21st Birthday Invitation Wording Help....?

Lauren B

Hi ok so im doing my 21st Birthday invitations and so far I have: Please join me at 23
Ellesmere Way Truganina
on Saturday the 9th of May
at 8pm for celebration drinks
and nibbles.

Its going to be a relaxed 21st cocktail party with close friends. I want to write maybe something funny on my invite or anything really because i havent written much at all and Im stuck with the wording :( I dont want it to be a boring invite i want it to be unique :) ANY ideas would be a great help!!!! :)

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âWe are going to have a party - a toast to the road. We're having a birthday cake and punch, tours of the Old State Capitol building and speeches from various dignitaries whom we have invited, including the governor, if he can make it. And everyone is invited.â - Mary Truitt

âIt takes a long time to grow young.â - Pablo Picasso

âI think I'm finally growing up - and about time.â - Elizabeth Taylor

âThe secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.â - Lucille Ball

âFor my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.â - Stephen Wright

âIt's your birthday. You're officially old.â - Sex and the City

Birthday Invitation Wording?

MOCHA_PASS

I'm having a birthday dinner with a bowling party afterwards.

Guests will pay for their own meals (don't tell me about etiquette , we are a close knit family and go Dutch at events all the time)

After dinner the bowling party will be free for all people under 21 . The people over 21 ( the parents of the people under 21 ) will have to pay their own way if they want to bowl ...

What is the best way to word the invite so everyone knows the paying expectations for both events ( dinner and bowling )?
And DO NOT tell me about etiquette . Like I said , for the ppl I'm inviting this will NOT be a problem ... I just want to know how to word the invite.

Thanks :)

Answer
I guess I would write the invitation like this:

We will be going out to a birthday dinner. However, meals will not already be paid for so if you're a guest (or guests) you will have to pay for your own meal(s). After dinner, we will have a bowling party. If you are over 21 years old you will have to pay for yourself if you would like to bowl. Any person under 21 years old will be able to bowl free of charge.

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Hunting/camping birthday party for husband's 30th?

Glitter

My husband's birthday is coming up in June, we are having an outdoor party since there will be several kids. We are inviting about 23 guests mostly family. I'm going to do a hunting/camping theme. I'm going to use the tin plates and mugs but I need other ideas. Especially decorating ideas. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Answer
A lot of bright orange and camouflage green would go along with the theme :) also you could maybe put some sort of scavenger hunt on and definitely have some s'mores! Maybe make a nice bonfire? I'm out of ideas right now but those hopefully can get you started. :)

What are some cool ideas for a Circus birthday party?

Marcella W

I am 13 and will be 14 in August. My theme is Circus. What are some fun ideas? thx! LAWLZ

Answer
For my daughter's second birthday, I chose a circus/carnival theme. We had just been to see Barnum & Bailey's and she was still really excited about all of the animals at the circus. The invitations were printed with clowns and titled "We'll be clowning around at Emma's 2nd Birthday Party." Along with the invitation which was stuffed with confetti, invitees also received a ticket for entry to the party. This was printed on blue cardstock, 1 inch tall x 6 inches long, and formatted to match an old concert ticket. It read: Brackett Entertainment Presents: "Emma Turns Two!" The Greatest Show Under the Big Top and along the tabbed side it said Admit One Family. I printed directions on the back of the tickets. We put signs up around the neighborhood pointing towards the Brackett Fairgrounds. We set up our front yard in typical carnvial fashion. I made pennants out of felt and spindle sticks (red, yellow and blue) and outlined my front yard with them so that guests were forced to go through the "ticket booth." As guests arrived, they presented their ticket at the ticket booth (a dinner tray with posterboard across the front saying Ticket Booth decorated with lots of streamer and balloons) where a volunteer gave each child a long string of red "25 cent" tickets and a bright colored paper bag with their name on it. The children could then go from booth to booth and play typical carnival games (pick-a-duck, ring toss, dig for treasure, lollipop pull, fishing game, and bean bag toss). Each booth had a volunteer who took 2 to 3 tickets and each booth gave prizes-win or lose. This is where the paper bags come in handy. Also, as a treat for my volunteers, they each got a button to wear and keep - it was a picture of a clown holding a sign which had their name on it. One of the "booths" was a moonwalk that we rented and had set up on the side of the house. In the center of the yard, we put up our dining canopy that we use for camping and I filled it with balloons and hung a sign on the front that said "Show Time 2:30 p.m." I placed a borrowed parachute on the floor of the canopy for the kids to sit on. I also printed off acrobats, cut them out, attached them with button tabs so they would swing, and hung them from the balloons. We hired a clown who put on a 30 min. magic show "under the big top." She then did face painting for another 30 mins. and when we went inside for the cake, she did balloon animals for all the kids. The cake was brightly decorated with circus animals on the bottom and a merry-go-round (Wiltons.com) on top with a flag pennant (a straw and construction paper) that said Happy Birthday Emma sticking out of the top of the merry-go-round. The dining room was decorated with red, yellow and blue streamer starting from the center of the room to the wall and then draping down to the floor so as to give a "big top" feel to the room. Of course, we had circus animal cut-outs all over the walls. We even had blow up circus animals (Oriental Trading Co.) in the bushes in the front yard with a sign that said "Don't Feed the Animals!" We opened one of our garage doors and placed two tables across it. We rented a popcorn machine and offered circus peanuts, cotton candy, animal crackers, sodas, hot dogs, and individual bags of chips. Of course, there was a sign hanging that said Concession Stand and listed the price of each item (Hot Dogs. . .2 tickets). We even had red & white striped bags for the popcorn (Oriental Trading Co.). We set up two tables in front of the garage doors so that people could eat comfortably. The kids loved having to "pay" for their food. As each child was leaving, they got a goodie bag stuffed with stickers that said "Thanks for coming to Emma's party", an animal shaped straw, an animal figure, a red clown nose, and a clown book. As thank you cards, we put together a "circus program" with pictures of the party and sent them to our guests. The kids had a blast! Our party started at 2:00 and the last guests didn't leave until 6:00. We didn't even open presents until afterwards. The adults even got a chance to have some fun in the moonwalk once most of the small kids went home. I ordered my invites and goodie bags from Birthdayinabox.com and all of my prizes and some decorations from Oriental Trading Co. The rest I made from things around the house. It took a while, but it was well worth it. The clown, moonwalk and popcorn machine came from a party rental store where we got a good package deal. This was one of the best parties we have ever had and we had over 20 kids who attended.

