Sky Themed Party: Hosting on Cloud Nine
Ever dream of floating weightlessly in the sky among nothing but wispy clouds, silence, and blissful blue? Turn this fantasy into a reality with beautiful sky themed party! This atmospheric theme is all about creating a starry environment that enraptures your guests and elevates them several thousand feet in the sky. If you are seeking just such a vibe, fly no further than this sky party guide! We’ll cover some fun recipes, décor, and more ideas below.
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How to Throw a Sky Themed Party
1. Create a Sky Scene
The best way to turn your home into a celestial escape is by hanging handsome sky decorations like stars, clouds, and hot air balloons. It can be tricky to find ones that aren’t specifically geared toward baby shower and nursery décor, but there are some great options! Below are some fun examples that nicely set an elegant scene.
Stars:
- Gold star banner
- Gold star confetti
- Blue stars and circles garland
- Hanging iridescent star
- Hanging spiral pink and gold stars
- Moon and stars plates
- Silver glitter cutlery
Hot air balloons:
- DIY paper hot air balloon shades with light strand
- Laser cut hanging wooden hot air balloon
- Hanging hot air balloons made out of book pages
- Vintage map hot air balloons and clouds garland
- Vintage map hot air balloon confetti
- Hot air balloon and cloud confetti
- Hot air balloon party cups
- Embossed hot air balloon napkins
Clouds:
2. Prepare Sky-Inspired Food and Beverages
Time to get crafty with your menu! Whether you provide all refreshments or whether you request that guests bring a sky-themed dish or drink to share, food is a fun way to engage your guests in this theme. You can give them a taste of the sky by whipping up any of these fun recipes:
- Hot air balloon pizza (whole wheat veggie pizza)
- Chile relleno dip with star chips
- Star puffs (savory)
- Cloud yogurt cake
- Star cookies
- Blue sky cupcakes
- Sky juice gin drink
- Cherry pie in the sky cocktail
- Sapphire sky – sapphire blue martini
- Crimson sky cocktail
- Vanilla sky vodka cocktail
3. Set the Ambience with Pleasant Music and Evocative Scents
A sky themed party calls for music that’s breezy and relaxing. Whichever genre or style of music you choose whether classical, airy instrumental (flute, harp, chimes/bells, etc.), electronic, or pop, play tunes that are inspiring and generally pleasant. You could also play a music with thematic video such as this scenic hot air balloon flight over Cappadocia, Turkey with relaxing guitar music.
Immerse your guests in the sky even further by welcoming them as they walk in the door with delightful fragrances from sky-themed scented candles:
- Radiant sky candle (ozone, florals, amber)
- Blue sky breeze candle (citrus, sea salt, florals)
- Blue sky candle (line-dried linen, lemon, violets, sandalwood)
Checklist of Items You Need
Now that we’ve covered what you’ll need to do for a sky party, here is a list of what to acquire for it:
- Sky themed party decorations
- Sky themed party refreshments
- Sky-inspired music
- Sky-inspired scented candles
Preparation Checklist for Your Sky Themed Party
Most of these steps for party preparation apply to any type of party you host. So while we covered sky-specific details and ideas above, below are basic party planning guidelines to neatly order each step of the process (you can find more thorough details in the Best Party Practices posts):
1. First, confirm that people can come on any chosen date
- Choose party date/time, and preferably alternative date(s) as well
- Choose guest list and establish minimum number of guests you’d like (to make it worth your effort)
- Six weeks out, confirm guests’ interest in the party and availability on chosen party date(s). The only details you’ll need to share at this time include what type of party it will be (sky-themed); any requested participation (such as bringing a dish to share or BYOB); party date and general time of day; and your address (or other location if elsewhere)
- This first step is just to get people to confirm that, barring unforeseen circumstances, they are able and willing to attend and will save the date to do so. If your preferred minimum number of guests confirm interest and availability, have them secure the calendar date for your delightful sky party!
2. Then, proceed with the fun planning
Once you have your party date established, you first need to get out your calendar and map out when you plan to do every step of preparation leading up to the party:
- First, sit down and schedule time on your calendar for each step of party prep as listed below
- Create invitations with all the details and send them out 4 weeks before the party
- Order any party supplies and decorations 3 weeks out (so they arrive in time to set up)
- Shop for any party supplies/decorations you don’t order online, as well as non-perishable food/drinks
- Acquire perishable food/drinks early enough in advance to prepare in time
- Set up decorations
- Prepare food/drinks (depending on how long things keep)
3. Day of Party
It’s very important to get as much party prep done far enough in advance that you have some time to yourself to relax come party day, especially if you’ve been busy. So be sure to plan your day-of-party preparations early enough to have that time and space to yourself as well. Within those amply planned/set-aside time slots, you can expect to do these preparations during the day of your party:
- Complete any last-minute food/drink prep that are too fresh to do any earlier
- Set up any quick/easy last-minute supplies and decorations (if not up already)
- Prepare ambience (audio/visual, candles)
- Get dressed in your favourite party outfit
- Once everything’s ready, take some time for any preferred self-care activities that get you on cloud nine so you can be a relaxed, energized, and happy host!
