My little brother is a hunting fanatic. Seriously, a
fanatic. He spends all year thinking about those few months in the fall when
it's open season. When he was nearing 18 and still didn't have his driver's
license, my dad told him no hunting until he had it. Guess what? He got his
license quick.
My family homeschools, and this summer John was graduating
from high school. Since he's the only one in his class, he gets to pick what he
wants his 'school colors' to be. His answer was "camouflage." I
should have known, but did he really have to make it complicated? I was
thinking of one, maybe two colors like blue and white, or green and gold,
something more simple, but no. It was camo. It took some more creativity, but
it turned out to be really fun.
Today I thought I'd share a few camo party ideas with
you today in case you also have a friend or loved one who is a hunting or Duck
Dynasty fan.
Food:
I tried to come up with some food ideas that were the camo colors of green, brown and orange. Here's what I came up with.
Camo trail mix. A mix of pretzels,
colored goldfish, green M&M's, Reeses's pieces and nuts.
Nachos with green guacamole and
corn chips.
(left) Carrots with artichoke dip
(Right) Camo Cola Punch – This is coke
mixed with a little bit of Tang, and sliced Oranges and Limes for garnish. An experiment
recipe for me, but it went over well.
Last but not least, the CAKE! I found a neat video on
youtube that showed how to make a cake that is camouflage on the INSIDE as
well. You split the white cake mix into three bowls, and also have a bowl of chocolate
cake mix. You dye one of the white mixes a light green, the other a dark green.
Then you spoon globs of the different colors in varying pattern into the cake
pan and bake as usual. For the decoration, I used brown, orange and green
icing, a camo sugar sheet you can find at walmart, camo colored pearls also
found at walmart, and a toy deer for the topper.
Sometime I'll share some of the decorating crafts/ideas that I used.
How about you? Any ideas for camo themed food?
What is the funnest theme you've ever done for a party?
