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Stay In to Help Out!
Instead of spending all your hard-earned cash on a night on the tiles, The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF) is inviting you to get together with your girlfriends and have a Girls' Night In!
The purpose of a Girls' Night In is to spend the night at home with your girlfriends doing whatever it is you love doing together and donating money to The NZBCF instead of spending it out on the town.
Hosting a Girls' Night In is really easy - all you need to do is invite your girlfriends over for an evening of doing whatever it is you enjoy anytime in October and asking them to donate the equivalent amount of money that they'd usually spend on a night out to The NZBCF (say $235 - $30 per person).
Ideas for organising a Girls' Night In
Tip one of Girls' Night In is to have FUN! Pack your man off to his mate's place (along with the kids) while you and your girlfriends indulge in a night just for you - it can be anything you and your girlfriends love to do.
We've got some ideas to get you started, but it's totally up to you what you do - from having a pamper party to belting out the latest SingStar tunes you can do whatever tickles your fancy! Just make sure you register your night in so we can send you a Host Kit with a few delights to help you have a great night in.
SOME THEME IDEAS ARE:
- SingStar Night In
- Movie Night In
- Dinner Party Night In
- Swishing Party Night In
- Pamper Night In
- Boardgame Night In
- Pink Night In
- Mocktail Night In
- Other theme Night In ideas
SingStar Night In
Why waste your talent singing in the shower when you could impress all your girlfriends and sing along to the top tunes of the decade? Thanks to Sony Entertainment PlayStation's SingStar range is perfect for a Girls' Night In. PLUS every Corporate team that registers their Girls' Night In with a SingStar theme will go in the draw to win the Ultimate SingStar Party. Find out more
Movie Night In
Whether it's a night of romantic comedies or a slew of gory horrors, spending the night on the couch watching your favourite flicks with your girlfriends is always great fun. Thanks to Roadshow and Video Ezy we have a great selection of movies you can hire to watch during your Girls' Night In.
Find your nearest Video Ezy store
Dinner Party Night In
Just because you're having dinner at home instead of out a restaurant doesn't mean you have to resort to pizza or greasy takeaways. Get your friends to each bring along their favourite gourmet food and have a pot-luck dinner party.
You could try one of the Healthy Pick recipes from Food In A Minute like:
Asparagus and Vegetable Mini Frittatas (PDF, 265Kb)
Chicken and Corn Filo Triangles (PDF, 260Kb)
Plum and Pear Tart (PDF, 264Kb)
Find more Healthy Pick recipes
Our Ambassador Anne Thorp has also provided some delicious recipes to try:
Veal al Limone (PDF, 220Kb)
Oysters and Champagne (PDF, 223Kb)
Steamed Rock Oysters and grilled sweet fennel sausage with wilted spinach (PDF, 218Kb)
Swishing Party Night In
No it's not anything X rated! Swishing is a great way to get yourself a brand new wardrobe full of clothes WITHOUT sending yourself broke. Sort through all your clothes and pick out all the items you haven't worn in the last 12 months. Get your girlfriends to do the same and bring along their unwanted clothes to your Grils' Night In - then spend the rest of the night trying on everyone else's cast-offs. You might even walk away with a handful of new items to wear.
Pamper Night In
There's nothing more relaxing than having a facial. We've found some gorgeous recipes to try at home that not only replenish the skin, they're made from everyday ingredients you're likely to have at home. You could even make yourselves a smoothie or two while you're at it!
Some recipes to try are:
Yogurt Cucumber Parsley Facial Mask (PDF, 192Kb)
Orange Yogurt Mask (PDF, 192Kb)
Nourishing Banana-Avocado Mask (PDF, 182Kb)
Exfoliating Hand Scrub (PDF, 182Kb)
*Please note, as with any foods, if you have an allergy to a food, do not use it on the skin.
Boardgame Night In
When was the last time you got out the old Monopoly board and unleashed the inner property Tycoon? Or what about testing your nerves playing doctor in Operation?
Check out a selection of boardgames available from The Warehouse
Pink Night In
Your Girls’ Night In doesn’t need to take a lot of organisation, it can be as simple as having all your favorite friends round to your house for nibbles and a good gossip. Ask everyone to come along wearing something pink for a nice easy theme.
Mocktail Night In
We all know the old saying ‘everything in moderation' - so if you feel like you need a bit of a break from the wine or cocktails, why not try hosting a non-alcoholic mocktail party instead? You can still indulge in the glitz and glamour of donning your finest cocktail dresses and nibbling on delicate canapés - it just means you won't have a raging hangover the next morning.
A couple of easy mocktail recipes from Food In A Minute are:
Pear and Ginger Fizz (PDF, 258Kb)
Strawberry and Mango Fizz (PDF, 241Kb)
Other ideas
• Zumba party
• Bake off
• Chocolate fondue night
• High tea
• Scrap booking
• Quilt making
• Jewellery making
• Teddy bears picnic
• Charades
• Ceramic painting
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