Mocktail Theme

[Twinkle]

My department is going to be participating in Mocktail event- last year we won best hot drink but we did not have very good theme- we only had a lonely stocking :sad: . Some tables had dry ice and the winner had a spin off of dancing with the stars.

We get one table and need to do:

Drink
Name the drink
Poster
Decoration

Want to do hot drink again- maybe hot chocolate or hot buttered rum- can you help me with possible names and how to decorate table on low budget?

Thanks!

 

[christmascreations]

If you do a butter rum drink, you can theme it "Rummin' around the Christmas tree" as a mock of the song "Rockin' around the Christmas tree" and you can all be like MacCaully Culkin in Home Alone...hehe

 

[Cathymac]

That sounds like a lot of fun! Let me think about that and I'll get back to you. I do like the Rummin around the Christmas tree idea, though!!

 

[Cathymac]

If you do a hot chocolate, how about a winter wonderland theme like Ginger is having for her ornament exchange brunch. Check out her ideas in the thread with that title.

 

[jackfrosty]

What about calling your drink a 'Wubbulous Wassail' and doing a Dr. Suess theme?
When is your event? Be sure to tell us all about it! It sounds like fun! ink:

 

[Twinkle]

we decided to do this drink:

1/3 cup Milk
1/3 cup 1/2 & 1/2
1 large scoop of mint ice cream
Dash peppermint extract or green food coloring

Blend until frothy.

We are thinking naming it- "Peppermint Mistletoe" and will decorate all Christmassy including handing out a little present.

We are sampling it Wednesday I mean doing a Quality Control Check

 

[Cathymac]

Sounds good! I hope you have a lot of fun!

 

[jackfrosty]

YUM! How about sugaring the rim with that green sugar-maybe a mint leaf for garnish-or peppermint stick? Have fun with the 'Quality control'! ink:

 

[Cathymac]

I know you have your plans for this year, but I thought of this last night while I was lying in bed wide awake and trying to go to sleep! It might be something you'd want to consider for next year. Make Fireside Coffee and have the table decorated with a "campfire" scene-cowboy style. You could get some bandannas and use them as napkins. Have a tablecloth or runner from bandanna print fabric (you can buy it by the yard for less than $3 per yard) or denim, use rope and western hats and boots to decorate the center of the table, and have Santas dressed as cowboys also. Those are everywhere. I've seen snowmen as cowboys, too. You can even find or make cowboy boot shaped stockings-saw those yesterday at Tractor Supply Co. Very cute. You could use granite ware plates and tin cups-the dollar stores around here have those for about a dollar each. Use the rope as a "garland" around the table..my mind is racing now! As I said, it might be an idea for next year or future use.

 

[jackfrosty]

How fun!!!

 

[Holiday Joy]

Cathymac,
You have the best ideas! No wonder you always host family gatherings! :grin:

I don't think I could top that. My suggestion is just to get some back issues of Taste of Home magazine and look through them for ideas. They often have a theme section, with decor/drinks/food built around different themes. Looking through that could give you some ideas for future years.
One I remember was a sort of Tropical Christmas theme -- using inflatable pool rings for wreaths (wrapped with lights and a big bow), Santa in a tropical shirt or dashboard hula girls wearing little Santa hats. Deck a palm tree out with tinsel and ornaments. You could serve some type of frosty tropical fruit smoothie made with frozen fruits.