Hello, I am throwing my husband a surprise 30th birthday party. I need suggestions on a theme. Casino Night, football theme, his favorite movie, what should it be? He's into cars, raiders, boat/jet skis. For a living, he's a telecom engineer. Any advice?
I am trying to think of ideas for my boyfriend 30 th b-day. It's going to be in two months and its on a night that the Padres are playing. I was thinking of renting a space or room on top of a hotel where you can view the game and have the celebration there. Or somewhere because I was thinking a sports theme, but I wanted entertainment where people have stations to play games, or sing or dance or be active. Please help
Does anybody have any ideas on a 30th upscale theme for the summer. Some friends and I will all be 30 around the same time. We will rent a space and are looking for a theme to pull everything together.
Hi I really need some ideas I'm from South Africa and I need help my boyfriend is turning 30 in July. I have no idea what to do for him or were to start he never had a party or even had friends over to celebrate. I really want to make this a special event for him to remember.
I need a theme ideas of what to do. Please help me.
My fiance is turning 30, and I want to have a really nice party for him. He is really into fashion, but how could I make this inot a theme? I need a slogan or title to put on the invitation. Any ideas? I am on a budget as we will be getting married 3 months after the party. :-)
Hi it's my boyfriends 30th birthday in January. We have arrived in oz in August on a permanent visa. I want to arranged a great birthday for him but I don't know where or what is a idea venue for him as we've just arrived in Perth. I want him to enjoy himself as he's far away from his friends. Please can you help me?
So many party ideas work well outdoors in the summer! My birthday is right in the middle of the Christmas hubbub, so I want to celebrate my 30th in a way that won't add to the stress of holiday events, but will be a fun break for my friends. I don't have much space to entertain at home, nor do I like bars. Bowling? Laser tag? Any other ideas anyone?
i am throwing a 30th b-day for my husband next month. We are having it at my house, and have NO clue what theme, or anything. He loves sports, gambling. PLEASE HELP! I want it to be super fun, without spending a lot of money. I looked into renting tables so we could have a casino night way too much!
I'm planning my own 30th birthday party in November 2008. I need ideas. I want something nice, classy and memorable. I would like it to be a White Dress party but I know not everyone will wear all white. Any ideas on games, places to go?
Here is a party idea, that makes the guest think! Turning 30 or any special age, suggest that the guest have to bring a gift that reflexs the age the person is turning. e.g. 30 fishing hooks, or a $30.00 gift certificate. Let the guest be creative. Invite 30 guests or write a list of his/her 30 favorite things to do... Play with this idea and it is amzing the memories that you can create.
I need some suggestions for my husband' birthday party, he will turn 34. He is fascinated with everything about Jack Black, he also likes Indian stuff, he is a very quiet person, I have never made a party for him, so I'm kind of lost about what can I do for his birthday. I'm also thinking of not spending too much money.
Sounds like everyone has a question about 30th's and no suggestions.
Suggestions: A flag football game at a park for a football enthusiast. Have a hot dog vendor, and cotton candy machines for kids. Have cheerleaders, a score board and keeper, and even announcers following the plays. Play a half-time movie on a projector screen or funny super bowl commercials. Have everyone come in their favorite jersey and bring pennant flags (especially for those who don't want to play flag football). Have a trophy for the winning team and "team" photos taken.
For the grown-up who likes to dress up but doesn't have any idea what to do once dressed up: throw a murder mystery party (buy the theme and directions at www.murdermysterygames.net). Everyone can have a part and you can get ones that don't require tapes to listen to (which are lame). Warning: these parties take a serious planner!
For the poker enthusiast: A new club in Las Vegas is opening up and you're invited. Have card tables, dealers in shifts, fun drinks, good prizes for the most chips taken (or a buy-in with real money if people are serious) and cigars and chocolate. Put a karaoke machine in the corner for those who don't like playing cards and make sure you have a lounge area (for the ladies especially). If you have a hot tub, put a small fountain pump in the middle of it and surround it with plants, turning it into a water feature.
For the tropical enthusiast: have a luau on the beach with something roasting on a spit. For the theatrical birthday kind, have natives or pirates invade the party. Pirates could be looking for a treasure chest that is buried somewhere on the beach. Natives could want a bit of your dinner in return for some hula lessons or tribal dancing.
For the theatrical: throw a masquerade party in a garden. Everyone can dress in normal to fancy evening wear and come with a mask. If they don't have masks, consider putting up a small station where people can make masks (see your local craft store for items). If you're loaded, have a wandering violinist and good food. If you're not loaded, play some enchanting music. Make sure to have a spot for guests to see themselves in mirrors and take pictures.
