There’s something magical about hosting a winter celebration. The color palettes are crisp yet versatile, and you can use glitter on anything you’d like! Whether you’re hosting a baby shower, a birthday bash, or an engagement event, we have a bunch of ideas to help you throw the perfect winter wonderland theme party.
Build your winter wonderland
Simple and elegant is often the way to go when creating a beautiful winter wonderland atmosphere. Use soft colors throughout the party and include wintery items like trees, flowers, snowflakes, and candles for your centerpieces. Add glitter wherever possible to give your winter wonderland party decor a magical feel.
Choose a wintery color palate
Of course, white will be the base color for your winter wonderland theme party. Beyond that, you can use any other soft color for accents and additional decor! To stay with the wintery theme, incorporate different shades of blue and silver. For a feminine touch, add pastel pink and champagne into the mix.
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Add a rustic winter feel
Incorporate nature into your decor with tree branches, pine cones, and fake snow to bring the wintery outdoors into your home or venue space. You can paint them white, silver, or one of your accent colors. Or, use some simple adhesive spray and glitter or Epsom salt to make these icy branches from In My Own Style.
Let it snow inside
Add a little wintery mix to your decor to create a snowy landscape indoors. Stretch those DIY skills to make fake snow, paper snowflakes, and faux snowballs for your winter wonderland party. There are many creative ways to incorporate snow into garlands, centerpieces, and other accent items.
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Make your winter menu
No celebration is complete without a spread of tasty eats and sweets. There are many food options that will fit seamlessly into your winter wonderland theme and leave your party guests with full bellies and happy smiles.
Start with savory eats
People love comfort foods during the winter season, so keep that in mind when choosing the menu for your winter wonderland party. Think warm chilis, hearty breads, and cheesy goodness. Choose white foods and use snowflake and snowball shapes to add a winter twist to common food items.
End with delicious sweets
Desserts for a winter wonderland party are easy with your white color palette. You can keep it simple with powered donuts and sugar cookies in cute shapes with white frosting. Or take your sweets to the next level with some pops of colors and snowy designs on cupcakes or white chocolate-covered pretzels with sprinkles. If you’re throwing a winter one-derland first birthday, a snowflake cake is a must!
Serve up winter drinks
Delicious beverages are a must for your winter wonderland party. Whether you want to have alcoholic or non-alcoholic choices, there are “snow” many ways to stick to your winter theme when providing tasty drinks for your party guests.
Drinks for the whole family
During this cold time of year, it can be nice to warm up with a nice cup of coffee or hot chocolate. Give your guests options with a full hot bar so they can create their own drink of choice with all their favorite toppings and mixers. For something chillier, an Italian soda bar is a fun and fizzy idea.
Drinks for the adults
Turn your party into a winter wonderland happy hour! White wines and champagnes would be perfect for your winter theme. Or offer some tasty cocktails that match your color palette. Salt, sugar, or coconut rims would add a beautiful, snowy look to your glasses.
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Give out winter party favors
You can’t let your guests go home empty-handed, especially if your event doubles as a Christmas party. Leave them with more than memories of your winter wonderland party with a few fabulous favors. There are all kinds of things you can make or buy that will delight children and grown-ups.
Playful items for kids
Channel your inner child to create some interactive party favors for the little ones at your winter wonderland party. For the little ice princesses, hand out some snowflake wands so they can cast wintery spells around the party. Or provide a sensory experience by making some ooey, gooey “snow” slime.
Cozy items for adults
When it comes to giving gifts to adults, it’s always best to choose something useful. Comfy gloves, scarves, or knitted hats would be a perfect way to warm them up at your winter wonderland party. Or, send them home with a pinecone fire starter to use later. You can attach cute little tags to personalize each gift with a special message.
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No matter what occasion you’re celebrating, we hope these winter wonderland party ideas help you have a truly magical event. ❄️
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Megan is the Director of Customer Experience at GigSalad and has gained 9+ years of insight on what makes a great event on both sides of the booking process. Her favorite things include books, true crime podcasts, coffee, hiking, puns, and making people laugh.
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