Party Talk

April—A Fool’s Paradise

Ahhh, April.  Not only has spring sprung and the grass ris, but there’s something in the air.  Laughter. 

That’s right.  Whether you’re feeling it or not, April is National Humor Month, and I have often wondered why.  Who would think to choose April when it’s the month when the tax man cometh? the month when one of the three pillars of life itself becomes self-evident:  live, die and, yes, pay taxes?  Who?  Larry Wilde.  My hero.

According to about.com, Mr. Wilde, a humorist who has penned over 53 books on humor, founded National Humor Month in 1976 for this exact reason:  "Since April is often bleak and grim and taxes are due on the 15th, it can be one of the most stressful times of the year," says Wilde. "Besides," he adds "it's the only month that begins with All Fool's Day--a day which has sanctioned frivolity and pranks ever since the 1500's."

And so, we start off the month with a laugh.  Pull a prank.  Put someone on.  Rollick in tomfoolery. And hopefully the tricks we play on April Fool’s Day will last us through April 15th and beyond. 

In fact, I’m counting on it!

- The Party Girl

Creative Graduation Invitations

We love to dress up invitations with something fun and unusual, and since many of you are starting to plan graduation parties, we wanted to share a few fun ways to dress up your graduation invitations.

Send a small photo frame with the graduates senior picture inside along with the invitation.

2009 glasses are a fun add in, mail it in a padded envelope!

Confetti in the envelope is always a nice touch.

Do you have a pool party or beach theme? Send some sunglasses, swimming goggles, or a deflated beach ball!

Pom Poms for a sports theme are always fun.

 

Here are a few more to try:

Print invitations on stationery from the college where the graduate is going or graduated from.

Do you have a pool party or beach theme? Write out your invites with permanent marker on deflated beach ball!

Burn a Cd with Pomp and Circumstance as well as the graduate's favorite songs. If you can, record a track of the graduate inviting everyone to come celebrate with him or her.

Roll your invitations up like little diplomas and tie them with a black ribbon. Mail them out in a the long thin box, like the kind used for necklaces.

We carry personalized candy bars that many people use as graduation party favors, but they make cute invitations too!

Cute, huh? Check out the graduation invitations seen here and more.

Flower Theme Party

We had a great time planning a flower theme Bat Mitzvah for Sarah!

 

The entrance to the party featured a lifesize cutout of the Bat Mitzvah girl with a speech bubble directing guests to the party.  She was surrounded by Mylar flower balloons.

Seating cards were attached to flower photo holders.  Near the seating cards was a sign in book with a photo of the Bat Mitzvah girl.

In the room, table centerpieces for the adults were bouquets of Spring flowers.  Each had one Mylar butterfly or flower balloon coming out of the center.  Kids got bouquets of flower balloons and butterfly balloons.  Favors for the adults at each place were a fun flower pen.  The kids got chocolate flowers in pots and sunglasses shaped like flowers.

Near the dancefloor was a large balloon arch made of flower and butterfly balloons.  On the dancefloor were "walking" Mylar flower balloons for the guests to dance with during the party.  And, overhead, we hung inflatable butterflies from the dancefloor ceiling!

What a fun party!

Party411 can plan your Spring theme party!  Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have Spring theme party questions!

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Spring Fling Theme Party

Winter is coming to an end and everyone is getting restless. Why not throw a fun party to help everyone shake off the winter blues? A Spring Fling party is all about getting together your friends and family, eating some excellent food, having a few drinks, and cutting loose. Bring on spring!

We have all had enough of the gray drab winter, so everything for this party should be bright and sunny!

Send colorful invitations. You can make your own by using brightly colored cardstock and a whimsical font to convey all of the party details. You can add some warm weather stickers (like suns or flowers) to the edges, or something else that says "warm weather is almost here!". Too bad you can't include the smell of fresh cut grass, that always makes me think of spring! :)

Combine a party favor and invitation in one, especially if your guest list is small.  Add a rainbow spring to your invitation (mail it in a padded envelope). Get it? Spring Fling?  Your guests will be delighted when they receive their invitations! 

When your guests walk in, give each of the ladies a carnation or rose corsage (what says spring more than flowers?) The guys are out of luck though. Maybe you can appease them with a bottle of beer.

You decorations can be simple; brightly colored bunches of balloons, crepe paper and flowers will do the trick.

Set up a buffet with fresh and tasty foods; hamburgers and hot dogs of the BBQ, chicken wings, potato salad, corn on the cob, fruit skewers, and of course, ICE CREAM! Make it a sundae bar and your guests will love you!

If it is warm enough for outside activities, play some classic yard games like bocce or dodgeball. For something different, consider playing a few rounds of Frisbee Golf. Hang large buckets from trees in the backyard. Move from bucket to bucket trying to sink the Frisbee in the bucket just as golfers move from hole to hole. The person who gets in the most times wins! Or check out even more Spring Party Games.

You can hand out some fun wearables that double as party favors:

• Sunglasses
• Glowing Necklace Literopes
• Plastic Leis
• Neon Bucket Hats

These ideas are from our Spring Fling Party Theme. You can check out the full theme at Party411.com for more great ideas!

Carboard Celebrities

 

"Have you heard? Party411.com now carries Cardboard Celebrities!"

"rowoc ah waahwa, aoacworo rarcwo chuakworc oaooooan!"

(He said "Yes I did, they are super cool!" No really, he did, check the Wookie Translator.)

Thanks Chewie, we think they are super cool too! Cardboard Celebrities are a fun addition to your theme party decorations. These life-sized cardboard standees will be a highlight of your event. 

There are lots of Celebrities and Characters to choose from:

• Hollywood Legends

• Disney Classic Characters

• Disney Princesses

• President Obama
• High School Musical
• Star Wars
• Wizard of Oz

Who else but you would have a celebrity attend their party?

See All of the New Cardboard Celebrities

April is...

April 1^th is April Fools Day - It is said that in the mid-1500's, someone chose a new calendar with the new year starting on January 1st instead of April 1st (Actually, everyone began celebrating the new year on March 25 for eight days--ending on April 1st). People who didn't realize or didn't feel like going along with the "establishment" continued to celebrate on April 1st and were called "fools" by the populace, sent fake invitations and were the object of pranks. Go figure.

April 11^th is the World Cow Chip Throwing Championship - In case you're looking for anything to do to put off doing your taxes, this is it. It's in Beaver, Oklahoma but it sounds like great fun, no? Better than a 10-key adding machine competition! They even have a special event for politicians who are known to be highly practiced in throwing, um, let's leave it at that.

April 22^nd is Earth Day, so host your own Earth Day celebration, or just get outside and enjoy nature!

April 23^rd is the Anniversary of the First Movie Theater - 1896 in New York City. A great excuse to throw a Hollywood theme party.

See more Stuff to Celebrate for April, or take a sneak peek at May!