Liven Up Your Party!: Ice Cream Sundae Bar

An Ice Cream Sundae bar is a great way to liven up any event. To start out, make a list of the ice cream and toppings that you wish to have. Here are some suggestions:

• Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate
• Chocolate syrup/ Hot Fudge
• Carmel 
• Butterscotch
• Sprinkles/Jimmies (rainbow or chocolate)
• Whipped Cream
• Maraschino Cherries
• Gummy Bears
• M & M's 
• Oreo's

You can buy fairly cheap glass sundae dishes and spoons at Walmart or any other grocery store. So set up the ice cream and the toppings and let the party begin!


Happy Planning


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Friday's Party Favor: Candy Buffet

A Candy Buffet is the perfect way to wrap up a party! It is simple and sure to be a hit at any wedding, party, or other event! To start, make a list of between 8 and ten candies or baked goods. Here are some ideas:
1. Gummy Worms/Bears
2. Hershey's Miniatures
3. Chocolate or Yogurt covered Pretzels 
4. Nerds, Laffy Taffy, Sweet Tarts, Other Wonka Candy
5. M & M's 
6. Skittles (sour, original, tropical etc.)
7. Fresh Chocolate Chip Cookies
8. Anything from the 101 things to dip in chocolate list
9. Mini Cupcakes
10. Brownies


Any of these things are great! Come up with your own ideas too! Next find cool containers and jars to display the candy in. I found that different sized mason jars are good for an Alice in Wonderland party, but matching crystal glasses are better for a wedding. Choose something that matches with your theme. You can also wrap a cardboard box in wrapping paper to use for elevating some of your jars. 


Next find something for your guests to put their goodies in! Chinese food containers work great for this purpose. You can order them from Amazon.com in a variety of colors, designs, and sizes. They are also very affordable. Adding monograms to the boxes can add a nice personalized touch.


An important step to making your candy buffet a success is making it look nice. Arrange your candy in jars so that it looks like it is meant to be there, and wasn't just thrown there. Another nice touch is to add flowers to either side of your table. Find a nice table cloth and runner to add color. Tie different size and color ribbon to the jars. 


Hope your candy buffet is a success!


Happy Planning


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Thursday's Theme: Cinderella's Ball

A Cinderella Ball is the perfect theme for any romantic wedding, or girly sweet 16! There are plenty of decoration opportunities! For example, you can drape the tables in white and baby blue tulle. Then you can use mirrors and crystals to decorate the table tops. For and added effect, you could use crystal clear candle sticks or chandeliers. If at all possible, find a room with a grand staircase. You can use tulle and bows to decorate the stairs for the bride or the guest of honors grand entrance. 
A royal menu might include finger sandwiches and white oreo truffles (see recipe). You can also buy cinderella castle chocolate sucker molds from Ebay or Amazon. You could also get glass slipper molds and use a special food glitter called luster dust to make them shiny. 
For invitations, you could print them out on parchment paper, then tea stain them to make them look old. Then roll them up like scrolls and tie them with fancy ribbon. The invitation itself should read something like this:

You are cordially invited 

by 

order of

_______(name)_______

To the Royal Ball

on 

____(date)_____

From 

_______(time)_______

Until

______(time)______

At the 

______(venue)_____

Please RSVP at

_____(phone)_____

We hope you can attend

Hope these ideas help you plan your perfect party! 

Happy Planning!

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Wednesday's Party Tip: Reserving a date!

When planning a party or event, the ideal situation would be everyone on your guest list coming right? So take in to account the people on your guest list. Are they on certain sports teams, have certain activities, jobs? Use these tips to help you make sure everyone is able to come!

1. Pick a few different dates that are good for you, and the venue you wish to have the event in.
2. Show these dates to your guests and have them choose the best one.
3. Choose your date based on when the guests you want to come the most are avaliable!

*Some other helpful hints would be planning way in advance to give you enough time to change the date if necessary! 

*Remember, not everyone you invite will necessarily attend.  

