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Out-Jones the Jones’s BBQ

Out-Jones the Jones’s BBQ

March 19, 2016

Everyone wants to have the best summer party, but all the work and chaos that comes with it can be a bit of a show stopper. Until now. Try these crafty ideas to take your party up a notch, without taking the prep work up a notch. Your BBQ will soon be the summer soiree to beat.

Stake your food flag

Out-Jones the Jones’s BBQ

For a quick handmade touch, add flags to otherwise simple dishes for an added eye-catching detail.

Stake your food flag

Keep-the-line-moving utensil packs

Out-Jones the Jones’s BBQ
To make things easy for guests and keep the food line moving, prepackage flatware, napkins, etc. in Ziploc® snack bags. Keep-the-line-moving utensil packs

On the go sundae

Out-Jones the Jones’s BBQ

Create an adorable self-serve ice cream sundae bar by using Ziploc® containers to store individually portioned ice cream in a cooler on ice. Put toppings on the side so that guests can make an ice cream sundae version of a walking taco. Because who doesn’t love that?

On the go sundae

DIY mood lighting

Out-Jones the Jones’s BBQ

Add some mood lighting to your party by creating your own set of DIY luminaries. With just a hammer, nails, tea candles and a quick coat of spray paint you can transform old soup cans into a perfect outdoor summer day to night decoration!

DIY mood lighting

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