The Invitations: Malachi requested a LOTR party, while Zekey requested a Hobbit party. Brian has read the boys The Hobbit several times and he is currently on the second book of LOTR. These were f…
I had so much fun coming up with the favors and activities at the Hobbit party (see part 1 here) that at some point I just had to stop and say, "enough." It's not that anything I did was expensive, but you can only use so many favor ideas before it starts to get a little silly.
Ideas for food, games, decorations, favors and more for throwing your own Lord of the Rings Hobbit party.
My husband and I totally DIY'd our daughter's hobbit birthday party! Check out all the materials we prepped and used in this blog post.
Ideas for food, games, decorations, favors and more for throwing your own Lord of the Rings Hobbit party.
My husband and I totally DIY'd our daughter's hobbit birthday party! Check out all the materials we prepped and used in this blog post.
Step into the Shire for a Lord of The Rings Party! Inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, this party themes is perfect for birthdays & graduations!
Imagine a magical mountaintop Wisconsin wedding, inspired by whimsy and Bilbo Baggins' birthday party. THIS IS IT! Read on!
when east meets west you get the best of both worlds!
Last September my cousin, Josh, turned 9, and he is a huge fan of The Hobbit. So he wanted to have a Lord Of The Rings themed birthday party!! [see part 1 here] You can follow Grace's pinterest board to see where many of the ideas came from! Links below to other blogs where the Lembas Bread recipe and templets came from... The food and drink was one of the most fun parts! [And certainly the most important part, if you ask any decent hobbit]. I'll let the food speak for itself... "It comes in pints?? I'm getting me one!" Get the Leaf Wrapper Template and Lembas Bread Recipe [Grace used green cardstock tied with string instead of the craft foam they suggest]. "One small bite can fill a grown mans stomach" Drum roll please..... Surly there was something among these to tantalize your taste buds!! Leave a comment below if we left something out! What are your Middle Earth Food Favorites?? Blessings - Kerry **Up next? Peoples of Middle Earth! Check back soon!**
This delicious yet easy recipe for twice baked honey cake is perfect for your next Hobbit Day party!
Every hobbit knows you need at least seven meals a day! From first breakfast to 'second dinner' and dessert, this hobbit's feast is an epic culinary journey
Embark on a magical journey with our top Lord of the Rings birthday party ideas! From Elvish tea parties to Middle Earth-inspired cuisine, we have it all.
These Lord of the Rings Birthday Party Ideas from decor to food to special details make an epic party your birthday kid will love!
Every healthy Hobbit meal has to include potatoes! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew... or fry them up into these delicious tater cakes!
Hallo, friends! I've missed you! How'd the last week and a half go? Unfortunately I was on the couch with a sinus-y head-cold thing for most of it, including Christmas, so John and I had to spend the day alone. That's ok, though, because in true Hobbit style we have SECOND Christmas to look forward to. Yep, while everyone is posting recaps and resolutions, John and I are still merrily decorating, wrapping gifts, and working on our costumes. LOOK HOW CUTE JOHN IS AS A HOBBIT He's been growing out his hair, and thrifted everything except the cloak, which is just some pinned green fabric. While I was down John made all SORTS of Hobbit party things, which I'm about to show you. My only contribution today is the bathroom sign, but at least it's some of my finest work: MY FINEST. :D [Update: by popular request, here's my image file. Feel free to download & print your own!] I also planned and wrapped a bunch of things for a "White Oliphaunt" dice game, since the Critical Role gang made it look so fun on 4-Sided Dive. Meanwhile, John's smallest project last week was an 8-foot tree of Gondor for the back yard: It's plywood covered in glitter, and we have a bunch of lights around it, so it's all sparkly at night. John's favorite build is completely over-the-top ridiculous, and all his idea, ha. First he hand-painted a block wall onto pink foam: ... which looks like this: (awesome shading, right?) Next he sealed off half of the guest bath with it: Then he added some magic, and with the flip of a switch... Ta-daa! The Doors of Durin! We're hooking up a black light on a timer above the bathroom door, so it'll be a surprise reveal when folks go in. Now help us out: what should John write in the archway on top? The real one says "Speak, friend, and enter" but I'd like something cute or funny and bathroom-related. Hit me with your suggestions! K, last thing I want to share is MY favorite build-in-progress, because John took my punny idea and turned it into pure gold: Rings, that is. So what do you do with over-sized One Rings at a Hobbit Party? Give it a minute. That's right, Gollum. You throw them into Mount Doom. WE'RE MAKING A MOUNT DOOM RING TOSS. Complete with glowing lava and smoke! (Still working on the lighting, so it'll film better.) John made the mountain from stacked pink foam scraps: Then carved in texture with an angle grinder: And finished it off with plaster and paint: It has flame motion lights inside and piped-in "smoke" from our fog machine. By a happy accident, the clear hot-glue seams glow like channels of lava! The mountain sits on a table for extra height, which we'll be camouflaging with stiff canvas painted to match. That mountain backer board is getting raised up, too, to stop the rings from landing behind it. And because John is having so much fun with black-light effects, of course Mount Doom and the rings will have some extra magical touches: OooOOOOooh. I hope you're getting as excited for Hobbit Holiday: Second Christmas as I am! And hey, if your holiday wasn't great, try having a round 2. It's kind of wonderful planning Christmas things in January; everyone's so much more relaxed. Plus in our case, the weather next week should be less hot and rainy, so we're hoping for some crisp smores-making weather, aw yeah. ::fingers crossed:: ***** Before you go, big congrats to Renee O. & Mely, our December Squeegineer winners! Please check your inboxes for a message from John, you two, so you can choose your prizes. ***** If you like what John and I do here and want to support us with actual money, then you can give directly through Paypal! You can choose a one time amount or sign up to give monthly, which you can cancel at any time. Everyone who donates any amount via Paypal is automatically entered in the Squeegineer give-away each month, or you can enter for free by e-mail! Check out the details and prize galleries here, which have a rotating selection of goodies like these:
Two weeks ago I wrote about some citronella candles that I had made for a BBQ get together which had a silhouette of the fellowship glued o...
