Free Printable VE Day Decorations – Stay Home Party!

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These Free Printable VE Day Decorations are just what you need to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. We might not be able to have the street parties as planned, but we can still celebrate at home or in the garden!

Scroll through this post to download the free VE Day decorations!

Now includes colour in bunting! Just in case you are low on ink, I’ve made three bunting designs in black and white that can be coloured in with pencils, felts tips, crayons, or paints!

Just added! We’ll Meet Again song lyrics sheet to print! Singalong with the nation at 9pm on Friday 8th May!

Free Printable VE Day Decorations & Party Printables

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Free Printable VE Day Decorations

The VE Day decorations printables, including bunting, are listed throughout this page. Scroll through to get the decorations you need for your party!

I would LOVE to see your photos using these printables – whether at home, in your street, in your school, in your care home or somewhere else! Here’s how:

  • Share and tag @ThePurplePumpkinBlog on Instagram using #tppbVEDAY75
  • Post them on my Facebook page
  • You can email me with your photos of your printed decorations (you don’t have to email me to ask for the printables – they’re all here in the post below!)
  • Add a picture to the “Tried this Pin” section on Pinterest

I look forward to seeing how you celebrated VE Day 75!

Included in this free printable set of VE Day decorations are cupcake toppers, cupcake wrappers, food labels, bunting, posters, and more!

But first, a word about VE Day…

Victory in Europe Day, generally known as VE Day or V-E Day, is a day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces on 8 May 1945. 

Wikipedia

The first May Bank Holiday in 2020 has been moved from a Monday to a Friday so that we could celebrate this occasion starting on Friday 8th May, and over the weekend.

As we all know, times have changed and much of the world is having to stay home.

The variety of commemorative events that had been planned, including street parties (like those that were thrown to celebrate VE Day in 1945) have been cancelled.

I am hoping that all the events you have carefully planned can be moved to the weekend of 15th – 16th August when we will be able to celebrate VE Day and VJ Day, both momentous points in our history. 

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Pageantmaster VE Day 75

However, what got our nation through World War II was the strong British spirit, and even through the darkest of times it is there.

Yes, we have to Stay Home to Protect the NHS and Save Lives, but we can also get out into our gardens or balconies, we can hang the bunting from windows, we can cheer and celebrate – making sure we stay those 2 metres apart!

We’ve seen the videos online of communities keeping up their spirits while social distancing – singing, dancing, clapping.

Let’s do that for VE Day 75 and for the brave men and women who fought for the freedom that we are able to enjoy today. (And yes, I’m aware of the irony of that statement in the current climate.)

VE Day Street Party Printables

Printables are available in A4 and US Letter Paper sizes. Download the size that is suitable for your printer.

You will find the printable downloads throughout this page, they are surrounded by a purple box.

Over the years I’ve created a variety of printables – for crafts, parties, organisation, celebrations like Halloween, Christmas, and more! It makes me so happy to know that you LOVE them as much as I love creating them! Here are 100+ Free Printables to download and use!

Free Printable VE Day Decorations

Download VE Day Street Party Invitations

Now, I do know that because of social distancing we are not going to be able to have a huge party with family, friends, and neighbours.

BUT, I have included the party invitations just in case you want to use them to invite those within your household – how fun would that be for the kids?

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Download VE Day Cupcake Wrappers

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How To Use Cupcake Wrappers

There are four cupcake wrapper designs to choose from.

Print off the required number of cupcake wrappers onto thin card or thick paper. Cut out and wrap around to form the case – secure with tape or glue. Place cupcake inside!

See some of my other cupcake wrappers in action.

Download VE Day Cupcake Toppers

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How To Use Cupcake Toppers

There are six cupcake topper designs to choose from.

Print off the required number of cupcake toppers onto thin card or thick paper. Cut with scissors or with a 2″ circle punch. Attach a cocktail stick to the back of each topper and secure with tape. Place into cupcakes!

I’ve got lots of fun and easy Cupcake Recipes for Parties and celebrations for you to try out – right-click and open these other recipes in a new tab so that you can read them after this one!

