Korean Party Game: Test your tastebuds Game

Ok, this sounds a bit weird, but its quite fun.

First, set aside some korean food for tasting without the guest knowing.
Some examples: kimchi, spinach, seaweed, soju, rice

Korean Party :Soybean Sprout Muchim Recipe

Recipe Yield: 2-3 servings

Need:

5 Handfuls of soybean sprout
salt, water
garlic
5 stalks of spring onions
Soy sauce
Sugar
Sesame oil
Hot pepper flakes

Korean Party: Dwenjang Guk Recipe (Soybean Paste Soup)

Yield: 2-3 servings

Need:

1 Onion
7 Anchovies (cleaned, intestines removed)
2 Tbsp Garlic
1 Potato
3 Tbsp Soybean Paste
Spring onions/ green onions

Korean Party- Spinach Namul Recipe

Recipe yield: 2 servings

Need:

3 Handfuls of spinach (after cleaning)
Salt
Garlic
Spring Onion
Soy sauce
Sesame oil
Red Pepper powder (optional)

Korean Party- Simple Party Menu

Banchans/ Side Dishes: 
All of this need to be prepared in advance, and served in small bowls. However, a shortcut to this is to get all the stuff from supermarkets, if you have a bigger budget. I would suggest at least getting the kimchi  and the seaweed from the supermarkets, as it will make things easier.

Kimchi
Seasoned seaweed
Soybean sprouts Muchim
Spinach Namul
Garlic Chive and Cucumber Muchim
Bowl full of Big-leaf lettuce

Mains: 
Dwenjang Guk (Korean style miso soup)
Rice


Drinks:
Barley tea drink
Soju

Simple Entertaining- Korean Party

With all the hype of all the Korean dramas and fashion, even Korean food has become a favorite for many. That’s why having a Korean party with the focus on the food is definitely going to please people

Theme: Korean

Decorations:

None needed, just spread out the table with all the banchans (side dishes) and that’ll be the decorations. 

When I visited Korea, there were no centerpieces or decorations, so, it'll be nice and simple to follow. 

Sleepover/ Slumber Party Games - Do we think alike? Game

This is a game before everybody goes to bed, and its pretty interesting as it helps everybody know more about each other too.

What you need:
Paper and pens
Coloured socks for all.
Eg: A red sock for each

Round 1:
Ask a question and ask everybody to write it down and show immediately.

Examples:
What fruit that is red in colour comes to your mind right now?

Simple Entertaining- Sleepover/ Slumber Party

Uh-oh, sounds like trouble when you have people all over the house!! 

Actually, with enough activities, you can really have fun and minimize the trouble.

Preparation:

Select a big space, and place a long table at the side for food.  

Keep all the mattresses aside, while all the activities are on. 

Later, after a sweep, lay down the mattresses. 

Get your guests to bring their own pillow and blanket to minimize work.

Long Time No See/ Reunion Party Game: Animal Couples

This is quite hilarious, and sounds like a zoo!! Very fun!

Prepare cards with different animals.
Each animal should have 2 cards.
Each guest will receive a card with an animal.

Then, explain that the guests should make sounds of the animals when the game starts, and then find the other matching pair.

Simple Entertaining- Long time no see/ Reunion Party

It’s nice to catch up with friends you haven’t seen for ages, but when there’s a sizable group to catch up with, why not have a mini party for all? It’s a nice treat for everyone.


Preparation:
There will be lots of chit-chatting, so, make sure there are enough seats for everyone, and enough space for people to walk around mingling around. The best solution is still to have a simple buffet table, and let everyone focus on the conversations.


Centerpiece:

pics credit:decoundstyle.de

Simple Entertaining- Housewarming Party- Treasure Hunt Centerpiece and Menu

Since a new house is only slowly getting stocked, coupled with the fact we are busy giving attention to the guests, we can keep it simple with the decor and meal. After all, guests are here to see the house and walk around chatting.

Set up a table for food and drinks, and use paper plates and cutlery to save time on cleaning.

Candles set the mood for a housewarming party, so maybe a centerpiece like this will be great!!

(pic credit: digsdigs.com)

Have chairs around to encourage people to sit while eating.

Suggested Menu:

To minimize mess, it's better to use food that can be held easily, or if it's wrapped separately.

Sandwiches

Satay/ meat skewers

Dips

Buns

Cookies

Mini pizzas

Samosas

Simple Entertaining- Housewarming Party Idea: Treasure Hunt

How to make a housewarming party interesting? It's quite boring just to have someone bring along a plate, and sit down and eat.. and of course one wants to show off the new house a bit after all the effort put in. :0)

Theme: Treasure Hunt

This unfortunately require quite a lot of preparation. But, it's quite fun for the guests.

You need a treasure map, which is essentially a floor plan of your house.

Mark a few places on the map, which you would like to show your guests. Eg: your beautiful toilet? :0)

And thereafter, at those marked places, place a bowl of wrapped sweets, chocolates or candy canes. (Try to put it at very obvious places cause you don't want people to mess up your room)

The idea is for your guests to follow the floor plan to find all the rooms you want to show them, and at the same time collect the 'treasures'. In the end, they will be led to the dining room, where the food is!

