custom pennants to give out as invitations.

38. Online Invitations

Today, technology is a big part of the world, so understandably emailing party invitations can be a new way of reaching out and connecting with people. These baseball-themed e-invites are a great quick and easy alternative to other DIY invitations.

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Phrases for Your Invitations

39. Opening Day

Tell your guests to come “catch” the opening day with your family at your party venue. Give your party venue a stadium name, like Smith Stadium.