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My birthday is in January so I can't have an outdoor party. I don't want a swim, ice/roller skating, or bowling party. I want a sleep over party, but my house is small and there are ten girls and my basement flooded so I can't have that. A movie party/mall is out of the picture to. Please help, thanks!
By Haley 552
My Birthday is also in January. Try a silly string fight and a movie on your T.V.
Hey, I'm on the 30th of dec so I have basically the same problem. You could stay in and have a house/flat party (i.e shove everything that you don't need in cubords to maxamize space), play music and have a few party games such as spin the bottle, girls vs boys loo roll mummy competition (you have to make the best 'mummy'), etc etc.
I am literally having the same problem and my b-day is next week. Glow golfing would be fun or laser tag. If you are really girly you could have a spa day at your local salon.
My birthday is in December and I have the Same problem! You could have a big party from 7-9 at night boys and girls if your ready play spin the bottle type of games if not play other games boys vs girls or slit into team, after the party is over invite a few of your best friends to spend the night.
My sister is turning 15 February 5 and I am turning 16 March 12. We are combining our birthdays and inviting about 5 friends each. We want a sleep over as well but our house only has 2 bedrooms and is super small.
So what we're doing is renting a house for about a day or so and inviting about 5 friends each *Girls only unless the guys are leaving before the slumber part ha ha* and we went on Freecycle and asked for Nurf guns and bullets *Plastic guns and Styrofoam bullets. We tested them on each other and it doesn't hurt a bit :P * We were also thinking maybe theme it. I like One Direction and she likes 5 Seconds of Summer.
So we are thinking about making a small cake and decorate it dual like. half is One Direction and Half is 5 Seconds of Summer. The girls I have invited will be held *for part of the dual party* in the room of my choice in the rental house and the girls she invited will be held in the room of her choice.
We can do whatever we want. Go on the tv, internet, phones, gossip about boys, pillow fight, eat junk food, eat healthy food, or just hang out all together and play truth or dare or never have I ever or some silly game like that. We just want to laugh and have fun. Hope this helps :D
Move the dinning room table then u can have a sleepover thats what i did
Ever think about a 1/2 birthday? Have your party in June on the same day as your birthday in January.
I have the same problem. I am doing a movie theme. That doesn't help you though so let me try. You could do a snowy theme or a beachhead theme or an artistic theme. Pick something you're into.
You can spend the night at a hotel, my cousin had that and it was just so much fun.
Hi Haley! I totally get what you are saying! I also have a January birthday which is hard. I suggest making one of your favorite activities into a party. Or, my friend one time had a fun video scavenger hunt where you were in teams and got pictures of places bear by and actions. You had to find the places, and then do an action and take a video. Add cake and decorations and you're good!
scavenger hunt at the mall and then pizza or manicures at the mall and your done.
You should go to sky zone. It is an indoor trampoline park.
Some of my friends are having their parties at an indoor trampoline park...I know we have a lot of them in my home town...it occupied us all for about 5 hours or so and they had ice cream and snacks provided making it easy and super fun! Hope this helps
Great ideas if you are having a smaller party with some of your closest friends is to have a board game games with tons of different games all of my friends are very competitive and it was very fun!
So as always I have left my party to the last minute! It happens every year. I have a relatively large house and have over twenty people I could invite. But I am unsure if I want a big party this year.
By esthert from New Zealand
If you have a party for only eight people you could do so many things. Board game party, video game party, 80's party, dance, use your imagination! one thing you could do is a chopped party. First make teams, then have some judges. have the judges pick 3 items of food and set the timer for 30 minutes.
Hi Esther I'm also from Auckland New Zealand. I'm not sure what you enjoy doing but you could do like a amazing race birthday as you said you have quite a few friends that you can invite. Otherwise last year I turned 13 and decided to do a throwback to when I was 5 so I made my friends dress as fairs and pirates. Hope this helped.
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I here that you need help and im here to do just that. Im always in the same situation as you here are some ideas depending on when your birthday is
Personally i think that if you have a big hose you should have it atyour house with 8 people. a make you own pizza party with a sleepoer would be awesome and waeup and have waffles with a choice of yummy topings hope this helped
What is a good birthday party idea for a small amount of teenagers?
By Maisy H
I would do a pool party. As a teen myself, I know that my friends and I love food, the pool, and music. If you do choose a pool party, I would have a snack table, music playing, and maybe even have an adult barbecue hamburgers or hotdogs, or in case of a vegetarian friend, you could have a veggie dog or burger too.
But what if your party is in winter like mine?
