Party Ideas

Party Ideas

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Are you looking for quick party ideas? Do you need to find ideas for invitations? themes? decorations? activities? games? favors? prizes? food? If so, check out the fun party theme ideas below. Mix them with a dash of your own creativity and they're the recipe for a perfect party.

Party Ideas & Themes:

Great Friends + Mouthwatering Chocolate = A deliciously fun Chocolate Fondue Party!

Cocktail Party - Plan an elegant evening with friends by mixing up some fun and exotic cocktails. Create a relaxed atmosphere with soft lighting and your favorite light music. Then, add some delicious bite-sized sweets and appetizers and enjoy.

Mardi Gras Party - Plan a fun and colorful Mardi Gras party. Enjoy lively music, dress up in beautiful costumes, and create one of a kind party masks.

Pirate Party - Host a pirate themed party. Dress up, make cool invitations and name tags. Learn how to speak pirate.

Singing Bee Party - Love the new NBC Singing Bee show? Why not host a unique party and challenge your friends to a Singing Bee of their own.

Super Bowl Party - Host a super bowl party with lots of great food, activities and friends.

Funky Nail Art Party - Have the girls over for the ultimate girly-girl party. Kick back, chat and paint creative designs on each other's nails.

Hawaiian Luau - Create memorable invitation/name tags with your guests' "Hawaiian" names. Decorate with grass table skirts, garden torches and colorful flowers. Lay out a smorgasbord of tropical fruit and simple finger foods or serve popular Hawaiian luau recipes. Play Hawaiian party music while you do the limbo. Have hula hoop competitions or play traditional ancient Hawaiian games. For resources and more Hawaiian luau party ideas go to our Hawaiian Luau Party Ideas Page!

Party Theme:
Garden Party

Invitations:
Put plant pokes with your party invitation card attached in small plants and hand deliver them or have someone else deliver them for you.
Using calligraphy will add elegance to your invitation if that is the look you are going for. Either look for a calligraphy font when typing out invitations or write them yourself using these instructions ...
Free Calligraphy Instructions
More Free Calligraphy Instructions
You can even practice calligraphy online with an interactive Calligraphy Lesson.
Decorations:
Plants, garden furniture, candle lanterns or candles in mason jars, whimsical table cloths or elegantly set tables, terra cotta pots to hold utensils, etc., or fine china, napkins wrapped with ivy or a wired flower.
Food:
Anything from a simple buffet to an elegant catered 5 course dinner.

Activities:
Conversation! Conversation! Conversation!
Sometimes that is the best party of all.

Prize Ideas:
Not necessary unless you would like to have a door prize. In that case:
A beautiful garden lantern, a garden stone or decoration.
A basket of goodies from your garden.

Favors:
A seed packet wrapped with raffia or lace (depending on your party).
A small basket of fresh produce from your garden.
A beautiful bouquet of cut flowers from your garden.

Please Note: I am including two garden party example sites that I really liked and a 'Party Checklist' that can be used for picnics or garden parties. Check them out.
Casual Garden Party
Elegant Garden Party
Garden Party Checklist

Party Theme:
Movie Night

Invitations:
Admission tickets with movie to be viewed listed.
Free Printable Movie Party Ticket Invitation
Free Printable Ticket Invitation
Free Printable Blank Ticket Invitation
To view the printable invitations listed above, you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer (the latest version is recommended).
You can get your free Adobe Reader here (a new window will open so you can download without leaving this page).

Decorations:
Drape curtains around the T.V. to look like a theatre.
Dim the lights and make a lighted path to the seating area with strands of clear mini-lights.
Set up a concession stand.
And check out these amazing Movie Party Decorations!

Food:
Popcorn, Candy, Soda

Activities:
Movie of your choice
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Movie Trivia - Sample trivia questions available at Movie Trivia or More Movie Trivia!
TV and Movie Trivia
Movie charades - Make a list of movies or actors and actresses to use for this game.
Play Scene It? Turner Classic Movies DVD Edition - Enjoy scenes from your favorite movies as you and your friends race around the game board. Pop the Scene It? DVD into your player and set up the unique FlexTime board for a long or short game. Then watch actual movie clips on your TV and answer questions about films, scenes, actors, famous lines, and more. Get to the Winner�s Circle, correctly answer the Final Cut question, and win!

Prize Ideas:
Movie Ticket, Video or DVD, Movie Poster

Favors:
Movie Magazine (free at the theater), Movie Poster

More Movie Party Ideas

Party Theme:
Urban Legends Party

An Urban Legends party is both unique and fun. You'll find great resources, free printable invitations, and all the food, activity, and decorating ideas you'll need to plan an Urban Legends Party listed on our Urban Legends Party page. Check it out!

Party Theme:
Home Spa Party

Host a relaxing, luxurious evening for the girls. Hire professionals to pamper your guests or create a tranquil atmosphere yourself using the ideas on our Home Spa Party page. Whatever you choose to do, your guests will love you for it.

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