Mama's Saucy Cravings BBQ Sauce Tasting Station

3 min read September 13, 2026 Annaliese Johnson
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Mama's craving BBQ and not just any ol' sauce will do! Satisfy the mama-to-be's appetite for all things smoked and grilled by staging a tasting station stocked with sauces ranging from sweet to zesty and smoky to tangy. Disguise the sauces in condiment bottles with (free!) printable numbers and encourage guests to take notes and vote for their favorite flavor(s). Download the full printable pack here to get started!

Project Time
55 to 65 min
Difficulty
Intermediate
Step
1

Begin by painting the frame of a Chalkboard with yellow paint. While the paint on the chalkboard is drying, add a coat of the same yellow paint to a DIY Unfinished Wood Mini Crate.

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Step
2

Once the paint has dried on the chalkboard, loosely wind Blue Baker's Twine around the bottom portion, securing it on the back with a few dabs of hot glue. Adhere the bloom and leaves from a Sunflower Stem to the chalkboard using hot glue.

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Mama's Saucy Cravings BBQ Sauce Tasting Station step 2 part 2
Step
3

Print the Saucy Cravings sign onto white cardstock and add a few dabs of hot glue to the back side and affix the sign to the top of the chalkboard.

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Step
4

Next, wrap the center of a DIY Ceramic Piggy Bank with Blue Baker's Twine, leaving a small portion of the hole in the top open. Insert a Sunflower Boutonniere into the opening.

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Step
6

Print the numbered sauce bottle labels onto white cardstock, and then use a 2.5" circle punch to cut them out. Apply one number to the center of each of the condiment bottles using hot glue.

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Step
7

Print the Baby-Q Voting Cards onto white cardstock, and then cut them out. Place them into the yellow painted DIY Unfinished Wood Mini Crate, along with a handful of pencils tied up with Blue Baker's Twine.

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Step
8

Carefully pour five different flavors of BBQ sauce into the five condiment bottles. Be sure to write the flavors and their corresponding numbers on a cheat sheet and keep it hidden until after everyone has tasted the sauces. Group the condiment bottles on a Galvanized Metal Tray with Handles and place them on your tasting station.

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Step
9

Finally, encourage guests to taste each flavor and take notes on their voting cards during your Backyard Baby-Q Baby Shower! Guests might just be surprised to find they've found a new favorite sauce!

 

Be sure to download all the printables to coordinate with this saucy craving station and Backyard Baby-Q Baby Shower here and the pop over to see the steps to create your own DIY Grill Food Servers!

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