How many times have you heard that one? I say it multiple times daily...just ask my friends!
This time, I will share with you the wonderful evening with cool friends that resulted from something I saw on Pinterest: A Favorite Things Party. I loved the concept I read about but I wasn't crazy about the rules (too many things, too high a price range) and the way the game part of the party was supposed to go. I adapted the party to suit me and my guests and what I wanted us to get from the evening. At the end of the night we had some cool new things and some more cool new ideas for things we may love that we may not have gotten to take home.
The concept is this: Invite some people over. Ask them to bring 3 favorite things (the same three things) within a given price range. I set the range to be $5-7 for the items my guests chose, so they spent anywhere from $15-20. Guests will get to take three different things home-read on to see how my party rules went.
I was thoughtful about who I invited. I thought about people I work with who don't get to spend time with each other in as much fun ways as we'd like, neighborhood mom friends whose company I absolutely adore and don't get to share time with enough and some other people I love to be with for a variety of reasons. I wanted it to be a fun night for my friends and important people in my life to relax and unwind in a different kind of way.
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Thank you basket with more of my favorite things |
- an issue of Cooking Light Magazine
- 479 Artisan popcorn
- square s'more marshmallows
- wine stoppers
- mini can of margarita (found for $1 at the grocery!)
- locally roasted organic, fair-trade coffee (this is what I use always!)
- stationary
- two bottles of Sally Hansen quick dry polish
- Endangered Species brand chocolate bars and
- Burt's Bees chap stick.
I gathered some wine (of course!), simple foods and mint iced tea (that no one touched-go figure!) for snacking, set it all up nicely with a bouquet of flowers and away we went...
As my friends arrived, we put their favorite things out on the table I had ready for the night and asked them to write their names on little slips of paper I had ready.
To begin we had the always, sort of, uncomfortable introductions (you know, your name, how long you've known/how you met the host/ess), what you brought and why you chose to bring it.
After we were all acquainted (which didn't take long since my friends started chatting and introducing themselves before the actual introductions), the game began. I pulled the first name out of the jar. That friend got first pick of anything on the table. She then pulled the next name. Once all the names were pulled, we put the slips of paper back in the jar and started another round. We did this a third time until all items on the table were picked. It sounds like it should be quick, but we had lots of laughing and fun along the way!
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Our table of favorite things |
Favorite things brought by me and my guests:
- Plastic, stemless wine glasses
- Margarita mix
- Neutrogena Rainbath
- Nature's Path Organic Love Crunch Granola
- Baskets of fresh bread with dipping oil and checked napkin
- wine spouts
- guacamole recipe with ingredients and bowls
- mason jar drinking cups with straws
- patterned head wraps
This party idea can be adapted to many budgets. I had a hard time choosing what to bring to my own party because some of my favorite things were less than the price range! You could even theme it to add more fun as well. I liked it just as it was and I know my friends did because I got many messages of thanks and heard how much fun they all had. It was a really great night with some of my favorite people and a wonderful way to start summer! Can't wait to do it again...because, I mean, I think we all had a good time...
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