Spring Fever Party
By Mary Lou Wilson
From the April 2006
Issue of Applaud Magazine

Spring has arrived and just as peoples have for centuries, celebrate the season with a party. Changes in temperatures, which in New Hampshire can swing from below freezing to 90 +, add to the challenge. The promise of longer days and warmer weather is just what the doctor ordered. A party is just the thing to help kick the season in gear! Plan a “Spring Fever Party” – complete with “the medicine” to make it work. A party is the perfect prescription. Create the invitation in the form of a thermometer; instead of degrees on the thermometer, use terms like daffodil, daylight, warm breeze, etc. Nothing says spring like baseball - plan your own “Opening Day” festivities. Serve popcorn, pretzels and hot dogs with mustard. Have everyone wear their favorite baseball cap, plan a fantasy baseball game, or play baseball Trivia. Not a baseball fan? How about a “Tea Party”? Decorate with flowers everywhere; flowering potted plants, tea sandwiches accented with edible flowers on the plates, tea served in floral teacups. Play classical music in the background. Plan a “Wild Sunglass” contest and cheer the start of spring. (Centerpiece idea - Fill a narrow glass vase with spring flowers, place this vase inside a large glass bowl and fill the bowl half way with water) Mary Lou Wilson is the author of “Party Like a Pro, Real People, Real Parties. Ask for it at area bookstores or order it at: www.partylikeapro.com