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I need help with my birthday party?

Sky101

Okay so im having a party with a live DJ there will be around 65 people at my house i need help with the following......

> What food to serve
> What should the invitations look like and how to respond (EG: Text or phone)
> how to dress

THanks !!!!!

Answer
Casual dress, serve junk food, like crisps and cakes, pizza, cold meats perhaps, the foods everyone likes no matter how healthy it's a party. As for the invites hmm... perhaps go on the internet and find some invite templates, in fact I'll do that:

http://www.free-printable-party-invitations-online.com/

Browse there for some invite ideas :)

Hope I've helped!

Homemade Invitation Help!?

Kristyn

My son's Christening and 1st birthday are in the same week so we are going to have a party to celebrate both on the same day. I am making my own invitations and I need help wording it and some ideas on how to decorate the invite. I was thinking of putting a picture of a cross on top and some balloons on the bottom? Mostly looking for something clever to write though. Any ideas?

Answer
Christening and 1st birthday Invitation card,

start with baby colors, blue, or green or yellow ,
over basic white folded card, some symbol for cross and or church steeple,
and as well a candle or birthday cake icon or logo,

you dont need photo of child as that can understood,
or place small print inside with message,

on cover, the Lead in sentence could vary, and would be up to you ,

"Dear friends, We are graciously Inviting you to a Christening & Birthday ... "
or "Name and Name would like to Invite you to a Christening & Birthday ... "

then add date and place ,and other events , with details inside cover,

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im havin my 18th birthday party and i want to order some flyer type invitations.. where online can i order em?

Shakera

if you know anywhere in maryland that would b good..but online is fine...i really need your help

Answer
You can design your invitatations online at CropMom at http://www.cropmom.com. Personally, I'd use a fun magazine cover theme using my own photos and adding my own headlines. You can find the magazine cover templates by clicking "start a new layout' then "open templates."

Places to print them: Shutterfly at http://www.shutterfly.com, Snapfish at http://www.snapfish.com or Vista Print at http://www.vistaprint.com.

Anyone know a good place to print cheap but cute birthday party invitations online?

Joe D

I want to design something simple and cute to print and have shipped soon in the next week or two. I don't want to spend a fortune but don't have the time to make anything myself. Any good websites or ways I can do this (on the computer- want to order and have printed- can't print at home). Don't want to do anything by hand. I also don't want a photo card- I know those are cheap though.

Any ideas are much appreciated- Im running out of time. Thank you so much!

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There are many invitations to search from here (the first few are photo invitations so you just have to click through to get the the non-photo invitations): http://www.einvite.com/category/party/birthday/kids/?Cobrand=8KF0IK&Site=eInvite&vk=1777211146

or here: http://bjoyfulinvitations.cceasy.com/ProductSearch.cfm?prev=1&TempPrev=0&blnPreviewRequestSubmitted=0&recordsperpage=12&CompletedOrder=0&sBasketID=0&strSearchDesc=birthday&blnAccessoryCategoryPage=0&strItemGroup=&alogo=1&menu=none&morethanonepage=YES&HostDomain=bjoyfulinvitations%2Ecceasy%2Ecom%2F&FirstTimeThrough=1&option=ProductSearch.cfm&format=AACCasEnsDT26&CFID=77735747&CFTOKEN=17419610

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13th Birthday Party Invitations :]?

jackie

I'm having my 13th birthday party in about 3 weeks and I want to make homemade invitationss. any good ideas??

-has to be easy to make and has to be really really really cute :D-

Answer
A quick, easy, and fun way to create your party invitations is to go CropMom.com at http://www.cropmom.com. Cropmom is a online digital scrapbooking, collage, card making site.

Upload your photos. Make your invitation using them. You can add your own text. There are thousands of graphics to choose from to create your invitation. The site has graphic kits organized by themes. The tutorials should be helpful.

Then save it. Go to My CropMom and click on the layout. Then click the "share" link. It'll let you enter the email address of the recipient, and your screen-quality invitation will be sent via email for free.

For print-quality, you can purchase a JPEG file of your creation (it doesn't cost much-less than $2) and download it to your computer.

From here, you can either print your invitation at home. Or have them printed by a photofinisher.

1st Birthday party invitations?

LOLeah

How many people did you invite to your LO's 1st birthday party and where did you get the invitations? Also, how much were they?

