Trivia Night Made Easy: Host, Score & Celebrate in Style

Have you ever dreamed of running a trivia night that’s fun and memorable from start to finish? With your own score sheets, host apparel, team t-shirts, fun paddles for quick‑fire rounds, and promotional posters and invites, plus of course awards for the winners. Then you’re already halfway there with my new Trivia Night collection which makes bringing your trivia event all together easy. 

 

If you’re a small business owner, running a bar, café, or local venue, it is worth hosting a quiz evening if you choose a normally quiet evening as it is great to boost traffic during those slower times. Trivia nights increase sales, bring in new customers, and create a loyal community vibe around your space. It does take a bit of time though to promote and get the word out to create the buzz. I would recommend hosting them at least once a month to start with to test the water so to speak.

The first thing before you start is to enure your venue has enough room. You are going to need a designated host area where a microphone can be used, a way to display your questions, if you want it more interactive, whether that’s a screen, projector, or printed handouts, and of course space for all your teams.

Questions to ask! You can go with a general trivia mix or pick a theme that suits your regular crowd. Keeping the atmosphere fun and welcoming is key — people come for the game, but stay for the experience. Themed nights can be great fun too.

Run your night like a Pro

Be sure to welcome your teams and players, be clear to everyone by explaining the format, don't forget to introduce yourself (in your new host T-shirt!), and go over how scoring works. Mention any bonus rounds and when to use the paddles if you decide to add that extra interactive element to your event.

Structure Your Rounds

Using my custom-designed score sheets is a quick and easy way to track team answers and scores, plus it helps reduce the risk of cheating!

Each sheet is split into two sections (front and back) for smooth game play. The front page covers 4 rounds with 5 questions each, makes it easy for teams to follow along and stay organized. Each round can be customized with your own topic if required.

It’s also designed with a natural break in mind — after the first 4 rounds, you can pause the game to let teams grab a drink, take a break and stretch their legs. Then you’re ready to dive back in for the second half!

The reverse of the score sheet has a further 6 rounds with 5 questions each giving a total of 50 questions to ask for the night.

What questions should you ask? Well that will depend on your theme but a good guide is having a mix of 

• Standard Q&A

• Visual rounds (images on screen or printed)

• Audio rounds (if possible)

• Quick-fire rounds with paddles (“buzz in” style)

Keep the pace moving and the mood upbeat. Share score updates between rounds to keep the competitive energy up.

End with a bang: Celebrate the winners with awards and make it feel like a real event. Trophies like my acrylic award is great to use teamed up with a bottle of champagne and are great for photos and memory making.

Promote it

No event just happens, your customers need to know about it! A great way to get the word out is by using my unique custom promotional posters, invitation flyers and even coasters to help get the word out and build excitement around your event.

Display posters in high‑traffic areas and share a digital version on social media, you can contact me if you need these extra items created for you.

After-Party & Follow-Up

Once the official game is over, let people hang out (buy more drinks and chat), and maybe enjoy some extra bonus mini-games with a box of chocolates as a prize.

Don't forget if this is going to become a regular event, to share photos of the night afterward on social media. Plus of course thank everyone for coming and tease them with your next trivia night to keep the momentum going.

You can also ask for feedback, ask them what they loved and what could have been done better to improve next time.

Using my collection really helps customers see you’ve put the effort into custom professional looking materials and thoughtful planning. This will help your trivia night become more than just a quiz, but an experience your guests will remember and left wanting to come back for more. 

 

Blooming with joy - Planning a floral themed baby shower

If you're looking for a theme that is both elegant and charming, consider a "Baby in Bloom" baby shower! My latest whimsical Baby in Bloom watercolor artwork was inspired by the marigold blooms in my garden and in the sweet center spot I imagined a baby nestled into the soft petals whilst coming into bloom!

So why host a "Baby in Bloom" Shower?
Planning a baby shower is an exciting time, filled with anticipation and joy as you prepare to welcome a new little one into the world. This delightful theme is all about celebrating the beauty and blossoming of new life. It's fresh and offers a wealth of opportunities for stunning floral decorations, delicious visual treats, and memorable activities.

Flourishing with floral fun
Make your event stunning with a choice of pink or my neutral orange yellow margold tones designs. Whether you're expecting a boy or a girl, or keeping the gender a surprise, the "Baby in Bloom" theme can be tailored to suit your preferences. You don't need to be a professional florist either to pull this theme off, use floral arrangements as centerpieces, hang flower garlands, balloon arches adorned with flowers, mason jar centerpieces or you can even just use DIY paper flowers! As for drinks go that step futher and add some floral-infuson to your party drinks, delicate finger sandwiches with radish flowers), and a cake adorned with edible flowers, for the my orange version use Calendula although you can use French Margolds too, however I find them to be slightly more bitter. The possibilities for floral fun is endless! So go set the scene and get your guests excitied with my easy to personalize floral-themed invitations.

