It’s that time of year again! The Blue & Gold Ceremony for my cub scout. I offered to help because I wanted to create a special night for all the boys in honor of all they accomplished through the year. I scoured the web for some great ideas, but I will be honest with you, there just aren’t many out there that have been documented. Which was all the more reason to share the results of my inspirations here with you.
When the guests arrived, they were greeted at the registration table with a campfire atop of a galvanized bucket (turned upside down) from which a small “Welcome” banner hung. I designed the Welcome banner to look like the patches scouts have for their den numbers. This idea would also work well for any camping party or event!
For the table centerpieces, I collected sticks and small logs from the neighborhood. I cut the logs into smaller pieces and stacked them in a triangle, hot glued them together, and added tissue paper flames to the center for my campfire centerpieces. I also made centerpieces with the 12 core values of scouting. These turned out so cute and were really easy and inexpensive to create!
I took terra cotta pots and wrapped them in burlap. The pots were only $1.27/ea from Hobby Lobby! Then I printed the core values and hot glued them back to back on either side of a stick I found in the yard and stuck them down in the pots and covered the tops with moss. I used my Cricut to cut the Fleur de Lis for the front of the pots, but I have included a printable one in the listing for the centerpieces!
For the tableware, I went with navy tablecloths and gold plates, cups, forks, & added a touch of whimsy with these great navy & white napkins that has a pattern that resembles the scouting Fleur de Lis. And what is a party without party straws? Navy & white party straws were fun for everyone!
For an additional touch, I created the Cub Scout Rank signs for the awards table. The den leaders appreciated this as it gave them each a place to display their awards and present them during the ceremony.
The food is always kept simple at these kind of events. Our local Chick-Fil-A catered this event for us along with additional fruit & salad trays from our local Publix. I created table tent food labels to look like the scout uniform blue & gold patches. It was a fun additional touch to carry the theme throughout the entire event.
It was a fun night and I have already been booked for next year’s event! So it was a success all the way around!
Sources:
Styling & Design: Amy from Amy’s Party Ideas
Printables: Lulu Cole
Navy Party Straws: Green Party Goods
Gold Plates, Forks, & Cups: Creative Converting
Navy/White Dessert Napkins: Elise
Navy Paper Tablecloths: Creative Converting
Cub Scout Candy Mold: Scout Store
Modern Frills says
you did an amazing job! love that little campfire!
Party Wagon says
Fantastic, Amy! I love all of it- lucky boys!!
Amy's Party Ideas says
thank you modern frills! My son still has one of the campfires in his room…he wouldn't let me throw it away (smile)
Amy's Party Ideas says
Thank you Lydia! The boys had a good time and several of the parents thanked me for making it more special than it had ever been…so it was worth the effort!
Party Patisserie says
Amy, you did an outstanding job. I think a lot of moms of scouts will be looking to you for inspiration. I loved it all!
Debbie
Amys Party Ideas says
Debbie! So kind! I really appreciate it!!!
Keisha - Cupcake Wishes & Birthday Dreams says
That is really cool – I haven't seen a party theme like this before. Fantastic as always!
Alison says
First time I have seen a scout party, and I love it! Well done!
Amys Party Ideas says
Thanks Keisha! I really appreciate it!
Amys Party Ideas says
Thank you Alison! It was fun…hope I can top it next year (smile!)
Leonie Sievers says
Amazing job, Amy. Love. love, love the camp fire!!!
Lissa (Bellenza) says
Oh, don't those young men look handsome in their Cub Scout uniforms?! Great party details!
Amy's Party Ideas says
Thank you everyone! The boys had a great night and so did the parents!
Kathi Black says
Hi – I got the invite download today. Trying to figure out the most economical way to print them without spending a fortune on paper and/or ink. Also, just ordered the Cub Scout Rank Signs instant download. Do you just print these on your home printer? Thanks! Kathi
Amy says
Hi Kathi! Thank you for your additional order! I did print mine on my home printer. I have a small color laser printer. Or you can always go to your local print store with your saved files and have them print for you on cardstock. It is usually around $1.00 a sheet or less and two signs print per letter size sheet. Hope that helps! Let me know if I can do anything else for you.
Amy says
Is the Den and den # available to print with the scout ranks?
Amy says
They sure are! You can get them here: Den Numbers & Den Sign