I need some advise...50th Birtday party?

Fernando M

I need some suggestions for a 50th birthday party for my Mom and Aunt (Twins), I already have the Hall and Limo reserved. I'm expecting no more than 100 people. What I need help with is a Theme, I Don't really want "over this hill", I want this to be a celebration. I also need some menu ideas. Both my Mom and Aunt enjoy Italian food, any Ideas? I'm currently putting together a slide show about their past 50yrs. Like I said Menu and Theme are my primary concerns.

Thank you.

Answer
Try doing something like a 50's themed party
Print new record labels containing the party particulars and place them on old 45s or fake records. Name the "record company" after your guest of honor or party hosts. These are invitations that are bound to go platinum.

· Use a fabric paint pen to write the invitation on a bobby sock or stuff the paper invitation into a sock.

· Use photo postcards of Elvis, James Dean, or Marilyn Monroe as your invitation stock.

· Write your invitation on the back of a '50s party cardboard cutout.

· Encourage all your cool cats to come dressed in '50s finery.





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'50s Happy Days Theme Decorations:

· Set up a soda shop or dinner setting with small cafe tables (available at most rental stores).

· Hang real or inflatable music instruments around the site.

· Find old saddle shoes or sneakers (not modern-looking athletic shoes). You can even use white nurse's shoes and turn them into saddle-looking shoes with brown paint or by gluing pieces of brown felt onto the shoe. Hang from the ceiling.

· To use sneakers, saddle shoes or any boot -style roller skate as a retro centerpiece, slip a water tumbler into a bobby sock, then fill the glass with straws and slip the sock into the shoe or skate.

· Use James Dean, Elvis, Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe life-size stand-ups, movie posters, and movie stills to adorn the walls next to posters of hot rods and oldies album covers.

· Contact a local classic car club about displaying or renting one or more of their hot rods for your party site. You can also contact a local motorcycle club to see about displaying or renting "hogs" to rev up your party site.

· If your budget allows, rent an old-fashioned jukebox. If not, use inflatable or cardboard versions for atmosphere.

· Hang rock and roll themed signs, posters and cutouts that will turn any room into a soda shop.

· Dig through your family attic, yard sales, thrift stores or flea markets to find a bunch of golden oldies .45s, LPs or old album covers to use to decorate your dancing den.

· The quickest way to give any room a '50s feeling is to use rolls of patterned paper with a record, soda shop or typical checkerboard design or vinyl "sugar shack" or sock hop cutouts. Or add a rock and roll or fabulous fifties border. Best of all, by using sticky tack you can put up any of these designs without ruining your walls!

· Light up your night with music note novelty lights.

· Just in case your guests don't come dressed or if you don't want to make it a total costume party, have a couple of accessories on hand to help your guests become part of your décor. Choose items such as music note or black felt fedoras and Blues Brothers, Elvis or retro sunglasses. Or, buy in bulk and outfit the crowd with a complete rock and roll accessory kit.





Activities - '50s Fun:

· Get everyone up to do the stroll, mashed potatoes Lindy, jive and other classic '50s party dances.

· Resurrect your old turntable to spin the '50s top tunes. If you don't have a turntable, you can still find some classic oldies CDs.

· Spin the Chubby Checker classic and have a Twist contest.

· "Rate the Record" just like they did on American Bandstand. "I give it a 90. It had a good beat!"

· See who can keep a hula-hoop moving the longest or spin the most hula-hoops at once.

· Hold a "Spotlight Dance." You can accomplish this with a large flashlight, disco or utility light.

· Rent or buy classic movies and TV shows from that era or films set in that period such as "Grease." You can find many classic sitcoms such as "Happy Days," "Father Knows Best," and "Laverne and Shirley" on the Nickelodeon channel and other cable stations.

· Have an acapella "doo-wop" contest.

· Put up a candy-filled, guitar piñata and let blind-folded guests take a crack at giving it a whack.

· See who can do the best yo-yo tricks or keep it spinning the longest.





