| As the theme queen, all my friends who are turning 21 | | | | white, yellow, green, blue, orange) and by midnight you |
| this year wanted me to give them a few ideas to | | | | have to have swapped with other people until you're |
| make their birthday party stand out from everyone | | | | dressed all in one colour. It's quite amusing seeing guys |
| else's. They wanted something unique, fun and | | | | squeezing into girls' shirts/skirts and everyone |
| memorable so here are a couple of ideas that I came | | | | swapping shoes to get the right colour resulting in a lot |
| up with. | | | | of confusion. It sorta goes without saying that you |
| THE BASICS | | | | don't wear your favourite shirt unless you don't mind |
| * Where | | | | loosing it. Award prizes at midnight for the best |
| 21st Birthday parties can be pretty cheap especially if | | | | dressed/sexiest dressed/worst dressed etc and |
| you host it home in your back garden. If you do hire a | | | | make sure you take plenty of pictures! |
| hall or a club room, you must make sure there are | | | | The Masquerade Ball |
| toilets. If you do have it at home, include a big projector | | | | Want to really dress up? Then a Masquerade Ball is |
| screening the last 21 years of your life in a mixture of | | | | perfect where everyone must wear evening attire |
| movies and photos that will run continuously through | | | | (suits for the guys and dresses for the girls) with |
| the night and remove anything you don't wish to be | | | | colourful masks. Hire a hall and decorate in one or two |
| damaged and lock doors that should be kept shut. | | | | colours with plenty of balloons and streamers and hire |
| * Alcohol | | | | a DJ that will not only play the latest stuff but also |
| It's up to you whether you provide alcohol or it's a | | | | something to waltz too. Give out prizes for not only |
| BYO affair. If you have a bar at a club, make sure you | | | | the best mask but also the best dancer, best couple, |
| have a tab limit which stops when you rich it or else | | | | worst dressed etc. |
| you'll be left with a nasty surprise the next day. If | | | | Alice in Wonderland |
| you're in your backyard, fill big tubs or coolers with ice | | | | Take a trip back to your childhood and into the past |
| to allow the alcohol to be kept cold. | | | | with all your guests dressed up as Alice in Wonderland |
| * Non-alcoholic | | | | characters. Dress up as the Mad Hatter or the |
| For those not drinking alcohol, for people under aged or | | | | Cheshire Cat and hold the party in a room decorated |
| for people looking for something to mix with their | | | | as a Victorian Gin room with black and white |
| alcohol, juices and soft drink are great and a fantastic | | | | photographs and "servants" that will serve drinks and |
| alternative for when the tab runs dry. Buy cans of | | | | finger foods. |
| drink in bulk to avoid having lots of plastic cups | | | | Pirates vs Ninjas |
| everywhere and fruit juices are pretty cheap too. | | | | Either dress as a pirate or a ninja and have a face off |
| * Food | | | | with water balloons (best done outside) and drink "ale" |
| If at home, have a BBQ with bread rolls and salads | | | | "grog" and "sake." Decorate the room with seafaring |
| and plenty of finger foods. Chips, pretzels and nuts are | | | | objects like pirate hats, flags and boats. For food cut |
| always a winner and try and avoid foods that require | | | | up sandwiches to look like throwing stars and have a |
| cutlery. If catering, finger foods that do the rounds are | | | | roast pig (or other joint of meat unless you're |
| great and also means less clean up with no cutlery | | | | vegetarian) rotating over a fire. Have a treasure hunt |
| and paper plates. | | | | with a pot of chocolate gold to be found! YUM! |
| THEMES | | | | These are just 4 ideas that will hopefully help you out |
| The Rubik's Cube Party. | | | | when planning your big day. Be creative and add your |
| A Rubik's Cube Party is a party where you have to | | | | own individual spin and ENJOY YOURSELF! |
| dress up in different colours of the Rubik's cube (red, | | | | |