![]() ![]() It was amazing to see the results, and even more amazing to see how fun it was to learn about each other and how unique we all were. Sometimes I read the correct answers, and sometimes, the guest just admitted that it was them. Everyone got one of these sheets with the various answers, and the object was to guess who said what. There were also questions about what they wanted to be when they grew up and a “Something I Bet You Didn’t Know About Me” question. There were questions about their favorite ice cream, food, movie, line from a movie, and beverage. I passed out copies of the “Who Said That?” sheet. Oprah was one of them, which seemed fitting. We had such a diverse group of ladies that it would have been too easy to guess, so I threw in a few pictures of celebrities that I got off the Internet. One was “Guess Who?” I displayed the baby pictures I received with numbers instead of names, and the guests had to guess who was who. I opted not to do an icebreaker and did two other activities instead. But we also had nachos, cake pops, peach sangria, fruit salad, bao, cucumber tuna roll, brownies, and more, because the guests all brought their own favorites. Oh, and yummy citrus and cucumber water in glasses with “Girls’ Night” printed on them. I love brie with orange marmalade and toasted pine nuts, so I offered that with some of my favorite crackers (Mary’s). I already knew these ladies pretty well, so I knew they would all bring smiles, excitement, interesting “favorite things,” and great food. This was all done about a month before the party.Īs the answers came in, I created a fun “Who Said That?” sheet. I asked them to return their answers and email me a baby picture of themselves, too. So, I emailed approximately 20 questions to each of them. I didn’t yet have a vision of how I was going to do it, but I knew I wanted a fun, get-to-know-each-other experience for my girls, several of whom did not know each other. These would be used as gifts for the others at the party. I asked attendees to bring two things:ġ) Their “favorite thing,” concealed and priced from $5 to $10, in a quantity that matched the number of other guests. It was very relaxed, yet fun, and had an intimacy to it. I have read that some hostesses have 15+ attendees at their Favorite Things Parties, but I personally enjoyed having under 10 ladies. ![]() I started by selecting several ladies whom I thought would enjoy the event. It was so successful I already have another one planned with a different group of ladies! Preparation Now, I have heard of these parties, but I am apparently a little slow to the game, as this was the first one I’ve thrown. When she did giveaways to audiences on her show, she would give away items that she called her “favorite things.” In case you don’t know, the Favorite Things Party comes from Oprah. Plus… I get to keep the blankets and use them in my living area now.A little while back, I threw my first Favorite Things Party. (I ordered two plaid blanket’s from Target, to position down the center of my table, to tie in the plaid theme. This is a night about “us,” so creating a menu that screams a little “fanciness,” makes all of us a feel a little more “human.” Most of us are moms, so we spend the majority of the time, covered in spaghetti o’s, and graham cracker crumbs. When it’s just the gals getting together, I like to keep it classy. It all began with my current obsession of “plaid.” Red, black & white were the colors, and plaid was EVERYWHERE. So… this year rolled around, and it was a no-brainer. Last year was the first “Favorite Things Party,” and before the night was over, we were already saying how we couldn’t wait to do it again. I’ll give more party “how-to” tips below.) Head over to that post to How to Host a Favorite Things Party, to see how we did the gift exchange! If you saw my Favorite Things party last year, then you may already have a good idea of how it works.
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