Rousing Costume Party Ideas for Mardi Gras Party

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Invitations

Make sure no one misses a moment of your Mardi Gras event by sending out invitations using these costume party ideas!

• Make your own Mardi Gras glitter mask by cutting one out from cardstock and gluing sequins or glitter to the front. Add a couple of feathers from a craft store before turning the mask over and writing "It's a Mardi Gras party! Put on your best disguise and meet us at (location) on (time) at (date) for a real party!"
• Mardi Gras wouldn't be the same without beads, so have fun with this party favorite when you design your invitations! Cut several "jewel shaped" pieces of colorful cardstock, with each one measuring no larger than 1" x 2" or so. On each one, write a piece of information about your party. For example: Mardi Gras, costume party, (time), (date), (location). Next, cover the pieces, front and back, with clear packing tape to keep them from tearing before threading each one with a needle. Use clear thread to tie each of these "jewels" to a beaded necklace, making sure that all of the information makes it to each one. Pass out the necklaces to potential guests for an innovative Mardi Gras party invitation!
• Go upscale with a fully personalized shimmering mardi gras invitation! These invitations rotate open to reveal your message, which is custom printed when you order! Say anything in style with these fantastic, impressive invitations!

Costumes

Mardi Gras is all about crazy hats, tons of beads, and dramatic costumes with vibrant, colorful masks, so invite guests to come in their most dazzling Fat Tuesday outfits and masks. Make sure that no one is left out by offering a supply of beads, crazy hats, and sequined masks to help keep the individual identities of your Mardi Gras party guests a mystery!

Decorations

Transport your party straight to the streets of New Orleans when you set up the Midnight Masquerade Columns and Lamp Post theme kit! This saucy street scene offers your choice of towering street light columns in the traditional green, purple, and gold of Mardi Gras. Add a mask arch and your street-level decorations will soar to new heights!

The Rendezvous Arch set will allow you to quickly and easily reinvent the Big Easy in your own living room. This fabulous set includes a set of three French Quarter buildings, a massive lighted arch, and working lamp posts. Perfect for decorating, this incredible set will also double for a great photo setting!

One of the best costume party ideas is to make it feel like a party with dozens of Mardi Gras balloons throughout the room. From jokers to jesters and masks to musicals, this stunning array of Fat Tuesday balloons is sure to liven up your display of costume party ideas!

Complete your ceiling-scape with New Orleans boa and ceiling decorations. This lively collection of feather boas and shimmering masks and stars will make your ceiling pop with the fiery spirit of Mardi Gras!

Use Mardi Gras patterned gossamer to cover walls, tables, and even floors! Drape layers for curtains or to hide portions of the room that are lacking that festive touch. It's a party, and there's no better way to show it than transforming the space with this rowdy gossamer!

Dress up your tables with a feather mask centerpiece. Each set features two feathered masks arranged around a base and stands up to 17" high to make a lasting impression. These great masks adjust to offer several options to bring Mardi Gras to every facet of the room!

Set the table with your choice of solid table wear, or opt for the "beaded" Mardi Gras celebration ensemble to really jazz up your buffet. Opt for Mardi Gras plastic tumblers instead of paper cups to hold up for a long night of partying!

Costume Party Ideas for Food

Mardi Gras partygoers like it hot, so make them sweat with this smokin' party food ideas, then cool them off with an ice cold drink or a sweet dessert. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Folks don't go to Mardi Gras for the water, and they aren't likely to be looking for it at your party, either!

• Adult beverages – If your party is for adults only, this type of drink will likely be the most requested of the night!
• "Mocktails" – Mocktails look like cocktails, but they are alcohol-free. Serve your favorite creations in Mardi Gras Jester Face goblets to add a little flavor to these benign drinks!
• Soft drinks – Soft drinks are always a party favorite! You can't go wrong with these.

Keep it hot on the buffet at Mardi Gras! Here are some Cajun favorites that guests won't be able to keep their hands off of!

• Andouille Pasta – Crumble and fry a pound of Andouille sausage for every 32 ounces of spaghetti sauce. Combine cooked sausage and sauce with ½ cup of sugar and serve with cooked rotini or ziti pasta on the side for a smokin' hot dish with just the right hint of sweetness.
• Shrimp – Boil shrimp and serve with a homemade cocktail sauce of horseradish and ketchup.
• Gumbo – Gumbo is classic New Orleans food, and it's easy to whip up a version of your own. Combine cooked ham, chicken, crab meat, and shrimp with raw okra, peppers, and onion and stew together for an hour or more, or until thick.
• Jambalaya – Jambalaya is a mixture of sliced smoked sausage, vegetables, and rice. Easily adapt this mainstay to your own tastes with many recipes online from which to choose.

After a hot buffet, soothe your palate with these Mardi Gras costume party ideas for dessert!

• The traditional cake of Mardi Gras is the famous King Cake, so don't overlook it for your Fat Tuesday party! King Cakes are primarily sweetened yeast breads baked with a token hidden inside. The lucky recipient of the token gets to be the host of the next Mardi Gras party. You can easily read up on this beloved tradition and find King Cake recipes by searching online.
• Top cupcakes with gold coins for a super easy dessert that leaves plenty of time for partying!
• Ice a sheet cake with white icing to provide a base for an easy yet impressive Mardi Gras dessert. Add glitz with gold edible glitter, then top with traditional Mardi Gras masks for a cake with a lot of flair!

Party Favors

Mardi Gras is synonymous with New Orleans, plastic beads, and gold coins . You can bring on the feel of the French Quarter with your party decorations, but guests will leave feeling like they've been to the real deal when you send them home with these classic Mardi Gras costume party ideas!

Thank You Notes

Capture your Mardi Gras costume party ideas in pictures, then turn your party photos into a visual montage of the wildest crowd to ever hit the streets of the "Big Easy" in your hometown! Put together a flier that looks like the front page of the newspaper and share the most amazing party pictures with the group for a great way to say thanks and preserve the memories!

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