101 Things: To Dip In Chocolate

1.       1.   Strawberries
2.     Graham crackers
3.     Oreo Cookies
4.     Nutter Butter Cookies
5.     Keebler Elf Cookies
6.     Animal Crackers
7.     Pretzels
8.     Ritz Peanut Butter Crackers
9.     Candy Canes
10. Raspberries
11. Bananas
12. Sponge Cake Cubes
13. Rice Krispie Treats
14. Caramel
15. Cheese Cake Squares
16. Shortbread fingers
17. Potato Chips
18. Fresh Pineapple
19. Brownies
20. Your Favorite Toaster Pastries
21. Pieces of French Bread
22. Gingerbread
23. Mini Donuts
24. Banana Nut Bread Cubes
25. Teddy Grahams
26. Cherries
27. Croissants
28. Apple Slices
29. Crackers
30. Peanuts
31. Sunflower Seed Kernels
32. Marshmallows
33. Rice Chex
34. Fresh Kiwi
35. Twinkies
36. Sugar Wafers
37. Vanilla Wafers
38. Mini Cupcakes
39. Popcorn Balls
40. Mini Eclairs
41. Dried Apricots
42. Orange Slices
43. Grapes
44. Raisins
45. Pecans
46. Walnuts
47. Chocolate Chip Cookies
48. Pear Slices
49. Angel Food Cake
50. Pound Cake
51. Almonds
52. Donut Holes
53. Candy Bars
54. Cantaloupe
55. Honeydew Melon
56. Fortune Cookies
57. Gummy Worms
58. Gummy Bears
59. Peanut Butter Cookies
60. Ginger Snaps
61. Dried Banana Chips
62. Biscotti
63. Cream Puffs
64. Candied Pineapple
65. Peanut Brittle
66. Frozen Waffles
67. Baguette
68. Sweet Plantains
69. Fresh Mango
70. Coconut
71. Macaroons
72. Biscuits
73. Candied Ginger
74. Meringue
75. Bacon (strange, but good)
76. Clementine Wedges
77. Amoretti Cookies
78. Figs
79. Dried Mangoes
80. Toast
81. Lady Fingers
82. Frozen Bananas
83. Blondies
84. Fresh Papaya
85. Marble Cake
86. Chocolate Cake
87. Oatmeal Cookies
88. Candied Lemon Peel
89. Candied Orange Peel
90. Candied Grapefruit Peel
91. Tortillas
92. Ice Cream Sandwiches
93. Peanut Butter Sandwiches
94. Spoon full of Peanut Butter
95.  S’mores
96. Tortilla Chips
97. Triscuits
98. Wheat Thins
99. Cashews
100. White Macadamia Nut Cookies
101.  Your Finger :)

Monday's Recipe: Oreo Truffles

Oreo Truffles are probably one of the best confections on earth! They are the perfect combination of chocolatey goodness and a creamy center. Best of all.... they are super easy!

To make your delectable oreo truffles, you will need the following items:

• 16 ounces Oreo cookies
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• white/milk/dark chocolate for dipping
• food processor  

First, take your Oreo cookies and run them through the food processor until they are well crushed, but not dust. Then mix the Oreo crumbs and the cream cheese together with an electric mixer. Once they are well mixed together, roll the mixture into 1-inch balls. Freeze for 45 minutes. 

After you remove your Oreo balls from the freezer, dip them in melted chocolate until coated. Then you can roll the oreo balls in your favorite sprinkles, coconut, oreo crumbs, or drizzle them in chocolate!

Make sure you refrigerate the Oreo Truffles until you serve them!

These chocolatey treat are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth!

Happy Planning!

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Parties to-a-tee

HELLO!

This is my first parties-to-a-tee post! In the coming posts, I will blog about my ideas for parties, weddings, and everything you need to know to help them run smoothly! If you are planning a party, you have come to the right place! I will be putting up my ideas for parties soon! Each party plan will include decoration ideas, menus, song selections, and even invitation ideas! If you are planning a party and your theme is not listed, feel free to contact me and I will give you all of my ideas!

Happy planning!

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