September Book Club Party - Shakespeare Stories

And now the time has come to gather 'round;

Bedecked, bemasked, bemused, and now be friends.

We'll feast, we'll fight, we'll stomp upon the ground.

We'll craft and gab and celebrate the end.

When Cupid lays a trap do not be caught;

Take up your quill and wield it like a sword.

If losing be your destiny, fear not;

The stakes are low so be there no discord.

Among our friends we'll find a mystery laid

To bend our minds and challenge us to think.

To duel is not your taste, you maybe said?

Oh well, instead, taste of the food and drink.

The host invites you, "Come, and enter in."

The book clubbers arrived, we can begin!

- Brave Writer Arrow

The Masks

In Shakespeare's plays, oftentimes hidden identity is a crucial plot element. Therefore, we had a masquerade party. We decorated masks beforehand and wore them to the party. Unfortunately, my baby brother Shiloh got scared of us. He was especially terrified of me with my cat mask.

Look at our parents, being so festive and playing along with us!

The Feast 

This feast is Mediterranean snacks served with cheese tortellini and bread knots. 

We had pretzel sticks for Tybalt's rapiers.

We drank Oberon's Purple Potion (a.k.a., grape juice).

Much ado about bread knothings!

The Treats

We ate our purple flower-decorated Midsummer Night cookies and some cup-cakespeare!

The Activities (not pictured)
I gave pencils and paper to the guests and we wrote our wills, like Caesar's will. Then we read them aloud.

We dueled, like Romeo and Tybalt did. We did thumb wars, did a dizzy race, picked up marbles with our toes, etc.

Finally, we played my Who am I? game. Mom guessed the most of her cards and won! I came in third place.