50’s PARTY IDEAS

50's PARTY INVITATION IDEAS:

• Cut out a black circle to be the record and for the label type in all of the party info and glue onto the record or go to a 2nd hand store and buy a real 45 and place a custom label over the original with party info

• Mail a pair of bobby socks with a tag that has all the party info for a sock hop!

• Use a picture of the guest of honor from the 50’s on the front of invitation with “Guess who’s turning 50?” and all info on the inside of invitation

50's PARTY DECORATION IDEAS:

• Place coca-cola glasses at every place setting that they guests can use for their coke floats and take home as a favor

• Use old 50’s records as your placemats

• Use pink, turquoise and black/white as your colors

• Use black and white checkered tablecloths

• Have a dance contest just like on Grease!

• Use posters or life-size cut outs of Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando and/or James Dean as decoration

• For food have 50’s classics like hamburger, fries, banana splits, and coke floats

• Use pictures of the guest of honor from the 50’s as centerpieces on tables

• Serve coca-cola or root beer in the old fashion bottles

50's PARTY GAME IDEAS:

• Rent a karaoke machine and play 50’s hit songs – have a game of who can do the best Elvis impersonation

• Hire an Elvis impersonator for entertainment

• Have a bubble-gume blowing contest

• Have a hula-hoop contest – who can keep it up the longest

• Give out awards for the best 50’s costume

• Ask the guests to bring pictures of themselves from the 50’s and lay them out and have the guests try to determine who’s who

• Have a limbo contest

• Do some research on 50’s news stories, how much household items cost in the 50’s, billboard music hits, and movie hits and put it all together for a trivia game for the guests to work on

50's PARTY FAVOR IDEAS:

• Anything Elvis!!

• Black plastic glasses for the men

• Cat eye sunglasses for the ladies

• Fuzzy dice

•Bazooka chewing gum

• Coca-cola memorabilia

• Toy guitar

• CD with 50’s hit songs

• DVD’s of old I Love Lucy sitcoms

50's PARTY TIPS:

• For larger events or corporate events, have everyone bring an extra pair of socks for a charity donation

• Rent a 50’s classic car as decoration at your party – can use as a backdrop for the event photographer to use for the guests

• Play on the big screen movies like Grease or famous 50’s sitcoms or game shows while people are mingling and eating

• See if there is local drive-in theatre in your area (their still around!) and rent out the theatre for your party

• Rent out a roller-skating rink for your party and have the DJ play 50’s music the whole time