Mardi Gras Carnivale Party

Celebrate Mardi Gras with bright purple, gold, and green decorations and plenty of strands of beads. Enjoy Southern-style favorites like crispy chicken, potato salad, and jambalaya. Make a festive twist on King's Cake using Rice Krispies*—press the mix into mini bundt pans, hide a jelly bean in one, and top with Mardi Gras colors. Kids can decorate masks and play games like Pass the Baby and Carnivale Wheel to win beads. Trade beads for goody bag items and let kids arrive in costume for even more fun.

• Decorate with festive purple, gold, and green colors and use plenty of beads and streamers.
• Serve classic Southern-style foods like crispy chicken, potato salad, or jambalaya to fit the theme.
• Turn Rice Krispies* into a playful King's Cake by hiding a jelly bean inside and using Mardi Gras decorations.
• Engage kids with interactive games like Pass the Baby and Carnivale Wheel to win beads.
• Let each child trade beads for goody bag items like candies, toys, or stuffed animals for a memorable party.

Decorations:

Celebrate Mardi Gras at the end of February or any time of the year! Decorate with Purple, Gold and Green balloons, streamers and strands of beads! The decorations can be as over-the-top as you like.

Food Suggestions:

Serve some Southern Style comfort food, like Crispy Chicken, Potato Salad, or even Jambalaya.

Rice Krispies* Treat:

Try a twist on the Mardi Gras classic, King's Cake. Prepare the classic recipe or Chewy Chocolate Rice Krispies* recipe and press into individual bundt pans that are lined with plastic wrap (it'll make them extra easy to remove). Hide a jelly bean inside one of the cakes. Decorate the cakes with purple, gold and green icing, sprinkles or even edible gold dust! Reward the bean finder with strands of beads of course!

Games Activities:

As kids arrive, give them each a few strands of beads and let them decorate a half mask with sparkles, feathers and sequins to wear during the party.

PASS THE BABY
Played like hot potato. But instead they pass around a plastic doll. Reward the last one sitting with another strand of beads.

CARNIVALE WHEEL
Take a spin at winning beads. Create a wheel of fortune where you complete the task you land on to win beads. An example is eating 5 Brussel sprouts to win 2 strands of beads.

TARGET SPIN
Like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but with a target instead. The closer you are to the bulls-eye the more strands of beads you win.

Goody Bags:

Have a variety of items on hand. Different kinds of candies, small stuffed animals and other party favours are all great options. Let each kid trade in their strands of beads for items.

Remember:

You may want to invite kids to arrive in colourful costumes.