Navratri Patry Ideas

Party Ideas for Navratri

It's dandiya time! Organize a great Navratri party for your kids and their pals!

Music

Make sure you have at least 2 music album compilation of your favorite dandia songs or navratri music. That should be more than enough for your party. Try and get your hands on a Falguni Pathak's dandia songs.

Invitation

Send out lovely, ethnic invitations decorated with sequins, colorful thread work that you can easily craft out yourself. Here is one idea; Take some yellow and orange paint and make bunches of three dots on the corner of the card. Make a beautiful Om sign on the top center of the card, and, with a gold pen, write out the invitation. The best idea is however sending out some beautiful Navratri invitation card from DeepestFeelings.

Dress Code

Make sure you include the dress code in the invitation card. which should be the traditional garba attire for everyone.

The children could bring their own dandiya sticks along, or you could distribute sticks at the party. Take a 'mauli' and tie some tiny jingle bells to each dandiya stick.

Simple menus are always the way to go. Just make sure the kids don't overeat and enjoy their meal.

Food

Simple menus are always the way to go. Just make sure the kids don't overeat and enjoy their meal.

Menu 1
Cucumber & Green Chutney (mild) Sandwiches
Chips
Juice Boxes
Kaju Katli (kids love this - they call it "Indian Diamonds")

Menu 2
Idli or Mini Idlis with Mild Green Chutney (kids will love this portable snack)
Mini Samosas
Bugles or Doritos
Strawberry or Banana Milk Shake (don't make it too thick in consistency)
Tiny Gulab Jamun

Party Gifts

Children love receiving presents at any party. So give all the girls ghungroos, and the boys, saffron cotton scarves, which they can tie around their waist or forehead.

Theme: Navratri Night

This is a party theme for the grownups, however the kids can also join in to elevate the fun aspect of the party.

Decorations

Decorated Candles are a great way to put together a sophisticated color theme. They add an extra glow to the party mood as well as the ambience. I'm sure you guys are not going to miss out decorating your home.

Food

Pot Luck dinners are now becoming the rave of the "Busy" and "Working" families who do not have the time to throw elaborate parties. But at the same time want to get together with friends and family. One such way is a Pot Luck Dinner. Its are a great way to get together for either a "Couples-only" dinner groups or "Family Get together".

Set the menu ahead of time and assign each person a course to enhance community spirit. When organizing a "pot luck", there should be one person organizing it. Select a menu and distribute the menu to all who are attending. Choose foods that are easy to serve and eat. Avoid dishes that require cutting with a knife and fork if guests will be balancing plates on their laps. It's important to arrange the buffet table to facilitate traffic and make things easy on your guests. As usual plan ahead to make your Navratri Dinner party a success and talked about. Stick to vegetarian dishes on the event of Navratri. Here is one suggestion which cant go wrong.

Veg Menu

• Samosa
• Coriander Chutney
• Carrot Koshimbir
• Mutter Panner
• Jeera Rice
• Chole
• Bhatura
• Rasgulla

Entertainment with music

Getting together with family and friends for a dinner party with the soothing sounds of Ravi Shankar's sitar in the background is a great way to entertain before or after the dandia fest.

Quiz Time

Names of Debi Durga

I'm sure many of your friends will not be aware of the different names of Devi Durga. So here's how you can arrange a quiz competition.
Refer to TheHolidaySpot Navratri or Durga Puja section and you will find all you need to enrich your knowledge on Durga's various names and their meaning. And you know what to do with the rest.