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Throw an Academy Awards Party<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From irresistible treats and mocktails to creative projects, see below for memorable and award-worthy Oscar party ideas perfect for the entire family.<\/p>\n

When it comes to awards season in Hollywood, there is no show more sparkly, more spectacular, and more Spanx\u2019d up than the Oscars! I love the Oscars<\/a>. Always have, always will. In fact, I don\u2019t even need to have seen all the Best Picture nominees<\/a> or even Best Documentary Short to get excited. Does anyone ever see those, by the way? No matter what, and no matter how long the acceptance speeches are (musical cutoff and all) I eat up every second of it!<\/p>\n

From the two-hour lead-up on the red carpet to the Governor\u2019s Ball, it\u2019s one of the best days of the year. (Hey, my husband gets the Big Game. I get three hours of Red Carpet arrivals and the hope of a handsome George Clooney sighting. It\u2019s a win-win trade-off, I think). Well, this year, as luck and babysitter availability would have it, I was able to see a ton of the movies, big and small, so I\u2019m feeling invested. I know it\u2019s going to be a great show. Sounds like a reason to host a party for me!<\/p>\n

Kid-Friendly Oscar Party<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Oscar Parties are geared toward being \u201cadults-only\u201d f\u00eates. But since the Oscars are on a Sunday, and everyone I know has kids under the age of 9, the days of lounging around the house in sweats, glued to the television for eight hours (with copious cocktails present), are a distant memory. That said, this is still very much a part of my DNA and a tradition that I can\u2019t entirely shake. So this year, I\u2019m turning my Oscar party into a fabulous and family-friendly event with both the cocktails and activities for the kids.<\/p>\n

From the moment guests walk in, I want them to feel at home and know that it\u2019s okay to talk, walk and move around. It\u2019 s a kid-friendly zone, and no one will say \u201cShh!\u201d during speeches (assuming, of course, that my boyfriend, George Clooney isn\u2019t speaking). Even though kids are welcome, and therefore chaos is required, it\u2019s still the Oscars and important that those elements of glitz, glamor, and all things bling are conveyed.<\/p>\n

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Oscars Photos For Kiddos<\/strong><\/h4>\n

As much as I would love guests to walk a red carpet rolled out in my foyer, I had visions of children tripping, not to mention hunks of red felt scattered throughout the house. Instead, I decided that guests could walk in through a “Who Are You Wearing?” Red Carpet Photo Booth. With my iPad standing nearby, I just chose a door by the entrance and created my own floor-to-ceiling red carpet. I had props like feather boas, sunglasses, masks and even some superhero gear (Spider-man is fancy, you know!). I also made signs like \u201cChanel, baby!\u201d for guests to hold up.<\/p>\n

I downloaded Pocketbooth<\/a> on my iPad so guests could upload their photos into a setting that looked like a real photo booth strip. From there, they could share photos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (or for my privacy-minded “celebs,” email and print their photos on home computers.) This was such a fun way for us to get silly with each other and the kids.<\/p>\n

Food For The Party<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nowadays, no starlet rocks the red carpet without some seriously tight undergarments (yup, even the most svelte stunners wear Spanx!). So I chose fun names for the food we served, like Pigs in a Spanx Blanket, Leading Lady Lasagna, and Perfectly Dressed Chopped Salad. I used chalkboard labels on a folded cardstock to write the signs and put the food on a large dining room table, which I covered with a gold-and-cream chevron table runner. I had a local cookie \u201cartist\u201d make movie slates with different movie names and awards and Oscar statue-shaped sugar cookies decorated with 14kt gold icing. Of course, kiddos need more than just cookies. So I set up a pretzel-dipping station with more sprinkles than most frozen yogurt bars.<\/p>\n

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Recipe Ideas<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Here are some recipes to get you started on your Wolfgang Puck-worthy fare. Dress them up or down accordingly and name them however you like; my names are just suggestions:<\/p>\n