How to Throw a Theme Party

Instructions Step 1: Invite friends and neighbors Invite friends and neighbors that have the same affinity for baking as yourself. Stress that they should bring one type of cookie to share with everyone. TIP: Keep track of who is baking what for the most variety, and award those who respond first with their choice of …

Instructions Step 1: Pick a location Pick a comfortable location such as a library, book or craft store, or even a local school. Create a rotating schedule if several people volunteer their homes for a craft night. Step 2: Plan a time Plan a convenient time for everyone. A craft night doesn’t have to be …

Instructions Step 1: Pick your day A few weeks in advance, pick your party day, and invite 10 to 12 of your nearest and dearest. Step 2: Get permission Long gone are the days of impromptu beach bonfires. Before you start, get the necessary permits by contacting your local park service, fire department, or city …

Instructions Step 1: Rent or buy a projector Set up your projector. If you do not own one, you can borrow, rent, or buy one. Step 2: Put up screen Put up your screen. You can buy, rent, or make your own screen if needed. TIP: Make your own movie screen with white bed sheets, …

Instructions Step 1: Make invitations Make superhero invitations with construction paper, superhero stickers, and comic strips. TIP: Unique superhero invitations can be purchased online. Step 2: Request to dress up Request that your friends dress as their favorite superhero, sidekick, or villain, complete with capes and tights. Step 3: Coordinate colors Coordinate the colors of …

Instructions Step 1: Create your own invitations Create your own invitations with pink construction paper, puffy paints, and colored rhinestones. Step 2: Ask everyone to dress up Ask everyone who attends to dress in pink or to dress as their favorite princess. TIP: If boys are invited have them dress as princes. Step 3: Serve …

Instructions Step 1: Decide if it’s adults only Decide whether your party includes children and specify it on the invitation. If you are hosting kids, post safety signs around the pool and ban diving. Make sure parents know they’re responsible for supervising their youngsters. TIP: Consider contacting your local parks and recreation department about hiring …

Instructions Step 1: Send invitations Send invitations that include the line: “Don’t be late for a very important date!” Ask everyone to wear a whimsical hat. Step 2: Hit flea markets Hit flea markets, yard sales, and thrift stores for interesting teacups and saucers, teapots, hats, and vintage bottles to hold “Drink Me” signs. TIP: …

Instructions Step 1: Hire gold representative Hire a gold representative who will come to your home with testing and evaluating equipment. Research the company to make sure they’re reputable and that they will offer a fair price for items. TIP: Find companies in your area and search the internet for national consultants. Step 2: Pick …

Instructions Step 1: Get a “groundhog” Unless you have access to a real groundhog, get a groundhog stand-in, and give it a name befitting this important holiday. Step 2: Create a den Create a den outside. Cover a table with a blanket or tablecloth that reaches the ground and put your groundhog’s cage, carrier, or …

Instructions : Don’t drink unless you’re of legal age. Drink responsibly, and never drink and drive. Step 1: Invite friends and pick themes Invite friends who drink beer. Buy your sampling beers using a seasonal theme, or pick an array of types, like imported beers versus domestic. Step 2: Designate drivers Designate drivers for guests …

Instructions Step 1: Buy the wine Pick a theme. Contrast whites and reds from the same region; compare wines made from the same grape but harvested in different areas or years; or focus on a single wine producer and pick several of their wines for comparison. TIP: One bottle of wine provides five to six …

Instructions Step 1: Form a committee Form a family-reunion committee to select and invite guests, coordinate planning, and form subcommittees for various tasks. TIP: Remember – although you are the initiator, you aren’t obligated to plan the whole thing on your own – or even to lead the planning. Step 2: Decide what constitutes family …

Instructions Step 1: Invite your guests Invite guests to come by between 3 and 5 p.m. Afternoon tea is meant to tide people over from lunch to dinner. Step 2: Set a proper table Put out a cloth tablecloth, cloth napkins, and your best utensils. Provide each guest with a teacup and saucer, and a …

Instructions Step 1: Pick a date Pick a date for your party. March Madness involves 64 teams playing over three weeks, so you have plenty of options. TIP: Many people like to throw a party when the Final Four teams compete, which is always on a Saturday. Step 2: Plan the menu Plan the menu. …

Instructions : Several states officially bar all gambling, including pools in which the organizer does not profit. Know your local laws before organizing a pool involving money. Step 1: Don’t trust your gut Forget about who you think should win. The Academy consists of about 6,000 industry pros, and figuring out how they are going …

Instructions Step 1: Optimize the seating Arrange seating around a coffee table facing your largest television. If you have smaller TVs, place them where guests could miss the action, like in the bathroom and near the buffet table. TIP: Try to have a flat surface within reach of every seat so guests have a place …

Instructions Step 1: Get a car Secure a car with enough cargo space to carry the food, beverages and whatever else you want to bring — cooking equipment, a table, folding chairs, a keg. An SUV, pick-up truck or van is ideal. Step 2: Invite friends Invite your friends, making sure beforehand that everyone will …

Instructions Step 1: Plan the guest list Sit down with a parent several weeks in advance and discuss the guest list. Four to six girls is usually a good number. TIP: Generally speaking, it’s more fun to have a few good friends spend the night than a lot of guests who may not get along. …

Instructions Step 1: Find a party company Search the web for sex toy companies that help people host parties by providing sample products and a ‘sexpert’ to explain them. In return for hosting the party, you’ll get a hostess gift and free or discounted products. Step 2: Invite guests Invite a mix of classmates, work …