Help Me plan my Mardi Gras birthday party!?

Kristi D

Im turning 13 and having a mardi gras theme party boys and girls comming. Im renting out a fire house it has a dance floor and tables to eat. What are some good decorations and invation ideas budget for decorations around 100 dollars?

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Look up free invitations on the web.

Go to Party tree or similar store for decorations.

16th party ideas? need help choosing!? 10 pts!?

ABowlOfSun

So my sweet 16 is coming up soon! I have no idea whether i want a big party with a bunch of friends or a small party with some of my closest. I would like whatever i do to be kind of a sophisticated theme i guess, not too silly. Do you have any ideas? What did you do for yours? was it small or big??

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Here are a few ideas! :)

Bonfire Party: Perfect for boys or girls, as long as you make plenty of hot dogs and s'mores to go around. Also, traditional teen party games are so much more fun when played outside.
Chocolate Party: From invitations written on candy bar wrappers to chocolate fondue, put the "sweet" in "Sweet 16" with an all-chocolate theme. Finish the night watching a chocolate-themed movie, such as the romantic "Chocolat" or the funny "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
Mall Scavenger Hunt: Give each team a list of items at the mall, such as a free perfume sample, the name of a store with the letter "Y" or the cheapest item to buy at the toy store. After the hunt is over, treat everyone to ice cream sundaes and party favors.
Murder Mystery Party: Murder mystery party kits are inexpensive and provide a fun theme. The kit provides a script, characters and ideas for decorations. Guests are required to come dressed in character and work together to solve the crime.
Slightly More Expensive Ideas
Craft Party: A fun idea for a group of artistic teens is a craft party. Select a craft that everyone will enjoy, such as tie-dying for a Hippie -60s party, bracelet beading or candle making.
Desert Island Party: Base the party on a popular survival game show, with teams competing in relays and obstacle courses. Rather than eliminate teammates, simply award prizes to winning groups. Use a luau theme for decorations and menu ideas.
Extreme Birthday: Treat the teen and some friends to an awesome activity: bungee jumping, horseback riding, rock climbing, hot air balloons, paintball, laser tag or whatever else might be in your area. For safety's sake, always work with professionals, and don't try to lead these activities on your own.
Hollywood Night: Use the glamour days of Hollywood as inspiration for a movie-themed party. Rent an LCD projector and show the movie of your teen's choice on a plain white wall indoors or on a large white sheet on an outside wall in good weather. Just check with parents about the content of the movie first. Then, prepare plenty of popcorn.
Luxury Ideas
Amusement Park: Treat teens to a day at an amusement park or water park. Make it extra special by providing disposable cameras to everyone and collecting them at the end of the day.
Beach Party/Campout: Plan an overnight campout on the beach or up in the mountains. Make sure there are plenty of adults present, and take along some games, lots of campfire food and a few good spooky stories.
Pool Party: Rent out an indoor or outdoor pool for the ultimate pool party. Use a luau or under-the-sea theme for favors, food and decorations.
Rent a Theater or Dance Club: Treat a theater full of teens to a hot new movie or book an under-18 private dance party. Many businesses have special rates for parties and gatherings.
Spa Party: A group of girls will love this party idea. You can take them to a spa or hire a hairdresser, masseuse and manicurist to come to your home. Manicures, pedicures, makeup and hairstyling could be the all-day party that leads up to a nice restaurant dinner.

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help me with great ideas for invitation cards for my daughter's 6th birthday also a poem for the wordings.?

Gayatri

the party is going to be at home and for not more than 10 children.
The theme of the party is "A Balloon". I plan to invite about 10 children. Suggestions are welcome

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First off, if it's only going to be 10 kids...I saw this on an episode of King of the Hill the other day. Sounds a little pricey, but if you do it right, it doesn't have to be and will turn out to be a fabulous surprise! Send each of the kids a small, gift wrapped box (or better yet, deliver them yourself) with a helium balloon inside attached to the card by string, so when they open the box, the balloon floats up with their invitation at the bottom of the string.

As for a part that wasn't included in that TV show episode, but rather more of what we did as a class in elementary school, have the back of the card made into a little tear-off post card with a postage stamp and your address or P.O. Box (more recommended) on it. The concept of this is to have the invited child write their first name (and last initial if necessary) on the postcard, reattach it to the balloon, and set it free in their own yard.

