Invitation Ideas for a Let it Snow Party

Set the tone for your evening with one of our elegant invitations that will make your guests feel special and uniquely privileged to attend your Winter Wonderland party!

We suggest that for the occasion, you use a wintry color scheme of light blue, white, and silver. You can accent this with snowflakes and stars to make it festive and beautiful! So no matter what invitation you choose, our confetti is just the thing to sprinkle in the envelope for an extra sparkly touch!

For a formal printed invitation, we have the following suggestion:

A Cascading Stars Invitation in blue with silver foil print would be just the right invitation to send for an event such as this.

We also carry a Let It Snow Party Invitation — this is a quick and easy way to let the guests know that this party will be a wonderful winter festivity!

Let it Snow Party Decorations

There is no better time to go all out with your decorating scheme than for a winter or end of season celebration! Show your guests that you mean business when it comes to throwing a fabulous bash during this festive time of year!

We suggest that you create your own winter wonderland with our huge selection of snowflakes, snow, and evergreens. Here are some ideas on how to achieve this magical setting that is sure to whisk your guests away to an evening of winter magic!

Outdoor Decorations:
• Create a spectacular entryway to greet the arrival of your guests with a balloon column or Let It Snow Arch. Place some extra gossamer around the base of the columns for an extra special touch.
• Greet your guests outside before they even enter the party site with an impressive Corex Lighted Snowflake. It is 4′ high and illuminates the sidewalk or patio perfectly!
• Make sure there is no question where the party is with a personalized banner hung outside your door.

Indoor Decorations:
• These Evergreen Trees are covered with iridescent snow and provide a wintry backdrop when placed around the room.
• Our shimmering snowflakes can be hung around the room from the ceiling as well as the walls to help create some winter magic. Be sure to hang them at various heights for the most appealing look! Snowflake lights look lovely on pillars or along a railing and add a soft touch of light to the room.
• Highlight the buffet table by hanging a star on either side of the table. These lanterns are dressed up with beautiful blue stars that light up when plugged in.

• There is no better way to jazz up a dance floor than by scattering some sparkling snow over the entire area! It may be a little messy, but it is definitely worth the effort!
• If snowmen are appealing to your decorating needs, we have a few snow friends that are absolutely adorable! Our stand-ups are perfect for a photo backdrop or for a friendly invite to the buffet line or dance floor!
• You can never go wrong with our lightweight gossamer to help you create an elegant atmosphere for any occasion. Either solid white, snowflake gossamer, or a combination of the two could be used to drape, swag or create bows around your party site.
• Balloons are always an inexpensive way to add a big impact to a party site. Try using hundreds of balloons in silver, white, and light blue. We also carry a glitter snowflake latex balloon that can also be used to create arches, pillars, or more. Our mylar star balloons have an iridescent glow that adds shimmer to a group of balloons.

Table Decorations:
• Start by covering your tables with our blue paper tablecovers and add our beautiful light blue gossamer over it for a magically elegant touch. You could also swag some white gossamer streamers around the edges of your tables for added drama.
• If you are using a buffet table, highlight it by hanging our lighted icicles lights under the gossamer around the perimeter of the table.
• Add placecard holders beside each dish on the buffet line with a label letting your guest know what they are about to indulge in! Have an ice sculpture made in your company’s logo and place it in the center of the buffet table and surround it with our Candles for an elegant glow.
• Create a snowy look down the center of your tables with polyester batting spread in soft piles among your candles. Add some iridescent snow decoration on top for a bit of sparkle!
• For your tableware, we offer a wonderful new Let It Snow Party Ensemble! Top off the setting by bundling each napkin up and sprinkling some iridescent snow around each plate.

Activities for a Let It Snow Party

Many parties begin with a cocktail hour that helps the guests get acquainted with each other and meet those that they haven’t had the privilege of meeting before that evening. During this time, it is appropriate to play some background music and serve some light appetizers. This cocktail hour can last anywhere from 1 to 2 hours.

If a meal is going to be served, is perfectly acceptable to have either a buffet table or a sit down meal, which ever fits into your budget and timeline the best.

After the appetites have been satisfied, here are a few ideas for activities:

• Hire an ice carver to do a wintry demonstration!

• Hire a band or small group of musicians to entertain, especially if you plan to host a formal dinner and dance.

• Trivia — Never was a holiday more suited for playing trivia games. If you are having a sit down dinner, roll up various trivia quizzes and tie with ribbon to match your theme colors. Set the little bundles at each place setting. If you are serving food buffet style, put them in a decorative basket. We have provided a few ideas to build a trivia quiz around, or you can come up with other creative ideas. Think of the interests of your crowd before choosing a topic. Try to include trivia related to the topic with a broad range of difficulty. This will make it much more challenging, and your guests will leave the party a little wiser than they were when they arrived:
1. Sports - who holds what record in what sport, or match famous sports figures with the correct sport. Ask a sports fanatic to help you pull this together!
2. Inventors and Explorers - Provide a list, and have guests try to match inventors and explorers with their invention or discovery. Much more difficult than you might think!
3. Music - Either have guests try to match artists with song titles, match song titles with the year the song was a hit, or match songs with the decade they were from. Spend 45 minutes at a music store with a pad of paper, looking at the backs of compilation and “best of” CDs, and you’ll have enough music trivia to fill the whole year!
4. Movie Stars/Movies - Provide a list, and have guests match as many actors/actresses with the films they starred in, or have them try to match movie titles with the year the movie was released. Another fun Hollywood trivia game is to see who can name the most films that have won an Academy Award for Best Picture.
5. Make a list of the 5-10 most influential/important people of the year…many periodicals such as Time™ magazine will be featuring such articles between now and December 31st. Ask guests to decide what significant contribution each made in order to make the list. The prize goes to the person who has all 5-10 or closest to it! A great prize to award the winner of any of these trivia games would be Trivial Pursuit™, a subscription to a news periodical, or a coffee table book chronicling the past year.

Tell us your party activity ideas!

A Flurry of Favors for a Snow Themed Party

It is always a nice idea to give away a small token of appreciation to those who come to your winter celebration. We offer several items that can be personalized with your special wording or name of the occasion you are celebrating. Our favorite items for this occasion include:

• The snowflake candle is adorned with a silver metallic snowflake and can be personalized as well. These also look lovely placed next to each setting at the table.

• Give your guests a fun snowflake necklace to wear throughout the party and to take home for lasting memories.

• There’s a huge selection of custom glassware that can be personalized with your theme. These are always a very popular choice for favors at a holiday party! A personalized candy jar has the same effect only with a sweet twist!

• For the younger crowd that might join you in the celebration, there’s a Snowflake Favor Pack (above) that includes everything they need to make their faces glisten almost as much as the snow!