
As I mentioned in an earlier post, my family celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles {or Sukkot} a couple weeks ago and we had an absolute blast. The festivities lasted nearly a week and each evening we hosted our friends and family for a different themed dinner.
The schedule of events looked like this:
:: Wednesday – Middle Eastern Night
:: Thursday – Mexican Fiesta
:: Friday – Grilled Pizza/Italian Night
:: Saturday – Soup Swap
:: Sunday – Bonfire at a friend’s house
To get ready for the week I popped over to my local Walmart and picked up some cute paper goods in a harvest/fall theme. These came in a dinner size and a dessert plate (luncheon plate) size and I bought several packs of each. I also had some fun printed plates left over from last year that I bought from Walmart so I had plenty of fun prints to choose from to mix it up each night.
In addition to the plates, I bought a pack of orange Solo cups and some balloons in fall colors along with a helium tank (the kids LOVED this). I think this is my third helium tank I’ve bought from Walmart. They have a good price for these and we love balloons! In addition to a good price on balloons and tanks, Walmart also has a fabulous party section now. They have expanded the section and it contains all sorts of colors for table cloths, balloons, plates, napkins, cutlery – all matching and all just $0.97! They also have some really cute birthday party stuff now, including lots of licensed character stuff and they’ve redone the party favor bins too and they have lots of cool additions if you’re in the market for birthday stuff anytime soon.
In addition to paper goods, I also purchased some cute fall tableware that can be used each year over and over as these parties are going to be happening every year. I have purchased similar items from Walmart in years past and I like that I can continue to add to my pieces and grow my fall tableware a little each year without breaking the bank! This year I purchased a large bowl and a three bowl dip server shaped like fall leaves. They worked great on several nights to hold chips and a variety of dips.
Each night we served hot apple cider in our Crockpot to warm our bodies with through the night since the festivities were held outdoors. We also built a fire in our fire pit. And, since these parties are a celebration I thought it would be fun to make and serve a special dessert each night. One night I made cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting with Judah. For the Middle Eastern night I made a fig tart and we purchased baklava from a local Greek diner.
Another night I made homemade caramel corn to munch on and tinted it orange to fit our fall theme! Be sure to come back so you can grab my recipe for this one – you’re going to want it! It is easy and delicious!
I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the photos and hearing some of the details of our party. We had so much fun and ate way too much! I can’t wait until next year! Of course, there will be more parties at my house between then and now – any excuse to throw a party. (:
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