To go along with the white elephant theme, I spent some time cutting out rice krispie elephants. How do you like it?! I love it because I can use it over and over again with any party. After it was dry, we inserted the lights we had purchased for our Backyard BBQ party into the holes, I wrote out the party’s theme, my husband hung it up and BAM there was our sign! My son and I painted it with chalkboard paint which was originally all I was planning to do, but then I remembered we had some gold spray paint… and that took me off on a gold theme kick! We taped off the inside and spray painted the borders. Using a piece of particle board that came in the packing of a new recliner we had purchased, my husband began work on the sign by drilling holes around the border. 🙂 The center of this party’s decoration came from an idea for a sign I wanted to make with big lights and chalkboard paint.

Don’t people have enough shopping to do?!Īs you can see, preparing for parties is a family affair in our home.

I never understood why people hold White Elephant parties before Christmas and not after. It is always a lot of fun, especially seeing the crazy gifts that everyone brings. The reason we decided to throw a White Elephant Bingo party is because, due to living across the country, we miss the one that my sister hosts after Christmas every year. Yes!!! Party #1 a success!!! If you want to know what all this party business is about check out our 9 parties in 9 weeks challenge. Party #1: White Elephant Bingo Party… CHECK! We made a few rookie mistakes, created some last minute additions, but thankfully the party came together and everyone commented after the fact that they had had a great time. A White Elephant Bingo Party is a fun twist to the typical holiday gathering.

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