Hosting a vision board party is a great way to get you and your friends mind focus on goal setting. Setting goals can seem overwhelming sometimes and creating a vision board can be a fun process. It’s creative and allows you to become clear about goals you want to achieve. So why not create one with friends?
So you’ve decided to host a vision board party here are 7 tips to ensure it is the best one yet!
Vision Board Party Tips
1. Invitations
Since this party is all about goal setting make sure your invitations give off that vibe. Go the extra mile and create an invitation detailing everything about the party. Creating beautiful invites are easy using templates on Canva or Evite will make this step a breeze. Cavna is a free editing app that has hundreds of template and fonts for you to choose from that can help you easily display the theme for your vision board party.
This is also a great time to tell your guests if they need to bring anything for their board. Any supplies they might need, that you may not be able to supply them with (which we will talk about later).
2. Prepare your guests
Creating a vision board takes some thought. You can either cut out a time during the party for your guest to brainstorm their ideas or you can have them do this before they arrive. My tip for this is to – know your guests! Since brainstorming will happen before the creation of the vision board, if a guest arrive late they may miss the brain storming section on the party.
If you know you have guests that will arrive late, you can carve out the brainstorming session a little later in the party or simply have them do this before they arrive.
Whether you choose to have your guest brainstorm before or during the vision board party, it is best to give them some prompts to think about when they ask themselves what goals they want to achieve. If you need any ideas for some vision board categories here is a great list of some.
3. Food and Drinks
You can’t have a party without food! Make sure you take into account any allergies or dietary restrictions your guest may have. Another thing to think about is how messy the food is. If you plan on eating while creating your vision board, you wouldn’t want greasy fingerprint stains on your board or a tomato sauce stain on the perfect picture.
While you and your guests are creating your boards it’s best to have easy to eat, low mess foods so you don’t mess up your work of art. But if you want the pizza and wings with extra sauce you can always put down the boards and eat.
If you and your guests are over 21, cocktails are definitely an option to have at your vision board party. Don’t forget to have plenty of water for your guests too. Make sure there are also options for anyone who doesn’t want an alcoholic beverage like juice and sodas as well.
4. Music
Just like food, you need music! This is suppose to be fun so music is a must. You can create a playlist of the music you want to play during your party. This can be a mix of white noise like rain sounds or crashing ocean waves for when you and your guests are brainstorming. And it can be more lively music for when the decorating begin.
5. Supplies
There are so many art supplies one could use for their vision board. You can either have your guests bring some, supply some for your guests or a mixture of both. Here is a list of some essential supplies you will need to create a picture worthy vision board:
- Poster Boards
- Scissors (they can be regular ones or ones with the patterned edges) Bonus tip ! If you have a guest who is left handed some left handed scissors will be a great addition.
- Glue (Glue sticks are superior because you will not get those annoying wrinkles on your photos)
- Washi Tape
- Markers or Brush Markers
- Stickers
- Stencils
- Glitter
- Scrapbook Paper
- Stamps and ink pads
- Magazines
- Pinter (for any photos you cannot find in a magazine) Bonus tip! Use photo paper instead of regular printer paper to give your pictures a more authentic look
- Ivy Photo Printer ( this is a neat little pocket printer that will turn any photo into a sticker)
- Cricut (If you have one!) You can use your Cricut to cut out so many shapes, designs or affirmations you want to put on your board.
6. Show and Tell
When all your guests have finished their boards have them show it off! Have them explain their goals and why they want to achieve them. This can be inspiring to the other guest and also help provide other guest with ideas of their own that they may want to add to their vision board.
7. Create a Group Chat
After your guests have shared their goals, you all can be accountability partners. Create a group chat where you can share encouragement with one other. Post quotes with inspiring messages. Provide support for one another. On this journey, not everyday will be the brightest, so it will be great to have someone that can help you when you’re down. Who better to help than the people who were there when the goals were set?
That’s a Wrap!
Follow these tips and you are sure to have the best vision board party for you and your guests.