Luau Theme Party Decorations

Bored with traditional birthday parties and gatherings? Make your next party unique by creating a theme for your party. Incorporating a theme requires you to flex your creativity a bit, but you will find out it makes planning a party a lot more fun. Themed parties also make your event more exciting and memorable for your guests.

What is exciting about planning a theme party is you get to use your creative skills to come up with an unique event and the only limitations are your creativity. Experimenting with different elements and styles are fun and rewarding. To enhance your chosen theme, you can use props like invitations, music, decorations and even food. You can also invite your guests to participate in the party theme by dressing in costumes.

Coming up with a theme is rather easy. Remember that themes can be formulated in many creative ways. Think of your favorite childhood characters, stories or movies. Or take a stroll in town and see if the newest fashion trend suits your desired mood.

Invitations should reflect the party theme. One option is to add theme elements into the invitation, such as attaching small sea shells to the card for a beach party. In addition, you can also ask guests to dress up according to the theme through your invitation.

Next is the entertainment for your party. Live bands and performers can be hired, but you can also try something out of the ordinary such as a fortune teller or a magician to entertain the guests, depending on the age range of those attending the party. However, if limited finances come into your way, setting up your mp3 player for music or showing a classic movie is a low cost entertainment solution.

The menu should also incorporate the party theme. For Chinese-inspired party, options include noodles, fortune cookies and dim sum, while a fiesta theme would favor south of the border spicy food.

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A great way to set the tone for the party is to decorate the entrance with theme props. For instance, a pumpkin greeting guests at the front door can effectively set the tone of a Halloween party, while a Santa Claus cutout goes well for a Christmas party. To make your party theme stand out even more, add a few decorations, especially in the main gathering areas and near the food.

Adding a party theme enhances the feel and ambiance of your celebrations, making it more fun, memorable and interactive event. It gives you the opportunity to show your guests how much appreciate them by when you take the time to create a special theme to include in your celebration. So be creative and enjoy the party.

About the Author

Amber Coco is a professional event planner with over 15 years experience planning parties and events. Her most recent book “Hosting the Perfect Party” is a step-by-step party planning guide designed to help you plan and host the perfect party.

For more theme party planning suggestions or to sign up a free “Hosting the Perfect Party” mini-course, visit http://www.hostingtheperfectparty.com.

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You can set up a separate party table filled with fun items you can get inexpensively from the dollar store that’s just for them. It can be beach themed or you can create a theme to match your own party.

Visit our online party supply store for more fun kids activities, favors and dinner party supply ideas.

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Deluxe Madagascar Theme Party Kit For 8

When you’re planning a party with your child for his birthday, consider going with an animal theme. It’s sure to be a hit. Need convincing? Here’s the top seven reasons why this is a great idea for your son or daughter’s celebration.

1. Kids love animals. Just look at a the expression on a toddler’s face when they see a puppy or kitten in a pet store window. Or watch children’s reactions when they gaze at the different creatures at the zoo. It’s easy to see that the little ones respond and relate to our furry friends. If you’re looking for a party theme that is sure to please all your young guests, this one can’t miss.

2. It’s good for both boys and girls. A birthday party with a fireman’s theme might thrill the little guys, but the girls may not have as good a time. The girls may love a princess party, but the boys might feel out of place.. If you’re inviting a mixed crowd of kids to the celebration, an animal theme will be appreciated by all.

3. It appeals to all ages. Whether you focus on soft, cuddly critters, farm animals or go with an all out jungle theme, this is a party idea that can be adapted to any age group. And if your child has older or younger brothers and sisters or cousins that attend his birthday festivities, they would all get a kick out of this celebration.

4. It’s inexpensive. Of course, if you pulled out all the stops, you could spend a lot of money on this party. But you don’t have to empty your wallet to do this right. Borrow a CD of animal sounds from your library for background music. Hang varying lengths of green crepe streamers or craft paper from the ceiling to look like you’re in the jungle. Place your child’s stuffed animals all over the room for atmosphere. Cut out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with animal cookie cutters. Decorate a plain sheet cake with green frosting and then add little plastic animals to the top from the party or dollar store.

Madagascar Theme Party Favor Kit for 8

5. Supplies are easy to find. Every brick and mortar or online party store will have a large selection of items for this theme. If you’re looking for animal party invites, you’ll have a mind boggling choice, including photo invitations that feature your child’s picture. Everything from decorations to stuff to put in the goodie bags will be readily available. You’ll have lots of options, so it will be quick and easy to put together just the right elements for your child’s birthday celebration.

6. You can use it as an opportunity to teach conservation. Have the party at a nearby zoo. Then steer the kids toward exhibits that focus on endangered species and what is being done to preserve these magnificient creatures.

7. It’s fun! Set the mood with face painting the kids to look like their favorite beast. Have games like pin the trunk on the elephant. You could do a bean bag toss into the cut out mouth of a big lion head painted on poster board. Hide little animal prizes all around the room and then send the little ones on safari to find them. Quiz them on animal facts and reward the child with the most correct answers. Or bring them all to a local farm to see cows, horses, pigs and chickens up close.

