Teens and adults
Painting Brunch
A late morning of loose watercolor flowers, pastries and sparkling lavender lemonade
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- Length About 3 hours
- Best for A garden, patio or bright room near a window, with an indoor plan for rain
- Format Digital download, printed at home
Guests arrive to small easels, jars of fresh flowers and a glass of sparkling lavender lemonade. After a short warm-up with color, each guest paints a loose watercolor of flowers in the spirit of the Impressionists, who painted outdoors to catch light and color quickly. While paintings dry, anyone who likes can paint a few small postcards to send. Then everyone sits down to a garden brunch of pastries, peach tarts and a warm frittata.
The evening
- The Color Warm-UpWet a brush and lift a color from the pan. Paint a stripe, then add more water and paint it again.
- Loose Watercolor FlowersLook at the flowers for a minute before you paint, and notice the light. Paint the biggest shapes of color first, loose and light.
- Garden PostcardsChoose one flower or one color from the morning. Paint a small, quick study on the front of a card.
- The Brunch TableGuests wash their hands and find their place cards. Pass the croissants, fruit and yogurt down the table.
On the menu
- Croissants and butter
- Peach puff pastry tarts
- Spinach and goat cheese frittata
- Yogurt, granola and a fruit platter
- Sparkling Lavender Lemonade
Bonus extras
Impressionist technique cards, place cards and question cards, a gallery label.
Feed the crowd
Party food that suits this kit
- Grazing Tables has the Dessert Grazing Table, the Fruit Bar and the Toast Bar
- Savory Bars has the Rice Paper Roll Bar
- Backyard and Picnic Bars has the Salad Bar
- Sweet and Brunch Bars has the Old-Fashioned Brunch Bar, the Pancake and Waffle Bar, the Breakfast Burrito and Bowl Bar, the Oatmeal and Brunch Bar and the Yogurt Parfait Bar
Shopping lists for up to 50 guests, a make-ahead timeline and folded labels for every bowl.
Peek inside
A few of the pages you'll print. Tap a page to see it larger.
What's inside
Host Playbook
Your whole plan. A countdown, the flow of the evening, a shopping list sorted by store for 8 or 12 guests, guided stations, a menu with allergy swaps and two recipes.
Station cards
Short steps to set beside each activity, so guests can begin on their own.
Decor suite
A banner, favor tags, food labels, toppers, a welcome sign and station signs, sized for home printing.
Bonus printables
A garland, place cards, conversation cards for the table, a menu card and a private guest list.
Invitations
A fillable invitation and thank-you card you can type into, save and print.
On your phone
Your shopping list, a calendar countdown with reminders, host mode for the day and a display for a TV or tablet.
Print on US Letter paper at actual size. Cardstock makes sturdier decor.