Soda Shop Staples and '50s Foods:

· Black and white check or black, white and pink are perfect table toppers. If you choose to use a solid cloth, use black and white checked paper products as accents.

· Soda shop staples included ice cream sodas, sundaes, malteds, milkshakes, pizza, burgers and fries. For added fun, you can serve hamburgers on reusable, plastic burger-design plates or pizza on pizza-shaped plates.

· Serve your guests TV dinners on snack trays, especially if your main entertainment revolves around watching '50s videos or movies.

· Here's another use for your old LPs. Cover with clear plastic wrap and use to serve hors d'oeuvres.

· Old LPs can also make a charming dinner plate charger for sit-down celebrations.

· Contact your Coca-Cola distributor to purchase classic Coke-filled glass bottles and serve with two straws. Many markets still sell those classic-shaped bottles along with their other soda selections.

· Dress like a soda jerk or carhop (including the roller skates) to serve your guests.

· Decorate a round cake with dyed-black icing to resemble a record and include the guest of honor's name on the "label." Or, just slip a disc whose label has been customized to the guest of honor on top of the cake. If you have a favorite record, many bakeries can duplicate it into an edible design that can be put on top of your cake.

· Use rock and roll bandanas as napkins and Slinky-style rainbow coils as napkin rings.





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'50s Favors and Prizes:

· The party "rock and rolls" on for guests who take home a CD or tape of '50s classic hits ( You can burn or record these yourself.)

· Guys love playing "air guitars," so give them an inflatable version so they can rock around the clock.

· Show them you think they're a "good skate" with a glowing skate necklace.

· "Pin" them with a flashing LED guitar pin.

· Treat them like a rock star with a LED guitar necklace, Blues Brothers or retro sunglasses or a rock and roll bandana.
Top off the celebration with music note fedoras or der
Snap a souvenir photo of your rockers and present it in a '50s theme frame.

Pool Party, Birthday Ideas?

little_coo

Ok its my frndz b'day on the 14th .. im thinking of inviting all the girls over to my place for a pool party ..
i already told her so it aint no surprise!!
i wanna knw ur ideas, wht to do .. how to make invitation ( they will be sent Via E-mail ) what will i need ..
Any one had any good and cool experiences let me know ..

Answer
Make your pool party the hottest in town by following these easy tips that will take you from the invitation to the final dip in the pool.


Setting the Stage
Invitations

Begin to set the stage with your invitations. Print your invitations on aqua blue colored paper stock and send them in a mailing tube. Include inexpensive diving sticks in the package and toss in some tropical or aquatic confetti (found in party stores) for fun.

You're Invited to Dive in for Fun at the Smith Pool Party!
Saturday, July XX, 2:00pm until 10:00pm
Bring bathing suits and towels.
RSVP by July XX at 111-222-3333


Music

Set the mood with a non-stop selection of your favorite beach or tropical tunes. Possibilities include:

Bob Marley's Legend - Set the mood with the classic reggae sound from the original master.
Beach Boys' Sights and Sounds of Summer - Few musicians remind me of summer as much the beach boys.
Jimmy Buffet's Meet Me in Margaritaville - The Ultimate Collection- You'll find that there are at least a few Parrotheads lurking among your guests.
The Table

Cover the table with a sunny yellow cloth.
Use blue plates and drinkware.
Create a centerpiece using yellow flowers such as daffodils or roses.
Get 50 dollars worth of quarters to throw in the pool for a hunt.

Other Necessities
Provide sunscreen for guests who may forget to bring their own.
Create areas of shade with umbrellas if your pool area doesn't have shady trees.
Be sure you have enough chairs for your guests. If not, ask guests to bring a chair when they RSVP.
Stock up on fun pool toys including beach balls for impromptu pool volleyball; floats; and water guns.
You'll need plenty of ice for this party!

Party Favors
Send your guests home with an after-sun body lotion wrapped in a cello bag tied with ribbon. Toss in more of that fun confetti you sent with the invitations.

