Looking for a creative way to celebrate Memorial Day… or another outdoor summer get-together? Good! Because we have a new Summer BBQ theme for you today, complete with ideas for a Make-it-Yourself hot dog station (which keeps things easy on the host!), creative & affordable food presentation ideas, and free BBQ themed printables…(scroll down for download links).
This theme is super easy to pull together – promise! Aside from the shopping, which we did most of the day before, the entire theme that you see here and here was put together & shot in a single day – including the design of the free party printables!
One of my favorite elements from this shoot was a $7 plastic picnic tablecloth that I picked up in the camping aisle at Target. We used this one tablecloth to embellish everything (from vases to soda bottles to the drinks tub) and still had so much left over!
I also loved using corn chips as filler for the corn-on-the-cob sticks and Hot Dog Sign display… probably because the method for putting these together seemed to be one handful of chips for the vase, one handful for my mouth, one handful for the vase, one handful for my mouth… you get the picture. =)
Check out full details and more pics at the full theme gallery… click here or on the image below to visit.
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FREE BBQ THEMED PRINTABLES – Download Links:
(click on a link to download the high-res pdfs. ENJOY!)
– Blank Food Labels (can also be used as Place Cards)
– Water Bottle Labels
– “Drink Up” Sign
– Hot Dog Recipe Signs
– “Make Your Own Hot Dog” Sign
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Love it all! Must have a BBQ STAT!
this is such a fun idea. Love the corncobs on the sticks :) http://www.skylarkmanor.com
Love love love this!! I’ve been looking for something to do for my sons birthday and this is perfect!!!!
SO cute!!! Love the colors. Very summery for all season but SUPER perfect for the 4th!
So much fun in these ideas! The corn kabobs are adorable!
This is an amazingly fun idea, just looking at the photos got me all hungry and excited for a great party!
OMG! I was going to serve chicken fingers at my son’s summer birthday party but forget that! – now it’s got to be a hot dog buffet for sure! Please tell, I must know – where can I buy the red and yellow plastic food baskets???
jenn s. SAYS:
Hi Julie -
You can buy them at Party City – 6 for $7! Someone mentioned they might have red and blue ones at Target too though :)
Deanna SAYS:
You can also purchase these at the $1 store.
This makes me so happy, since my son’s 2nd bday party (memorial day weekend) is revolving around a hotdog bar and red gingham! My favorite find has been little plastic hot dog boats from the dollar store.
This is SOOO CUTE!
LOVE THIS! The only thing missing is the New York-style dogs! ;-)
Love this party theme – have been planning a farewell to summer bbq here in Australia but love this… thanks for making parties so easy!
LOVE this … thank you for the printables!
love these!
It all looks great. I love the build your own hot dog bit and the little baskets for your food. There has been so much effort go into this and it really does show!
The potato salad portioned out into individual cups is a great idea! So cute and thanks for the printables!