When people find these postcards in their backyards completely postmarked, they will possibly send them back to the P.O. Box sent from. Just ask on the card for their approximate area of receiving them, as in basic main cross streets, and there could be a small competition as to whose balloon went the furthest to be determined after the party itself has ended! Talk about memories that all of her little girl (and/or boy) friends will be talking about for the rest of their lives!

My idea for a poem:

One daughter,
Two parents,
Three cheers...
Four you coming!
Five invites times two
for a girl who turns Six
Lucky Seven good luck wishes,
Eight bikes parked in front of the house,
Nine sighs and a single giggle as the presents are opened
With all 10 of her good friends joining in this celebration!

The card on the balloon thing was from the TV show...the poem and the balloon lift off were of my own imagination. Hope you liked it and, above all, I hope your daughter has a fantastic birthday!

i need help planning a surprise birthday party(read the details)?

memelie

okay so im planning my best friend's surprise birthday party.. shes turning 16 and the party is going to be on october 16th, and around 40 people are invited, i still have a few months but i'll be out of the country for a month or so and i'll be busy with school.. shes like a sister to me and i really want this to be extra special.. ok so i need help with the following :
1) the playlist
2) the food
3) whats the perfect gift to get her? (shes not a girly girl but not a tom boy )
4) what should i give the people who are attending the party ?
5) how can i get her to the party ? (its in my place)
6)any theme ideas ?
7)is there a site that i can create free invitation cards and are printable ?
thanks anything is appreciated !

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1) i cant help you too much with the playlist, because im not sure what type of music you listen to. but i love metal.

2) well, of course.. you are going to want to have chips, maybe a veggie tray, and things to munch on, but when it comes to the course meal i would suggest maybe fried chicken, or beef sandwhiches. you can even go to a subway and order a whole bunch of subs. look up restraunts in your area that cater.. and see what the best prices are.

3) i do not know your budget for a gift, or what you might have in mind, but since she is sixteen and is (possibly) driving soon, i would suggest stuff to decorate a car.. like a steeringwheel cover, air freshners, seat covers etc. otherwise, pick her out a cute outfit, or a good movie. The Lazarus Project is a pretty sweet movie. or maybe you could put together a scrapbook of you two, since you guys are best friends. and since you have so much time until the party. im sure she'd like that a lot.

4) do you mean party favors? good party favors are better if they are creative.. you dont wanna just hand out a bag of candy, and be like "oh hey thanks for comin!" lol. once, i had a party and went to hobby lobby and got just a bunch of regular little wooden jewlery boxes (the small ones that havent been painted) and we all sat down at the table and painted our boxes. then you get to bring them home and use em for whatever youd like. if you dont want to get that specific, you could always do a raffle or something. get a bunch of balloons. (one for every person) and after you blow them up, fill them with confetti, and a peice of folded paper with a number... have everyone pop their balloons, and whoever has the number you pick wins a prize.
5) Since you guys are such close friends, anyways... you should just tell her that you want her to come to your place so you can give her her gift.and when she comes in SURPRISE!!!!!
6) i dont know her interests but heres some themes to choose from; luau, hollywood, zombie party, clown party, 50's, 60's. or 70's!...outerspace haha, or even just colors, i suggest black and lime green :)
7) i do not know of any web site that you can do that at, but if you go to office max or something, and pick up some cute paper.. you could do it in microsoft word! you could make really cute ones if you mess around with the fonts and colors, and if you do not have the ink to print them out, you could make one, and take your special paper to office max or staples, and give them the original, and then they will print them all up on your paper that you bought!

goodluck, and i hope i helped.

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Ideas on a boy under the sea bday party?

Kristen

Ryder will be turning ONE in June so I want to plan an amazing party for him!
(yes I know he wont remember but I will be taking a bunch of pictures and im sure his daddy will be video taping him so he can see later)
My fiance at first thought it was girly but there will be no mermaids or anything like that NOT an ariel party. I was thinking more 20000 leagues under the sea. Then he came around to the idea since we wanted to do a construction theme and safari when he is older.. to remember. And no I will not be putting my boy in a Sailor suit!~ Haha tho, I think its cute. But anyway back on subject. I want to plan a boyish party for him "20000 leagues under the sea" And i would love any ideas to capture that theme and make it a great party!