Whether you're celebrating a birthday, or hosting a themed party, we've got you covered with some Hobbit-inspired party ideas that will transport you to the Shire
Find out all the best ways to celebrate Hobbit Day - from baking geeky treats to throwing your own long-expected party!
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The quest for the One Ring began on weekend in January at the house of a certain Hobbit. Decorated with giant Ents (paper trees) and a decal of a Middle Earth fellowship, the meal was a feast fit for a Dwarven King and Hobbit eleventy-first birthday party alike: Hobbit foods tend to be luxurious and abundant. We had a hoard of creatures coming over that ate even more than Hobbits; Teenagers! In preparation, we had treats from all over the Middle Earth. I have never bought into the idea that beautiful parties have to have a table covered with nothing but sweets. This meal spread was set out to please the eye but also to give the group of boys I had coming over something other than a sugar coma. We had lots of real food, (it definitely helped that Hobbit's only tolerate the very best food and drink!) and a few themed treats. And that's the way I like it. (I'll step off my soapbox now.) Menu: Egges (boiled eggs) 'Lifted' Carrots (carrots & ranch) Frodo's Fingers (pigs in a blanket) Gollum's Goodies (Swedish fish and gummy worms) HoneyCakes (mini coffee cakes) Bilbo's Berry Pies (mini pies) Lembas Bread (rice crispy treats in paper leaves) Sam's Po-Tay-To soup (potato soup) Grapes Cheese platter French bread "Lembas Bread! One bite is enough to fill the stomach of a grown man." -Legolas In the end, they were fed and ready to head into Middle Earth to find the One Ring. The activities were all in scavenger hunt style while searching for the next clue to defeat the hoard of orcs. The first set of trials were a walk through the dead marshes. They had to go through an obstacle course, and anyone who fell off of the obstacles they were grabbed by the dead. They had to start back at the beginning. "Careful now! Or Hobbits go down to join the Dead Ones, and light little candles of their own." - Golum The next part of the scavenger hunt was going through the tunnel to find a spiders egg. "It's the only way! Go in... or go back." - Golum The eggs were wrapped with several layers of clear packing tape and webbing and cotton batting. They had to break through all that to get to the egg (a extra large plastic egg) that had one of two things in it. Three eggs were filled with the light of Earendil, the elves favorite star, to help them get through the rest of the hunt: "I give you the light of Earendil, our most beloved star. May it give you light, when all other lights go out." - Galadril One egg was filled with baby spiders. Whoever ended up getting the spiders egg with the babies in it got wrapped up in 'webbing' by their fellowship... The next task in the scavenger hunt was to shoot the army of orcs that were about the cross the field of battle. As the kids lined up to shoot the arrows, some of the kids had never shot a bow before. So they got a mini lesson in archery as a party bonus! Then it was time to come back inside for the birthday-ing things. Like cake! The cake was a tribute to the hoard of gold that was held by Smaug, The Terrible. I tried to get the cake as close as I could to the style of this cover of The Hobbit. I took gold sequin candies and candy rocks and sugar gems to make the pile of riches at Smaug's feet. Little known secret about me: I don't like cake. So I do not bake cakes. This cake was two purchased cakes stacked on top of each other with some extra frosting, and then I decorated it. This trick saves me TONS of time! If there is a special request for a particular cake, sometimes I will bake it (like the rainbow cake for my daughter's rainbow party) but for the most part, this trick is my go-to for party cakes now. It's a big splash of party style that I don't have to work very hard for, and I'll take all the tricks for that I can get!
The hobbit eating schedule includes 7 meals per day. Learn all about elevenses and second breakfast and what types of foods you should serve at your Hobbit Day celebration.
Lots of inspiration and ideas for hosting your own Hobbit party. Food, decorations, more food, and the one party favor to rule them all!
Last weekend we celebrated Jack's sixth birthday. Love that kid. In the last three years we've read The Hobbit (twice) and most of The ...
Bilbo's Seed Cakes Recipe by Feast of Starlight April-30-2015 A recipe for Bilbo Baggin's Seed Cakes from Tolkien's The Hobbit.
I wanted to share some photos from our Hobbit Party this past September. Better late than never, right? This was our first year hosting our Hobbit Party at our new house, and it turned out quite well! I’m so grateful to the friends who came over, several of them driving in from out of town, to spend