For the golf enthusiast: Have an old fashioned golf party either at a golf course or simply at a park. Set up several golf putting games and have prizes and an announcer. Put out shade tents and serve lemonade and finger foods. Everyone can dress in 40's golf dress such as knickers and long skirts. It looks great and everyone has a blast. For extra fun get some golf tees or golf balls or visors printed with your own special message. Warning: be sure to tell people where to get costumes or give them sufficient notice to find costumes.
For the whole family: have a carnival. Get friends and family to run a few booths. Strategically placed (with shade tents) you can get away with five or six games. Have prizes, hot dog, popcorn, and cotton candy machines, a mini petting zoo, mini golf...pretty much anything goes. To make it look more colorful use fun beach umbrellas. Hand out tickets for extra fun.
For the kids: have a water park theme with slip n' slides, blow up water slides (found at any toy store), plastic wading pools, beach balls, and even sprinklers. Parents can sit around under umbrellas on beach towels and watch the kids entertain themselves for hours. Remember sunscreen!
You can go on forever. Just remember that your party can be anything you want it to be without spending a ton of money. Just make sure you pay attention to what your birthday guy or gal really wants and don't make the party about everyone instead of them. If they want to rent ten movies, twenty pizzas, five friends and a keg....do it. They'll be happy and so will you :)
I don't have any ideas, I'm actually looking to throw my own 30th b-day party this year it's at the begining of summer time, an adult only party and I have such a wide varity of social groups, I'm having a hard time coming up with something, I have about 5 month's to plan, am trying to rent something out, a room or a hall or a club (I'm in SF) and I need a fun theme, that isn't to old school or kiddie. Can anyone help? Know of any planners?
I'm trying to throw a huge surprise party for my choir teacher. So she loves music she also likes to hunt OH and scrapbook. She's turning 30 and I want her to remember her birthday party for ever! Does anyone have any ideas on what I could do? Thanks
I've had a couple of great themed parties. They both worked really well. A children's birthday party for big kids was great fun. We all dressed as our favourite children's character and played games that we hadn't done since childhood - pass the parcel, musical statues etc. and instead of plain jello and ice-cream try making the jello with flavoured vodka! The other great success was my superhero theme. My husband doesn't "do" fancy dress so came as Clark Kent turning into Superman. All he needed was a Superman t-shirt, his shirt pulled open, glasses and his hair slicked down. It was a great look! Have fun whatever you decide.
I would like to throw my husband a 30th surprise birthday party and need help. I have never done a theme party except for kids. This will include children as well. His biggest hobbies are playing computer games, watching sci-fi or football. Please help
When brother and his wife both turned 30, we threw them a Hogs and Heffers party because they recently bought Harleys. Everyone had to come dressed in Harley Davidson gear or something close to it. It was alot of fun getting dressed as something different than your average themed parties !!!
My husband lovesssssss Football. I want to throw him a surprise birthday party. I want a theme I just dont know how and if i should include football. He's a headcoach of a highschool. If not I can either do an all white event or pastel colors..help thanks.
I want to throw a 30th birthday for my husband. He loves his police work and his star wars. His birthday is in December. I never had a big party for him and want to surprise him this year! Any ideas?
My husband turned 40 last year, only his birthday is right around Christmas, so in December I threw him a Surprise 39 3/4 Roast - at first the comments were slow and coming, then I had people tripping over themselves to be the next to stand up and "Roast" my husband. This went on for over 2 hours. It was a BLAST!!
I 'm in the same boat, but you might like these ideas. How about gifts specifically focused to his hobbies? A "boat" party with corresponding decorations? The invitations ask guests to bring a gift relating to boat. Print the invites in the shape of a boat or a life vest. Include a list of boat items as potential gift ideas. Not everyone knows what goes with a boat. If you go with a jet ski theme hold the party at a lake. " Bob is skiing into the turbulent water of the 30's! Help us celebrate at Lake Woebegone!" Bonfire, cookout, there's lots of possibilties. How about combing the two? Boats and jetskis? Rent some extra skis, have people sign waivers and have an ironclad 'alcohol/ NO drive" ski rule. For entertainment I bought a variety of karaoke tapes, oldies, country, motown, about 5 altogether and the idea is to involve everyone. YOU sing a special "love" song to your husband. If you're going to use this idea you need to write a list of all the songs so guests can choose which one they like (make several copies) and the words in large font should be available as well. This can actually be a lot of fun. No volunteers? Blind fold a guest and have them pick contestants at random. There's some good ideas from different people. Have fun!!
I did the Mexican thing for my husband too! I had his "party" at a Mexican Rest. that had Mariachiis there. I also had a cake made with a Chubby Marriacchi drawn on there that said.. ! Adelante con 30! Onward with 30! It was a fun cake idea. Everybody loved the cake and the REAL Mariiachiis thought the cake was a hit! Good luck!
