As kids, birthday parties were exciting and elaborate with friends, cake, and lots of fun. It seems that as our age goes up (along with our stress level) the birthday parties get less exciting from year to year. But this does not have to be the case. A 50th Birthday is a pretty big deal, and is worthy of a party that surpasses even those as kids. "What kind of party ideas are appropriate for a 50^th birthday party?" you may ask, more than you think!  Depending on the birthday honoree’s personality, the type of party you host could range from a elegant dinner party to elaborate formal affair.

Quick Ideas For A 50th Birthday Party

• Renting out a restaurant is a simple way to fill a room with friends and family, have a nice dinner and socialize without having to play host and serve people.  Be sure to select a restaurant with a party trained bar & wait staff.
• Another great 50^th birthday party idea is to rent out a party room. This venue is allows for more than just food and catering.  With room for entertainment, you can kick it up a notch.  Make it a  dance party with a DJ or a band for entertainment or hire a comedian or magician to entertain the birthday honoree and guests.
• Turn your home in to a hot spot.  Rent extra tables and dining chairs, hire a caterer, set up a champagne fountain and turn your home into fabulous birthday gala destination.

50th Birthday Party Theme
A theme could be incorporated into all of above ideas as well especially an "Over the Hill" theme. Black seems to be the trend for "Over the Hill" parties and is always appropriate for this age. Black balloon bouquets, streamers and even black fabric draped from the ceiling are all great decorating ideas.  These decorating tools will help pull the "Over the Hill" party theme together.

Special Tribute For A 50th Birthday Party
Ask guests for only one gift: a few words. As guests arrive have them write something about the honoree. During the birthday toast read the guests' comments out loud. These words of kindness create a memorable moment for all to remember regardless of how comical or elegant the event.

Creating a memorable and fabulous 50th birthday party takes a little planning but in the end it will be well worth it.

Throw your child a puppet birthday party.
This party works best for children 5 and 10 years of age.

Lay out all of the supplies for this birthday party before children arrive. Have tables ready with all the materials needed to make hand puppets. On each table place different colored felt, markers, different colored yarns, glitter and glue on eyes to make the hand puppets. Adults should be available to help the Read the rest of Puppet Birthday Party Theme »

Last year we threw my niece, who was turning 6, a bouncing princess party. We rented a bounce castle house. Inflatable rentals are great and you can get packages that come with other games for the kids. We selected a bubble machine to go with our castle. All the kids had a great time jumping in the inflatable castle and catching bubbles.

Princess theme party items were easy to find at our local party supply store. The store had matching princess plates, napkins and table cloths. We even found little princess themed purses at our party supply Read the rest of Bouncing Princess Party Theme »

When throwing a birthday party, decorations and details are very important. Utilizing color and making it the base of your party is the easiest theme you can choose. It can revolve around sport team colors, school colors, or the birthday person’s favorite colors.

Choose one or two favorite colors of the birthday man or women. Start with decorating with crepe paper. String crepe paper from each of the four corners of your room to make a crepe paper canopy. To the center Read the rest of Color Me Surpised Birthday Party Theme »

This is a very versatile party theme. It great for childrens parties, adult parties or birthday parties and involves something everyone loves – cheeseburgers.

The Cheeseburger in Paradise party theme for children is easy and takes minimal planning. Send kids party invitations in the shape of a cheeseburger. Before guests arrive, place a Welcome to Paradise sign in the front yard. Upon arrival give each child a cheeseburger-shaped goody bag that includes party favors; like Read the rest of Cheeseburger In Paradise »

Need to throw a party to thank some one? Need a Theme? Throw a fond-of-you Party. A fond-of-you party pays tribute to a special person. The theme is all about the party honoree and his/her personality, hobbies or interests. A variety of party decorations should be available to fit the personality of the honoree. You may even want to hire a celebrity impersonator or some other form of entertainment depending on the special guests personality.

Since this is a fond-of–you party, what better way to serve some tasty treats than a fondue bar. You can hire a cater to prepare and supply the fondue or rent fondue pots and prepare the treats yourself. Have several Read the rest of Fond-of-You Party Theme »

Bridal showers call for special out of the ordinary parties … so throw the bride a Flower Power Party. It’s easy to set up your backyard for a Flower Power party. Utilizing party rentals you can rent chairs, tables, gazebos and even linens to make a gorgeous garden party setting.

Your invitations should carry the flower theme so look for delicate invitations with flowers. While choosing the invitation find matching napkins, plates and cups.

If your backyard is lacking in the flower department call in a floral specialist. Have your local florist design table centerpieces and corsages using a flower that matches the invitations. Have pre-printed flower name Read the rest of Flower Power Party »

Pairing wine and chocolate: a perfect party theme for adults.

Many say that wine and chocolate cannot be successfully combined, but others beg to differ. The key is to find the right combinations of the two decadent treats. In fact, the trend is growing so rapidly that many are throwing wine and chocolate tasting parties. So why not throw your own wine and chocolate party. If you follow a few simple guidelines your party will be a scrumptious success.

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Barbeque Groom's Bash…the simple invitation reads "A shower for the grillin’ groom." All the shower attendees are asked to bring a barbeque item for a gift. The gift could be a favorite barbeque sauce, grill tool, grilling cookbook or even a grill. The host provides the food; ribs, steaks, chicken, and drinks. The barbeque party can be a simple theme with a few decorations placed in and around the host's back yard. Or you can go all out with a fully decorated beach theme barbeque. Bring in sand, beach balls, seashells all the Read the rest of Grooms Shower – The Grillin' Groom »

The Casino Royale shower theme is great for an elegant couple's shower. No it’s not what you’re thinking…much more. The idea for a casino royal theme party is for the quest to bring a gift to stock a home bar. Wine glasses, martini shaker, different sized jiggers, corkscrews, mixed drink recipes, or monogrammed cocktail napkins. On the invitation explain what the party theme is and specify that everyone come dressed as 007. With James Bond inspired looks … a tux for the men and elegant cocktail dress for the Read the rest of Couples Shower – Casino Royale Party »