Answer
I got photo invitations made at the photo kiosk in the department store. I chose 2 cute photos, one the day he was born and another recent one, and then chose a template for a party invitation. I invited about 20 people, and had 25 invites made for $9.95.

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Hunting/camping birthday party for husband's 30th?

Glitter

My husband's birthday is coming up in June, we are having an outdoor party since there will be several kids. We are inviting about 23 guests mostly family. I'm going to do a hunting/camping theme. I'm going to use the tin plates and mugs but I need other ideas. Especially decorating ideas. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Answer
A lot of bright orange and camouflage green would go along with the theme :) also you could maybe put some sort of scavenger hunt on and definitely have some s'mores! Maybe make a nice bonfire? I'm out of ideas right now but those hopefully can get you started. :)

What are some cool ideas for a Circus birthday party?

Marcella W

I am 13 and will be 14 in August. My theme is Circus. What are some fun ideas? thx! LAWLZ

Answer
For my daughter's second birthday, I chose a circus/carnival theme. We had just been to see Barnum & Bailey's and she was still really excited about all of the animals at the circus. The invitations were printed with clowns and titled "We'll be clowning around at Emma's 2nd Birthday Party." Along with the invitation which was stuffed with confetti, invitees also received a ticket for entry to the party. This was printed on blue cardstock, 1 inch tall x 6 inches long, and formatted to match an old concert ticket. It read: Brackett Entertainment Presents: "Emma Turns Two!" The Greatest Show Under the Big Top and along the tabbed side it said Admit One Family. I printed directions on the back of the tickets. We put signs up around the neighborhood pointing towards the Brackett Fairgrounds. We set up our front yard in typical carnvial fashion. I made pennants out of felt and spindle sticks (red, yellow and blue) and outlined my front yard with them so that guests were forced to go through the "ticket booth." As guests arrived, they presented their ticket at the ticket booth (a dinner tray with posterboard across the front saying Ticket Booth decorated with lots of streamer and balloons) where a volunteer gave each child a long string of red "25 cent" tickets and a bright colored paper bag with their name on it. The children could then go from booth to booth and play typical carnival games (pick-a-duck, ring toss, dig for treasure, lollipop pull, fishing game, and bean bag toss). Each booth had a volunteer who took 2 to 3 tickets and each booth gave prizes-win or lose. This is where the paper bags come in handy. Also, as a treat for my volunteers, they each got a button to wear and keep - it was a picture of a clown holding a sign which had their name on it. One of the "booths" was a moonwalk that we rented and had set up on the side of the house. In the center of the yard, we put up our dining canopy that we use for camping and I filled it with balloons and hung a sign on the front that said "Show Time 2:30 p.m." I placed a borrowed parachute on the floor of the canopy for the kids to sit on. I also printed off acrobats, cut them out, attached them with button tabs so they would swing, and hung them from the balloons. We hired a clown who put on a 30 min. magic show "under the big top." She then did face painting for another 30 mins. and when we went inside for the cake, she did balloon animals for all the kids. The cake was brightly decorated with circus animals on the bottom and a merry-go-round (Wiltons.com) on top with a flag pennant (a straw and construction paper) that said Happy Birthday Emma sticking out of the top of the merry-go-round. The dining room was decorated with red, yellow and blue streamer starting from the center of the room to the wall and then draping down to the floor so as to give a "big top" feel to the room. Of course, we had circus animal cut-outs all over the walls. We even had blow up circus animals (Oriental Trading Co.) in the bushes in the front yard with a sign that said "Don't Feed the Animals!" We opened one of our garage doors and placed two tables across it. We rented a popcorn machine and offered circus peanuts, cotton candy, animal crackers, sodas, hot dogs, and individual bags of chips. Of course, there was a sign hanging that said Concession Stand and listed the price of each item (Hot Dogs. . .2 tickets). We even had red & white striped bags for the popcorn (Oriental Trading Co.). We set up two tables in front of the garage doors so that people could eat comfortably. The kids loved having to "pay" for their food. As each child was leaving, they got a goodie bag stuffed with stickers that said "Thanks for coming to Emma's party", an animal shaped straw, an animal figure, a red clown nose, and a clown book. As thank you cards, we put together a "circus program" with pictures of the party and sent them to our guests. The kids had a blast! Our party started at 2:00 and the last guests didn't leave until 6:00. We didn't even open presents until afterwards. The adults even got a chance to have some fun in the moonwalk once most of the small kids went home. I ordered my invites and goodie bags from Birthdayinabox.com and all of my prizes and some decorations from Oriental Trading Co. The rest I made from things around the house. It took a while, but it was well worth it. The clown, moonwalk and popcorn machine came from a party rental store where we got a good package deal. This was one of the best parties we have ever had and we had over 20 kids who attended.

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How should I word this birthday tea party invitation?