That's a wonderful idea, dirty 30's! I thik I might do that. This is a surprise party, but my husband is not into surprises, hopefully this will work out! Did you have food/appetiezers? What do you recomend for food. By the way this is either going to be at a local bar or at our house.
Im throwing my girlfriend a Dirty 30 suprise birthday bash. We are having it at a local bar and I got a band that will sing her favorite songs. For the dirty 30 party we are getting her a boobie cake and lots of gag gifts! For favors we are doing feathered boas and beeds. For the decorations we went with the reg oh no the big 3-0 decorations. Then we customized things for the dirty part.
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Archived on 07/12/2007
I'm turning 30 in the summer and looking for really unique party themes. I'm having the party at hall and there's approximately 50 people including kids. I was thinking of a Burlesque theme, but that may be too risque for some guests. Thanks in advance for your ideas!
Haermoni from Vancouver
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RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
How about an 'alphabet party'. You can pick any letter from the alphabet or pick two (maybe your initials?), then everyone has to come in fancy dress as something beginning with the chosen letter (or letters). This would work well for kids also. People can be as tame, imaginative or smart with this theme as they like.
By jojo
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
I have done several parties for my hubby. I really don't have a theme per say but I make sure there is something going on at all times. I hired a caricature artist, I had pinatas one for kids and one for adults (I filled with scratch tickets, pens, note pads, cigars, plastic nips, etc. I had a psychic doing readings. Costly but everyone still talks about my party.
Does anyone have any theme ideas or ideas in general for my 30th birthday party? Nothing over the hill. This is a celebration. :)
Michelle from GA
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RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
Think of sonewhere you like or would like to go and use that for the theme. I also use hobbies as themes. (04/14/2005)
By Peggy
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
Last year I had a party for my husband's 30th. We had a Mexican food theme (burritos, tacos, chips and salsa, etc.) and for fun had a pinata. Everyone loved hitting the pinata - it was sort of a "kid at heart" kind of thing. It was a great time. (04/15/2005)
By Becky
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
For my husband's 30th last year we had a video scavenger hunt party. Everyone who came was put into teams and they had to take videos or pictures of things on a list. The items on the list all had to do with either the number 30 (i.e. find 30 coins, a sign with the number 30 on it) or things from my husband's past thrity years (i.e. a picture of the place where he had his first job, someone had to sing a song that was on the charts the year he was born, a picture of his first school, act out a scene from one of the top movies the year he was born). You can come up with endless ideas of stuff to find. Everyone loved it! The videos are now a great record of everyone having fun and everyone also learned a little more about my husband's past too. If you have disigtal camers you cna watch the videos/pictures as soon as the groups return, but if you don't have them then buy disposible cameras and send them in to one hour developing. just have dinner/dessert and then go pick up the pictures. (04/15/2005)
By Trix
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
Find that persons interest or hobby that they like the most. Try to make a theme out of it. Like my husband loves motorcycles. The party theme for his birthday is a motorcycle theme. (06/07/2005)
By Chrissie
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
We are going for a cruise on the Harbour and need ideas please - midday kick off (10/13/2005)
By Kylie Walsh
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
I am throwing my husband a 30th party at our cabin with all friends and family invited! (04/21/2006)
By Kristin
30th Party Theme Ideas
Some themes could include:
Casino
Hollywood night
70's
James Bond night
Superhero
TV Stars (08/20/2006)
By Caroline
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
I am throwing a 30th birthday party for my big sister, and what I did was make flyers and give one to evey person she knows (printed myself, and saved alot of money). The best part is she happened to be off on a buisness meeting until the afternoon of her birthday, so her 3 kids, my other sister and I set up one hell of a surprise party for her! But not everyone gets that lucky in thei planning! It was great because we did not have to sneak around trying to plan things!! Because she was 120 miles away! (09/18/2006)
By Marissa
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
What about "wigs"? It's easy and people who hate fancy dress still can do it without much effort and it can be very amusing! (11/26/2006)
By Lisaa
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
A Quinceanera times Two or A Sweet 16 (plus 14). (02/05/2007)
By Laurie
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
I got pictures from when my boyfriend was little till now and had them made into buttons (badges) everybody had to wear them at the party then got to take them home as a souvinier. I also hot glued 1 30 confetti to each of them and found confetti with his name and glued his name on as well. (03/05/2007)
By Tannis
RE: 30th Birthday Party Theme Ideas
How about a Luau theme? If you're on a budget, try using orientaltrading.com for some great buys! Good luck! (04/03/2007)
