When organizing a birthday celebration, both for an adult and for a child, you want to please the birthday person, making his holiday unique and unforgettable. At least until next year.
You can borrow successfully implemented ideas for a birthday from someone, or you can come up with something original.
Even without a wild imagination and a tight wallet, you can still throw a party that will be remembered for a long time, and some will even follow its example. So how to celebrate in order to surprise and impress both the hero of the occasion and his guests?
Parties and their organization
- Think about who you want to invite in advance, having previously warned the guests about their invitation and the theme of the party, so that they know what to wear and what to bring with them.
- If candles are required for decoration and surroundings, be sure to pay attention to safety.
- For each such party, it is advisable to come up with new themes. To make the script and competitions interesting and exciting, take care of them in advance.
- To ensure that your guests' attention is always in your hands, the effect of surprise during the party will help you.
40th birthday theme
The older we get, the less attention we pay to birthdays, so we look forward to important events like the Big Four-O. Turning 40 is all about looking back at how far you've come over the years.
silver birthday
Silver sits next to gold as the 40th anniversary mark approaches the 50th anniversary! Your whole family can dress up in flowing silver dresses and tuxedos for a night you won't forget. Make sure the entire room is covered in shiny silver and gray decorations. This will be a great time to dance, drink and catch up. Your 40th birthday in this world will be as grand as it gets.
wine and cheese tasting, 40th anniversary celebration
You and your guests will spend an aesthetic and cultural day visiting local breweries and factories, enjoying the wine and cheese they have to offer. Order or have someone prepare a huge snack board filled with your favorite breads, chocolates, cookies, cheeses and hams that will pair best with the fine wine you have to offer them.
This 40th birthday party theme will prove that you have aged as magnificently and deliciously as the wine you drink during the party!
Exquisite 40th Anniversary Floral Theme
Another great birthday party idea is a garden party where all your friends are dressed in their best and prettiest floral dresses and outfits. Prepare for a tea party outdoors filled with flowers and trees. A breath of fresh air is what you need to celebrate your 40th birthday.
What's up with the theme for the Party?
If the party is related to the celebration of any holiday, then the theme should match. A party for no reason can be associated with the most unusual themes for a warm meeting with friends. Once you decide on the theme and idea of the party, take care of creating costumes for the guests, appropriate surroundings and decor.
The treats and drinks that you prepare for the party should preferably correspond to the theme of the holiday, and to make it more fun, think about the musical accompaniment in advance, which should also suit the party.
What topic should I come up with? We present you themed parties and ideas for organizing them.
Themed holidays
If you want to arrange memorable, unusual, fun entertainment for your child’s birthday, then you can organize a themed party. Children of all ages enjoy these activities, you just need to get the concept right.
The main task for parents is to choose a topic that is interesting to the birthday boy and guests
. Preschoolers will definitely enjoy the pirate party, while older children will love the sports themes - football or basketball. Girls like fashion festivals, pajama get-togethers, and improvisations on the theme of a spa or beauty salon. For fairy tale lovers, organize a Cinderella ball or an event dedicated to the adventures of Mowgli.
For a suitable theme, choose the right games, competitions and funny birthday activities. This will help maintain the right holiday atmosphere.
Here is an example of a game for an Indian themed evening.
Indian squares
Parents need to prepare a special field for the game. A large square with 9 squares of 25x25 cm is cut out of cardboard, and game pieces are also selected - figures, buttons, badges. In total you will need 2 of these game sets.
They play squares in pairs. One player randomly places chips on the field. There is only one condition - there is no more than one chip on one square. After this, the opponent - the second player - has only 20-30 seconds to remember the location of the figures. Then the playing field is covered with a sheet of paper.
Second Player's Problem
- repeat the placement of the chips on your field, like the first player. The first field is opened and the location is checked. If the second player is not mistaken, then the participants change roles.
For school-age children, the game can be quite complicated. Make the field 16 squares and increase the number of chips. The latter can be chosen in different colors, then the task of the participants is not only to correctly repeat the positions, but also to guess the colors.
The game is called “Indian Squares” because this is how the children of Indian tribes had fun, played, and developed memory and attention.
