Themed Parties
March 4, 2010cathyhp No Comments »It quite amuses me that with my husbands fiftieth birthday approaching, our children think all he needs is a zimmer frame and a stair lift to keep him happy! Far from ready for that my husband is still a dynamic go-getter. He’s full of life and spirit, just as he was 30 years ago. He still loves to socialise, to have a laugh and to go paintballing without a zimmer frame in sight! So, what to do for this milestone birthday? Contrary to popular opinion he will not be sitting with a shawl over his knees playing Bridge – more likely I will throw him a themed party and we’ll all dress up and have huge amounts of fun!
At the moment I’m vearing towards a wild west themed party – not for any particular reason other than that the props look great. Life-size cardboard cut outs of John Wayne and Calamity Jane along with wanted posters to line the walls, all styled in old print. Room scenes that I can stick round the wall that depict a Western bar room will set the atmosphere nicely and we’ll line up some beer bottles for guests to help themselves.
As the party will be late summer I think we can still get away with some outdoor activity where I’ll scatter sawdust on the ground and play Western songs – well, just for a little while to get in the mood, maybe a little line dancing! Dressing up will be essential – I’m thinking check shirts, jeans, cowboy boots and Stetsons – comfy as well as on theme!
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