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The wording of your under the sea birthday party invitations can say "Calling all Jellyfish, Sharks, Squid and Seals, too...There's going to be an adventure, and we'd love to share it with you! You're O-Fish-ally invited to come under the sea. It's (your child's name) Under the Sea Birthday Party!". Then include day, time, address.

To welcome your guests, hang balloons and streamers on your mailbox and front door. Put sea life posters on the fence, and hang plastic tropical fish from the tree branches. Fill kiddie pools with water, and place them in the yard.

Decorate your under the sea birthday party room with green and blue balloons. Hang green "seaweed" streamers from the ceiling, chairs, or from the top of a windowsill. Cut out starfish, seahorses, and other sea animals from construction paper. Tape cutouts to some of the streamers.

Cover the lights in the room with blue cellophane paper, which will give the party "under water" feeling. Spread out any stuffed sea animals that you might have around the room.

Have Mylar fish and dolphin balloons free-floating in the area, and have lots of blue latex balloons on the floor to create "ocean atmosphere." Hang a fish net in the corner of the under the sea birthday party room.

Put a blue or turquoise tablecloth on your under the sea party table, and then spread multi-colored confetti around it. Put plastic fish in a clear bowl for table centerpiece. Hang a personalized theme "Happy Birthday!" banner in the area.

Lots of goldfish too! It's a great snaking food for one-year-olds.

Then for cakes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyBh2JNkTMI

or http://family.go.com/contests/cake-recipes/cakes/undersea-cake-9137/

have fun!

Cheap Birthday Party Ideas for my nine year old brother?

iloveshoes

His birthday is in ten days and we need to get started and figure out what he wants to do and see if we can manage it as far as prices go. We dont have alot of money to work with but any ideas count! He will be inviting about ten kids. He plays soccer, basketball, and baseball. He really likes video game. Hopefully that will help. Thank you!:)

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My son had a birthday party for his 9th birthday in February. We invited all the boys in his class over and we served hot dogs and chips and orange soda (pretty cheap meal, actually) along with a home made birthday cake. It was cold outside, so we played games inside. It was a sports theme, and we played a basketball game where the boys lined up and tossed a mini-basketball in a garbage pail and each time they had to take a step backwards and eventually the kid who won got a prize. They loved that game so much we ended up playing it ten times even though there were no more prizes to win- they just wanted the title of "Winner". We also played musical chairs, which, believe it or not, the boys liked, and we played sports bingo. I made the cards for free with an online bingo card maker and we used pennies for bingo markers. We gave out little, cheap prizes. I didn't do too much decorating, just some balloons and streamers, but the dining room looked really festive for hardly any money at all! I did get sports plates, cups and napkins from the dollar store.

The point is, even if there are kids having expensive parties at gyms or pools, etc., most kids just like the attention given to them at their party and kids that age generally aren't materialistic and are just as happy to eat hotdogs or pizza and cake and get a little bit of candy in a goody bag on the way out! Simple is best- simple can be fun and super cheap! And keep it short- two hours is plenty for a party with a meal, games, birthday cake and maybe gift opening. Any longer than that and you will be going crazy- trust me.

You could have a party for 10 kids for about $25.00 if you shop at a dollar store, make your own food and cake, and make homemade invitations or use email to invite kids.

Balloons: $1.00
Streamers $2.00
Hotdogs and Buns: $4.00
Chips: $3.00
Soda: $2.00
Cake Mix: $2.00
Candles: $1.00
Cups, plates, forks, napkins: $4.00
Prizes and candy and goody bags: $6.00

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What theme should I have for my birthday party this year?

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Monica

I will be 17 this year. I know I seem kinda old for birthday parties but I love having parties with my close friends. I just don't know what theme to do this year. I was thinking a murder mystery or something but I have no idea. I need some suggestions. Please and thank you. (:

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We wanted to get adventurous with my fellow girlfriends without boys being around to play their silly tricks on us we opted for a sweet dreams slumber party, not just to sleep but also to relax and dream and go to wonder land. I planned a sleep over party away from home and found just a good venue, a cottage in the deep valley.

