{"id":1523,"date":"2012-09-11T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2012-09-11T12:24:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T12:24:37","slug":"scene-setters-for-parties-and-family-reunions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/scene-setters-for-parties-and-family-reunions\/","title":{"rendered":"Scene Setters for Parties and Family Reunions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-pt2-0741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"camp pt2 074\" border=\"0\" alt=\"camp pt2 074\" src=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-pt2-074_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"393\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How do you turn a forest campground into a ship on a tropical cruise? Scene setters!&#160; I love scene setters- they are inexpensive (each piece is under $20.00 and the add ons are usually about $5.00) and they instantly make your reunion or party theme come alive!<\/p>\n<p>For our \u201cCruisin\u2019\u201d family reunion we used a cruise ship scene setter to give the allusion of&#160; being in the ocean on a luxury cruise ship.&#160; Scene setters are usually used in a room and applied with some sort of \u201cSticky Tack\u201d or tape.&#160; Taking scene setters outside is where the real challenge is!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/21SrmD9yhXL._SL110_.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each roll is usually 30 feet long and 4 feet high and because we were camping for our reunion we had to work around trees, rocks and other obstacles.&#160; Uncle Richard, who works in construction, came to the rescue and very quickly built a background for my scene setter to go on.&#160; Here\u2019s how we did it-<\/p>\n<h2>Making Room Scene Setters Work Without a Room<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"camp 008\" border=\"0\" alt=\"camp 008\" src=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-008_thumb.jpg\" width=\"324\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t care if the scene setter was 30 feet long or not- I believe ours ended up being 24 feet long.&#160; Uncle Richard used plywood (the quality didn\u2019t matter) and 2&#215;4\u2019s to brace it and hold it up. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"camp 009\" border=\"0\" alt=\"camp 009\" src=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-009_thumb.jpg\" width=\"357\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the background was up we used spray adhesive to attach the scene setter.&#160; The trick to using spray adhesive is to spray both the plywood AND the scene setter.&#160; It took three of us to keep smooth and straight but it wasn\u2019t hard and it didn\u2019t take long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"camp 004\" border=\"0\" alt=\"camp 004\" src=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-004_thumb.jpg\" width=\"362\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"camp 005\" border=\"0\" alt=\"camp 005\" src=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-005_thumb.jpg\" width=\"359\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There will be a few creases but it didn\u2019t bother us at all.&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-108.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"camp 108\" border=\"0\" alt=\"camp 108\" src=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-108_thumb.jpg\" width=\"318\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After putting up the two large sheets of our scene setter we cut out the individual \u201cadd on\u201d decorations.&#160; Use your own wall adhesive for hanging or we found that if you get the add on a little wet it will just smooth on and although not permanent, adhered to our scene for the three days of our reunion.&#160; I didn\u2019t use all of the add ons provided- just our favorites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"camp 109\" border=\"0\" alt=\"camp 109\" src=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/camp-109_thumb.jpg\" width=\"323\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pictures below show how a scene setter works.&#160; This is how the makers of scene setters visualize the finished product.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/store.php\">Cruise Scene Setter<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Tropical Cruise Ship Scene Setter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.partycheap.com\/v\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/tropical.ocean40.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the <a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/store.php\">top scene setter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ocean and Sky Backdrop\" src=\"http:\/\/www.partycheap.com\/v\/vspfiles\/photos\/52027-1.jpg\" width=\"303\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the bottom of the scene setter.&#160; Each piece is 4 feet tall by 30 feet long.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cruise Ship Deck Backdrop\" src=\"http:\/\/www.partycheap.com\/v\/vspfiles\/photos\/52028-1.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cruise Ship Deck Backdrop\" src=\"http:\/\/www.partycheap.com\/v\/vspfiles\/photos\/52028-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the \u201cadd on\u201d we used.&#160; We had to cut out each piece before we applied it to our scene.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.partycheap.com\/v\/vspfiles\/photos\/52033-2.jpg\" width=\"284\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Jungle Scene Setter<\/h2>\n<p>Other scenes are available like this fun jungle theme.&#160; It is made up a jungle \u201ctrees\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/store.php\">roll AND a jungle \u201cfoliage\u201d roll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.partycheap.com\/v\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/jungle%20backdrop%20%282%29.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then you add decorations and animals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.partycheap.com\/v\/vspfiles\/photos\/52106-2.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Sports Stadium Scene Setter<\/h2>\n<p>I love this <a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/store.php\">sports stadium scene setter<\/a>.&#160; Imagine holding a sports themed reunion or party and putting this along the walls of your gym or party room.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sports Stadium Insta Theme\" src=\"http:\/\/www.partycheap.com\/v\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/stadium.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Pirate Design a Room<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Design-A-Room Pirate Pack - Party Decorations &amp; Backdrops &amp; Scene Setters\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51Z%2BWVzGG2L._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve used scene setters before- just last Christmas I used a <a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/store.php\">brick like scene setter<\/a> to take Santa pictures with the kids.&#160; We held our party in the church gym and the brick background sure looked nicer than the boring white wall that we would\u2019ve used.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/reindeer-games-photos-109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"reindeer games photos 109\" border=\"0\" alt=\"reindeer games photos 109\" src=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/reindeer-games-photos-109_thumb.jpg\" width=\"373\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t do a 30 foot long scene and a have some pieces of your scene setter left over use on your serving table as a table cloth.<\/p>\n<p>You can purchase all of the items I\u2019ve shown you in the <a href=\"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/store.php\">Family Reunion Helper store.<\/a>&#160; You\u2019ll need some help and good adhesive to put it up but the way it transforms your room or your OUTSIDE party is almost magical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you turn a forest campground into a ship on a tropical cruise? 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