Top 10 Theme Party Ideas for 2011
In order to throw a fabulous party all you need is a little imagination and a lot of fun! Here are ten theme parties you can easily put together this year that only require some creativity and a great group of friends:
Super Bowl
Whether you’re a diehard football fan or just want to check out the commercials, a Super Bowl party can be a blast for anyone! Be sure to stalk up on chips, wings, pizza, and beer before you gather around the TV. Encourage your guests to sport their favorite team’s jersey, colors, or even mascot costume. During half time take a break from sitting on the couch and have a football toss competition or try to stump your friends by hosting a Super Bowl history trivia game. You can even award the winner with an MVP Super Bowl trophy!
“And the Winner Is…
There is no better way to celebrate the Academy Awards, then by hosting your own award ceremony! Invite your friends over for a night of glitz and glamour. Encourage them to dress up, walk the red carpet, and smile for the paparazzi. Start the night off with a champagne toast, and after you’ve seen your favorite stars go home with their little gold man, award your friends with their very own.
Don’t Be Stupid, Cupid!
Whether you’re single or in a relationship, you can’t deny the love in the air on February 14th! Instead of going on the typical dinner and a movie Valentine’s Day date, spend time with all of the people you love. Invite your friends over for a night of food, games and fun! Decorate your place with red and pink party favors, heart decorations and balloons. Enjoy Sweetheart candies, cupcakes, and even set up a chocolate fondue set! You can even invite your “single” friends over so they don’t feel left out. Spread the love and have a valentine’s day party this year.
Mardi Gras Madness
Whether it’s the jazz music, Cajun cuisines, or bright colored masks that attract you, Mardi Gras parties can be enjoyed by everyone! It is okay to go over the top with Mardi Gras decorations. Incorporate purple, green, and gold with everything and make sure there are plenty of beads to go around and add feather centerpieces to each table. Give your home a carnival makeover by lacing lights around the walls and having games set up for party goers to enjoy.
Kiss Me! I’m Irish… or at least for the day!
On March 17th everyone gets a little green fever, as they gear up to celebrate St. Patrick’s day! Whether you have Irish blood or not, St. Patrick’s day is a holiday worth celebrating. The first step to making your party unforgettable is to decorate your home with plenty of shamrocks, gold coins and green party favors. Enforce a strict dress code for guests: green, green, and more green… unless you want to get pinched! If you’re daring, surprise your friends by dressing up as a leprechaun. Stalk up on plenty of Guinness, make some traditional Irish foods, and enjoy Shamrock shaped cookies. Make your guest feel like they are in the streets of Ireland by cranking up some Irish folk music. This would surely be a lucky party to be invited too!
Welcome to the Jungle, Jungle Party
Whether young or old, a jungle themed party is bound to turn into a wild night. In order to set the right scene send out invitations decorated with your favorite animal design. For costume suggest your guests come decked out in their favorite animal prints. For decorations you can go with neutral colors such as greens and browns and then purchase accent pieces such as dishware, in various animal patterns. Consider hanging green streamers on the ceiling to represent the trees or for an added touch you can buy exotic flowers or palm leaves to place around the room. Also use dim lightening so it feels like you are in the jungle under the stars and place exotic animals or Tiki statues around the room. For food choices consider serving anything you can eat with your hands in order to go with the animal theme such as kabobs, fruit, nuts, banana chips, and animal crackers.
A Black and White Affair
If you are going for understated elegance, consider throwing a black and white party. As the theme suggests everything must be either black or white. The first step for throwing the perfect soiree is by enforcing a dress code. Make sure that everyone knows it is a formal affair and you must wear black, white, or both. For the party space you will want to buy only black and white decorations. However, you can use an accent color, such as pink, turquoise, or silver if you want to make things really pop, but just make sure it doesn’t dominate the space. Some good decorations to consider using are black and white balloons, crisp white or black linens, mirrors, flameless candles, flowers, and crystal. To get the full effect you can even use accent lighting to create subtle highlights. For food and drink consider serving hors d’oeuvrs and champagne or sparkling cider.
Hillbilly “Bone” Party
For a fun and relaxed yet inexpensive party that everyone can enjoy, consider throwing a hillbilly or redneck party. In order to really play up the theme ask everyone to dress in their version of country folk fare. From daisy dukes to overalls to dirty cut off T-shirts and flannel. For decorations you can get creative with whatever you might have lying around the house. Make cardboard cutout signs with misspelled words. String up a clothes line across the room. Place Christmas lights around the room or outside. For food and drinks you can get your traditional junk food fare. Consider Cheetos, crackers and spray cheese, fried chicken, pigs in a blanket, fruit baskets, and ding dongs or Twinkies for dessert. Fill up a bucket with ice for beer or soda and serve your favorite drink in mason jars. For added fun sing karaoke or play some good ol’ country music. Whether indoors or outdoors, a hillbilly party is perfect any time of the year and your guests will love the chance to let loose and get in touch with their inner hick.
Around the World… In One Night!
Why worry about trying to go out and see the world when you can bring the world to you? With an around the world party theme you can celebrate some of your favorite places around the world that you have either been to or would like to go to one day with your closest friends. For inspiration on colors and countries consider looking at travel magazines or going to your local international supermarket. When you pick where in the world your guests are going to be visiting, you can hang up maps, signage, and facts about the destination. To enhance the scene you can play music in various themed rooms that represent the country. To get the guests involved invite them to dress up according to their cultural heritage in order to create your very own version of the melting pot. For food and drink either buy or make some the countries famous dishes. No matter what locations inspire you your guests will love the chance to party in the best hotspots around the world!
Roaring Twenties Party
As a century known for its crazy nights and bad behavior, what better than a twenties inspired party to really get people in a swinging mood. For this theme it’s all about the costume, so get your guests to put on their favorite twenties attire. From long fancy dresses, sequins, and feathers, to pin stripe suits and gangster hats. For this type of party it’s also all about location, location, location! For the perfect setting you’ll want a vintage looking venue with a large dance floor and possibly an outside patio area. To set the scene, think The Great Gatsby. For truly authentic decorations consider having silent movies playing on screens, chandeliers, crates of liquor sitting around, balloons, draping fabric on the walls, and bouquets of flowers. In order to create the perfect atmosphere, music is key. You’ll want to make sure you have plenty of big band/jazz music, so people can dance the Charleston and Foxtrot. For an era that many people recognize for wealth and prosperity, free women, and prohibition everyone is bound to have a fun time at your 1920’s party. For the best success, get your guests involved and share in the good times!
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