Pfff, sitting in a circle with each other and stuffing sausages with pickles: no, not you. You want to celebrate your birthday in style, because it’s only your day once a year. It’s not a party until the hangover has gone! Of course, a nice drink helps to get in the right party mood, but what makes or breaks the evening even more is the right theme. Surprise your guests and yourself and go all out this year. Get off that dusty couch and show who the biggest life of the party is! Check out the best ideas for a theme party here.
Game day
The best part of children’s parties in the past were all those fun games that your parents arranged for you and your girlfriends. From candy grabbing in a water trough to making candy necklaces from chips and licorice laces. Collect as many of these children’s games as possible and choose the best one.
Set up a face painting corner, get out the board games and let your friends do potato pooping and sack races. There’s no better excuse to relive all the fun you had as a kid!
The Crazy Hat Party
What makes you happier than guests looking their best? Write on the invitation card that your girlfriends bring their craziest hat creation and put it on. These are guaranteed to be great birthday photos. Will they crash the party without a hat? Make sure you have a few nice ones ready so they can’t get out of it!
God bless America
The country of traditions is America. If there is one place where they know how to throw a party, it is on the other side of the world. Student parties that get out of hand, over the top children’s parties and luxurious theme parties: those Americans know how to do it.
There are certain things that always come back at every party. Such as a huge homemade cake with thousands of candles, a barbecue and a poker table for the men including poker chips. Also get typical American snacks such as cheese chips, Bud beer, Twinkies and meatloaf. Finally, decorate everything in the style of the American flag and you’re done!
Fancy dress party with letter
Do you want a theme party where everyone has to dress up, but you can’t decide on a theme? Then choose a letter party. This way you can choose a letter yourself. Think of the P for pirate, Pieter Post, prostitute, penis, cat, etc. Another creative option is that everyone dresses up according to the first letter of their name. This way you have a small chance that multiple pirates or cats will come to your party.
Born this way
Whatever century or year you were born in, something disgusting must have happened in the world the year you came into the world. The greatest miracle is of course you, but perhaps your birth year was the era of a certain fashion figure or pop icon.
Transform your living room and yourself completely in the style of the year you were born. And no, not a dull 80s party, because that’s pretty much over by now. Specify one specific detail and an original theme is born. Organize a slide show, get Twister from the attic, get the marbles ready and dress like Madonna.
Bingo
A game of bingo boring? Even if you are not yet behind the walker (okay you are getting old, but that old?), crossing off numbers from a card the old-fashioned way can be a lot of fun. At least if you have really nice things that your friends can win. For example, get nice things at the discount store or thrift store and arrange as the main prize that the winner can go to the sauna with you. Let your lover dress up as a dull grandma and let those yellow balls roll!
Red cup party
In America they know the so-called red cup parties. The name says it all, a party where the drinks flow freely, but then in red, plastic cups. It is important to stock up on drinks (or let your guests bring a bottle themselves) and make a real American punch!
You have to be a bit of a drink lover, otherwise you won’t like this party at all. Not suitable if the vast majority of your friends are non-drinkers. A fun game to play later in the evening (when the booze is working its magic) is beer pong: try to shoot a ping pong ball into a beer glass with your mouth. Give your guests light-up wristbands, arrange a real disco ball and loud music.
Completely upside down
If your birthday is in the summer, you want snow, if your birthday is in the winter, you want to celebrate your birthday in the lovely warm sun. Why wait to celebrate your birthday when you can just do it on the day itself? You simply bring the season of your choice into your home.
It’s all about decorating. A paddling pool in the garden if you want a summer party or a snow machine if you adore winter. Stock up on seasonal items such as ice cream, hot chocolate, cocktails or Christmas wreaths. Make a special invitation card asking your guests to wear gloves and a winter coat or summer dresses and swimming trunks. You’ll definitely be a big surprise and original!
What theme would you like to celebrate your birthday with?
