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Who is ready for a big Family Friendly Mardi Gras Party?
Sunday dinner does not always mean pot roast and gravy. We had the most fun recently when we gathered the gang for a Sunday afternoon Mardi Gras Party!
Parties always mean good food and Mardi Gras takes that to another level with menu items steeped in deep traditions Louisiana style. Any time we invite the family over for a Low country boil, they don’t hesitate to load the car and come on!
Just check out the menu for our Mardi Gras party.
Family Friendly Mardi Gras Party Menu
- Low Country Boil
- Biegnets
- King Cake
- Lime sherbet punch
- Candy Buffet
King Cake is a must have for any Mardi Gras celebration. The colors all have a special meaning. Purple represents justice. Green represents faith and gold represents power.
What would a Mardi Gras party be without biegnets? A biegnet is essentially deep fried dough such as a fritter or a doughnut. You will find them plenteous in the cajun country around Louisiana. If you ever make a trip to New Orleans, be sure to have a fresh beignet. We made ours the easy way but they make theirs from scratch.
Biscuit Biegnets
- Canned biscuits (we used the small biscuits)
- Vegetable Oil
- Powdered Sugar
- Note: ingredient quantities depend entirely on the number of guest you expect. We used about half of a bag of powdered sugar to coat 30 cut up biscuits.
Cut each biscuit into quarters.
Pour the powdered sugar into a paper bag.
Fry the cut up biscuits until golden brown in hot oil. Drain on paper toweling.
Toss the drained, hot biscuits in the bag of powdered sugar to coat.
Serve and enjoy! Make plenty because these disappear quickly!
Set Up A Photo Booth
We simply took a dollar store paper Mardi Gras hat, turned it over and stuffed it with cotton pillow filler. Then draped it with dozens of beads we found at Oriental Trading. Finally we stuck each piece of our Mardi Gras photo booth kit from Oriental Trading into the hat. Our whimsical photo prop hat would also make a fun table centerpiece!
Our photo booth was the hot spot for the children. Their enjoyment continued throughout the party. Don’t you just love that purple fedora we found at Oriental Trading!
It is so cute that our granddaughter had to match her gold mask with lots of gold beads. She is also sporting her candy bracelet from the candy buffet. Our silly boy placed two hats onto his head making sure the purple fedora was on top.
There is an interesting story with that baseball. While the teen boys were outside throwing it back and forth, their Mom’s minivan somehow got injured. The back glass was broken out. I can honestly say, it was a first. We have been a baseball family forever and never had a broken window.
One of my favorite things about our Family Friendly Mardi Gras party was the candy buffet! What does that tell you about me? I was able to keep true to the colors by using gold wrapped Reese’s. The purple wrapped butter mints are from Oriental Trading and those pretty green M&M’s are mint! The children all took home candy bracelets and necklaces as well as some gold wrapped chocolate coins.
We served Sherbert Punch for a fun green beverage. It’s a very simple recipe which has been gracing party tables for many years.
Sherbert Punch
- 2 Qts. lime sherbet
- (2) 2 ltr. ginger ale or your favorite citrusy soda, chilled
- (1) 46 oz. can pineapple juice, chilled
Partially thaw the sherbert for just a few minutes. Scoop the sherbet into a punch bowl.
Slowly pour the pineapple juice over the sherbet followed by (1) ltr. of the soda. Reserve the second ltr. of soda to refill the punch bowl when needed.
| Prep Time | 30 min |
| Cook Time | 1 hr |
| Servings |
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- 4 lbs. shrimp peeled and devined
- 5 lbs. small red potatoes, washed Do not cut up.
- 3 16 oz. pkgs. smoked sausage
- 1 12 count pkg. frozen corn-on-the-cob minis
- 4 Tbsp. Old Bay seasoning
Ingredients
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- Fill a large pot about half full with water and bring to a boil. You can divide the ingredients between 2 pots if necessary.
- Add the Old Bay seasoning to the pot. Adjust the amount of seasoning to your tastes.
- Add whole potatoes to the boiling water and cook about 5 minutes.
- Add cut up sausage and cook about 10 minutes.
- Add corn and return to boil. Cook about 10 minutes.
- Add shrimp and cook for no more than 3 more minutes.
- Drain and serve. Traditionally served poured onto newspaper or brown paper.
We snagged all of the above supplies for our party at Oriental Trading.
Head on over to Oriental Trading and snag your Mardi Gras party supplies now! Don’t forget lots of beads and masks for decor and fun!
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Wow, your mardi gras party looks amazing. I went once to Mardi Gras and it was amazing. So much fun.
I need to try your bisquit biegnets. I love those.
Thanks for sharing at Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop,
Bev
My goodness, what a fantastic looking party! So colorful and looks fun. The boil recipe sounds yummy, well all the recipes sound yummy! Thanks Shirley from Grammy Dee, #WednesdayAIM #LinkUp #BlogParty, social media shared.
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Great post — so full of ideas. Thanks for the recipes. I think I like the photo booth idea the best. Your decorations are so festive and colorful. Thanks for sharing.
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Looks like a good time had by all! 🙂
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I’m absolutely addicted to Oriental Trading for themed parties! What a fab idea and love it!
What a fun party! Who doesn’t love a low country boil and it looks delicious. I really like the photo booth props and those beignets take me back to New Orleans. Wish I had a beignet right now! Yum!!
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We just love Mardi Gras because of Fat Tuesday. In Chicago, it is all about the jelly donut, otherwise known as the paczki. I would love to set up a photo booth like this for my boys.
I have never done a Mardi Gras party and this makes me want to plan one!
yay to Mardi Gras day… I’ll have to set a party up for the kids, they’d love it! thanks for the helpful ideas : )
(love the masks and beads of course!)
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This looks like an awesome party set up. I did not know that those purple, green and gold colors represented something. That’s something new I learned today!
Oriental Trading is seriously my go-to for every party. They have such great deals and their shipping is awesome for last minute parties as well.
I have always wanted to go to Mardi Gras. Guess if you can’t actually get there, then the next best thing is to have a Mardi Gras party at home! Love this idea!
This looks like so much fun. I can’t believe I have never been to a Mardi Gras party before.
My sister had a Mardi Gras party once and I’ve been wanting to too. I’ll have to use your tips, everything looks so awesome.
Oh this is the best! I can’t believe we’ve never done a little Mardi Gras Party. I love the photo booth idea.
It has been years since I have beento a mardi gras party but they are so much fun. This looks like it would be a lot of fun.
It would be so fun to have a Mardi Gras party. The kids would have a blast as well. I love the decorations you used.
Any themed party is my kind of party. And since mardi gras, then st patrick’s day, is right around the corner I’m excited for more themed parties!
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I have actually never had a Mardi Gras party before. I do love a good low country boil though! They’re so tasty.
These are great tips on throwing a mardi gras party. I never threw a part for mardi gras, but I did attend one once. These are fabulous ways to make the event more special!
We love family friendly. Tons of great food you have going on. Plus can’t have to many beads, masks or feathers to wear and enjoy.
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I really love this post! Mardis Gras doesn’t always have to be about flashing and debauchery. This is wonderful.