Jae

I am sending out formal invitations to family for my daughters 1st birthday. I know she won't care much about birthdays quite yet, but I would like to celebrate the blessing that she is and the fact that I am so grateful she has come into my life with people who understand. I would like the invitation to mention in some regards the fact that we are not just celebrating a year, but all the milestones, hardships and triumphs we has been through together in the past year and all the wonderful things that are to come because to me that's a real reason to celebrate. Here are other facts that might be worth mentioning:

the tea party is somewhat vintage, Mad Hatter inspired

we are hoping the guests dress a little extra fancy (or even silly) such as big, Kentucky Derby type hats, long strands of pearls, bow ties and the like

it would be nice if the intro rhymed a bit, silly like Dr. Suess, but it is not necessary. Likely, the front of the card will be an intro to the party (the cute poem explaining things) and the inside would be a list of facts (where, when, etc)

teas and tea alternatives (lemonades, juice, coffee) snacks and cake will be served - actually cupcakes.

the age of the guests would vary from 1-65 though mostly adults would be attending

I know this is a lot to throw in there, and it might not all be necessary to figure out a nice poem for the introduction but I'm having a hard time phrasing this invitation and was hoping for some help. Any advice about the DIY invitation would be great.

Thanks so much!

ps
I am thinking of asking guests to bring something small for a time capsule she can open when she turns 18 but I'm not sure about that yet.
I picked a tea party because my daughters favorite toy is her tea set. She very much enjoys when her parents sit with her for some "tea" and "cake"

I'm not sure that all that stuff is necessary to put in the invitation, I only mentioned it all so everyone could use their own discretion to figure out what was necessary to include.

Thanks for the answers so far!

Answer
Scones and crumpets at 2 we'll have
High tea served for a big event
Jenny will turn one that day
a milestone birthday occasion

The Red queen decrees morning dress
all the stylish women will wear
their biggest hats and pearls and gloves
and play croquet with flamingos

Our gallant men will bring their top hats
the suave will wear a bow tie
a hanky to profer to a lady
a derby to wear at the Derby.


sorry it is late, and Rivers is tired.
You are trying to put a lot of info into one poem, that might be part of the problem. I would concentrate on the style of the party, and the basic reason why. You can wax poetic and talk about all the trials and tribulations of one year of life at the party if you Want.
If you can dig up a picture of a slightly blousy lady in a too big hat, and possibly her male escort that is obviously uncomfortable in his tea party clothes, it would explain at a glance what is wanted. Gee, seeing some of the guests at the wedding of Prince William and Kate would give me ideas!
I would pick a Victorian down in the heels party, or alice in wonderland, or a day at the races, stick with just one.
If you call the party a tea, peole will understand you mean small snacks and desserts. I would not need to explain that one.

I don't want to discourage the time capsule thing, but I would have thought the time of her birth, and having things with her birthdate on it would have been more the thing to do.

cool party invitation ideas??? :) i'll give best answer!?

yoyoyo9141

im having a pool party as a 12th birthday! and i want to give out really cool invitations! like maybe something like a cd as an invitation or a bottle of water with an invite in it! and if u have any pictures or websites pls pls pls put the link!!! thanks soo much! i'll give a best answer!! :D

Answer
i have apool party lol but ill be 14 lol but i have the same problem but this girl in my clas had this cool invitation she had a bottle then the putted the invitation in it with a a little hawaii bracelet in it and a littrle sand click the link and you will se a exAmple

http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/65/6/AAAAAif0Cl4AAAAAAGVmhg.jpg

http://www.passionforpetals.com/acatalog/lilbot250.jpg

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I need some funny games and and favors for a surprise 50th birthday party...help!!?

Mandi B

My mom is turning 50th next month and has special requested NOTHING BLACK. Soooo, of course i'm throwing a huge surprise party, putting on the invitations for everyone to dress in black, bring only gag gifts, and decorate all in black (hey, she has it coming).

But i need some funny games to play, and things to hand out to all the guests. Any ideas?

Or has anyone had a 50th bday party and has any good ideas or advice?

Thanks!

Answer
I had a 60th for my mom and I did it in elegant pink and purple because I didn't want any of that tacky crap. Why have people waste money on stupid crap that she'll never use or even want!? Way to make her feel OLDER by buying her depends and a cane! I suggest to change your plans to something your mother will really enjoy- a nice party!
But, back to plans for the event whatever you choose to do- we just had the party at a local restaurant with a party room, they did all the food and we brought in the cake. food was great, we had a sit down dinner for about 35 people, we held it the weekend before her birthday and just told her we were taking her out to eat, she was so surprised once we walked in and she saw everyone! I made a picture board of pictures throughout the years and she had a blast showing off the pictures to everybody and talking about them! I also got a book online from the year she was born that talked about world events and movies of the time and stuff. i had a small candle on each place setting as a party favor for the guests and decorated the tables nice with fake flower petals and candles and lilies in bud vases. total the party was $1000

50th birthday party?

ananda

My mom and her twin brother are turning 50 this year and i am having a surprise party for them!! what would be a really cute way to write it on the invitations!!??

Answer
When my grandparents had thier party my mom went to Office Depot or Kinko's and had help with an employee. They showed her differnt layouts and stuff and it cost less than $20 for 100 invites. Good Luck!!! Ohh... What my mom did was put an old picture of them on the front and the date underneath and then inside a picture of them now and all the information about the party. Good Luck!!!


<3 Kelsey

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13th Birthday Party Invitations :]?

jackie

I'm having my 13th birthday party in about 3 weeks and I want to make homemade invitationss. any good ideas??

-has to be easy to make and has to be really really really cute :D-

Answer
A quick, easy, and fun way to create your party invitations is to go CropMom.com at http://www.cropmom.com. Cropmom is a online digital scrapbooking, collage, card making site.

Upload your photos. Make your invitation using them. You can add your own text. There are thousands of graphics to choose from to create your invitation. The site has graphic kits organized by themes. The tutorials should be helpful.