Whether you arrange for your teenage daughter and a few of her friends to take riding lessons at a stable, or have a house full of toddlers pretending to be tigers, an animal theme party will be a big success. Run wild with this fun, inexpensive and easy idea and you’ll be sure to give your child a very happy birthday.

About the Author Linda Kling

Linda Kling, as the owner of http://www.photo-party-favors.com, has offered ideas to people planning birthday parties and other celebrations since 1992. She recommends these cute kids animal photo birthday invitations. Visit her website for free printables, party recipes, birthday quotes, more.

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1. This is your life – on wheels. If the birthday boy or girl is currently living in the area in which he or she grew up, start the festivities by taking a trip to all the important places in the celebrant’s life. Form a caravan of cars or hire a limo if your budget allows and print a program or map highlighting each destination. Places of interest could include houses in which he formerly lived, his old school, site of his first job and church where he got married.  Let the guest of honor point out the significance of each location.  For the last stop, pick a restaurant that holds special meaning to the person turning fifty.

2. Second childhood. Now that the celebrant has reached middle-aged maturity, it’s the perfect time to throw him or her an authentic kid’s party.  Hire a magician. Have face painting. Give out goodie bags. Line up for a pinata. Use paper plates decorated with his or her favorite action or cartoon character.  Serve cupcakes.

3. Top five lists. Ask your guest before the party to let you know the top five things they like about Bob or their top five memories of Sue.  Email, text or even call people for this information to make it easier and quicker for them to respond.  Compile all the answers, with a credit to who said each item listed in a memory book.  Give it to the guest of honor at his or her celebration.  You might also want to edit down the answers to the best ones and make a top 50 book.

4. Birthday trivia. Another way to involve your guests in the celebration is to create a quiz as a party game that poses questions about the celebrant. Look for little known trivia in the guest of honor’s life, like favorites and experiences that are not common knowledge. Let everyone guess the answers, and of course, give a prize to the person who proves they know the birthday boy or girl the best.

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5. Blast from the past. For a 50th birthday party idea that will start everyone reminiscing, build the celebration around the past half century for the guest of honor and the world.  Start with photo invitations that showcase multiple pictures of the celebrant at different ages. Order personalized party favors that highlight facts and events from the year he was born. Play music that was popular when he was in his teens and twenties. Decorate with homemade poster size collages of photographs of both him and the world scene representing each decade of his life.

6. Missing persons. Track down old friends, classmates, coworkers and neighbors that the guest of honor lost track of over the years. Invite them to the 50th birthday party.  It will bring back old memories and may reestablish some friendships.

7. Getaway to an exotic locale. A weekend trip with a few close friends to a resort might actually cost less than a huge, elegant birthday party. Destination parties are becoming very popular alternatives to the standard celebration.  But if you can’t get away just now, you can always fake it. Bring that fun location to you by going with a theme like Hawaiian luau, Mardi Gras or fiesta.

This birthday is a milestone that should be celebrated with style. So pull out all the stops and let that special person know how much he means to so many people. Let these ideas inspire you to throw a great 50th birthday party that will be truly unforgettable.

About the Author

Linda Kling, as the owner of http://www.photo-party-favors.com, has offered ideas to people planning birthday parties and other celebrations since 1992. She recommends these Year You Were Born photo birthday favors, featuring your photo and fun facts from the year of your birth. Free printables, party recipes, quotes, trivia, and more are available on her website.

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Bob the Builder & Construction Trucks

Whether your guests are doing construction birthday party activities or games, a Bob the Builder or construction zone party is sure to please your little workers. This is a super easy party to put together, as many of the activities just naturally fall into place.

Dirt Mover Relay - Split the kids into teams and give each team a bucket, shovel, and a pile of dirt. Put all the buckets at the finish line. Each player will take a shovel full of dirt from their dirt pile and walk or run it to their bucket and dump it in. Then they must run back to their teammates and hand-over the shovel to the next person in line. The game continues until one team has completely moved their dirt pile into the bucket.

Pin The Tools On Bob – This game is played like Pin the Tail on the Donkey except you use a poster of Bob the Builder and create tools out of poster board or cardstock. using double-stick tape, the kids try to pin the tools on Bob the Builder’s tool belt while blindfolded.

Digging For Trucks & Tools – Bury small plastic trucks and tools in a large mound of dirt. Give each of the kids a shovel and let them have at it! The object is to try and unearth the most tools.

Block Building – Prior to the party, prepare various sized empty cardboard boxes by taping them closed and painting them in various colors. Split the kids into teams and give each team the same number and size of boxes. The object of the game is to be the first team to build a tower using all of their boxes within the designated time. If the boxes start to fall, the team members may try to rebuild their tower as long as time permits.

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Musical Trucks – This game is played like “Musical Chairs.” Decorate cardboard boxes to look like trucks. You will need to have as many boxes as you do kids. The boxes should be large enough for the kids to either sit or stand in. As the music plays, the kids walk around the “trucks.” When the music stops, the kids try to climb into a “truck”. Each time the music stops, remove one more “truck.” Whoever is the last person left in the game is the winner.

