{"id":312312,"date":"2025-12-23T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlslife.com\/?p=312312"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:13:40","slug":"youre-about-to-host-the-ultimate-stranger-things-watch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/make-it-cute\/312312\/youre-about-to-host-the-ultimate-stranger-things-watch-party\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;re about to host the ultimate Stranger Things watch party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-312738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stranger-things-watch-party-planning.jpg\" alt=\"A person, likely the host of a Stranger Things finale watch party, stands in front of a wall decorated with the alphabet and colorful string lights. Holding more lights and wearing a black top, they face away from the camera.\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stranger-things-watch-party-planning.jpg 640w, https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/stranger-things-watch-party-planning-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Stranger Things&#8217;<\/i> final season is about to come to a close&#8230;and we are simply *not* ready to say goodbye. With Volume 2 dropping Christmas Day and the finale premiering on New Year&#8217;s Eve (did we mention it&#8217;s so big, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/stranger-things-5-finale-in-theaters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it&#8217;s coming to theaters?<\/a>), the best way to celebrate is to host an epic watch party with your besties. Here&#8217;s how&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Snacks<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-312315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stranger-Things-snack-image-body.jpg\" alt=\"A red plate holds three flower-shaped chocolate treats, each made with five strawberry halves and decorated with white sprinkles, on a dark background. A small broomstick and black lantern are nearby.\" width=\"648\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stranger-Things-snack-image-body.jpg 648w, https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stranger-Things-snack-image-body-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stranger-Things-snack-image-body-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trust, you\u2019re going to want tasty snacks for all the excitement. Stock up on the basics: bags of your fave chips, popcorn or trail mix to keep your D&amp;D party members fed. You can&#8217;t forget the iconic Eggo waffles (with maple syrup, too!) and a case of Coca-Cola for nostalgic season one vibes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Want to take your gathering to the next level (and serve up an IG-worthy dessert)? Try your hand at<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0making strawberry <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notquitenigella.com\/2022\/06\/03\/top-5-stranger-things-foods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">demogorgon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> heads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Decorate and set the vibes<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRr-2LxiC2o\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRr-2LxiC2o\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Tinka | Fruits &amp; Snacks (@tinka.video)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add red streamers all along your ceiling or use sunset lamps to make the room moody (almost as if Vecna is lurking around!). For a throwback to season one, hang colorful Christmas lights above your TV\u2014the Joyce Byers way. In true &#8217;80s fashion, don\u2019t be afraid to go overboard, especially with the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stranger Things<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> references (time to pull up that Pinterest board).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Queue up a <i>Stranger Things<\/i> playlist<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DPXd7_NEc3-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DPXd7_NEc3-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Recaptured 80s (@recaptured80s)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201880s songs, especially ones that were actually used throughout the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stranger Things<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> seasons (&#8220;Running Up That Hill\u201d by Kate Bush, we\u2019re looking at you), are exactly what should be cranking through your speakers as your squad arrives. (Psst: We found the official <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/37i9dQZF1DXc3KPAjGyPdm?si=kJH7hSpDQ7qVhEyJLVEhjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotify <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stranger Things<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> playlist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plan some games and activities<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since volume two and the finale don\u2019t drop until 5 p.m. PST (or 8 p.m for our East Coast girlies), you might need something to occupy the time while you await the episode drops. Host a costume contest with your besties (best Eleven costume, go!) or play <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/features\/stranger-things-quiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stranger Things<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trivia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see who is the biggest fan of the show. (Or, *ahem,* take our own <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/quizzes\/311690\/quiz-which-stranger-things-hero-should-you-take-on-the-upside-down-with\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stranger Things<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-themed quiz.)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Set some time to talk it out<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/13yEy31lKuq77y\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While we don\u2019t know what will happen during that final episode, we *do* know it will be one to remember\u2014and an immediate debrief after streaming the last episode is much-needed to conclude 10 years of this iconic series.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Follow us on IG for more <em>Stranger Things<\/em> content <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/girlslifemag\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@girlslifemag<\/a>!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #911717;\"><span style=\"color: #ff3399;\"><strong>Not sure what to do after your <i>Stranger Things<\/i> binge-watch? Check out these articles<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2764\ufe0f\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/quizzes\/311690\/quiz-which-stranger-things-hero-should-you-take-on-the-upside-down-with\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QUIZ! Which Stranger Things hero should you take on the upside down with?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2764\ufe0f\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/trending\/311259\/we-just-built-your-ultimate-watchlist-for-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We just built your ultimate watchlist for 2026<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2764\ufe0f\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/trending\/310754\/the-jonas-brothers-are-making-every-day-feel-like-christmas-in-their-new-holiday-movie\/\">The Jonas Brothers are making every day feel like Christmas in their new holiday movie<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Slider and top image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQfx7-nDrfS\/?igsh=ZmhobHFyb29yZTcz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cameronsilas<\/a><br \/>\nBody images: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3Eh9u4HHRS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@notquitenigella<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRr-2LxiC2o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@tinka.video<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPXd7_NEc3-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@recaptured80s<\/span><\/a>, GIF via <a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/90s-90210-sleepover-13yEy31lKuq77y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stranger Things&#8217; final season is about to come to a close&#8230;and we are simply *not* ready to say goodbye. With Volume 2 dropping Christmas Day and the finale premiering on New Year&#8217;s Eve (did we mention it&#8217;s so big, it&#8217;s coming to theaters?), the best way to celebrate is to host an epic watch party [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3035,"featured_media":312738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[289,774],"tags":[15351,3663,3352,7479,1508,1140,1464,11396,62208,14255,62209,46834],"class_list":["post-312312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-make-it-cute","category-parties","tag-80s","tag-decor","tag-hosting","tag-inspo","tag-party","tag-playlist","tag-snacks","tag-stranger-things","tag-stranger-things-watch-party","tag-tv-shows","tag-upside-down","tag-watch-party"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3035"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}