Then save it. Go to My CropMom and click on the layout. Then click the "share" link. It'll let you enter the email address of the recipient, and your screen-quality invitation will be sent via email for free.

For print-quality, you can purchase a JPEG file of your creation (it doesn't cost much-less than $2) and download it to your computer.

From here, you can either print your invitation at home. Or have them printed by a photofinisher.

Walmart birthday party invitations?

Julie

I have a 10 year old daughter who will be turning 11 in June and she is having a slumber party. We want to buy invitations with matching thank you cards at walmart. When we look online we can't find them but we know they are at the real store. Can you send me a link to the invitations. We have come across sesame street and barney but nothing for her age.

Answer
You might consider making them. CropMom.com at http://www.cropmom.com. Cropmom is a online digital scrapbooking, collage, card making site.

Upload your photos. Make your invitation using them. Manipulate your photos by rotating, cropping, etc. You can add your own text. There are thousands of graphics to choose from to create your invitation. The site has templates and kits organized by themes.

Then save it. Go to My CropMom and click on the layout. Then click the "share" link. It'll let you enter the email address of the recipient, and your screen-quality invitation will be sent via email for free.

For print-quality, you can purchase a JPEG file of your creation (it doesn't cost much) and download it to your computer for printing at home. Or you have them printed by a photofinisher of your choice.

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I need help with a 2 year birthday party invitation saying!?

annej

We are having a strawberry shortcake themed party for my two year old, Aubrey. My aunt is an artist and on the invitations, strawberry shortcake is in a swim suit on a float in the water (very cute!) I need to incorporate swimming some how in the wording because it is a swim party... Does anyone have any cute ideas? The only thing so far is this:

The temperature is getting hot
It's time to get cool
It's Aubrey's 2nd Birthday!
Come have a berry good time by the pool!

Any other ideas??? Thanks!
I would love to incorporate "strawberries" or something of that nature in the saying... she will have a strawberry flavored cake, fresh strawberries, etc...

Answer
awww that's really cute. Sorry i can not think of anything to incorporate strawberry into.

I need help wording an invitation poem?

Laura G

My sister in law and I are planning a joint birthday party for our 2 and 3 year old daughters. We are making up our own invitations and we are stuck on some of the wording. We want guests know if they come for one child but don't know the other child, do not feel obligated to provide gifts for both. However we do feel that mentioning gifts is tacky. Here is what we have so far:


Cousins at heart,
Cousins at play, Kyleigh and Sabrina are having a special day!
A birthday of three

and a birthday of two,
The party won't be the same without you.

***Even though the party is for two,Doesn't mean you need to spend for two***.
Our main goal is to have you here,
To help us celebrate one more year!


The lines between the asteriks is what we want to change. There are too many "two's". And its important to keep it light hearted. Any suggestions?

Answer
After the poem, just write a note that they don't need to feel obligated to buy gifts for both children. It may look a little tacky to you, but the guests will understand what you mean.

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25th Birthday Invitation Wording Help Needed?

Lindsay

I need help coming up with a funny/cute saying for an invitation to my boyfriends 25th birthday. I am inviting friends and family to be at the local bar to help celebrate his birthday (surprise)
I will be buying everyone's first drink and also there will be some appetizers and a cake

Answer
First off, since it is at a bar, are you paying the tab? Providing food, or doing any of the things that make this a "party" ?

It's better to be up front on what this is before issuing invitations. I think you are arranging a surprise for your bf at Joe's Bar, not a party. So give some details and you'll get some good answers.
********************************************************************

SURPRISE PARTY AT JOE'S BAR
FOR JOHNNIE' 25th!!

Saturday January 1, 8pm until ???
124 Main Street. Anytown

Snacks served
No host bar
Bring your coupon for first drink free.

******************************************************************
Then using a business card template make a coupon and enclose in the envelop. Pay the bartender by the number of coupons received, but I think most people will not use the coupon and that will save you some money. Good luck.

Graduation/25th Birthday?

satinsilk2

Hi! I live in Miami but am having a graduation/25th birthday party at home in Baltimore - this is where most of my family/friends are. I've rented a small area of a bar for a nominal fee but overall the expenses of the trip are high. My celebration is really an excuse to get together with the people that I adore most and celebrate an exciting time in my life. I have to send invitations as there are a couple folks who don't check their email and I don't have a whole lot of time to call (17 credit hours and full time work to wrap up the summer). What I'd really like to do is send a "Dutch Dinner & Drinks" invitation and I'll pick up desert. How do I do this so it's not tacky? Everyone knows I'm coming home from far away - it'll be a very casual, laid back event. I've read on here how it's awful to do the dutch thing but I'm not sure I have any other options. I can't use someone's house and picking up the entire cost is unrealistic but I want to see everyone & won't be home long.

Answer
I'd send an invitation that said something like 'Join me at X to celebrate my birthday/graduation with drinks, dinner and dessert! The dessert will be my treat!

This definitely implies that they are responsible for their own dinner and drinks! Congrats!!

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Pre-teen girl birthday party ideas?

Q. My neighbor's daughter is turning 12 in May, but has no idea what to do for her birthday party. She wanted to do a cake decor party, but a facility is unavailable. Any ideas?
My neighbors don't want anything messy, so no artsy projects please.
It's not that the mother doesn't want to hold the party at home, but she wishes for nothing messy.

