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Party Planning
- Theme Party Ideas
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50's Party Ideas
Party Resource Guide
Presented by: The Event Planners
at
, Cypress, TX
At the Hop! or
Soda Shop! - 50's Party Theme
Calling
all you grease monkeys and beauty school dropouts, cruise on
over for a blast from the past!
The perfect theme for
the lover of Fabulous 50's Music. The perfect theme for your
milestone events.
The key to pulling off a coordinated
event: Evoke your theme throughout the affair. Whether that
theme is as general as a season or a feeling, or as specific as
a special flower, it should be the subtle thread that ties
everything together. Your location, invitations, flowers, menu,
cake, and favors should all cleverly reflect one common concept.
Then, get as creative as you can!
| It's always fun to take a
step back in time. The fifties were a fabulous time and a 50's
party is great fun. So let's get started!
Our party
consultants have filled this page with 50s party ideas & party items that are sure to make your party sensational.
"It may only be Rock and Roll", but you'll have your guests singing along to the music in retro
glasses &
Elvis
Wigs, while playing their
inflatable guitars. Munch on Cheeseburgers, Fries and Milk Shakes. Jitterbug
to the 50's
music. Have a great party! |
 
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Colors:
If you have decided to go
with a "fifties theme" for your party use colors that relate
to that time period. Here are a few ideas for some color choices for a
"50s party", but by no means does it represent the only choice
that would be appropriate!
Black,
hot pink
with
splashes of
blue,
yellow,
red
or
purple.
When using a color scheme use one or two main colors and build around
these. If you choose to use only one color for your decorating, try to
add little touches of another color or a lighter or darker shade of the
same color to create a more pleasing effect. Adding little splashes of
white, black, gold or silver will not detract from your main color
choice, and the effect will be considerably more dramatic!
Add some
fun props related to your 50s theme to create a spectacular
party setting!
Invitation
Idea
Come to a Rock & Roll Party!
Visit old second hand record stores and
buy old 45s. Cover the label with the details of the party ( where,
when, RSVP, etc.). Use these as invitations. Or, if you can't find the
real thing, cut records from black poster board and add your own label.
Create a rockin’ invitation by
sprinkling some of this Rock & Roll Confetti
into each of the envelopes. Also
perfect for jazzing up your tabletops.
ROCK & ROLL INVITATION
Decorations
“Twist and Shout – come on, come
on, baby now!” - if music is going to be center stage at your event, a
Sock Hop motif is the way to decorate! Bring back the memories of
45 records and the music of the 50's.
If your budget is low, but your
dreams are grand, consider the depth of scene
setters, They fill an entire wall, and better yet,
they provide guests with the most realistic setting
imaginable. Mix and Match these Rock and Roll scene setters
and form the perfect environment for your 50's Sock Hop. The
perfect place for a 50's photo spot. DIY
Decoration: Easy
to make record bowls:
Here is a fun way to
decorate for your 50's theme. These containers made
from 33 1/3 records can be used as a serving dish or
turn them upside down and use as a base for a
centerpiece.
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In the picture to the
above, we used the record bowl to create a centerpieces
for a 50's theme. We glued a flat record to the top of
the upside down record bowl (creating a surface to set a
bubble bowl on top). We added a fuchsia floral ring and
floating candle. Flat 33 1/3 records were used as
charger plates and
yoyo's were placed on the top of the
napkins for favors.
Some ideas
for using them include:
- Use record bowls to
serve snacks or as a candy dish.
- Place a glass
cylinder vase with floating candle on top & decorate
with a floral ring.
- Place a pillar
candle on top and add a floral ring.
- Stack & glue them
together to make an elevated base for a vase or
candle.
- Place a hurricane
globe on top and add a floral ring.
Get creative! You
will be amazed at what you can come up with.
Directions:
Don't have a collection
of old 33 1/3 records to work with. Start by
visiting thrift shops and antique stores, ask friends and
family for old records (make sure the record is not
valuable before you melt it down).
Preheat oven to 200
degrees.
Place record over a Pyrex
or oven proof glass bowl (use a bowl that is large
enough that the record can melt over it). Place bowl and
record in the oven for 2 - 5 minutes. It is ready to
remove as soon as the record has taken the shape of the
bowl. Be careful when removing from the oven the glass
bowl will be hot. The record will not be to hot. Let sit
for about a minute then remove the record from the glass
bowl.