DIY Hawaiian party or Hawaii themed party
A Hawaiian party is one of the most fun and exciting summer parties, it can be held in any weather.
And if you have the opportunity to spend this holiday near the pool or just in the open air, somewhere in the country outside the city, then you are incredibly lucky!
- Invitations.
Suitable for fish, beach ball or bikini shapes. Guests can come wearing Hawaiian shorts, T-shirts or shirts, flip-flops, glasses and flower garlands. All this must be indicated in the invitation.
- Name badges.
Let your imagination run wild here - from flower garlands and beach changing cabins to the shape of palm trees and bags.
- Decor.
You can try placing bottles of tanning lotion everywhere, making fake sun lighting, and it is advisable to curtain the windows so that daylight does not enter the room.
If you have fins or a surfboard, lean them against the wall. For a more realistic atmosphere, fill the floor with clean sand after placing bags on the floor. You can make a changing cabin out of folding chairs, and place a children's pool filled with water on the floor.
Place sun umbrellas everywhere, throw in flower garlands, buckets and scoops for playing in the sand.
- Gifts or prizes.
You can give Hawaiian shirts and tank tops, suntan lotions and beach towels to your friends. Fun sunglasses or the same flower garlands will do. To ensure your guests appreciate your hospitality, present your own flower garland at the end of the evening as a sign of respect and friendship.
- Food.
It's best to prepare finger food, such as sandwiches or hot dogs, and don't forget tropical drinks and fruit.
Audrey Hepburn wasn't Holly Golightly's first choice
For most people, the name Audrey Hepburn is pretty much synonymous with one movie: Breakfast at Tiffany's. Hepburn's portrayal of Manhattan party girl Holly Golightly, in the 1961 film adaptation of Truman Capote's novel, became so identified with her that it's hard to imagine anyone else in the role.
However, Hepburn was not the first actress considered for the role. As Vogue recalled, Truman actually insisted the studio ask for Marilyn Monroe. Monroe was even offered the role, but she turned it down on the advice of her acting teacher Paula Strasberg, who haughtily suggested, "Marilyn Monroe will not play the lady of the evening."
Truman Capote was reportedly furious over Hepburn's casting. “Paramount deceived me in every way and introduced Audrey,” the author said. “It was the worst movie I've ever seen.” Capote wasn't the only one who thought Hepburn was unsuitable for the role of Holly. Hepburn admitted that she herself "didn't think she was right to do it." It wasn't until director Blake Edwards convinced her she could do it that she finally relented and took on what would become her signature role.
What is the scenario for the Pirate Party?
Invitations in glass bottles with an antique package inside will look great. Learning a few old pirate expressions and using them during the party will help you be the center of attention and create the right atmosphere.
- Where to mark.
To hold such a party, a small, cozy apartment will be enough; the most important thing is to decorate it correctly and create the appropriate atmosphere in it. For less money, you can decorate it yourself, so as not to go to a studio.
Guests will definitely like the idea of decorating in the form of signs with the nautical names of the apartment’s rooms, for example, by hanging the following signs on each room: balcony - “captain’s bridge”, kitchen - “galley”, hall - “cabin”, toilet - “latrine” and everything in in the same spirit.
- Costumes.
Of course, fun pirate outfits will add a cool vibe to your party. In order not to spend much, but to look really cool at such a party, the ideal option for purchasing a costume would be to rent costumes. There you can choose any suit and size for both women and men. Visit several ateliers at once, pick out the look you like from each and choose the one that suits you best.
- Entertainment.
It is better for the party host or a specially invited host to greet the guests in appropriate costumes and cheerfully greet the guests with the words: “Welcome aboard! "Thousand devils! Old man, we've been waiting for you! Raise anchor! etc. Any music that is usually played in pubs is suitable for such a party; blues, rock and roll, and jazz are always played there. And you can distract guests with records with music from famous films or cartoons about pirates, especially since such music will be ideal for competitions.
- Competitions.
- Competition "Sea Mummy".
About 3-4 people are called to the center of the room, each being handed a roll of toilet paper. Players will need to tear the paper into pieces and stuff it into their pockets, down the collar, or down their pants. The one who completes the task first wins the competition. And the competition judge makes sure that the pieces of paper are very thin.
