How to Host the Ultimate "Home Alone" Themed Holiday Party
Every year I host a holiday party for all of my girlfriends, and every year we have some sort of theme. In the past we have done a Christmas pajama party, apres ski, ugly sweater, fancy dress up, and more. Last year I wanted to change things up a bit, I got my inspiration from watching the Home Alone movies, approximately 52,827 times from Thanksgiving on, I am not complaining, as they are my all time favorite holiday movies. I did know, however, that this party and it’s theme was going to be a relatively large undertaking and needed proper planning, so the lists ensued. I hope this post helps you if you want to plan the party yourself, this took a lot of work and I happy to share the fruits of my labor to make your party planning easier!! Also, I have been making great efforts to utilize thrifted or used decor in efforts to make my entertaining more eco-friendly. If you are looking for some great holiday gifts for kids please check out www.myfancylunch.com for my line of eco-friendly tableware for kids! We have a rainbow charcuterie board that is a huge hit at parties and playdates!
FOOD MENU:
Appetizers:
Shrimp Cocktail (“Frank those are for later!”)
Uncle Frank’s Cocktail Wieners wrapped in Croissants
South Bend Shovel Slayer Salted Pretzel Bites
Main Dishes:
“Little Nero’s” Pizza
Macaroni and Cheese (not Kevin’s boxed stuff, homemade, recipe HERE)
House Salad
Desserts:
Donuts (chocolate frosted/like the one the cop was eating while on the phone with Kate)
Dog Bone Rice Krispie Treats (“Buzz’s Girlfriend, Woof!”)
Home Alone Themed Iced Cookies
Tarantula Spiders (made like a caramel turtle with pretzel legs)
Friendly’s Jubilee Ice Cream Roll (meant to represent the ice cream sundae’s Kevin indulged in in both films)
Tic-Tacs ( when the fake Santa gave Kevin a tic-tac because he had ran out of candy canes)
Cupcakes with Home Alone themed toppers
Specialty Cocktails/Drinks:
“Toasted Noggen”-Evan Williams Bourbon infused Eggnog
“Mother’s Guilt”-Simple Daquiri made with white rum, fresh squeezed lime, simple syrup
“Filthy Animal”- Amaretto Sour, Amaretto, fresh squeezed lemon, simple syrup
Holiday Sangria (moscato, cranberry sparkling cider, mixed fresh fruit)
Pepsi (“Fuller, go easy on the Pepsi!”)
Champagne (“It’s free, isn’t it?”)
Decor:
Poinsettas (classic and so 90’s to have a lot of them!)
Poster of Kevin’s Battle Plan (you can purchase one online, but I made my own)
French Dictionary (opened to the page where it says “les incompetent'“)
Fan with Feathers
Buzz’s Girlfriend Photo in Frame
Gold Angel Candle Sticks
Crystal Salt and Pepper Shakers
Michael Jordan Cutout in the windows ( I tried to buy the original one from the movie but it was thousands of dollars so we made our own out of cardboard)
Scattered Glass and Pointy ornaments (like the one’s Marv stepped on barefoot)
Scattered Micro machines, or small cars and trucks
Little army figurines (“for the kids”)
Paint Cans
Little Nero’s Delivery Car
Brut Aftershave, Right Guard Deodorant Spray, Shower to Shower Powder set up in the bathroom (ode to the “ahhhhhhh” scene, unfortunately I forgot to take a pic! )
Famous quotes from the movies in IKEA frames accompanied by their respective props
Attire:
I asked if people could dress like a character from the movie, or at least like a person from the 90’s would dress around Christmas. Our friends did a great job!
My Family took it to the next level and we all dressed up as “Home Alone” characters for both the party and our Christmas card!
Other:
Instead of doing a grab bag or gift exchange I asked my friends to bring a new unwrapped toy to donate to a local organization that distributed toys to needy families in our community. The gifts were placed in a big “Duncan’s Toychest” box.
We told our Alexa to play the Home Alone Soundtrack on repeat during the party.
Source Information:
The cupcake toppers and quote print outs I had my friend Angela from “Just a Spoonful of Sparkle” make.
Anything I purchased online I linked above, where it is stated.
Buzz’s girlfriend’s picture I googled and printed an image, same for Little Nero’s Pizza.
Everything else I just gathered from my own home or mom/grandmother’s basement.
This was SUCH a fun party, and was probably my most favorite party theme to date. Hope this post provides inspiration and helpful tips so that you can re-create an awesome “Home Alone” themed party of your own!
Thanks for reading, ya filthy animals!
-Nicole
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