One of my BestFriends birthday was just last week and a group of 6 or 7 of us went to an indoor trampoline park...it was very fun and occupied us for 5 hours or so...Ice cream and drinks were there so there was no need for cake and they had a party section where we opened presents and had some icecream...this is great I think because it's all Indoor and open year round...hope this helps!!
I am turning fifteen in January and I want a party, but I don't want anything childish.
By Theo
This is what I'm gonna do. I hope this helps u out. Have the girls partner up. One person sits down blindfolded and sticks their hand in a jar full of names of funny looking celebrities (Lady Gaga, Snooki, Miley Cyrus) then their partner does their hair/ makeup like that celebrity and the first girl who guesses who they are wins.
Next decorate pillowcases, then fill them with marshmallows, use them 2 have a pillowfight then use the remaining marshmellows 4 smores. Get nail polish and pictures of ugly boys u all know put the pictures in a circle with the nail polish in the middle... spin the nail polish and wich ever it land on you have 2 call them and say something weird.
My daughter is a teen and we didn't want to do any thing to much, so we went to Olive Garden, and invited 5 of her good freinds from school. Since you are still not old enough to be on your own, ask mom to chaperone. It might seem a little strange but aleast it's better then having dad come along.
Paint balling or shopping with your mates is always a win
Any birthday party themes for someone in their teens?
Kaylee
This website is the best site I have ever seen for teen party ideas.. I have used it several times for all types of parties. Here is the website. www.teenpartyideas.com/
Also you can get super cheap party supplies at this website
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Good Luck.. And I hope this helped!
The best party my 14 yo had was a "Rave". I bought 100 glow sticks w/connectors, we had a couple of black lights, and I bought a rotating disco light lamp for $8 on ebay. We set up the stereo in the large LR/DR area. On the invites we asked kids to bring their favorite dance CDs. For decorations, anything bright or neon colors, or white to glow under the blk lights. Everyone had a blast! The glow sticks were the big hit. The kids wore their creations around neck, arm, ankle, waist. The surprise to me was the most requested snack - croissants! They ate those more than the pizza, veggie tray, chips, etc. that we had. So ask your teen & her friends what they want. Photo is before we turned on the blk lights, the only still shot I got. The videos were very cool.
I am having an at home party. First of all, I want it to be fun and something that I'll remember. I only have a few activities planned and don't want to do anything too arty, sporty, or spa-like. Hope you can give me some ideas!
By Maya S
I would suggest a glow in the dark party. You can get bracelets, necklaces, and balloons glow in the dark themed. If you or your parents are willing to pay for it (I know Amazon or eBay could have cheap ones), you can get black light then ask your friends to wear white! For a cheaper option you could get a lava lamp which you could already have from your childhood.
It's the day before my daughters 11th bday and we have no ideas at all. Do you have any ideas?
By SQ
So, my daughter's birthday is in November, like late November. She wants to have a birthday party with about 10 friends, but doesn't know what to do. No pool parties or parties at the house or anything that cost too much money since it is close to Christmas time.
But also nothing babyish because she is a teenager. Any suggestions?I would do a charity party. They can wrap up toys for needy or hospitalized children or collect baskets of food for the needy.
How about a cooking party? If you have ever watched the TV shows like Iron Chef or Chopped these are fun parties for a group that size!
Personally I think Chopped is fun because they use wacky ingredients to make the meals. Check one out if you haven't seen it: www.foodnetwork.com/
You could have 5 people compete, 5 people be judges, then everyone eat the food and help clean up!
Being that the food is part of the fun, it keeps the costs down. You could use fun ingredients like potato chips or pretzels or ice cream or cake in your "basket".
May your daughter have a blessed birthday!!
Simple spa party. Have everyone bring nail polish bottles and hair products, then have manis and pedis, then have some movies on with pizza and cake at the ready.
How do I design a mature teenage birthday, not too mature and not too colorful?
You can do a mature play or movie, and use one color with various shades in the same family.
When I think mature, I think elegant...so maybe a tea with hot tea to drink, cute little desserts and even cucumber sandwiches. The table could be set with real linens in an elegant cream color or fall colors (oranges, browns, yellows). The decorations could be very simple with real or silk flowers. Wishing the birthday teen a special day!
Are you planning a teen boy or girl party? Do you plan on decorating at home and throwing a party at home?
I would just stick with simple colors , simple birthday banner, no themed parties like cartoons and such.
My birthday is in three weeks, April the 10th, and I don't know what to do at all. I keep thinking e.g. laser skirmish, to far away beach house, to far away challenge hill. Apparently not for me! Please help.
By Olivia
Have you ever considered ice skating or even bowling and a pizza party.
If you want to do laser tag or something like this you could rent the equipment and have it in your own back yard.
Movie and pizza appeal to both guys and girls.
