Dharma Stations: Food and Decor

In case youve forgotten what the Dharma Stations are, in the second issue of Lost: The Official Magazine, writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach says, "The Dharma Initiative was a communal research facility on the island. A lot of scientists and free-thinkers got together to do a lot of different kinds of research: psychiatry, zoology - and remember that with the zoology part of the film you saw some polar bears. It's possible there were some animal aggression studies going on there, as well as human psychology experiments and a whole variety of other things." Now that you're up-to-speed, we're going to turn your party space into the LOST island with Dharma Stations and food (yes, fish biscuits, ranch dressing, and more!)DHARMA stands for: Department of Heuristics And Research on Material Applications, derived from Buddhist thought where 8 is the number that is all-superior.

Dharma Food Labels
To spice up your party and make it LOST and DHARMA-friendly, make sure that you label most of your food packaging (if not all of your food packaging) with DHARMA labels that you can get here! Simply download and they're ready to use!

Setting Up Dharma Stations

• With the Dharma food labels, you can draw your own Dharma station logos and create specified Dharma stations around your party space.
• You can use coffee tables, your dining table (there won't be a sit-down dinner, as all the food is travel-friendly!), stools, desks, a piano bench, or any flat surface to be your station as long as you label appropriately.

Found Dharma Stations

"The Staff" - (station number unknown) Medical Research Facility

• Place test tubes shooters filled with shots of alcohol or orange juice.
• Feature bottles of wine: Merlot and Cabernet, both of which the survivors found on the island and have been seen drinking on various episodes.

"The Arrow" - (2 of 6) defensive Strategies

• Use an arrow to mark this place (obviously). Create one out of construction paper!

"The Swan" - (3 of 6) Electromagnetic Research and Containment.

• Try to draw out the outline of a swan.
• Get your HUGE tub of ranch dressing with a side of veggies.
• Most of your DHARMA themed junk foods should be found here: peanut butter, chips, chocolate bars, and wheat thins.

"The Flame" - (4 of 6) Communication Technology Facility.

• Feature some grilled shrimp skewers!
• Have a bowl of fish biscuits, which the crash survivors enjoy eating. They know that fish biscuits were used feed the polar bears in the DHARMA initiative, but now they're just a tasty snack that "curiously" look like Goldfish crackers.

"The Pearl" - (5 of 6) Psychological Research and Observation Facility.

• This is where all of your gift bags will be. It's psychological because it'll take all your guests' might to not try and peak inside the bags.

"The Orchid" - (6 of 6) Space Time Travel Facility. Disguised as a botanical station.

• Decorate with faux flowers, put a stuffed rabbit in the center (because of the Orchid video).
• If you want, add a clock to make sure your guests will tune into the show on time!

"The Hydra" - (unknown #) Zoological Research Facility.

• Glasses of water along with animal print napkins

"The Looking Glass" - (unknown #) Underwater Submarine Guidance Facility, Radio Jammer.

• Radio/Music station
• Feature Sashimi because the LOST crew had to eat a lot of raw fish. For those not really into the raw fish scene can definitely get california rolls.

"The Tempest" - (unknown #) Toxic gas Development.

• Feature some dried tropical fruits, or even fresh cutly fruits too: plantain chips, banana crisps, mangos, guava, and papayas
• Coconut milk
• Make a fruit salad!

"The Lamp Post" - (unknown #) Locates when the Island will appear.

• Get your computer and create a playlist of all of the Dharma Initiative Propaganda Videos on YouTube and play them (full screen style) continuously throughout the party.