Our small group of black-wearing mourners had big fun as we celebrated behind covered windows one of my favorite books of 2011... ENTWINED by Heather Dixon. Four teams battled for great prizes such hankerchiefs, a spoon, a pen, a potatoe and an orange! The competition was fierce as groups filled out a difficult crossword puzzle, answered challenging questions, discussed deep issues relating to the book, named kids A-L using a theme of their choice and perfected a curtsey to present to the Queen of Book Club... me!
We then feasted on a meager meal (because the roya family is poor, afterall) of potatoe soup, rolls and sweets. After filling our bellies we played a game from the book where we stood in a circle and passed one person around adding to the story the first person started. The stories got very crazy really quickly! Lastly, we made up rules for partying just like the book outlined rules for mourning. I hope all you book clubbers remember the rules for an excellent week of partying...
* Dancing everyday
* Smiles non-stop
* Open the windows to let the sun in
* BYOB (I think Pop added this one)
* No bad news allowed / no watching news
* Summon your housekeeper and chef
* No strenuous exercising
* Eat lots of doughnuts and do not count calories!
It was a really great party, but I leave you with a few more activities you can do on your own as you continue to celebrate this exceptional book all about FAMILY!
~ Write a letter basically begging someone for whatever you want... just like Lord Teddie did when he begged the King for Clover's hand in marriage.
~ Girls, make a list of KINGLY qualities for the man you will one day marry!
~ Boys, make a list of QUEENLY qualities for the woman you will one day marry!
Lastly, we can't forget who attended the ROYAL book club party for Entwined!
The Royal Dishwasher / Darbey
The Royal Scrubber of All things dirty / Kaye
The Royal Clutter-Buster and Nag / Tamara
The Royal Photographer, piano player and mac & cheese-maker / Shelley
The Royal Food Consumer / Renee
The Royal Awesome Amazing Abracadabra girl / Clowee
The Royal Declarer of Daily Cute cloud formations / Ani
The Royal Scratch and Sniffer and guest seducer / Joshy
The Royal Causer of Giggling / Nikkita
The Royal Gets-Enough-Sleep-for-Everyone / Regan
The Royal Go-Getter and Dishwasher / Frank
The Royal Finder-of-the-hairbrush-every-morning-of-my-life / Kaylie
The Royal Sofa-sitter and book club observer / Pop
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