Last year in February for my birthday, I threw a Mahjong party at my house with friends. Most of us had just attended our very first Mahjong lesson together in January and I thought a Mahjong party in February would be the perfect way to get us all playing again and try to sharpen our skills.
Because most of us were all brand new with it, I knew we would need some extra help from someone that had been playing longer and knew the game well. At the time, we did not have any local teachers that I was aware of in our town; so I called in some friends and each of those friends helped play and instruct at a table. Obviously if this is most peoples first time, I would suggest trying to find a teacher in your area and hiring them to teach your group. But for us, since everyone had some experience, this worked out to be a lot of fun.
We planned the party over lunch time while the kids were at school and I hired a chef to come in and help us serve lunch while we were playing.
I went with an Asian theme and picked up sushi from a local restaurant and then we served Make-Your-Own Rice bowls chicken or salmon and then all the fun fixings.
I went with a Valentine’s Day theme and ordered some fun accessories from Mahji Mamas and picked up some festive heart balloons from our local Party City. I borrowed foldable card tables from friends that had them and some extra folding tables and we set up a total of 4 tables to play Mahjong.
I was lucky enough to have friends that had our favorite The Mahjong Line tiles, so we had a set for each table and we all spread out and took a seat.
These are just some fun party options for a Valentine’s get together. I found most things at Amazon, Mahji Mamas or the Mahjong Line.
I found matching tablecloths here from Amazon, but I also adore this one from Fenwick Fields.
We kept things pretty low key since we were all newbies to the game of Mahjong. I put out appetizers so that people could graze at their leisure and we started playing. Then we took a little break for everyone to make a bowl for lunch and then we shuffled the seat around a little bit so that we mixed up the groups a bit.
I made this fun Valentine’s Snack Crak that I shared yesterday on the blog. It’s a great snack to enjoy while playing Mahjong and everyone from adults to kids love it and you can mix up the ingredients with anything you have around.
My friends daughter who is absolutely adorable made this AMAZING cake for me for my birthday. Y’all she was in 6th grade last year and made this cake to match my birthday theme just perfectly. She is a true talent and was so sweet to want to be the one to deliver the cake to me on my bday.
Our crew learning the game in my favorite little Ladies Lounge 🙂
My Pink Dress with the Feathers
It was truly such a fun day!! Now that I am writing this now, I am ready to do it all over again this year for my birthday next month!!! Can ya’ll believe that I am turning 40 next month??? Insert all the crying emojis!
If you are interested in buying any of the beautiful tiles from the Mahjong Line that you see in all the photos above, you can use this link and code AnnieMalone10 for 10% off your order.
