Adult party planning inspiration needed (Enid Blyton 'Secret 7' theme)

[midnightmoon8]

A group of pals and I are all reaching a milestone birthday and we are having a few days away in a holiday cottage. We call ourselves 'the secret 7' (enid Blyton) because there are 7 of us - we have a great time together & enjoy our holiday adventures. We're a mix of couples and singles. I am planning to get to the holiday cottage a couple of hours before everyone else and I want to set up the dinner table with little treats, games, etc around the secret 7 theme. If anyone can offer me any ideas or inspiration it would be gratefully received!

Don't let them in unless they say the password!

Maybe pin a bit of bunting up and buy or make a cake that you can pipe "secret seven " and the relevent birthday number on. Take some mystery type board games like Cluedo or The Chameleon.

You need lashings and lashings of ginger beer!

You could get the adult alcoholic variety if you prefer .

And heaps of tomatoes!

I seem to remember they all wore badges, so you could make a badge for everyone to wear.

Rex London have vintage decorations which I think have a Secret Seven era type feel : www.rexlondon.com/paper-bunting-vintage-party

As they solved mysteries coukd you do a murder mystery type thing??

You need a midnight feast

You need the cookbook

No matter what food you have, you all have to 'munch' it.

Can you borrow a Spaniel?

A cardboard cutout policeman who can be insulted and patronised throughout.

Oh thanks so much, some brilliant ideas here. I knew I could count on you lot! Any more inspiration is happily received!

"humbugs, bulls-eyes, liquorice candy, barley sugars and freshly baked breads from their village shop that fuelled the Secret Seven’s deductive reasoning"

This is quite a funny read and has some more food inspiration!

Do you a friend called Suzie?

If so, talk about the party like there's no tomorrow, and then don't let her in if she turns up,

Tinned peaches and rugs to sit on!

Put a clubhouse sign on the door, is there a secret passage in the holiday cottage?? Or a panelled wall? If not just make a sign that says there is

It’s always summer in the secret seven so summer themed - village fete, bunting etc

Treasure hunt with clues would be very secret seven

You could make the clues suitably ludicrous - dodgy looking man with beard etc

Refer to everything unusual as 'queer', and be suspicious of anyone with a forrin accent.

is there a secret passage in the holiday cottage?? Or a panelled wall? If not just make a sign that says there is

Sure you're not thinking of the Famous Five? Specifically, Five go to Smugglers' Top?

Adult Party and Enid Blyton are not two things that I would immediately have put together midnightmoon8

Well, it's not going to work if some of your aren't male and do all the important stuff that needs penises, while the completely interchangeable girls take it in turns to bring snacks, I fear.

(Peter was essentially Julian from the Famous Five all over again, wasn't he? Definitely grew up to become a UKIP councillor and died of coronary thrombosis.)

And I fear going out in public wearing badges that say SS might prove problematic.

I don't know, drink ginger beer, decide that two of you are Susie and Binkie and exclude them from everything?

You'll need button badges with SS embroidered on.
They drank lemonade for special occasions, not ginger beer (that was the Famous Five).
Bullseyes. chocolate biscuits. A sheepdog. Blankets. Fireworks. A candle which will get knocked over and burn the shed/holiday cottage down.
Cherry cake with cherries inside as well as on top. Cream cakes.
A password to get in.
An easily solveable crime and a PC to be rude to (though treat the Inspector with respect).
Some working class people to sneer at.
Oh, and if anyone says something useful, say 'you're quite sensible for a girl after all Pam' as if you are paying them a compliment. They must of course blush with pride.
If anyone is in a couple you must turn to the partner of whomever just passed you a cup of tea/gin /whatever and say 'Gosh, your Mother's a WONDER!' in exaggerated tones

We had all the SS to listen to in the car, read by Sarah Green. Thank God the youngest is now a teen! Five DC listened to them. I know them by heart.

A sheepdog? Why?