- "Pearls in a Bottle" competition.
To participate in this competition you will need 4-5 people, an empty bottle with a very narrow neck is placed on the floor in front of each of them, and 15-20 beads or peas are given to their hands. The participant, holding them in one hand and hiding the other behind his back, must put all the peas into the bottle from the hand in which they were held, without helping with the other hand. If a bead falls past the bottle, you need to start the whole process again, again holding the beads in your hand. The winner is the one who completes this task first.
- Competition "Fortitude".
All participants must stand in a line sideways to each other at a distance of one step. For the competition you will need a lot of empty matchboxes, which are placed in front of each player on the floor at a distance of 20 cm. The task of the competition is to start blowing on the matchbox with all your might at the command of the presenter so that they move further. The presenter uses a ruler or tape measure to measure the results of the competition and use them to determine the winner who moved his box further than the rest.
Let's treat you!
Take ready-made food so guests can wait for hot food in peace
This is advice from many years of picnic experience. People usually come to nature in the morning, few people have time to have breakfast, and the road is long...
There must be a supply of ready-to-eat products, tea and coffee in thermoses, otherwise preparing a shashlik will not turn into a festive expectation, but a nervous process in which the coals take too long to light, the meat takes too long to fry, etc.
What you can take as a morning buffet:
• ready-made sandwiches • pies with salty and sweet fillings • pancakes with fillings • pieces of fried meat in breadcrumbs or round flat cutlets (it’s convenient to make hamburgers with them) • fresh and salted vegetables • washed fruits • tea, coffee, juices
For grill menu
Of course, on a birthday in nature, you want to see such treats that do not happen during home feasts.
There are so many marinade recipes that I won’t risk describing them here, I’ll just remind you what can be cooked on the grill.
• meat kebab • chicken kebab (by the way, there is a charming children's recipe without vinegar, and the semi-finished product can be made at home and heated over a fire right in foil. Children always want everything quickly) • fish on the grill • seafood • baked vegetables (zucchini, zucchini) , eggplants, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers) • in a pot you can cook fish soup or meat sauce with herbs • pilaf
Not forget:
• drinking water in small bottles • juices • bread, buns, cookies • ketchup and mustard • salt, sugar, seasonings • disposable dishes and tablecloths • good knives, ladle, slotted spoon • corkscrew • wet wipes • garbage bags • silicone gloves, less often wash hands • set of skewers and grill • folding grill, charcoal • quick-lighter • disposable foil trays for ready-made kebabs and vegetables • folding furniture or inflatable chairs • raincoats • spare clothes for children • mosquito repellent • rolls of foil and cling film to protect food from flies and wasps • a first aid kit with bandages, peroxide, painkillers • a compact tent (if children do not start playing in it, you can put all the bags, packages and backpacks in the tent, which always spoil the natural landscape with their appearance and ruin everything photos)
What to do and what to do at a Pajama Party
For adults, a pajama party is a great way to remember your childhood and have a lot of fun. Such a party can be a reason to celebrate any event, be it a birthday, the end of a session, March 8th, or even the joy of turning on hot water in the house, in other words, there may not be a reason to hold a pajama party.
- Dress code.
From a Mickey Mouse tank top or boxer shorts to a sexy nightgown or pajamas in any fun color. Bunny or dog slippers are perfect for such a party.
- What to treat guests.
Milkshakes and champagne are great options. Anyone interested can be a bartender, but it will be necessary to prepare in advance all the necessary ingredients for his cocktails.
As suitable and light dishes, you can offer guests pizza, ice cream, fruit, popcorn, canapés or sandwiches with caviar and fish.
- Competitions and entertainment.
Pillow fights are a traditional competition at pajama parties. Of course, you don’t have to follow stereotypes and come up with your own equally exciting competitions and entertainment.
For example:
- “Feed ice cream to uncle.”
It is best to divide the guests into girl-guy pairs. Each couple is given a block of ice cream; the girls must take the spoons with their teeth and feed their boyfriend ice cream faster than the rest of the participants.
- "Hook with your tail."
The same couples are participating. Make “tails” from long ropes and forks tied to them and attach the pairs to each other. The tail should be approximately knee length. Standing with their backs to each other, pairs need to hook their tails using various manipulations and the pair that did this first of all wins.
