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The Dope Girls zine cofounder and party host extraordinaire shops local to ring in 2020 with a Babysitter’s Club–themed bash at home.
Photograph courtesy of Kookie House
December 1
I’ll put in an order for Kookie House cookies with Babysitter’s Club characters’ faces on them. Obviously, Claudia, the cool, fashionable one, is a chocolate ginger spice. Then, I order four candles from Etsy’s Kin Karasu—white tea and citrus would be nice. They’ll go in the bathroom, living room, porch, and back room (cat room). Finally, I’ll see if Maricela Vega of 8Arm can cater. Anything vegan that she wants to put into masa would be perfect.
Photograph courtesy of Kin Karasu
December 16
For alcohol: I’ll order a pony keg of SweetWater 420 from Westview Corner Grocery. It’s an easy beer that pleases everyone and is actually good. For wine and champagne, I’ll head to Hop City’s location on the BeltLine’s Westside Trail. Montane for the non-drinkers. And I’ll book the dogs a sleepover at Barking Hound Village Lofts.
Photograph by Scott Webb/Unsplash
December 23
Flowers are beautiful but can also be wasteful, so I’ll use this as an excuse to buy more plants from the Victorian to make sure everyone is tripping over them. I’ll make a run to Value Village to collect mason jars to use as cups. Then I’ll go to Chamblee’s Antique Row district for extra ashtrays to collect herbal-refreshment waste.
Photograph courtesy of Sony Pictures
December 30
I’ll swing by Videodrome to pick up The Babysitter’s Club on DVD. They special-ordered a copy for me once, and I’m going to put it to use. Afterward, I head to Sevananda Natural Foods to buy white sage for party favors.
December 31
Crossing my fingers I have everything picked up. Bring your own skincare face masks (I’m giving y’all all this booze and masa) because I’ll be wearing one from Fig and Flower.
This article appears in our December 2019 issue.
