Our family started a Narnia Book Club. After reading each book, we have a super fun book club meeting – complete with themed games, activities, food and more! (This was not your typical boring, stuffy book club. This was a fun-filled, kid-approved event!)
The first book we read was The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. And, the party (ummm, I mean book club meeting) afterwards was a blast!
Here’s all the details about our themed event inspired by this classic C.S. Lewis book.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Event Details
Our event was a book club meeting but all of these ideas could be easily used (or adapted) for a family movie night, a Narnia-themed birthday party or any other celebration.
(Are you having a book club meeting about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, too? See the end of this post for discussion questions.)
Narnia Food
What Narnia-inspired food did we eat? Tea and Turkish Delight, of course!
What could be more appropriate for our book club meeting about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe???
Like Lucy and Mr Tumnus, we sipped tea while we chatted. And, of course, we had to try some Turkish Delight to see why Edmund was so crazy for this particular treat.
You can find more food inspiration at the Chronicles of Narnia wiki page.
Narnia Games and Activities
The Neverending Winter Snowball Fight
When little Lucy Pevensie first enters Narnia, it is winter. So we had a snowball fight. You could do this by rolling up white socks into balls that you can throw at one another.
Remember how our event was a book club party for kids and my secret goal was to make it educational? I used crumpled up pieces of white paper instead of socks. This worked well for us because I was able to print a discussion question on each piece of paper. After our big snowball fight, I had the kids read and answer the questions in each snowball. (Discussion questions are listed at the end of this post.)
Wardrobe to Narnia Art
This art project was so cute and easy, and the children loved it. All it requires is a couple sheets of paper, some coloring utensils, scissors and glue.
Each child was given sheets of blue and brown construction paper. On the blue paper, each child painted a winter scene with a lamppost in the center of it. (It is important for the lamp post to be centered in the bottom half of the paper.)
Once they had completed their winter scenes, they created a “wardrobe” with the brown construction paper by cutting doors in it. Then simply glue the edges of the brown paper to the blue paper.
Voila! The kids each had a wardrobe with doors that open so they can peek into Narnia any time they want.
Other Games and Activities
Other games and activities could include:
Narnia Decorations
We didn’t do much in the way of decorations. Our event was a book club, and I was trying to keep it very simple.
However, it would be very easy to decorate for a birthday party, baby shower, movie night or other celebration inspired by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Here are several affordable (or DIY) decoration ideas:
Kid-Friendly Book Club Discussion
I wanted to keep our Narnia Book Club simple, fun and educational. Our book club consists of children; most of the children are ages 9 through 12 but we have occasional participants that are younger. I tried to keep the questions (and activities) fun and light.
BOOK CLUB TIP: For a children’s book club with a range of ages like ours, I like to invest in a few different versions of this book – a picture book for young children, an abridged version for early readers, and the unabridged book for advanced readers.
BYO Drawing
With each meeting of our Narnia Book Club, I ask the children to bring a drawing of their favorite scene from the book. The children all tell us about their pictures.
Book Discussion
After sharing our artwork, we have a short discussion about the book (sometimes the discussion questions are incorporated into a fun activity like the snowball fight mentioned earlier).
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Discussion Questions
Here are some of the book discussion questions we used.
- Tell us one thing that you liked or disliked about the story.
- If Lucy was your little sister, would you have believed her when she told you about visiting Narnia that first time?
- Why did Edmund lie about Narnia being real?
- Do you think Turkish Delight is so yummy that it could be used to trick YOU into going home with the White Witch?
- What do you think about Lucy’s decision to enter the wood alone – was it safe, brave, foolish?
- Which of the weapons from Santa would YOU want – Susan’s bow and arrows, Peter’s sword and shield, or Lucy’s healing elixir?
- Where would you prefer to live – here or Narnia?
- Which of the Pevensie kids would you most like to be friends with? Why?
- Do you think Aslan is scary? The book said that Aslan is “good but not safe at the same time.” What do you think that means?
- Do the children still love one another after all of their early fighting and betrayal? How do you know?
- The book doesn’t tell you what Aslan says to Edmund. What do you think it might have been?
- Do you think Mr Tumnus is a good friend or a bad friend? Why?
- Do you think the children will ever return to Narnia? If so, would it be through the wardrobe?
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Best Book Club Meeting (Party) Ever!
Doesn’t our Narnia Book Club meeting (party) sound like fun? Best book club meeting ever, right? I can’t wait for our next book club gathering after we read Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia!
For more Narnia party ideas, check out these other Narnia Party Themes!
Have you read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
Have you been to a party or event with a Narnia theme before?
What other fun Narnia theme ideas do you have?
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I love everything about this! You would be an amazing teacher.
Thank you! Maybe I missed my calling. 🙂 I think I would’ve enjoyed being a teacher.
Great ideas! These would be great in the classroom, too! I had to Google Turkish delight; I had no idea what it was. I’ve read the book, but it’s been a while. 🙂
I had no idea what Turkish delight was either. It was fun trying a new treat during our book club meeting. (Although, I don’t think I would obsess over it like Edmund did. It was good but not THAT good. Haha.)