- "Hugging dances"
The same girl-guy couples stand on the newspaper and dance merrily to the music. But this must be done very carefully so as not to tear the newspaper and so that the couple does not tread on the edges of the newspaper. After a couple of minutes, the newspaper needs to be folded in half, making the task of dancing more difficult.
The newspaper will be folded again and again, but the dancing must continue. In the end, the couple that can no longer hold on to a small piece of newspaper or tears the paper is eliminated from the game, and the game continues. The winner will be the couple that will be the only one not eliminated from the game and standing on a piece of newspaper.
More interesting ideas
To celebrate the anniversary, you can invite musicians who play live classical music. Yes, it’s not cheap, but a round anniversary happens once in a lifetime. It is worth discussing with them that at the beginning or at the end of the performance they will perform a musical joke, playing a mix of famous rock hits. Yes, the idea is not new, but it is impressive in its unexpectedness.
Don't ignore the professionals either. Invite a photographer with the appropriate equipment to your celebration (at home or at a public venue). He will take pictures of the most fun moments, and this will save the organizer from unnecessary worries about the quality of photographs.
You can add a special touch to any holiday by inviting a face painting specialist. Craftsmen work with safe materials that do not cause allergic reactions, and the payment for their work is calculated by the number of painted faces.
The following interesting ideas are also worthy of attention:
- going with friends to a cafe, cinema (an option for teenagers protesting against everything);
- group relaxation in the spa;
- boat party;
- a visit by a male team to a bathhouse or sauna (for those who like it hot);
- travel outside the city, with an overnight stay in nature (for those who love hiking and nature);
- summer trip to a camp site with a ride on a boat, boat or catamaran, or winter trip with sleigh rides, skis, snowmobiles (for active recreation enthusiasts).
You can combine traditional methods of celebration with other options for ending the celebration, which, like the cherry on the cake, will become bright and sparkling moments at the end of the holiday.
How to hold a party in the style of "Hipsters"
Theme party options should be supplemented with this idea! Organize an unforgettable chic vintage-glamorous evening in the style of the 50-60s, invite all your friends to a stylish party and celebrate the holiday in the best possible way!
- Dress code
For girls, excellent bright crepe de Chine dresses with a full skirt, low-heeled pumps and hats with a mesh veil are suitable. The ideal makeup for a party would be neatly lined eyes and bright lipstick on the lips.
Pipe trousers and a jacket, preferably with wide shoulders, will look great on guys. And taek and socks - a thin tie and socks of various colors - will emphasize stylishness and add lightness to the image. Make sure your socks show through your pant legs and your hair looks like an Elvis high bouffant!
- Decoration and refreshments
Of course, you can’t do without dancing! Dance, dance and dance again - this is the highlight of your evening! Free up as much unnecessary space as possible and dance boogie-woogie, twist, rock and roll - an unforgettable experience is guaranteed!
In between dances, treat your guests to light snacks and wine and go dancing again! Any decorations or old Soviet things, such as alarm clocks, old rotary phones, are suitable for interior decoration, and an old music player and records are generally an integral sign of a dude!
Hang posters of Elvis Presley and the stars of the 50s and 60s everywhere and your party will be filled with the spirit of that time!
Bride's outfit
A Tiffany style wedding dress can be either white or turquoise. The skirt of the dress should in no case be too full: a straight silhouette is preferable, although the skirt can be flared.
Original, including asymmetrical, neckline shapes and “teardrop” necklines are welcome. The style of the ancient Greek peplum with one bare shoulder looks quite original. For the dress, you need to choose soft, flowing silk fabrics: crepe de Chine, crepe georgette, crepe satin, crepe parisette. It is possible to use inserts made of guipure or printed panvelvet on a chiffon base.
The hairstyle should be done in a retro style: a babette or shell with a few loose curls. The hairstyle can be decorated with a Spanish comb with rhinestones or hairpins intertwined with turquoise ribbons. Although it is better for the makeup to be invisible, you can highlight the eyes with long arrows in the style of Audrey Hepburn.
A mandatory element of the bride's outfit is high gloves. For jewelry, it is better to choose a pearl necklace and earrings. It is very good if the wedding rings are from Tiffany (you can see the options for such wedding rings here).