The Menu
Here's a buffet that will keep your guests feeling cool and refreshed while keeping you out of the kitchen during your party!

Serve a selection of refreshing drinks including iced tea, bottled water and classic frozen drinks such as Pina Coladas, Margaritas or Daiquiris.

Tortilla chips with your favorite salsa.

Mango and Shrimp Wraps - These cool, tropical wraps will have your guests asking for the recipe.

Thai Chicken Wraps with Spicy Peanut Sauce - This spicy recipe comes from the queen of quick cooking, Rachael Ray.

Greek Salad - The ingredients in this recipe will hold up well since there's no lettuce in this salad.

Fresh Fruit Kebabs with Dip - Diana Rattray, About's Guide to Southern Food gives you a selection of fruit dips from which to choose.

Key Lime Tarts - Easy to make and luscious to eat.

Pina Colada Ice Pops - These make ahead bars are non-alcoholic.

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What should I do for my 13th birthday party?

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Kelly

My birthday is in 2 weeks and I don't know where to have it. I can't have a sleepover and I already went bowling last year. I kind of wanted to have it at my house but i have no idea what to do. Any ideas?

Answer
have it at your house thee is endless stuff to do!

oder a jumping thing for people to jump in

maybe some horses to

have a bon fire

Games
capture the flag
music chairs
twister
scavenger hunt
truth or dare?

I went to a friend's birthday party and her mom had written up these slips of paper that had truth or dare questions on them and other little activities and "winner" on them. Then she put them into balloons and blew them up. Then we would take turns picking a balloon and popping it to get the paper out and we would have to do whatever was on the paper. If they got a winner one, then they'd get a prize. One boy got a truth or dare question - I can't remember what the question was but something like "Do you still sleep with your teddy bear" or some embarassing question like that and the dare was Run around the house (outside) so many times chanting "I'm an idiot". He opted to run around the house. It was hilarious

finger sandwichs tuna turkey ect
hot wings

Food
chips and dip pizza
cheese on a stick wit crackers andham around it
pig in the blankets
honey chicken on a stick
fruit tray
cheese sticks
onion rings
fried pickles
cookies
finger sandwichs tuna turkey ect
hot wings
if you ddont wanna do that you can do this

Blast from the Past, 50's sock hop, where every one dresses from 50's ponytails, rolled up jeans, poodle skirts, thick white socks to dance in. Play that era music, and jitterbug, stroll, and the like. Food could be hot dogs, cocoa, hamburgers and chips. Cut out cardboard jukeboxes/soda fountains, 57 Chevys, and paint for decorations.

Eighties Bash, BIG HAIR, lots of makeup, Tom Cruise look for guys, Disco balls. Subs, finger foods. Flashing lights, cocktail signs etc. Trivial Pursuit.

Favorite book characters/TV/movie characters, in costume, play games like Charades to guess character. Decorate with cardboard movie posters, homemade, or book jackets. Play music from movies/TV shows. Fonzie punch, Tool man stew, Potter potatoes, etc.

Princess type party, with formal dress for guests, floor length dresses, suits/tuxes for guys. Cake and punch, streamers, twinkle Xmas lights behind evergreen branches, and in jars/punch bowls.

Charity party, where everyone donates food to be distributed to food bank. A project can be done, either picking up trash, walking animals at shelter, visiting with elderly, helping with children at a school, hot dogs, and cokes, no decorations needed much here.

A potluck dinner, where each guest will contribute something to eat, or drink, and you supply cake/punch. Play board games, watch a movie, or dance.

Round Robin dinner, or what is now called Progressive party, where one person provides snacks, another main course, another dessert, go from each house to visit, eat, and move on.

Skating party, if you live where ice skate outdoors, bundle up and build fire, have thermoses of hot cocoa, and go back to house for chili.

Hayride/sleigh ride, depending on area, either pull with horses, or tractor. Hamburgers/soup, cake.

