A friend is traveling to spain and I want to hand over him a bon voyage delegation.?
Any ideas on shindig supplies, theme, etc. for such a carnival. Any websites to purchase party supplies and gifts?
Answers: completely, positively make CERTAIN you are not getting MEXICAN stuff! No pi~natas, no chiles, (i love those chile lights approaching christmas lights - but not appropriate, here), no margarita glasses.
If you want to cook, form up a paella, and some homemade Sangria. To make GOOD sangria, unlike the stuff you collectively get surrounded by Spain, get GOOD red wine, put a undamaged bunch of sliced citrus fruits in it, and a cup of sugar*, consent to steep overnight, and then, if it taste really strong, add some soda marine.
*about a cup of sugar per bottle (750ml) of wine.
get some really nice, crusty french bread and cut it up into slices. You can find a gazpacho recipe online, (as well as the paella recipe). Or search out tapas recipes and pick out a few, or find one of those little cookbooks that specialize contained by tapas at Borders or a big bookstore...interestingly, I don't usually find anything in those books that I endorse.
A couple of websites that might give you design are:
http://www.tienda.com/food/coffee.html?C...
http://www.deliciasdeespana.com/store1/s...
This one has some motifs you could use to manufacture decorations yourself, if you're crafty... the bull, the flag and coat of arms...: You're going to have to survey a bit, there's billions of items here:
http://www.cafepress.com/buy/Spanish/-/g...
Oh, yeah, flamenco stuff, and bullfighting things...see if you can't find some stuff from the soccer teams.
actual supplies for party, I'm not sure about, but you could try the local Spanish teacher. They may both HAVE things they could loan you, and know where to receive stuff.
Again, I want to warn you NOT to move about with Mexican or latino items, because Spain is VERY different from Latin America.
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