Themed Party: Nutcracker

How to throw a Nutcracker Themed Party

Throwing a Christmas themed celebration in the festive season is warm and welcoming atmosphere at the most wonderful time of year. Give your festive party a more unique spin by following these simple steps for a nutcracker themed party.  

The nutcracker originates in German folklore where they were gifted as keepsakes to bring good luck for your family and protect your home. They have been adopted in the festive season due these wholesome beginnings and now frequently decorate homes during the Christmas period throughout the world. The mystical beginnings of the nutcracker has been immortalized in the ballet The Nutcracker, which adds invokes a sense of elegance and magic to any party.

Find your perfect nutcracker

A nutcracker party cannot begin without the perfect nutcracker. They are widely available from retail stores worldwide or you can go for a more unique and traditional style by buying from a nutcracker craftsmen. Base your party’s colour scheme around the colours in your nutcracker to really ground your idea to something.

Don’t forget the sugar plum fairy! 

The sugar plum fairy is an important inclusion in any nutcracker themed party if you want to continue down the ballet route. A symbol of elegance, beauty and kindness, find your perfect sugar plum fairy to go pride of place next to your nutcracker. Another way to incorporate the sugar plum fairy into your party is by encouraging guests to either dress inspired by a nutcracker or the sugar plum fairy – ensuring your party atmosphere.

Your soundtrack is already sorted 

The compositions that accompany the ballet The Nutcracker are world-famous and provide the perfect sophisticated atmosphere for your dinner party. Allow your guests to feel as if they are in the Land of Sweets themselves by playing the soundtrack from the ballet softly in the background, adding to the elegance and magic of the evening.

Magical and theatrical elements

Dressing your table and any surfaces for the party is easy. Opt for colours associated with your nutcracker (and the sugar plum fairy) to blend the party together. Elegant additions to the table include snow globes, snowflake inspired confetti, napkins matching your colour scheme, sprigs of wintery plants such as holly and fir. Flower crowns on place settings for the women and nutcracker inspired hats for the men are another good way to ensure the theme carries into the meal if you are choosing a sit-down approach to food.

Inspire your food

The Nutcracker provides a great backdrop to get creative with what you will be feeding your guests. If you are having a sit-down meal get traditional with festive dishes such as a nut roast, mince pies and a Christmas pudding. Discuss these ideas with a caterer or get inventive with your DIY approach by including food colouring and festive cut-outs. For canapes provide similar in a more condensed serving. Don’t forget your sweet treats either: be inspired by the Land of Sweets to include nutcracker inspired cupcakes, macarons, plenty of sweets and sugar.