{"id":1414,"date":"2015-08-24T06:21:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T10:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.peatix.com\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2015-09-20T22:56:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T02:56:10","slug":"party-planner-how-to-throw-a-minion-themed-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/party-planner-how-to-throw-a-minion-themed-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Party Planner: How To Throw A Minion-Themed Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know those little yellow blobs that became everyone\u2019s favourite unintelligible\u00a0(some may beg to differ) menaces after the premiere of Despicable Me? That&#8217;s right, we&#8217;re talking about the minions. When they were the stars of\u00a0their own movie this year, the craze escalated amongst\u00a0people of\u00a0all age groups!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ideas on how you can bring these little minions to live at a birthday party, festive gathering, or any\u00a0event you feel needs a dash of minions to liven things up.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Hit it with\u00a0the music<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yIs7FWeFaLY<\/p>\n<p>Like the minions in their signature Banana song, practise\u00a0with your friends, family, organising team, or if you have the budget for it, hire\u00a0an A Capella group to sing in single syllables. Extend your repertoire of songs to cover hit songs in single syllables! The live performance will be sure to keep things upbeat and entertaining. Extra points if everyone singing comes dressed up\u00a0as minions in overalls, gloves and goggles.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Whip up\u00a0minion-themed\u00a0food<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AAQjn6_JaJ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Whip up these adorable\u00a0Minion-themed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AAQjn6_JaJ0\">cupcakes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8tpoE-CL2iw\">cookies<\/a>! If there are kids at the party (or heck, even adults would love doing this),\u00a0you could\u00a0put out\u00a0some yellow, blue, brown and white icing for them to\u00a0decorate\u00a0their own Minion cupcakes or cookies. Alternatively, keep it simple and mess-free with a\u00a0generous dose\u00a0of blue and yellow M&amp;Ms in a jar or\u00a0create bags of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/teaspoonofgoodness.com\/minions-trail-mix-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Minions trail mix<\/a>\u00a0for guests to take home.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Decorate your space in all its blue and yellow glory<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanekids.com.au\/18-ideas-amazing-minion-party\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1459 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fullscreen-capture-16092014-103525.jpg\" alt=\"Fullscreen-capture-16092014-103525\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Minions are characteristically blue and yellow &#8211; stick with\u00a0these\u00a0two colours in planning for\u00a0decorations! Adorn\u00a0your walls with\u00a0yellow balloons and\u00a0blue streamers, or add an air of mischief by printing out <a href=\"http:\/\/halegrafx.com\/printables\/free-printable-despicable-me-2-minion-goggles-and-mouths\/\">minion goggles and mouths<\/a>\u00a0and glue\u00a0them onto sticks for guests to use\u00a0as props when taking photos. Or, you can also purchase\u00a0goggles at your nearest hardware store for\u00a0guests to wear!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchmyparty.com\/photos\/2055383\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1460 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_0381_2.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_0381_2\" width=\"251\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>4. Pack\u00a0gift bag goodbyes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchmyparty.com\/photos\/1385814\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-content\/uploads\/3a61a382e05a9869a8f29b7b59cacf13.jpg\" alt=\"3a61a382e05a9869a8f29b7b59cacf13\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember those printable goggles above? Print more and stick them on yellow paper bags\u00a0and fill it up with all sorts of age-appropriate goodies. If you&#8217;re up for the challenge, bring up the sophistication a tad by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denimdoover.com\/2014\/01\/sew-a-denim-shopping-bag-from-recycled-jeans\/\">sewing\u00a0denim bags<\/a> either from newly purchased cloth or from old jeans lying around\u00a0and give it away with a pair of swim goggles, as if you were handing out minion uniforms for your guests to remember your minion party with! Best part is, both the denim bag and goggles are useful swag your guests would likely keep and not toss.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a blast planning for a minion-themed\u00a0party!<\/p>\n<p>Beyond event ideas, we&#8217;re also here to help with an easy way for you to collect RSVPs to your event with\u00a0our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/peatix.com\">free registration platform<\/a>. You could even set up a <a href=\"http:\/\/help.peatix.com\/customer\/en\/portal\/articles\/477066-how-to-use-a-form-to-collect-information-from-attendees-\">form<\/a> to\u00a0easily learn more about your guests&#8217; dietary requirements or ask for their\u00a0email or mailing address to send them those\u00a0adorable minion <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.ohmyfiesta.com\/2014\/04\/despicable-me-invitations-and-party.html\">invitation cards<\/a>\u00a0you&#8217;ve prepared.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know those little yellow blobs that became everyone\u2019s favourite unintelligible\u00a0(some may beg to differ) menaces after the premiere of Despicable Me? That&#8217;s right, we&#8217;re talking about the minions. When they were the stars of\u00a0their own movie this year, the craze escalated amongst\u00a0people of\u00a0all age groups! Here are some ideas on how you can bring&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,7],"tags":[23],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/organizer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}