How To Host An Elf Movie Night Christmas Party
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This year’s Christmas party was inspired by our favorite holiday movie, Elf! Â We watch it as often as we can, giggling each time like we’ve never seen it before. Â With a little help from Oriental Trading, we were able to spread a little Christmas cheer inviting friends over for an Elf Movie Night Christmas Party!
Inspiring our color palette is Elf’s ensemble, a great green tunic, yellow tights, and a jaunty red feather in his cap. Â I love wrapping paper for table covering but it is also great for party table backdrops.
- Since our party was on a Sunday afternoon, we kept the menu simple with a popcorn bar and store-bought treats.
- Balance sweets with healthy options; snap peas and mini tomatoes are holiday-ready!
- Make cleanup a snap with disposable paperware like plates and napkins.
- Embellish popcorn boxes with fun stickers.
- I used some of the movie’s quotes as table signage! If you follow me on Instagram, I’ve been sharing several of the so-cute signage, hand-lettered by my friend Colleen over at Lemon Thistle. If you love hand lettering as much as I do, she’s just opened up an online course to help you learn to brush letter.
- Set up a sweet candy display using various treats from the movie like candy canes, gumdrops, and more.
- We served chocolate milk but Coca-Cola is a perfect nod to the movie…especially as floats.
- Various flavors of popcorn are a must! We had 3 types to make things interesting.
- Set up a Son Of A Nutcracker painting station. Guests can have a quiet moment in between games, movie watching and snacks painting their nutcrackers. Â It also makes a great take-home and keepsake.
- Cover your table with wrapping paper for easy cleanup.
- Guests participated in a twist on the traditional gift exchange; bring 4 of their favorite things and pick out 4 new things! Â With a range of gifts from cards to candy, books, and toys to a sweet potato (!!!) there was something for everyone!
Another great Christmas party is on the books. Â I can’t believe there were kids there who had never seen the movie!
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