Bridesmaids can wear turquoise dresses or white ones with turquoise trim. The style of such dresses can be taken from fashion magazines and films of the mid-twentieth century: straight silhouette, modest mini length. However, the classic is also suitable: floor length.
Those who like original solutions can be advised to sew bridesmaids' dresses in contrast to the bride's dress: if the bride has a white dress, the bridesmaids have turquoise ones, if the bride is wearing a turquoise dress, order the bridesmaids white ones with turquoise trim.
Game for children “Magic Body” (or “Guess the Object”)
You will need props: a large toy truck, small toys (cars, nesting dolls, cubes, etc.), a scarf made of opaque material.
Place a truck in the middle of the room with toys in the back. Invite guests to take turns walking blindfolded to the truck and picking up one toy at a time. Having taken the toy, the participant must determine by touch what it is.
Game "Draw the Wheels"
You will need to draw different types of cars (cars, trucks, jeeps, etc.) on A4 sheets in advance and distribute them to the children. One “but”: cars must be drawn without wheels. Also, don't forget to give each child one marker.
Rules of the game
Children must draw wheels for all cars.
More interesting auto-themed games for children can be found in the article “Games in the style of the Cars cartoon.”
Win-win lottery
Invite guests to participate in a lottery. This is a unique lottery - it is impossible not to win! For those guests who do not want to play it, tell them that they will definitely receive a prize.
Props: small pieces of paper with numbers written on them, A4 sheets on which riddles, prizes are written, as well as two plastic boxes or baskets.
Place pieces of paper with numbers in one box and invite the children to take turns taking one ticket at a time. Then place a box in front of them containing sheets of riddles. Let the guests solve the riddles; the guest who can guess the answer will receive his prize.
- A thing that never goes out of fashion. (Laces).
- A souvenir for your kind eyes - read... (fairy tales)
- Your winnings are yet to come, but for now, look at others. (Additional number).
- Even the old man Koschey himself swept the dust from his ears with this. (Brush).
- Here's a ticket, here's a ticket, don't rummage through the numbers, Consider that there is no winning - cry and calm down. (Handkerchief).
- Having received this gift, think a little, maybe you have forgotten your friends, write a letter to them, baby. (Pen).
- Get your toy, close your eyes and dream, if you buy this thing, you will give me a ride on it. (Machine).
- If you want to be rich, be it. (Wallet).
- Yesterday the tulle was eaten by moths, it was torn to the point of pain, we give (a package) in return - there is nothing else!
- This ball will stop children's crying. (Balloon).
- To keep the jar full, you need (a lid).
- Yes, the lucky ticket is yours, keep it up (pencil).
- So that the wind doesn’t blow your cap away, here’s a gift for you (a paperclip).
- Don't be bored in the evenings - drink aromatic tea.
- Oh, what a great fellow you are, have some (lollipop, Chupa Chups).
- And this decoration is just a sight for sore eyes. (Beads from paper clips).
- Come on, dear friend, have some (pie).
- I will not give up (yogurt) for any good in the world.
- For good people, nothing is a pity, Get it as soon as possible, comrade, (a jump rope).
- If you want to be strong, like a gin, get a vitamin, brother. (Carrot).
5Dream come true
Once a year you can arrange a real holiday for yourself and do something you could only dream of. For example, skydive, go to the dolphinarium, attend a creative master class, have a shopping day or go horseback riding! In general, everyone has their own dreams, so it’s better for the birthday person to know what to do on this day to make their dream come true!
13In a limousine
Do you want to experience luxury? You can rent a limousine for the whole day and ride around the city in this expensive car. This option is suitable for a group of girlfriends - just like the picture of beauties in evening dresses with cocktail glasses in their hands. And for a large and noisy company, you can rent a bus - it will also be fun and will be remembered for a long time!
14On a yacht
An option for summer birthday people is to spend their holiday on a boat. The river walk will appeal to all guests, and will be unforgettable for the hero of the occasion. A pleasant evening on board a luxury ship or even a yacht - what could be better for such an event? By the way, you can also check the weather for spring and autumn birthdays, but in winter this method is definitely impossible.
