Sweet 16 and Other Creative Party Ideas

Sweet 16 Ideas:

FOOD


I suggested keeping the menu limited to finger foods. Since this is a boy/girl party, most of this age group will not want to eat foods that drip, might get stuck in their teeth and them not know it, is difficult to chew or bite off, or requires carrying around a plate. They need to be able to "pick" throughout the night, so choose things that last and are easy to pick up and go.

Finger sandwiches - can be cut into shapes with cookie cutters
Veggies w/dips
pretzels
nut mixes
cheese cubes w/ toothpicks


DECOR:

This particular teen love Clay Aiken, so I suggested "This is the Night" for the theme.

Will hang silver stars with white netting that hangs and drapes on the floor on the dance floor corners.

6 round 7' white corrugated board columns with star cutouts and a colored light in each one that shines through the cutout shapes. One in each corner of the l shaped room.

Blue, black and white helium filled balloons will be filled, tied with 1 foot of same color curling ribbon and realeased to float on the ceiling.

Enlarged current picture mounted on larger board and stationed on easle at the door with markers for friends to sign as they enter.


ENTERTAINMENT:

Her friends have a band, so they will play for about an hour. Otherwise will have CD's of her favorite music playing


Also thought it would be nice to have each guest bring a pic of them with the birthday girl from any time (our daughter has a really cute one of them from kindergarten). Have a table with all of the scrapbooking supplies and a scrapbook for guests to go to one at time throughout the night to do personal page. At the end of the night, the party girl has an amazing memory scrapbook.


DRESS:

This is certainly an age of transition. They rarely get a chance to dress up, so the attire will be semi-formal.

Just make sure Bear isn't around.

Don't want to scare the damn kids.

ahem Gus the consensus of opinion with her group is that I'm head and shoulders the coolest dad around.....so.....stop interfering with my crack franchise....

Gotcha.

Sorry, squinney.

pssst...Gus...drop the cash in a paper bag in the usual location?

squinney is going to be really pissed at me for trampling her thread. Damn, I don't even know the woman and she's already beginning to hate me.

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child.

GUS! Have you been feeling motherless children again? Shame on you.