Party Planner 101 - Putting Together A Party In Three Hours
For those who think they can snap up a hot dish in one hour let them have at it. Although these days store bought dishes can be just be tasty, there is no place like home for good home cooking. Create a self-serve banquet setting. It's best to set up a beverage table a slight distance away to avoid over crowding at tables.
Here is a basic shopping list of party must haves.
Cake, cakes and more cake
Ice cream/sherbet
Chips and dip
Salad
Fruit/cheese/vegetable platters - Get the ready-made platters sold at large food markets
Shrimp, and shrimp cocktail precooked
Pizza - delivery
Drinks, drinks and more drinks
Ice, ice and more ice
Coffee and tea
Napkins
forks/spoons/knives
Plates and cups
Bottles of bubbly
Big bottle coolers
Punch bowls and ladle
Now that the food items are delegated it's time to decorate. Your decorations need not be elaborate, just festive and fun. Put together a list of needed decorations according to the theme of the party. At short notice it's best to keep your list short and simple. Do not challenge yourself to put together something you never have. Go with what you know.
One big banner, balloons and streamers will do. Run down to the local food market or drug store and grab balloons, streamers and 3 sheets of poster board. Get a large magic marker and glitter. Look for metallic stick on letters and stars and get back home ASAP.
Decorations Shopping List
Poster board
String
Streamers
Markers
Large Stick on Letters (at least two packs) and Stars
Glitter
Balloons, Balloons and more Balloons
Long drywall screws and electric or battery powered hand drill or Phillips screwdriver
Heavy-duty transparent box tape
Box of glitter confetti
Decking The Walls
Tape or staple your poster board together length-wise. Using a hole punch, poke holes on the side by the upper corners leaving one full inch of space. Decide on message for your banner and begin placing letters on the board decorate with stars and glitter.
Cut three to four feet of string and put string through holes on each upper end of banner. Run screws into drywall as close to the ceiling as possible leaving half inch of screw exposed. Hang your banner tying string to screws in wall.
Tie balloons to six feet of string in grape cluster formation. Hang string from ceiling or tape to wall using box tape. Runs streamers from ceiling. Toss glitter confetti about.
Have some guests arrive at least 45 minutes early to help with decor and set up food table and drinks.
Boom! You're ready. Let's get this party started.
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