All in Celebrating Tolkien
If you’re looking for fun ways to make Advent a bit more engaging this year but the thought of a rosy-cheeked elf looming over your kids threatening to tattle to Santa isn’t quite your thing, might I propose an alternative option: Elf on the Shelf, but make it Tolkien. That’s right kids, we’ve got Legolas coming to visit this holiday season!
For all of my Hobbit Party planning posts and resources, please visit our Hobbit Party page! This year was our eleventh annual celebration, so things have grown quite a bit over the years. I’m sharing these photos and resources in hopes that you may be inspired to host a Hobbit party of your own, however large or small! :)
Uncover Morgoth's Secret Identity… Fulfill Your Unbreakable Oaths… Maybe do a Little Kinslaying Along the Way?
It’s been a few years since I perfected my recipe for Lembas, waybread of the Elves. While some recipes remain more minimal, I felt anything elvish would have a very distinct floral or herbal flavor and so I chose to incorporate citrus and lavender into mine. My little hobbits have grown to love these and look forward to them every year, which has been such a joy to see…
This design is inspired by the Doors of Durin, located at the western entrance of Moria. Built in the Second Age, these doors serve as a reminder of the friendship which was one strong between Dwarves and Elves. Tolkien himself provided an illustrated of these doors, which can be found below.
The great tale of the voyage of Eärendil is a common thread which unites nearly all of Tolkien’s legendarium, so it felt appropriate to use as a starting point for designing party goods for a The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit (or even The Silmarillion) inspired party. Below are four free party-planning resources that I’m happy to share: two editable Canva templates, and two free digital downloads. I hope you enjoy them!
Unlike other fairy-tales which are set in the sub-created secondary worlds of their authors, the Eucatastrophe of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection is true in our primary world, a story written by the Divine Author himself. Tolkien writes, “Art has been verified. God is the Lord, of angels, and of men—and of elves. Legend and History have met and fused.”