Construction Zone Obstacle Course - This game is only an option if you have sufficient space to create an obstacle course. Set-up various piles of dirt for the kids to go over, use caution tape to rope off a maze of walkways, orange cones for them to walk around, tires to step through, stepping stones to walk upon, etc.

These are just a few ideas to help you throw a fun and successful construction birthday party or Bob the Builder party. Lay a proper foundation with fun invitations, construct appropriate theme decorations, then build the thrill of it all into the party with exciting theme-related games and activities.

About the Author Elizabeth Chastain

Find more entertaining Construction Birthday Party ideas by visiting the Birthday Party Ideas 101 website, a party planning website written and edited by Professional Organizer, Elizabeth Chastain.

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Throw a Wine Tasting Party to be Remembered

To throw a Wine Tasting party is so much fun and a perfect way to introduce friends and family to the wonderful world of wine. It can also be a great way to find new wines, producers or vintages you may not have tried before. When you have one of these parties it can take many different forms. You can focus on specific wines with different cheeses and foods. You can also focus your wine tasting party for specific reds, whites or even certain wine producers and vintages. The possibilities are endless, but the event is sure to be a hit with everyone on the guest list.

One great idea for throwing a wine tasting party is the price point method. With the price point method, you choose a featured wine, say pinot noir wines and choose several bottles within a set price range, like $20-30 a bottle. This type of party gives you the chance to try some wines that you may not have thought of before.

At a horizontal wine tasting party you focus on a variety of wine from a particular year, but from multiple producers. This is a lot of fun. Say you choose a 2003 pinot noir variety for your party. You will also grab a 2003 pinot noir from several other producers for your party. It’s a great way to different wines from many different producers. You might also find a producer you may not have known about. This type of party is a lot of fun and is sure to wow your friends with your extensive knowledge of wine.

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A vertical party is when you throw a wine tasting party using just one variety of wine from the same producer with different vintages. If you have a favorite wine producer and varietal, this is a great way to try different vintages and learn about some that you may have previously been unaware of. With a vertical party, you always choose wines from the same producer with differing vintages and probably price tags, as well. It can introduce you to a producer you may not have known about or even enlighten you on different vintages from a producer you particularly like. This type of party is a lot of fun and is sure to please the crowd.

When you throw your wine tasting party, you need to provide your guests with a score card. Generally the score card should have areas for the name of the wine, the type of wine, the producer of the wine, the vintage and the price of the bottle. Also provide an area for comments on clarity, color, viscosity, taste, smell and an overall rating at the the very least.

About the Author T. Westberry

In my search for good affordable wine I learned some very important things to consider before ever picking up that bottle. I learned probably more than I ever wanted to know about wine on line, the wine making process, the laws regarding the production of wine, and how the quality of wine is determined. Armed with this arsenal of information, I could not help but finally achieve my goal of finding that perfect bottle of wine at the perfect price. To learn more about great ideas to throw a wine tasting party, check out Throw A Wine Tasting Party. For even more resources on great wine at a great price, visit Fool Proof Wine Values.

Visit Posh Tot Events as she shares some awesome wine swap and dinner party ideas including inspiring photos.

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So how do you throw the best birthday party ever and still remain sane? Let’s review four top tips to help make the day stress free:

Make a Plan - A birthday party checklist will help to keep you on track and in
control. No more “Oh I hope I didn’t forget something”. With this single step you will have built in reminders and take the pressure off instantly. Include even the things that you know you won’t forget like “bake a cake” or “buy paper goods” just so you know that everything is there and will be taken care of. Have a section on your list to keep track of the items you need to buy as well as a detailed timeline. This also helps if you have people helping you with the party as they will know what’s been done and still needs to be done based on your checklist.

Get the birthday child involved – Keep in mind that your child is the focus of the day so he should be consulted and involved in a majority of the planning and preparations. It may take some extra time but having him involved will really make him feel special – and that’s the goal of the day after all! Have him choose the theme, take him with when you shop for the party favors and paper goods – ask him what he wants! You’ll be glad you did!

Grab a photographer – You want to remember the day in photos but often the last thing on your mind during the actual party is taking pictures because you’re so busy with the kids or the parents or getting the candles on the cake that the camera gets left on the counter unused. Snag one of the other parents or a neighbor friend to be in charge of the photography of the day. Make sure you communicate which pictures you want to have taken if you have special ones you want, but otherwise, let them just snap away. The beauty of digital cameras is that you can take tons of pictures and delete the ones that don’t work.

Hire Help - Ask an older sibling or cousin to assist you during the planning and especially on the birthday party day. Your helpers can serve as clean up crew or even be in charge of the games and activities. This way you can focus on your child or the guest’s parents, etc. You can, of course, pay them a small wage for their time or give them a special present or gift certificate from you for their help.

These small steps and some advanced preparation will help you to have a fun, memorable party without pulling your hair out. Keep your birthday child as the focus and the rest of the day will go smoothly! Enjoy!

About the Author Annette Yen:
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