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She could have a luau in her backyard. You could rent a cotton candy machine, a bounce house, a water slide,etc. You could also have a face painting\tattoo station and have an ice cream sunday bar. Get hula skirts and other decorations. I had one of these a few years ago and everybody loved it:)

You could also have a camping party. Invite a few of her friends to stay the night after everybody else leaves. You could have smores and roast hot dogs over the fire. Set up a tent in the backyard for her and her friends to stay in. You could set up camping games to play too.

What should I do for my birthday party?

Envisionda

So my 14th birthday is coming up, and I have no idea what to do. I need to have an awesome party!!! Trust me I have a good reputation of past parties! Hahaha it's gonna be girls and guys. Any ideas are appreciated. We are thinking about renting out summer camp place (high ropes course, lake, zipline, pool ect.) but I did something similar last year. Thanks!

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you should have a tropical theme at ur home if you don't have a pool turn on the sprinklers
invites:note in bottle,h
decor:star fish, seashells,umbrellas,surf boards,beach chairs,
games and activities: Marco polo(if you have a pool) volley ball, Frisbee,
cake:have each person make a sundae,order i beach themed one
food:pasta shells, kabobs,seafood,shrimp cocktail
drinks:smoothie,lemonade
snacks:shaved ice,Popsicle's,chips and dip,veggies and dip,fruit
favors:sun glasses,towel,beach ball,flip flops,grass skirt, Hawaiian flower necklace
put all the favors in beach bucket

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Birthday Party Invitation Design... Help!?

jade b

Its my Sweet 16 and i want cool looking invitations and i cant think of any.. I like plaid and checkered designs, black and any other basic color(s) with it. And i wanted V.I.P pass invitations so if you know a good place to buy the supplies that would be great. maybe a little 80's or retro.. but put whatever you like...or think i would like. Thank you. PLEASE BE ORIGINAL IF YOU CAN...

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Honey it's your sweet 16 you should go Diva....black and Hot pink and make it a "your the star" party. Wedding tulle at Jo Ann Fabric (89 cents a yard)in hot pink and black ribbon for 44 cents a 10 yard roll to make the bow and 2.99 for the package of foil stars at walmart. Get your black card stock at kinkos or hobby lobby for your cards. Print the inside of the invitation on plain pink computer paper. Get the envelopes at kinkos. Make vip passes and laminate them. take a hole punch to run the ribbon through it. and add them to the inside of the card.

13th birthday themes?

aMyy =

well, im having a 13th birthday in march. and its gonna be a dance party. everybody in my grade is invited.. anything cute but not to dressy that you know we could "get down in" lol!! a dress more likely! (: and what kinda of decorations. i already have some invitations picked out. so got that covered!! (: thanks guys!
open to any suggestions!!

yeahh i kinda forogt to ad that it was kinda be like that but its gonna be like to 11 PM haha!

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make a special vip section
get cool lights disco balls from wallmart
have prizes
good theme like
80's
disco
hip hop
so you think you can dance
don't forget good food do you have a chocolate fountain?? pizza chicken wings chips
give out prizes for best cancer and best costume


or later have a sleepver and try thisone
You may want to have a look here: www.chase-games.com

This site describes an Amazing Race party plan that is great for a birthday party, sleepovers, scavenger hunt, etc and is designed for kids aged 13 â 18. The âlegsâ of the Amazing Race party plan sell on eBay quite cheap (like $5) or they sell it through their site with PayPal.

If you are not familiar with the Amazing Race, you can learn about it here: www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race . Good Luck!


www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race

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Tea Party indoctrination summer camps for kids. End of America as we know it?

Leader of

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/06/14/tea_party_summer_camp/
The St. Petersburg Times (via digby) has the amazing story of the 912 Project's "Tampa Liberty School," a liberty-themed "weeklong seminar" for schoolchildren ages 8-12.

One example at Liberty: Children will win hard, wrapped candies to use as currency for a store, symbolizing the gold standard. On the second day, the "banker" will issue paper money instead. Over time, students will realize their paper money buys less and less, while the candies retain their value.

"Some of the kids will fall for it," Lukens said. "Others kids will wise up."

Another example: Starting in an austere room where they are made to sit quietly, symbolizing Europe, the children will pass through an obstacle course to arrive at a brightly decorated party room (the New World).



Jesus H Christ. This is the end people. It's all over.

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I knew it. Look who's idea this is.

The camp is a hybrid of vacation Bible school and Glenn Beck. The organizers modeled the camp after one started in Kentucky last year that seems to have taken much of its curriculum straight from Beck's favorite writer, the late W. Cleon Skousen, author of some dubious and occasionally racist histories of the nation and the bestselling 5,000 Year Leap. In the Kentucky camp, kids learned, among other things, that the early American settlers starved to death because they were communists, a piece of Skousen dogma.

Disney's camp rock themed birthday party?

Disney's camp rock themed birthday party?
my little cousin is turning 10 and we need some ideas on what to do for her party her theme is disney's camp rock we don't know what we should do for
the cake
goody bags
piniata
games
etc.
also her party is an overnight so i need quite a few activities.
thanks

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Here are some idea's that I have;

-Order a cake in the shape of a music note, or order a sheet cake and have music notes drawn on it and have it say 'Welcome To Camp Rock!' on the cake.
-Buy a pinata in the shape of a music note or musical instrument.
-Why not throw a little music competition? Give each of the kids lyrics to a song to sing and then have 1 or 2 adults "judge" the performances. You can give out gold plastic medals for participation.
-For the goodie bags, why not put in musical-themed stationary and pencils? Oh! How about you make a little program booklet to put into each goodie bag of a list of the events/activities that will go on during the party?
-You could have a movie marathon of 2-3 musical-themed movies [Grease, High School Musical, etc..] and have "Movie Marathon" listed in the program booklet followed by the movies that are going to be watched.
-I agree with the trivia idea. You can ask questions about the Jonas Brothers, other bands/singers, musical instruments and stuff that is music-themed [like the movies or anything you can think of].

