Here’s a confession for you: I like Tris better than Katniss (That doesn’t mean that I think Divergent is better than Hunger Games, because well, it’s not). And I’m very, very happy that the actor playing Four is only two years younger than me. I really liked Four in Divergent, and I’m quite delighted that I can find him attractive without feeling like a dirty old woman. I guess that’s the price you pay for reading so much teen literature!
But anyways! Are you throwing a party for the premiere of the Divergent film? I am!
When I set about planning this party, I knew that despite the setting of the first novel (and presumably, first movie) I didn’t want this to just be a Dauntless shindig – that kind of goes against the whole point of the books. So I wanted to have something that celebrated each faction, and this is what we have planned:
DAUNTLESS: chocolate cake & tattoos
ERUDITE: book trivia
CANDOR: confession jar
ABNEGATION: canned food drive
AMITY: peace sign bookmarks (in book thong style)
We’ll also create t-shirts (I order them in bulk from Adair so we have them for various programs) using stencils of the factions & the Crayola Airbrush – have you used this yet? It is AMAZING! I don’t understand how it works, but wow. Pretty fantastic, and a definite worthwhile investment for programming. I’m always looking for items I know I’ll use for multiple programs, & this is definitely one of them. We have two now, and I know we’ll get our money’s worth in no time.
We’ll probably also make book charms, because they’re so cheap, easy, & fun for the fans. To make them: print out 1″ images, cut out, glue onto folded paper for the “cover”, then staple 4-5 pages inside. Punch a small hole & loop a jump ring through – voila! Super easy & cheap craft your teens will spend HOURS making. It’s a great “merit badge” for book clubs, too.
So, what do you have planned for your Divergent party?
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Love these ideas and can’t wait for the movie!
What’s a confession jar!?
This sounds like the program I’m doing on Thursday, too! Minus the tattoos, and I got a bit carried away with food. Why not, right? Good luck! Your party sounds awesome!
I’m planning on having a big jar out with paper, where the kids can confess those things they’ve done but can’t tell anyone, with the idea that it’d be cathartic to just write it down and let it go. At the end of the program, I’m going to dump all the confessions in our paper shredder, so they never see the light of day.
Clever! I was thinking about doing 2 truths and a lie, but was a little nervous about it. I think I like this idea MUCH better! Thank you!