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Fifties Music
Set the mood
with music. Use Microphones
as props or decoration! This is a great party prop that will help you sing
your way to stardom! Spin some records on a turntable. If
you don't have a turntable or records, check with friends & family
members or visit your local antique or thrift shops.
Dance
to the Music!
ROCK & ROLL KIT
Your One Man Band! Use items in the kit for decorations and for fun. The 5 piece inflatable group is perfect
for dance floor give-a-ways. Includes: 2 dozen Music Note
Fedoras, 2 dozen Blues Glasses, 2 dozen 42" Pearl Necklaces, 1
dozen Black and White Guitars. All kits are subject to substitution
based on availability.
Favors
Place a
pair of retro sunglasses at each place setting, tuck your napkin
in the fold of the glasses and have them act as a napkin ring.
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Wearables
You're guests will love dressing up
for this party, Elvis and Beehive wigs are a must. Poodle skirts, pink
lady jackets & pants, letterman sweaters, leather jackets, car hop
girls in roller skates & more! Anything Polyester is great!
Don't forget the costume contest!
ROCK & ROLL KIT
Your One Man Band! Use for Decorations and
for fun. Our 5 piece inflatable group is perfect to add to the
decorations for your Rock & Roll Party. Includes: 2 dozen Music Note
Fedoras, 2 dozen Blues Glasses, 2 dozen 42" Pearl Necklaces, 1
dozen Black and White Guitars. All kits are subject to substitution
based on availability.
BuyCostumes.com
also has a large selection of costumes! For a 50s party you will
find: adult poodle skirts, iron on poodle patch, adult bobby socks,
crinolines, hop top with poodle skirt, white poodle blouse, car hop
girl, swinging T-Shirts, soda pop girl, Doo Wop Girl, Rock 'N Roll
Letter Sweaters, Leather Jacket, Car Hop Trays & more!
Activities
A dance contest is a sure way to get
all of those grease monkeys and beauty school dropouts into the
swing of things! Don’t forget about “The Stroll”,
"The Hand Jive", "The Madison", "The Cha Cha", “The Bop”
and the "Swing". Of course, by the end of the 50s, rock and
roll was making news all over America, and dance was
changing. Partners no longer danced together, but gyrated to
the powerful beat on their own. Swing and The Bop gave way
to 60s dance crazes like the Twist, the Mashed Potato, and
the Hully Gully, but that's another story!
Have a “car hop” relay.
Divide your group into two teams. Give each team a tray with
french-fries, a hamburger, a bottle of Coca-Cola, and an ice cream
sundae. Each guest must run down to a
car
window, touch the car, and run back - all without
spilling any food. Once they are back, they hand the tray to
the next person and so on. The first team to complete the
“car hop” wins!
Play “Name That Tune” using old
50’s
songs – extra points are given to the team that can
name the title and the artist.
Create a list of products, ask guests
to guess the price now Vs the price in the fifties. The team with
the closest guesses wins.
For older children or teens, have the
girls make poodle skirts. Using felt cut the material into a circle.
In the center of the circle, cut a second hole for the waist. Use a
pin to secure the size of the waist, or attach a piece of wide
elastic using a sewing machine. Have the girls cut out records and
write on names, or cut out fuzzy poodles (check old dog books for
poodle designs). Attach the cut outs with a low-temp glue gun or
fabric glue.
Set up a drive-in
movie theater in your back yard and watch “Grease”
under the stars!
Set up a great photo opportunity
using
PINK CONVERTIBLE PHOTO PROP.
Have lots of bubble gum and pass out as
many as each guest thinks they need to blow the biggest bubble ever.
Drag Races
Set up a course on a table top or floor with 2 hot wheel cars.
At the drop of the scarf, each racer must blow their car through the
course with a straw.
Food
Ideas
Got to have the "Blue Plate
Specials" with this party. Nothing beats good ole' Hamburgers and a basket of fries, unless of course it is a good hotdog and
a basket of fries and onion rings.
Keeping the meal simple, similar to a
soda shop, can ease the stress in the kitchen.
No fifties party
would be complete without a float/shake/malt of some kind. Get the
blender out and whip up some tasty treats.
Root Beer Floats
Most important part!
Pour root beer over
vanilla ice cream. Simple and rewarding. Don't forget the cherries.
Record Cake
Bake a round cake from your favorite recipe
and frost with black frosting except for a circle in the center. Drag a
fork around the record part to make it look more realistic.
Frost the center label pink and write the birthday message here.
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