Well, those are just some idea's that I thought of.

Hope I Helped!

I hope your cousin has an awesome 10th birthday! ;]

-Tiffany

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P.S. Also, you could give out musical-themed prizes like High School Musical merchandise or little knick-knacks that say things like 'I Heart Singing' or 'I Heart Music' on them. You could also buy plain t-shirts and design a cool iron-on logo [a Camp Rock logo, or maybe a group picture of the kids] and put it on the shirt. You could have each individual child's name printed on the back of the shirt. You could give the shirts out before everyone leaves. You could do this with pillow cases or anything, as well. Or, maybe you could have a crafts activity and have each of the kids design their own musical-themed photo frame, pillow case or whatever.

P.P.S. Take some candid pictures of the kids throughout the party. You can buy little photo albums and give the albums with the pictures in them out as a gift before everyone goes home. It'd be a great way for the kids to always remember the party. You may need a digital camera and printer for this though, or a fast photo place near by like K-Mart or Wal-Mart or whatever you have.

P.P.P.S. I agree with watching the movie at the party if it airs prior to the time of the party. Record it on VHS or DVD [or have someone do it for you] if it airs before you have the party, so the kids can rewatch it.

P.P.P.P.S. Remember to just have fun. You don't need to do a lot of things just to have a good time. I'm sure the kids would be just as happy sitting in front of the TV, pigging out on pizza and junk food, singing along to songs from the movie. ;]

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HELP! Birthday party ideas?

chancelove

i am tuning 14!! and i am having a partyy!
i am inviting both boys and girls!
about 30 of us
would like some fun things to do. like cornhole or ladderball
live on the lake but its kinda gross to swim in
have a large back yard
and please dont want the original ideas like hire a dj or have a camp fire!
thankss

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This is my party idea, but you can steal it since i don't know you! Lol.
A club theme! you hire a dj (or make a ipod playlist)
make it be in your backyard, starting around 5
get lights, lots! Christmas lights, party lights, disco balls anything to make the yard look bright and colorful!
make mocktails! (cocktails without acholhol, there are tons of recipes online)
Have your best friends wear dressees with you, and other people if they want, and thats all i have so far, but I hope you enjoy this idea!

Tween birthday party ideas?

Dara

My son will be turning 12 the week of Christmas. He hasn't had a birthday party in a few years, so I want to make it special. The idea of a skating party or fun-house type party (Main Event or Incredible Pizza) just seems a bit too childish. I don't entertain much and don't really feel too comfortable having a house full of pre-teen boys. Any cool ideas??

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-Indoor rock climbing.
-Let him choose a movie he wants to see with his friends, and take them out for pizza and cake afterwords.
-Let them camp in the backyard, set up a tent, have a BBQ and do cake/presents outdoors, have a few games set up, roast marshmallows and make smores.

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50th Birthday Party Ideas?

hkaybugs

Okay so my dads 50th birthday is in a few weeks and we are looking for some kind of cool "theme" to do the party in. he is kind of a redneck guy...like he loves larry the cable guy and the dukes of hazzard and that kind of stuff...I am looking for some kind of funny saying that people put on signs and invitations. Like for a 40th anniversary someone might do the "Lordy Lordy they made it 40" or whatever
we are just looking for something kinda funny like that
or maybe just some general ideas
it is a suprise birthday party if that means anything
any ideas?? Thanks!!!

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Help John GIT-R-DONE at his 50th birthday party!- make it all Larry the Cable Guy theme- have guests dress in plaid or camouflage. play his comedy tapes on the TV, have plaid or camo decorations, maybe some poster animal targets on the walls, have a contest for best dressed Larry impersonation- give a DVD of Larry to the winner (make sure you mark best dressed Larry gets special prize on invites), maybe have a hat full of one liners from the comedy acts that your guests choose one and have to say it to your dad during the night, you can give away little items like bumper stickers or something that say Git-R-Done on them as party favors. or buy a Larry CD and make copies to give as party favors so when guests leave they can listen to it in their car as they drive away remembering the fun party!
get a photo cake made of Larry- maybe photoshop a picture of your dad in there with him- find good images online, print it out and take it to the grocery store and they make a picture cake with it.
for his present buy him tickets to see Larry when he comes to your town to go along with the theme! http://www.larrythecableguy.com/appear/
make a picture board of your dads pics throughout the years from birth to current (funnier the better!)- we did that for my moms 60th and she had such a good time showing off her pics to everyone!

birthday party ideas!?

Q. My birthday is in about two weeks and i have about 4 days til i need to send out invitations...im turning 17 and i dont know what i want to do. here is some info

1. my birthday is june 10
2. i have a pool
3. i have a car
4. i want to invite a BUNCH of people
5. i love music

PLEASE HELP MEEE!!!

