Party Themes

So, for example, a ‘60’s theme’ is great fun, but quite hard to dress up to unless your guests happen to have a wardrobe with original pieces in, a lot of time to trawl charity or vintage clothing shops or lots of money to order new items. And not all guests are comfortable with complex dressing up!

In contrast a theme such as ‘film titles’ is much more flexible. If you have guests that want to go the whole hog they can hire star wars suits, but for those who are more creative but on a limited budget how about:-

A necklace made of string, with toy plastic exotic animals and a toilet roll attached = Zulu

Real Chilli peppers attached to earrings and a gorgeous party dress = Some Like it Hot

It also makes it great fun guessing what others have come as!

Other themes could include:

Colours

Eg. All White on the Night, Black & White, Red Hot, etc

Periods

Turn of the Century, 20’s, 70’s, The Stone Age, A Moment in History, etc

Elegance

Black Tie, Ballgowns, Tiaras, etc

Fancy Dress

25^th January Burns Night

26^th January Australia Day

End of Jan/Beginning of February

Chinese New Year

Mardi Gras

February

14^th February St Valentine’s Day

March/April

17^th March St Patricks Day

Mothering Sunday (2 weeks before Easter)

Easter

23^rd April St Georges Day

May/June

8^th May VE Day

3^rd Sunday in June Fathers Day

July/ August

4^th July USA Independence Day

September/October

Oktoberfest Beer Festival

2^nd Monday in October Canadian Thanksgiving

31^st October Halloween

4^th Thursday in November USA Thanksgiving

30^th November St Andrews Day

December

25^th December Christmas Day