MEDIEVAL PARTY

Invite your guests to journey with you to a Royal and Magical Time. Give guests the Royal treatment with this Castle Kingdom Party. This party theme is great for all ages.

For a medieval coronation, have guests come dressed in their best medieval attire. Adults can be dressed as Lords, Counts, Dukes, Nobel-women, Squires, or Monks. Children can dress as Prince and Princesses. Have the knights and ladies don hats and crowns. Take pictures for souvenirs.

As your guest arrive, introduce them as they are costumed. Baron Bob, Minstrel Mark, Bishop Bart, Lady Lourdes, or Queen Eva.

INVITATIONS
Address your invitations to “Sir John”, “the Duchess of England, Lady Jane”, “Noble Knight”, or “Lovely Ladies”. Write a proclamation: “Hear ye, hear ye! Come to John’s Kingdom to celebrate the festivities! Join us at Castle Smith (last name and address), date and time. Photocopy the invitation on parchment like paper. Roll up each into a scroll and tie it with royal blue ribbon. Deliver them personally or use mailing tubes to send them.

DECORATIONS
• For pennants, cut out rectangles from colorful felt, paper, or cloth, then cut notches at one end and suspend them with string around the party area.

• Drape royal blue and gold star garlands along the table and sprinkle fake jewels around.

• Hand plastic swords from walls or cross them over doorways.

• Decorate a big chair with fabric and streamers as a “throne” for your guest of honor.

• Purchase paper crowns and cone-shaped party hats at a party store.

• Display flowers and garlands of flowers.

ACTIVITIES
• The Crowning Touch: Blow up small balloons ahead of time. Give each guest a crown to wear. Divide the guests into pairs and have one guest throw a balloon to their partner, who tries to catch it in the crown on her head.

• Have someone be “Robin Hood” and have them scatter gold foil chocolate pieces.

• Hire a performer, juggler or storyteller to entertain your guests.

GAMES
• Create a Tug-a-war with a “moat”. Please a blanket at the center of the rope. Divide guests into teams. Whichever team falls into the moat (blanket), loses.

• Joust: Recreate a game of Joust using plastic swords and with bubble wrap at the end. Instead of a horse, have players ride on a broom or atop of someone shoulders.

TABLEWARE • Place a small bowl next to each place for guests to participate in the hand washing ritual.

• Drape the party room with gold fabric and paper chains.

• Serve drinks from large festive bowls or tankards.

• During medieval times, silverware was not used. Serve foods your guests can eat with their hands.

• Use gold plates and decorate with gold plastic goblet. Personalized each goblet with glitter pen.

MENU

Begin your meal with a platter of aged cheeses, fresh and dried fruits. Then serve the main course of whole chicken, wild game, turkey, pork or veal. If you prefer fish, any type of fish, salmon or haddock was also popular.

Spread smaller platters of dried fruit such as figs, raisin or dates. Platter of fresh fruits such as apples, strawberries, grapes, plums or pears. Place a large platter at the center of the table filled with fresh whole vegetables such as lettuce, turnips, cabbage, cucumbers and beets. Also have a variety of whole breads and olive oil.

DRINKS

Wine, red wine was preferred. Juices made with a multitude of fruits and berries. Cider

For dessert you can serve fritters, sugared almonds, crepes, or marzipan.

PARTY FAVORS • A miniature knight figure. • Gold chocolate coins. • Crowns or jewelry. • Swords. • Treasure Boxes. • Personalized Chocolate Bars.


Your guests can dress as a King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Lord, Lady, Count, Duke, or…

Baron: A knight and nobleman whose job is to protect the land he owns, keep peace and order. Many knights are under his leadership.

Minstrel: A singer or musician in the house of a lord. Minstrels went about to sing and recite poems.

Monk: Monks and nuns are religious people who serve God by prayer, work, teaching, and helping people.

Steward: A steward is the head servant.

Knight: A knight is a fighting man. He is raised to an honorable military rank and pledged to do good deeds.

Jester: Jesters amuse the family of a king or nobleman. They are clever and sometimes give advice to their king.

Squire: A young man of noble birth. He attends a knight until he becomes one.