Download VE Day Party Food Labels

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How To Use Food Labels

It seems silly of me to give instructions for this printable, but simple print off as many as you need, fold in half along the line and write in the name of the dish.

When entertaining, especially a buffet, I like to label up the food so guests know what is what, and I don’t have to keep explaining to them!

If you would like some food ideas check out the following posts:

Download VE Day Favor Bag Labels

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How To Use Favor Bag Labels

There are two favor bag label designs to choose from.

These labels fold over to attach to a 10cm/4″ wide cellophane/plastic food bag. Print off as many as you need onto thin card, or thick paper.

As well as the printable, you will need some other supplies – clear plastic food bags, and treats to put inside the bags.

Fill the bags up, then fold the printed and cut labels. Staple on each side to secure in place.

You can see examples of my other favour bags here.

Download VE Day Mini Cake Flags

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How To Use Mini Cake Flags

There are four mini cake flag designs.

The mini flags fold over to make little pennant style flags. They can be strung together and tied to sticks or straws across a large cake. Check out my friend Helen’s blog – The Crazy Kitchen – for an example picture of mini flags (not these ones) in action.

Free Printable VE Day Decorations

Download VE Day Cocktail Stick Flags

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How To Use Cocktail Stick Flags

The cocktail flags can be used on cocktail sticks or straws. Just print and fold over, then use glue to attach both sides together, with the cocktail stick, or straw inbetween.

Download VE Day Printable Activities

Grab the Free Printable World War II & VE Day Word Search here.

Grab the Free Printable VE Day & World War II Word Scramble here.

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VE Day Bunting to Colour In!

Download VE Day Bunting

Now includes colour in bunting! Just in case you are low on ink, I’ve made three bunting designs in black and white that can be coloured in with pencils, felts tips, crayons, or paints!

Click the download link to save the printable file(s) to your computer.
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Visit The Purple Pumpkin Shop for both premium and FREE printables that you won’t find on my main blog!

How To Use Bunting

To make strands of bunting, you will need string or ribbon, a hole punch, and of course the printable. Print as many flags as you like and cut out. Punch holes in the top right and left corners and thread through onto ribbon or string.

Download VE Day Popcorn/Chips Cones

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How To Make Popcorn Cones

Print as many as you require onto thin card or thick paper. Cut, then fold around into a cone. Secure with tape or glue. If using glue, hold together with a paper clip until the glue dries. These can be used to hold popcorn, potato chips, crisps, tortilla chips, even candy floss/cotton candy! I’ve updated the design a bit since I last used them, making them easier to stick together. You can see some made up cones here.

Download VE Day Popcorn Boxes

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How To Make Popcorn Boxes

Print off as many as you need, onto thin card and cut out. Flip over to the blank side, and you can judge where to score some lines to make folding easier: along the bottom flap tabs, the side flap, and along each edge, from point to point.

Fold around, and use glue or tape to secure the sides first, then upend, to do the bottom flaps – I find tape easiest to secure these. If you using glue, you may want to add a paper clip to hold everything in place until the glue dries.

Fill with popcorn or other dry snacks (chips/crisps; tortilla chips etc). You can see an example of my popcorn boxes here.

Download VE Day Bottle/Napkin Wrappers

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How To Use Bottle/Napkin Wrappers

These wrappers have dual use! If you are serving food that requires cutlery, I think it’s nice to make a napkin bundles with knives/forks/spoons wrapped in a napkin, and secured with one of my napkin wrappers. You can see an example on my blog here. Similarly, you could use them to wrap around bottles.

Download VE Day Paper Chains

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Two subway art posters to commemorate VE Day 75 in frame mock-ups. The poster says: Commemorate VE Day 75 (a line of Victory graphics) Winston Churchill 8 May 1945 My Dear Friends This Is Your Hour Victory In Europe Day

Download VE Day Poster

Designed to fit an 8×10″ frame.

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Download We’ll Meet Again Song Lyrics Sheet

Join in with this singalong sheet as the nation sings Dame Vera Lynn’s iconic song, We’ll Meet Again.

There are 4 different designs – depending on your printer ink levels! Just select the page number of the one you want to print out in your printer settings.

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Commemorate VE Day 75 - Free Printables

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