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You should have a pool party!
I mean your birthday is ALREADY in the summer...
You can invite girls and guys :)
Make some lemonade and small-sized sandwiches
Play Marco Polo (Lame game, but you get the idea... pool games)
Pool gymnastics?
Make it HAWAIIAN theme :)
Hey and about your car, you can drive all the guests to like a mall or something, I don't know, I can't think for you, so why don't you decide :)
BURST MUSIC AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE
Have fun! ^_^

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sweet 16 party ideas and free invitation maker?

Buttercup

I'm having my birthday party in April. It's not going to be big, about 10-15 friends at my house. any idea on what we could do? And also, are there any free invitation maker downloads?
Thanks. :)

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spa night.

print free invites here

http://www.make-your-own-invitations.com/free-printable-invitations.html

Invitations for my daughter's birthday party!?

Rachel

I want to make my own birthday invitations for my daughter's first birthday but i can't find a good website that has nice ones. I just need some kind of program i can download that allows me to make my own invitations for any occasion. If anyone can refer me too one that would be great! and if anyone can refer me to a free one that would be awesome!

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You can find a bunch of unique and compelling Birthday Invitations at http://www.invitation-templates.net/

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Birthday Invitations?

Samantha

I am planning my boyfriends 25th birthday party and am planning on doing a Luau Theme. I want to get really nice invitations, so is there any site that does free printable or fairly inexpensive luau theme or Hawaiian theme invitations. I would like to be able to have them printed so if a site does that, Im willing, as long as it is not crazy expensive. I only need about 30 invitations and I dont want to spend more the $40 so if anyone has any ideas, let me know please!!!

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there is a luau printable here
http://www.make-your-own-invitations.com/printable-luau-invitations.html

they also do cheap printable photo invites - just tell em what you want and they make printable for you to print at home.

Etiquette question about Birthday Party invitations?

P H

It seems to be a growing fad in our suburban area to put a registry list and gift ideas on children's birthday party invitations. Our son has recently been invited to 3 parties where the invites include places where the child is registered, clothing sizes, and favorite colors, action figures and so on.
To me, this seems a little "out there" for children's parties. While I understand children do sometimes receive multiple gifts of a certain item, giving me a registry list to a very upscale children's clothing boutique where the cheapest item is listed at $50 seems a little outrageous. I cannot imagine these 5 and 6 yr. olds chose to go register for their party, so is this growing trend really just a fad or something that is happening other places?
I do want to add this..to the 2nd responder..we are in an affluent area, but that is no excuse still. I will go on to say that one invitation did include a little note saying the childs room had just been decorated in a military motif and any military type things would be a hit with the birthday child. I can accept that...it left me with a ton of possible gift ideas and I appreciate that. I just cannot wrap my mind around placing clothing sizes, shoe sizes and actual registry lists or places to visit where the child is registered. This isn't a wedding...it's a child's birthday celebration!

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I think it's extremely tacky and presumptuous. I live in a nice suburb too. Birthday parties have become so extravagant. What do the kids have to look forward too? I admit it's convenient to have a party outside of the home at a themed venue like a bouncing party, laser tag, etc. However, a gift registry is too much. I'm leaning towards the other extreme of saying "Please - No Gifts" on my son's next party invitation simply because he has everything he could possibly want and we're filled to the brim with toys. We're fortunate as parents to be able to provide for him.

By inviting a guest to a birthday party, you're asking them to share in your celebration. In my opinion, it's not about the gifts and I don't want my son to think it is his chance to get everything he wants in the world.

I like to give themed gifts like pool toys and a beach towel for spring/summer birthdays or themed pajama and toothbrush sets. Most kids need pajamas or a beach towel. This solves the problem of what to give a child you don't know well or who has everything. The other thing I do is let my son pick out the gift and go with that idea (within reason).

Give what your child wants to give. Don't feel obligated by a registry.

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13 year old girl birthday parties ideas!?

Davegrohls

ok so its my birthday soon and i need ideas. I dont want anything like a sleepover or hiring out a hall. I want something really different from everyone else. i was goin to go to a hotel for a night and invite 4-6 of my friends but im not sure at the moment. So please help! i cant think of anything else and i looked on the internet and it was all stuff like pillow decorating or chocolate parties and I really dont want that!

So have ya got any ideas???

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If you want to be difrent or stand out if it's warm enuph you could do water fight, paint ball, camp in a scary area, tell scary storys other than that i got nuthing.

Birthday party ideas?

ColorfulSt

I'm turning fifteen Aug. 28 and i have no idea what i want to do for my birthday. i thought about going to the beach or having a sleepover but those ideas all seem so original. if anyone has any ideas that are neat but not to expensive let me know please. ^-^

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-movie night/sleepover
-Play truth or dare (pick from a hat either trith or dare cuz otherwise everyone picks dare -trust me-)
-Bake a cake and decorate it together
-Beach day is original but yet it's always fun
-Go shopping together or just go window shopping
-Cinema
-Amusement parc but be sure all your invites will pay for themselves
-Go bowling or disco bowling (sounds maybe lame but it's still fun)
-Go to an indoor ice skating arena
-Go dancing
-Camping
-Piniata (kinda childish thought no offense to anyone)
-Go get your nails done together
-Go to your favorite cafe or restaurent (again everyone pay for themselves)
-Prank call random ppl from the phone book (not recommended lol)
-Gossip (not healthy but i mean who doesn't do it)
-Go see your fav group or singer in concert LIVE
-Go to the spa together

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