As for activities consider a flower arranging station, a "guess the flower" game, or a "plant a seed" activity where guests can plant seeds in a small pot to take home. Alongside my hands on games amp up the fun with a choice of doubled sided game sheets, which can be run, with extra fun as first to finish wins a prize activities. You can also create a "build-your-own-flower-pot" dessert station with various toppings and fillings for a sweet ending to your party. You will certainly find no problems keeping your guests entertained with this theme! More than just a shower, a Baby in Bloom celebration is a beautiful way to welcome a new life into the world. It's a chance to gather with loved ones, shower the parents-to-be with love and support, and create lasting memories that will blossom for years to come.

Shine bright like a diamond

Thanks to a demand for diamond and other wedding anniversary invites and party supplies. I decided I needed to add another design to my selection for special anniversaries. Fortunately I discovered a necklace I had tucked away with a diamond heart cut so I painted this using pan and tube Winsor & Newton watercolors.

Koala purple hazed wildlife art with a twist

Inspired by the smoke haze floating over the Gippsland countryside, for many days in late April. The planned burn left a purple blue touch to everything. It got me thinking of those poor koalas in the fog of choking smoke. The interesting hues influenced my decision to experiment with this haze of purple and to push my boundaries using bright non standard colour on this interesting and iconic Australian animal. 

I took a further risk and added touches of orange to the eyes and around the animals face to echo the beautiful flaming autumnal leaves and of course those fires. I have a thing for koalas they have an innocent quality but behind the cute face they can be quite feisty when they need to be.

This piece of artwork, I hope will make the viewer think about the plight of animals subjected to unpleasant smoke inhalation during burn offs.

This experimental acrylic painting is currently for sale on boxed canvas (20cms x 20cms x 1.5cms). For best price contact me directly or you can purchase from me via Saatchiart. If you want your own print check out my koala art on Redbubble.

Stork new baby delivery art

My latest stork baby art collection was originally created for my cute now not so new baby nephew.

Painted with pan watercolors this cute design was based around my brothers previous jobs as a postman and his current job dealing with parcels and deliveries and the fact that I now live thousands of miles away it seems most fitting. So I drew a cute flying stork with a baby bundle. The stork has a postman's style hat which on the original version that I sent to my new nephew had the logo of the large firm my brother is now store manager for as a personalised touch. 

I also created a simple wash sky background which I have added together to create baby shower invitations and baby shower party wares, maternity t-shirts and more available through www.mylittleeden.com on zazzle
and my redbubble store.

Stork baby watercolor art by Sarah Trett

Going green

Colour company Pantone has declared green as its colour of the year for 2017. The colour, aptly named Greenery, is described by Pantone as a "tangy yellow-green that speaks to our need to explore, experiment and reinvent". 

It seemed therefore fitting to go green whilst taking a more relax approach to a bit of watercolor art, I produced for my little eden weddings store. 

I started with some loose foliage forms then added splats of paint by gently flicking the brush in a controlled way to give the work more vitality, interest and life.

I then decided to grab a pot placed in the center of my paper and produce another piece of art in a wreath design using the pot as a circular template.

I was quite pleased with my little painting session, although I did color adjust the artwork to match and be a little more green with the tone of the greenery theme.

My new greenery wedding set now available at www.mylittleedenweddings.com just in time for a spring wedding. See the whole set here













I also have a few other hand painted greenery collections for weddings in www.mylittleedenweddings.com store. 

Spring greenery leaves watercolor art wedding
by Sarah Trett for mylittleedenweddings
Green Oncidium orchid wedding
by Sarah Trett for mylittleedenweddings
Green catkins willow watercolor art wedding
by Sarah Trett for mylittleedenweddings

Back to Australia again!

Hello again! Well it has been another while since I have posted to my art blog. My apologies.

Moving around the world and back with two young children is not for the fainthearted and unfortunately a few things have had to take a back seat for awhile and my blog has been amongst them.

Now back in Australia with my own computer and most importantly space for my desk, I am slowly getting back up and running.

Migrating back to Australia I have found the process a bit easier this time, thankfully. I have certainly felt more thankful to be able to return and trying to make the most of all Australia has to offer in terms of floral and wildlife. Being in rural Victoria again there is no shortage of exciting flora and fauna to enjoy.


At the moment I am living close to Uralla Nature Reserve. So I have taken my kids several times to the reserve for bush walks and each time we have seen something different.

My last trip was particularly special as we encountered on the path a wallaby just standing there looking straight at us. Very exciting to see one so close in the wild.

However for me the wild orchids I just fell in love with, being flower mad to see such beautiful plants with butterflies darting around in their natural setting was truly magical. This walk reminded me why I love and returned to Australia.

These beautiful wild orchids inspired me to paint the orchids on a whimsical birthday card for my mum, whom I am so sad about leaving back in the UK and not being able to visit on her upcoming birthday.

Wild orchid mum / moms gifts and cards
by Sarah Trett