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    The idea for our very first Supper Club came to us soon after we moved into our new house. We moved in to our home on Dec. 23 and still had so much to do to get it like we wanted it. We let our wish to be in by Christmas override the fact that not everything was "complete". But, all of the essentials were in place...and so we moved in with about 2 months of work left to do. Because we still had so much to finish, we only moved in our necessary furniture and waited to bring in the rest. That meant our house was a little bit empty! :) Empty rooms made me think that it would be a great time to have a party! And so, our Supper Club was born...

    supper club winter theme for teens decorated cookies

    By this time, it was the beginning of January. My daughter and I decided a winter theme would be appropriate and pretty easy to pull together. We also knew we wanted to serve something warm and that we would not be able to make the food ourselves because our range had not even arrived. :) I tell you that so that you know that I fully believe in not stressing about everything being absolutely perfect before you host parties.

    supper club soup containers by loralee lewis

    We put a temporary stove in our kitchen until ours came in, and so I ordered 2 types of soup from Zoe's and platters of sandwiches from Chicken Salad Chick. The soups we chose were Chicken and Orzo and Tomato Basil. For the sandwiches, we chose 3 varieties. I kept the soup warm on the stove, and then we transferred it to the customized containers from Loralee Lewis. We had around 20 girls for Supper Club, and so having paper plates and soup containers worked well for it. Loralee designed dinner plates and dessert plates to coordinate with the soup containers that I requested.

    supper club soup containers from loralee lewis

    If you look really closely, you can see Loralee's special touch...notice how she put the words to the song "What a Wonderful World" in a circle on the inside portion of the plate. She thinks of everything. Just for fun, Loralee also included labels for the cups that read, "Just Sippin' Pretty with my Girls".

    supper club drink cup labels sippin pretty

    Next, we decided on how to decorate to make the party feel wintry but welcoming. Because we had not moved our dining room table in yet, I set up folding tables in our vacant dining room. I rented gold Chavari chairs for seating and used my white tablecloths to cover the tables.

    supper club table with white balloon garland centerpiece

    For table centerpieces, we made white balloon garlands and then added fairy lights through the garland.

    supper club tablesetting in white with gold chavari chairs

    I loved having the balloon garlands with lights- it gave off just enough pretty light and had a perfect glow to it. You could also add different colored lights for a different effect.

    supper club table setting with white balloon garland and lights

    We also added balloon garlands around the fireplace and doors. The best part about the decorations was that the girls came over early to help! Some came over the day before Supper Club and some came a couple of hours before- it was the biggest help and made it all even more fun!

    supper club girls helping decorate the fireplace

    I had this vision of lighting clear balls with battery lights and hanging them inside of the fireplace to mimic the feel of a fire. The girls went right to work on it and made it look so cute and pretty. We added a furry rug in front of the fireplace so that they could sit if they wanted (remember we had not moved in all of our furniture). It was a great spot for them to take photos and to just hang out.

    supper club fireplace with clear ornaments with lights and balloon garland
    supper-club-fireplace with lights and ornaments

    For dessert, we served winter-themed cookies. Macarons from Mac Lab were so cute! I custom-ordered snowmen faces on them, and we loved how they turned out! We also had hot chocolate to go with the cookies.

    supper club winter snowman macarons

    I also ordered cookies from Bambella Cookies that coordinated with the paper designs by Loralee. The cookies were so pretty and perfect that it made it hard to eat them.

    supper club decorated cookies with mittens

    I asked one of the girls to help me display the macarons on a plate of sprinkles, and this is how she did it- isn't that so pretty and creative? I love the unique way that she placed them on the platter!

    supper club snowman macarons in triangle
    supper club snowman macarons on plates

    The timeframe for each Supper Club is an hour and a half. I like to schedule them for 6:30-8:00. Occasionally we adjust that time, but it has proven to be a convenient time for most everyone. We host them as often as possible, and we typically host about 6 times during the school year.

    supper club girls at dinner table

    We have tried different ways of arranging the seating- sometimes the girls draw numbers and sit at the table that matches that number. One time we had place cards at each seat...that was everyone's least favorite seating arrangement. :)

    supper club girls at dinner table together

    The photo below makes me laugh that we had a ladder in the background! We definitely didn't let a little construction stop us from getting everyone together and having fun!

    supper club girls at table 3

    I like to have an activity for the girls or something unique at each Supper Club. For this first one, we had a white mug for everyone and made Sharpie mugs. The idea was to make their own hot chocolate mug to be able to keep and enjoy at home. I found most of the white mugs at Target...

    supper club shelves with white mugs

    I had a large supply of Sharpie Paint Pens and the girls could create their own designs. After they finished, I saved them to put in the oven and let set. I did the oven part of the activity the next day and my daughter delivered them when they were ready. I followed these directions for Sharpie Paint Pen Mugs. These girls have some impressive artistic skills...

    supper club sharpie paint pen mugs

    We had such a wonderful time at our first Supper Club that it became a tradition to get this group together as often as possible. I have shared more Supper Club parties that we have hosted throughout my blog. Check out the different themes and ideas- and I hope you find one that inspires you to get a group together for a meal and lots of fun!

    supper club cookie decorated with a winter mitten

    Cheers xo,

    Lydia

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