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Basketball Awards Banquet Decorations

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Date: 03/03/2007 Topics: Parties > Banquet | Readers Request > Party  
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I am planning a Basketball Awards Banquet on a non-existent budget. I need ideas for centerpieces and decorations that would be incredibly inexpensive to make or purchase. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

JodiS from Groton, CT
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Post By E. Moseley (Guest Post) (03/06/2008)
I spray painted some styrofoam balls orange and used a magic marker to draw stripes. I then purchased sports themed gift bags from the dollar store and hot-glued three balls coming out of the top of each bag and sat one bag in the middle of each table with some confetti around it. They looked good. You could also just buy a larger half round of styrofoam and use toothpicks to surround it with the spray painted balls.

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Post By Tina (Guest Post) (11/15/2007)
Last year I was in charge of my son's final year playing jr.high level. I really wanted to go out with a bang. I rented background drapery from the local wedding store in our colors. We put them up and made a make shift "stage" about 40 ft long. Not only did this help segregating where the speakers were to stand, but also made for a super back drop for the team photos the parents wanted to take. We used poster board to make large signs (team colored boards) and added a splash of glitter to make them stand out.

The center pieces were weighted down groups of three regular balloons, with mylar scattered around the room. Around the balloons were just cheap bowls, filled with finger snacks (chips, salsa, nuts, and mints). That was a BIG hit, as we had a long wait before the meal. Due to over spending on gifts for the boys, cheerleaders, and coaches, I wasn't able to take and blow up photos, I wanted to hang. Maybe this year!

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Post By Ms. Mac (Guest Post) (08/29/2007)
We held a basketball banquet last year. For the centerpieces we used old large shoe boxes and put a white t-shirt over them and put the team jerseys' over the t-shirt. We tied balloons to the shoe box. This was a very inexpensive and beautiful centerpiece.

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Post By Tracy (Guest Post) (05/04/2007)
Our spring banquet this year is being held off site. Normally we hold it in the cafeteria, but chose to splurge a litte. Therefore, the decorations were more minimal.
Our theme is Asian Garden. Our girls and boys really dress up. Since I have tons of bamboo in my backyard I am using them to make pagoda's and filling vases made out of pvc pipes to put bamboo trees in them. I got paper lanterns (some even at the dollar store) to hang and put on the tables.

I am putting take out boxes at each place setting filled with a fortune cookie and candy. Our tickets are chinese lottery tickets which will also serve as door prize tickets.

Finally, we have paper umbrellas surrounding the room on the outside tables. Lots of greenery and potted plants.

Enjoy!

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Post By Enter your namLaura Simpson (Guest Post) (03/20/2007)
We are cutting out basketballs with a saw and painting them, then we make a stand to set them on for each table. We also make memory boards full of pictures from the season & let the kids take some home at the end of the night. We've also taken each kids picture and put it on a cut out of our mascot & glued it to a wire and put in vases on the table. They get to take that home as well. good luck!

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Post By Michele (Guest Post) (03/07/2007)
How about paper mache basketballs for your centerpieces. You can even have some wild flowers in them.

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Post by lewis_admin (1152) | (03/03/2007)
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I am looking for decorating ideas for a girls high school basketball banquet. It is coming up in a couple of weeks so I need ideas fast!

Reba from Missouri

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RE: Decorating Ideas For a Girls High School Basketball Banquet

A basket ball cake is fairly easy to make, just look online for the right molds and colors. For decor you could try a dollar store for cheap decorations, like streamers and such. Hope that helps somewhat. Theme nights are always fun, popular ones such as, Hawaiian night, country western, mardi gras, winter blues (everybody wears blue) etc. (03/03/2005)

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RE: Decorating Ideas For a Girls High School Basketball Banquet

We used old basketball shoes spray painted gold as centerpieces. Each held a couple balloons in our schools colors. You could also get some mylar basket ball balloons and separate the front from the back to set the shoes on. Good Luck (03/13/2005)

By joann

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