Doughnut Party Game- Doughnuts on a String

This is a very common game with kids, but i think that adults enjoy it too. It's very funny when you see people going for the doughnuts.

Tie a rope between two poles. This rope has to be higher than the height of the participants. Then tie strings from the rope, some longer and some shorter. Have players start on the count of three. And then, with hands behind their back, they have to finish one doughnut. The first to finish wins.

Simple Entertaining- Doughnut party!!

I love doughnuts, and I thought why not have a doughnut party!!

Preparation:
Have each of the guests bring a different type of doughnut.
To make it a bit special, make or buy doughnut drops, and put out some sauces

For example, caramel sauce, strawberry sauce etc. Add another plate of powdered sugar or chocolate sprinkles and the guests will be able to create their own doughnut.

Centerpiece:
Stack a couple of doughnuts up just like this..
(pics credit: martha stewart)

Happy 10th Anniversary Party Game- How well do you know each other?

Preparation: Box filled with questions either prepared by yourself or ask guests to contribute.

There's 2 parts to this game:

1st part is for the couple.
The guests picks a question from a box, and ask the couple to write down their answers on the paper, to see whether their answer matches each other.

Example of questions:
1)On your first date, who paid for the meal?
2)What is your husband's favorite drink?
3)What is your wife's favorite drink?
4)Where did your proposal take place?
5) When driving, which radio station can both of you agree on?
6) What is the best gift your husband has given to you?
7) What is the best gift your wife has given to you?
8)When was the first time they met?

2nd part is for the other guests (so that your guests won't get bored :0)
The celebrating couple picks out a question from the question box and reads it out. Then the guests each write out the answer, and match it with the celebrating couple's answers.

Example of questions:
1) What time was their wedding held?
2) What is the couple's favorite animal?
3) What is the couple's favorite thing to do together?
4) It's sunday afternoon, would they rather go to a movie or stay at home?
5) What does the husband like most of the wife?
6) What does the wife like most of the husband?
7) Where did the couple go for their honeymoon?

Simple Entertaining- Happy 10th Anniversary Party Menu

Menu: 10 items (To be laid out)

Actually, it can be anything really, but as we are thinking of quantities of 10, we've to make sure it's easy to make and or easily bought.

So , here it is:

10 Sandwiches

10 Kebab sticks

10 Chicken Wings
10 Mini trifles
10 Ferrero Rochers
10 chocolate cream biscuits
10 custard tarts/ egg tarts

10 pieces of watermelon10 glasses of Wine

Last but not least, Number 10 cake

(pic credit: splodgecraftparties.co.uk)

Simple Entertaining- Happy 10th Anniversary Party

I find that there are so many anniversary ideas around, but to find one that’s inexpensive and easy to do is pretty hard. Anyway, since it’s the 10th anniversary, the easiest theme will be THE NUMBER 10!!

Our theme: The number 10

Preparation:

Invite 10 people to the party, so there will be table settings of 10.

Centerpiece: A simple one with flowers and 10 candles.

(pic credits weddinggirl.ca)

Chocolate Party Games- Do You Want More Chocolate?

Need:
Dice
Fork
Knife
Mittens
chocolate bar

Get Person No 1 to roll dice. Once he gets doubles, he puts on the mittens, and starts cutting the chocolate into squares (must be square by square). He gets to eat one square at a time.
While Person No 1 does the above, Person No 2 continues to roll the dice till he gets doubles. nce he gets doubles, he yells STOP, and takes over the chocolate, till another person rolls doubles....

Simple Entertaining-Chocolate Party

Chocolate!!! So many of us are crazy about chocolate, and go into whoops of delight when we see an array of chocolate. The challenge is to host a party with a budget (coz' all of us know how much good quality chocolates cost!! )




Depending on number of people, you can opt for either a sit down or buffet affair.





Centerpiece:


I would suggest either one big chocolate fountain (for a big event) or a few of these chocolate fondue pots in the middle of the table. Supply a variety of dipping items, bananas, strawberries, kiwis, biscuit sticks, vege sticks.


(If you do have the fountain or the chocolate fondue pots, consider a sit down setting, as it will minimize the damage done by drips and stains....)


(pic credit: foodnetwork.com)


Food:
Any chocolate will do, including...

Truffles (very elegant)
Bowl of m&ms (appeals to everyone)
White and Dark chocolate squares (alternate it)
Vanilla icecream with chocolate sauce
Chocolate balls
Chocolate brownies
Chocolate peanut butter cups (check out recipes section)

Drinks:

For more chocolate- chocolate martini

Simple Entertaining- Karaoke Party!

This is a very simple party, and requires minimal effort. As the title suggests, the focal point of the party is the karaoke. I have a machine which has a scoring system at the end, so, after a song is sang, the points are announced. It's lots of fun!!

What you need:
Karaoke machine
Good audio systems
Microphone
Lots of songs cds






Decorations:
No, we can't possibly have a disco ball for just one night. So, let's have it very simple. Place a multicoloured mat, or a striking colour mat in front of the karaoke screen to create a mini stage. Put a tall standing bright lamp near the stage that directly shines on the singer, creating a spotlight.

Menu:
Mini Crossants
Mini Pizzas
Fruit sticks
Lots of drinks
Iced Cold water (Lots of it to quench thirst after singing)