How to Use Baseball Cards As Seating Cards
Hosting a theme party requires spreading the amidst the entire party. From the food, to the beverages to the music, the theme should be intricately intertwined throughout the evening. If you are hosting a baseball themed party, this might mean baseball glove centerpieces, and ball park food served for dinner. Another nice touch is to greet your guests with seating cards that are actually baseball cards.
Instructions
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Create a list of all of your attendees.
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Obtain baseball cards and softball cards at baseball and softball card retailer. Do not purchase valuable baseball cards as these will be marked-up and handled.
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Purchase old baseball replica baseball programs. You want to purchase programs which are light in tone and inexpensive, as these will be written on.
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Match the first name of each guest with the first name of a player from the baseball and softball cards. If there are duplicate names, then try to find a similar first letter of the last name. If this does not exist, worry about it in the next step.
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Write table numbers across each baseball program which you printed or purchased. You will need one program per table of guests. For instance, the first program will have "Table 1" assigned to it.
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Assign guests to each table by writing their correlated table on the back of their baseball card. For instance if "John Smith" is signified by a "Johnny Bench" card, placing a 1 on the back of the card will signify that "John Smith" is to be seated at table 1. If you have two guests with similar first and last names, make an alteration on the front of each card so that it is clear which card belongs to which person. Writing their name in full under the last name of the baseball player is a good way to separate.
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Lay the baseball seating cards out on a table with their corresponding table program. Then when it is time for people to take their seats, instruct them to find their baseball card.
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Tips & Warnings
This idea works well at baseball banquets and league parties. If the team has had baseball cards produced, you can request one card from each player or parent. Then simply lay out that card on the seating chart table for each player or family to find.
Resources
- Photo Credit baseball image by Tomasz Plawski from Fotolia.com
