Alice In Wonderland Party Planning

Planning a great Alice In Wonderland party can be done in so many fun ways.  You can have a movie showing, tea party, Onederland party, garden party, dress up party or Christmas party.  Alice in Wonderland Party Planning is also great for weddings, birthdays, baby showers, and bridal showers.  So, it is such a great theme that you can have this pretty much any time of the year.

The color flexibility with this theme is also wonderful.  There are so many interesting characters, quotes, and colors in Alice in Wonderland.  The magical fantasy land explores the imagination of the unusual with some adventure.  Alice in Wonderland is true whimsical fun!

 

 

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I would recommend searching the internet for Alice in Wonderland Party Ideas and seeing the variety out there.  Since it is such a classic theme, people have been able to create so many beautiful designs.  So, if you are looking to do a tea party, garden party, whimsical party or classic party, you will love planning an Alice in Wonderland party.  In the post, I will share my tips with planning the event.

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Where To Start Planning Tips

• Determine the date, this should be at least 3-4 months ahead of time.  Then decide the time.  So if you are doing an outdoor tea party, pick a comfortable time of the year and time of the day.  You also want to avoid the rainy season in your area if possible. Also, another option would be to see if you can rent a nice area with a covered Gazebo.
• Next, decide your color palette.  Alice in Wonderland is such a great theme, that you can practically tailor to any favorite color.  So you can have the colors from the queen of hearts, cards, pastels to match tea cups, victorian traditional tea colors, shades of green to replicate a garden or bright vivid colors for pop.

• Now that you have your date, time, and colors, determine the venue.  Will this be a party at home or a rented location?  I think this party theme works better at a home, so that you can take advantage of the nature in many yards or the ability to transform your home to Wonderland in very creative ways.  The other beauty of doing it at home is that you are not limited to time restrictions for decorating.  You can start decorating days or even weeks before your party.
• Next, I would determine the menu.  Will you be serving appetizers and finger sandwiches, sit down meal, or full buffet.  Determine if you will be staying in the theme or not for food.  If you are having a tea party, will you be serving a variety of teas?  What type of sandwiches, canapés, bite-sized desserts, finger foods will you serve?

• Determine if you want your guests to dress up to match the theme. The costumes for Alice in Wonderland are so fun.  Another option would be to make mini mad hatter hats for all your guests.  Also, I have a post on how to make mini mad hatter hat headbands step-by-step in my blog.
• Now, determine how you will entertain your guests.  What games will you play?  Do you need an Ice Breaker?  Consider music, outside entertainers, scavenger hunt, minute-to-win-it games, interactive photo booths, trivia, etc.
• Make a list of the decorations you want and note where you will purchase the items or if you will need to make some items.

• Place your cake, cupcakes and dessert order at your favorite bakery.
• Photo backdrop  – make it yourself, rent or purchase one.  If you have the budget, you can also hire a photo booth – there are 360° booths, selfie booths, and digital iPad booths.
• Invitations – there are many options for invitations, you can mail them, email them or send e-invitations.
• Also, don’t forget to create a timeline for the tasks needed for planning.  Another great tip is for the day of the actual party, create an Agenda with rough estimate timing.  I love using agendas because it keeps the party flowing with no dead space.  Guests also can see what is coming and they get excited for the events on the agenda.

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Menu Ideas for Alice In Wonderland Party

• Appetizers – mini egg rolls, deviled eggs, mini quiches, pigs in a blanket, mini food, mini salads or salads in cups, shrimp, pinwheels, sliders

• Tea sandwiches, various sandwiches, croissants, pitas, muffins, rolls, biscuits, biscotti
• Cheese Stars such as – cheese balls, Brie, Pepper Jelly cheese, cream cheese bars with your favorite preserves spread on top
• Fruit, vegetable, cheese and cracker platters, Charcuterie board

• Fajitas or build your own tacos
• Sweets Table – from candy to all types of cookies, mini cakes or cupcakes – just make sure you have take away containers for your guests

• Food Stations – Donuts, Coffee, Ice Cream, Popcorn, Sundae, Chocolate, Cookie
• Italian Food – pastas, lasagna, meatballs, manicotti, stuffed shells, flatbreads, bruschetta
• Chicken and Waffles
• Dips:  Guacamole, French Onion, Hummus, Salsa, Crab, Spinach, Artichoke, Queso, fruit dip

Alice In Wonderland Party Planning Timing Tips

2 Weeks Ahead

• Grocery shop for most things if you are making food as long as it is not perishable.
• Shop for hard to find items that are not perishable.  Double check your list for all decorations and party favors.
• Create a location for guests to upload their pictures from the party.
• Print out paper games, create handmade decorations, backdrops, etc.
• Assemble party prizes.
• Assemble favor bags.
• If you are not using fresh flowers, you can also make your centerpieces.

 

1 Week Ahead

• If you are having the party at home, you can start to decorate.
• Confirm reservations.
• Validate delivery times and any orders.
• Confirm RSVP’s and final head count.
• Send out reminder for anyone that is supposed to be bringing something and gather serve ware.
• Clean the house (if applicable).
• Wash out coolers, wipe down platters, food serve ware, etc.
• Go grocery shopping ( 3 days ahead for the perishable items).
• Type party Agenda with times.  Having an Agenda guarantees a great party flow with no boring down time.  Determine the time for each activity and type it up.  This will be your secret weapon to having the best party.
• Another great tip is to take out as much trash as you can the trash day before the party.  So breakdown the plastics and container boxes everything comes in and clear it out.

 

Day Before

• Coordinate delivery set ups.
• Final clean up and make sure bathrooms have enough toilet paper, paper towels, etc.
• You can do everything but latex balloons (if helium filled) and put out the food.
• Make any “Make Ahead” meals.
• Food prep – cut up veggies, wash fruits, slice cheeses, make dips, put water in coolers without the ice, etc.
• Set up places for trash and recycling.
• Validate the time additional help will be arriving.
• Set up the bar (specialty food or drink if applicable).
• Set up games – make sure you have enough pens and put the prizes in an easy to remember location.  Don’t forget to put all the answer keys in a folder and in a location that you will remember.

Day of The Party

• Make sure you have enough ice!
• Last minute decorating.
• Cook any same day foods in the morning.
• Fill food containers.
• Don’t forget your help network if you forget something.  Have someone else pick it up for you.
• Enjoy the party!

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