I don’t know what Lewis Carrol was taking when he wrote Alice in Wonderland, but it must have been pretty strong. His writings transport readers into a land with rabbits running late, curious cats, singing flowers, grumpy caterpillars and playing cards that paint.
The words that spring to mind are trippy, disturbing and magical.
An Alice in Wonderland theme gives us a wildly vibrant colour palette, inspirational characters and the opportunity to use some trippy special effects.
So, let’s get into a ‘curious’ design for an Alice in Wonderland party theme.
Chessboard Dance Floor
The theme of chess is prevalent in Alice in Wonderland so have guests make some ‘moves’ on a chessboard patterned dance floor.
“We don’t want weeds in our bed!”
A floral arrangement in a vase or planter trough would be a wonderful centrepiece for a tablescape.
Use flowers from Alice’s dream garden
The Mad Hatter’s TableĀ
Odd teacups, teapots and crockery are right at home on the Mad Hatter’s table but we want to make them to be vintage.
Queen of Hearts Plate Dressing
Upgrade your plate presentation, Queen of Hearts style.
Use a heart stencil and red edible powder to decorate hearts on plates or boards.
A Vowel Mouthed Caterpillar
Our caterpillar friend from the films enjoys smoking a hookah pipe and singing and to pay tribute to this vowel mouthed character, Flogos with A E I OU shape are a unique eco-friendly way to create a visual experience.
Trippy Trees
In Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Alice walks through a forrest where the trees are illuminated with different colours.
If you have trees in a garden or plants in house, use pulsing coloured *uplighters to create a trippy state.
*Uplighters are lights that sit generally sit on the ground a wash light upwards on walls or objects to create a certain look or ambience.
Any Alice in Wonderland-themed party must have whimsical and tasty party food inspired by the film.
Alice in Wonderland-Inspired Drinks
The White Rabbit Cocktail
To start off a journey into wonderland serve white rabbit cocktails.
Drink Me Potion
Drink Me Bottles are a tempting sight on any table.
“I wonder which way I ought to go”
Alice in Wonderland has so many amazing characters for guests to dress up as.
But to give a party an element of surprise, the host could send an invitation with a character that the guest is to come dressed as.
Alice in Wonderland Characters:
Flying Playing Cards
Suspend oversized playing cards with clear string to create a flying playing cards installation.
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London loves an Alice in Wonderland theme and these experiences are certainly worth falling down the rabbit hole for.
A trip to ballet to see Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland would be simply splendid.
A seat at the Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea would something to tell a story about.
I am an Event Manager based in London that loves films, sneakers, hip-hop, disco and dance music.
Most of my days are spent creating party themes, surfing the web or walking about London searching for cool products and venues.
My dream is to spend every summer in Ibiza and one day live in New York City.
Urban Zoom is where you will find all kinds of party ideas that I hope will help create some fun times with family and friends
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