Come as you are party, everyone must come as they were dressed when opened invitation. Cake punch.


hope that helps :)

Ideas for a game for a 60th birthday party?

floridagat

My mom is turning 60 this year and I'm throwing her a surprise party. Does anybody have any ideas for some kind of games or activities to do? Anything is appreciated!

Answer
Someone was going to do a surprise party for my 50th, but I found out & was glad it wasn't a surprise & could help in the planning, plan what to wear, & look forward to it. Surprise parties are dreadful. We got a free room at a local pizza & pasta place as long as we guaranteed 20 people. Invited about 75 to get 20. Someone made my favorite apple cake, & restaurant provided cake table similar to luggage rack. Did a 10-minute decorating job with construction paper numbers somebody had made for short party at work & the regular balloons not helium. Also, brought my crystal jar filled with Hershey's Kisses for dessert. Was fine. Invited whole families so parents wouldn't need to get sitters. (a few friends with late-in-life kids while in their 40's--maybe 6 or 7 kids)

I cut out comic strips from the newspaper & used white-out on some panels, glued them onto an 8 1/2 X 11 paper & mailed with the invitations for people to make up their own captions. Was things like Cathy trying on bras & Hagar & wife with a log, crashing a party, etc. That went well, but then had about 3 people judging the contest. That was stupid & too time-consuming. Should have just passed them around.

Prizes were cheap magnets from Big Lots & a package of incense, things I had around, etc. Should have just bought party favors from the party store for everyone. I wasn't used to giving parties.

Wanted to find words to well-known songs like She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain & Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah & Beatles songs so there would be something for the kids to do, too. I wanted to photocopy the words. A friend vetoed that & said I should just ask kids what they like to sing. As it happened we didn't have time for the singing due to contest judging. Kids sat at their own table & colored pictures provided by restaurant. Should have done it my way since I think singalongs are fun for both kids & adults.

Regardless of that, it was the most wonderful night of my life. Was in wool aqua dress, which fits nicely. Should have had somebody taking pictures because it was so much fun. I gave little 1-minute speech thanking people for attending & saying I only wished I could have sat next to each one. Glad I had the presence of mind to do that. After cake & all, I went around the room & talked to each person so that everyone had my attention for awhile, although I did greet everyone, too, when each arrived.

One thing I started doing when helping with people's b-day cakes is to cut one piece for the honoree, & place a candle on it to be blown out instead of blowing all over the whole cake with all the germs. Also, there are plastic cakes with holes for candles that preschoolers' Sunday school classes use for birthdays when there won't be any cake. One of those would work, too, for the candle blowing. Another thing you can do is to let each person at the party come up to light a candle & make a wish for the honoree, using a candle snuffer afterward, while still letting the honoree blow out the one candle or six or whatever.

I've been at h.s. class reunions with that game of trivia about the time period, such as price of postage at the time of graduation. Worked well with a large group with each table of people working together. We've also had ones about our h.s. class (not for your party) & for names of places in town that may be gone now, such as the miniature golf course or the hamburger hangout.

The one game I saw on that link that wasn't good was the penalty for loosing balance. That's touchy for seniors, so think of a way to get around that. Sorry to be negative about that one thing because overall, I think the links people have given you were fantastic.

Another game is to make something like Bingo cards that has written info about people attending, like who went to Japan last summer or who has taken a train trip or had a certain car during h.s. or who owns an I-phone or who knows the nickname of the jazz musician (Satchmo) or plays the drums or some other trivia or hobby or personal info. Participants mingle with each other with a time limit to try to fill in each other's names as the answer for each rectangle & at least get a Bingo. Might take several sheets to get everyone in. Also, you'd need to email everyone to find out this personal trivia like hobby or trip or whatever. This is a get-acquainted game but would also work for this. Can give prizes like candy for highest number of right answers, whole sheet, or a Bingo.

more re: party favors...my mother arranged a family reunion at an all-you-can-eat buffet place with a party room. Besides an address list revised at the party & mailed out later, she also had cleared out her souvenir tote bags from her travels & a few knick-knacks. She arranged them on a long table for each person to take one or two.

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