The Diamond Jubilee is almost upon us but with some careful planning, you still have time to organise the perfect street party. It is surprisingly easy to do if you follow our top ten party tips:
1. Approach your neighbours to get a feel for the general consensus on the idea, especially making notes of who can help with food, supply tables and chairs etc so that you get all the logistics locked down.
2. Once your date has been set, send out invitations to get the party spirit flowing. At Snapfish there is a wonderful selection of Jubilee themed invitations to choose from that will be sure to get everyone really excited for the party to come.
3. Bunting! Don’t forget the bunting! No street party is complete without it. Cut fabric oddments into triangles or involve the street’s children by drawing and colouring Jubilee inspired images on pennant shaped card stock.
4. Organise a food plan with the neighbours to decide who can provide sweet treats and tasty savouries. Once you have decided what you are going to make you can put an image and the recipes for all your delicious dishes (and recipes) in to a Snapfish photo book. It’s a really great way to share your culinary talents with your neighbours and get everyone’s stomachs rumbling!
5. If a line of tables and chairs in the street is not in everyone’s favour, suggest an alternative street party. Why not hold a huge BBQ with pink lemonade, fruity punches and themed food from countries in the common wealth.
6. Don’t forget the kids! Once all those yummy plates of food have been consumed, they will want to burn off the energy with games and play time. Pin the crown on the queen is always fun and a good way to tire them out!
7. Why not hold a raffle for a local charity? Everyone loves the thrill of prize-winning and you can give back to your local community to help the most worthwhile causes.
8. Make sure you plan cleanup operation for afterwards too! This can be done in seconds if everyone joins in and can be rewarded with a well deserved cuppa in a personalised Snapfish commemorative mug at the end!
9. It’s also good to plan a wet weather contingency! We know how fickle our British weather system can be so ask neighbours if they have those portable style gazebos to pop up in the street as a make shift cover in case the April showers return.
10. Why not play music from the era of the Queen’s coronation throughout the day throwing in some modern music to get the kids swaying as well as mums and dads bopping
Most importantly we hope you have a wonderful day and don’t forget to take lots of photographs to mark the occasion.
Check out the Snapfish Jubilee store here.
