The easiest {and probably corniest!} part was figuring out the food - I wanted a cute name for everything! Because what sophisticated party is complete without food tags?? So in this Part 1 we'll look at all the food that makes a game party fun!
Ok, as promised here's a photo recap of Mr S's 30th Board Game Birthday Bash!
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| 'Cue Sticks, Stack the Deck Sandwiches, Domino Brownies, and lots of others helped carry the theme to the table. Simple food cards make the party feel thoroughly planned! |
A mix of homemade and store bought goodies helped me keep my sanity and ensured that there was something for every taste while preserving the personal touches!
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| A Candy Land display failure turned into something beautiful with fun bowls for the individual candies. It's nice to include things kids will love at grown-up parties, unless you are not inviting kids.
The food was one of the last things I could do for this party. So we were definitely scrambling. Some of the food not pictured? Crab Cake Chess (mini crab cakes), Scrabble Cheeze-Its, 'Casino' chips & Dip, and Cheese Dice. Now, granted, most of this food didn't look like the description. The 'casino' chips & dip was just round tortilla chips with salsa, but having the tags is a nice detail that makes your birthday boy (or girl) feel like you really gave it 100%.
I can post the crab-cake recipe if anyone wants it, but everything else was pretty straight forward. Box brownie and cake mixes were bought BOGO Free, which helped keep me on budget. And Farkle Cupcakes (square cupcakes with the tops decorated like various dice using mini oreos) helped me save time.
Best advice on a theme party? Choose your battles and plan ahead. I spent a lot of time on decor items, eventhough there weren't a LOT of decorations. Most of the food is store bought or easy to assemble, because I knew I wouldn't be able to make any of it ahead.
The Decor Recap to follow! :) Enjoy!
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