For the card invitations, I simply took a picture of the venue, its scenery, the cottage where the party was to be held and pasted on the front page .on the inside of the card was a cartoon that was sleeping and dreaming away into wonderland. I went ahead and requested guests to come with their slumber land gowns. On the bottom of the rainbow colored card read âden of slumber landâ

Being a girls sleep over away from home, I made a banner that read âwelcome to the den of slumber landâ which I hanged at the entrance if the cottage area. I hanged and tied balloons all over the compound, rainbow colors were reflected everywhere including the party room.
Inside the room were small toy doll pillows, blankets, and mattresses hanged with welcome to slumber land stickers everywhere on the walls.

Being a girlâs night the activity I fell for was dance and music. It was a time to let everything free boys were not around to make us shy away. Everyone let out their best moves and sweating as the night fell dark. After having some good time you could see everyone holding a pillow just relaxing and then just what we do best âgossipâ started. We talked all the way as we watched vampire movies till late night and everyone yawning it was a time to sleep.

See another option for birthday party here :

http://birthdayplanet.net/party

And remember, parents permission are appropriate way to make the night perfect!

What should my graduation party theme be?

Emma

Okay so my school system is weired and 6th grade is still elementary, so we are going into Jr. High School next year. I am having a graduation party with about 15 people but I don't know what to theme it. Our dance the week before we graduate is a loua theme so I don't want to take that idea.It can even be a color theme all ideas are welcome. Thanks!
P.S. It's a pool party. Sorry I forgot to say that!

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Popular pool party themes include:

Caribbean magic, with appropriate music and snacks
Luaus with leis and other Hawaiian décor
Cruise ship themes with life preservers and passport party invitations
Survivor themes with team buffs, grass shelters and competitive challenges
Waterpark themes when the party is actually at a local waterpark, complete with slides, wave pools, and other diversions
The key to a great teen party theme, however, is to remember not to overdo it. Many teens would prefer an understated theme that hints at coordination instead of an outrageous theme that may backfire.

Teen Pool Party Essentials
With or without a theme, there are several basic necessities every pool party requires.
]Food
Because the party will revolve around water activities, it is best to keep food light: sandwiches, hot dogs, fruit, cookies, snow cones, and cool drinks are great options. Silverware should be limited (opt for cupcakes instead of a birthday cake, for example). Glass plates, bottles, or cups should be avoided to prevent accidents that could cut bare feet. Barbeques are great options for pool parties as well, but be sure to offer vegetarian options for conscientious teens.

Activities
Coordinated party games are not usually necessary for teen parties, but having fun pool activities available will encourage teens to entertain themselves. Beach balls and volleyballs are popular choices, as are different floating pool mats and lounges, diving sticks, and water guns. Appropriate calypso, steel drum, and beach-oriented party music (the Beach Boys are a great choice) can add even more fun and may inspire an impromptu limbo contest.
]Accessories
To make the pool party enjoyable for everyone, be sure to have a good supply of necessary pool supplies on hand, including:

Extra towels, including small towels for hair
Sunglasses or visors
Sunscreen, preferably a quick spray-on formula
Swim goggles or masks
Tanning lotion
Adequate shade from trees, umbrellas, or gazebos
Plastic bags or a safe, dry place to store clothes and other non-pool gear
Waterproof cameras to capture every splash
While most teens will bring their own supplies, having extra on hand will ensure that everyone can have a great time even if they forgot something essential. It is also advisable to have an extra swimsuit or two available if necessary.

Safety
What starts out as a fun party can quickly get out of hand with rambunctious teenage energy. To ensure pool safety, be sure the pool area is clean and free from debris that could be stepped on, tripped over, or used inappropriately. Remove unnecessary equipment (hoses, childrenâs toys, etc.) from the area to free up space and eliminate temptations, and before guests dive in, be sure they understand the safety expectations. Horseplay and dangerous stunts should not be tolerated at any time.

]Pool Fun Out of the Water
A teen pool party isnât just about having fun in the water. There are plenty of ways friends can enjoy pool-oriented activities before they dive in, and many of these activities can also be used to space out eating and swimming to prevent potential cramps or injuries.

Decorate inexpensive flip-flops, sandals, or visors
Stage a swimsuit fashion show
Play a game of beach or lawn volleyball or badminton
Arrange a land-based water fight
Enjoy some tanning time
Relax in a whirlpool if available

Hope this helped! Have Fun!

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