Party ideas outside the box

A promotion, your partner’s 40th birthday, an engagement—these are just some of the reasons why we celebrate. If you will be hosting a party but can’t seem to come up with party ideas that aren’t too cliché, I have just the list for you. Check out these unique party ideas that are creative, quirky, and most of all, fun

• Dress up! If you are celebrating someone’s birthday, have your guests come to the party in costume, wearing the fashion of the year or decade the birthday celebrant was born in. To celebrate a promotion or a graduation, have a toga party! Prepare several bolts of plain white fabric and have your guests drape themselves with these in the style of ancient Greece.

• Hippie or Hipster? Who says family reunions are boring? Mix up the generations and have the millennials peace out with flower headbands while parents put on their best trendy geek looks.

• Sing for points. Before the party, download some karaoke tracks. Or rent a karaoke machine. Aside from popular songs, get or list down some songs you’ve never heard of. Set these up to be played at random. When game time comes, split the group into two teams and sing in turns. Assign people to judge the performances and set your own criteria.

• Dance it out. If singing’s not your thing, then the next best thing is dancing. Set up a Wii console and pop in Just Dance 4, and you’re good to go. Alternatively, you can also have a party fight game with games such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in which each character has his/her/its own special moves.

• Engage! An engagement party is a great way to introduce our friends to our partner’s friends. If your friends are all fun-loving and are game for anything, then it’s a good idea to have a mixer. When it’s time to eat, give the girls spoons only, while the guys only get forks. Give the guys a bowl of soup each, while the girls get pasta or some other dish that absolutely needs a fork in order to be eaten. Encourage your friends to make friends with one another and share some bites in the process.

• Tattooed grandma. Or grandpa—if you’re planning a birthday party or wedding anniversary party for your old folks, let them have a bit of fun. Prepare some temporary tattoos for your grandma and grandpa and their friends, and let them show off their tattoos complete with tough guy-tough gal poses!

• Personalise it. Have something special made in honour of the celebrant, or couple. You may ask a local home brewer to craft a special ale, or perhaps you’d like to create a special scent for your mother’s 50th birthday. These can be placed in small bottles and given to guests to commemorate the event.

The possibilities are endless when it comes to unique party ideas. As long as everyone enjoys the party, it’s already a success!

What’s your favourite party motto? Have you got any creative party ideas for the upcoming party season? Let me know in the comments below.

This is a promotional post with an image from Andrea Graulund

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