Divergent Movie Night

     With the recent Blu Ray/DVD release of Divergent, I decided to host a movie night party for my friends and I.  I wanted to create a table scape with a section for each of the factions, Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Erudite, and Dauntless, that are featured in the Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant books.  I had a great time coming up with ideas for each section from the color scheme to what food and drinks to serve to decorations.  It was a lot of fun and I think it turned out amazing! 

Here are the Factions....

For Abnegation I wanted to focus on the simplicity of things...

Gray table cloth, stones, clear serve ware, bread, and water.

Along with a image I found on Tumblr that I had printed then Mod Podged on a canvas.

And of course a "choosing bowl" with stones to complete the look.

I made some Selfless Bread

and some Benevolent Butters.

I also printed some of these labels I found on Bringing Up Burns,

 then Mod Podged them on some water bottles.

For Amity I wanted the focus to be warm and friendly...

 A bright yellow and red table cloth, a wood plank, a basket of red apples, wood create,

apples chips & dip, hard apple cider, and another Tumblr image.

And the "choosing bowl" of soil.

The Peace Rings are just Apple Chips,

and the Harmony Dip went with them perfectly.

I found these cool labels too on Bringing Up Burns

 that I Mod Podged onto some Angry Orchard Hard Cider bottles.

For Candor I did a play on the black and white theme.

I found a black and white stripe cloth, glass, black & white food, 

and the Candor image from Tumblr.

The "choosing bowl" full of glass.

I made of these Truth Tidbits which were quite tasty,

and some homemade Probity Pastries.

Erudite was fun to decorate too....

Found a blue and white chevron material, some beakers, plastic glasses, 

set up the dictionary (opened up to the definition of Erudite, of course), blue soda, 

some healthy snacks, and the Tumblr image.

A bowl of water set out for the "choosing bowl."

The little beakers I found at Hobby Lobby, 

which I just drew on the lines and numbers, then filled with some blue wine cooler.

Since the Erudite are all about learning...

I made some brain food, Knowledge Nibbles.

For the non alcoholic drinkers, I got some Jone's Soda that 

I wrapped some newspaper around for decor.

And lastly, Dauntless, it was easy to decorate for this one too.

I laid out a black cloth for the table, some black plastic guns and knives, 

some paper targets, burgers, chocolate cakes, and a Dauntless Tumblr picture.

The "choosing bowl" was full of stones shaped like coals and some candles.

I got the plastic guns and knives at the Dollar Tree, then spray painted them black.

In the book, the Dauntless ate hamburgers, 

so these Bravery Burger Bombs are a play on those.

They also ate chocolate cake, so I had to make some mini Fearless Cakes.

I found these cool labels on Bringing Up Burns 

that I printed, then colored in a bit and put on some wine bottles.

I was so happy to discover some temporary tattoos in my new Blu Ray!

I decided to go Dauntless for the party...and a couple days afterward.

 (They were stuck on pretty good!)

It was a fun night! 

I loved planning it all, the decorations, the colors, the food, the drinks.

And especially getting to spend it with some great friends!

Can't wait to plan my next movie night...

Amity

Recipe from Shugary Sweets

Harmony Apple Dip
What you need: 6 oz vanilla Greek yogurt 1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed) 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup sweetened apple butter 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground all spice 8 oz Cool Whip
How to make it:
In a large bowl whisk the yogurt, brown sugar, powdered sugar, and apple butter until well combined. Add in the cinnamon, nutmeg, and all spice, stir until well incorporated. Fold in Cool Whip. Refrigerate dip at least one hour to let flavors combine. Serve with some Apple Rings (Apple chips) and ENJOY! A little about Amity...

DEFINITION: [Pronounced: Am-it-ee] l. friendship; peaceful harmony. 2. mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord. 3. cordiality. It's not just about and apple-picking. It’s about cultivating strong relationships and trying to understand each other.  
HISTORY: Amity is the faction that dislikes war. They formed Amity in order to have a peaceful society free from conflict and sadness caused by wars and instigation. They are truly a democratic faction, voting on everything, almost unanimously.

TRAITS: They love music, art, games, and laughter. They give hugs when greeting. They vote on everything, almost unanimously. Their bread has peace serum added to prevent their members from fighting. Amity's essential nature comes from its crop-growing. They run the farms, which provides some of the food for all the factions. They tend to be counsellors, caretakers & artists.

PHYSICAL TRAITS: Members dress comfortably in red and yellow clothing. Their dress code is less formal than other factions, as long as it is bright and pleasant.

AMITY INITIATION: Like Erudite, very little knowledge of Amity's initiation process is given away in the books. From what we can gather, though, it involves fruit-picking and singing songs.

NICKNAME: 'banjo strummin' softies'. 
RELATIONS: On good terms with Abnegation; on very good terms with Erudite who provide them with farming inventions;opposing views on violence to Dauntless but on neutral terms; a slight rivalry with Candor, who believe "those who seek peace will always deceive to keep the waters calm" suggesting Amity can be dishonest. 
CURRENT LEADER: They don't recognize a leader but use Johanna Reyes as their representative. 
FACTION MANIFESTO: 

* copied from The Divergent Life