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Whooo Loves Books?

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I’m always up for a party and a challenge so when Do with Piggy Bank Parties announced a Halloween Challenge for the contributors I jumped on board.  With only a week to plan and prep I decided to use the adorable Lil’ Hoots Halloween printables to create a book exchange party.

Without further ado I’d like to share with you my party, Whooo Loves a Good Book?
My inspiration for this party was the cute owl.  When I think of owls I think of “wise” and Fall.  I also noticed his little tummy was shaped like a heart and wanted to find a way to incorporate that into the party.  After bouncing ideas off my super creative, book loving mom I decided on a book exchange party for our book club.
My goal was to plan this party using only items I already had and I LOVE how it turned out!  Here is how I created this fun Fall book themed party…
I used the fill in menu from the package to create my invitation.
Next I made a banner to incorporate Fall and the books.  I scrounged through my stash of scrapbook paper and found colors that coordinated with the invitation and cut out leaves on my Cricut.  Then I took pages from an old book and cut out the Owls from the printable paper file.  I glued them on to the book pages and gave them an aged look by dabbing brown ink on the edges.
Backdrops are all the rage in parties these days, and they truly do help set the stage for your design.  I decided to set this party up in my dining room and use my canvas artwork display as the backdrop.  Here is what it looked like before:
I took sheets of 12×12 scrapbook paper and covered some of the canvases so the colors would coordinate with my party.  I gathered some sticks and placed them in large coffee cans covered with paper from the printable collection and a sheet of black scrapbook paper.
The printable collection features a bright white moon and a darling owl so I mimicked that in my backdrop.  I used a white paper lantern for the moon.  I enlarged the owl from the paper file to 170% on my printer, cut him out and set him on a branch near the moon.
My party revolved around a book exchange and I wanted guest to be able to share some of their favorite books and recommendations.  Everyone brought a book to share or exchange and I set up a little area with some of my favorites and a few recommendations

I also made little books and punched holes in them so guest write their recommendations and reviews.  They could hang them from the trees once they wrote in them, which added to the party decor.

It was fun to share favorites and everyone left with lots of new recommendations!
Every party needs tasty treats.  I opted for no fuss, easy to prepare (as in put on a platter) desserts.
I’ve wanted to make these cute owl bags forever and this was the perfect party for them.  I put a book in each one for the guest to take home and enjoy.

I also found these giant paper clips in my stash and made book marks.  Once again I cut out the cute little owl from the paper file and attached him to the top of the clip.

As I mentioned earlier I wanted to throw this party without spending money.  I only used paper and items I had on hand so the only real cost was the food, which was $15.

If you love to read this was a fun, easy and cheap party! The Lil’ Hoot Printable collection from Piggy Bank Parties would be perfect for your next book club meeting or hosting a book exchange party of your own!

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Mariah Leeson is the creative mind behind Giggles Galore. With a passion for celebrating, Mariah created Giggles Galore to inspire families to celebrate life’s little moments with creative, budget friendly ideas. She loves cooking, reading, crafting, hosting parties and most of all spending time giggling with her family.
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  1. Piggy Bank Parties says

    October 11, 2011 at 3:59 am

    Adore this party and your take on the Lil' Hoots theme!

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