162. How To Be Awesome At Choosing A Party Theme
How To Be Awesome At Everything
Lindsay Dickhout
4.6 • 621 Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Today we are talking PARTY THEMES! Lindsay is sharing what she thinks is the best way to go about brainstorming and choosing a party theme… and of course we are talking about ALL SORTS of themes - some traditional and some totally creative and unexpected.
Even for the most causal or smallest parties, a theme is the best way to give your event a feeling and a vibe… and it makes it so much fun to plan.
And one of our main goals in party planning is to make sure you are doing it in a way that allows you to enjoy (not dread) the process.
We're talking about picking a theme that is perfect for you or the birthday boy or girl… at this age and stage… we're covering adult parties and kid parties, birthdays and holidays. Every party is better with a theme… so that's what we're doing today!
The goal: Pick a theme that just feels RIGHT for this moment - this age and stage.
How far out: Far enough to plan, but not too far that it would change
Essential: Make sure you will love the process - that's key! With the theme you choose!
The process:
Brain dump of the themes!
SO many theme ideas!
Colors/dress-up
White party (or any color)
Neon Party
People in uniform
Merry Birthday
50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's
Back to prom
Toga
Heros & Villains
Wild West/ Country
Zoo party
Semi- Traditional kids
All the kids ones - Princess party, superheros, lego, pirates and princesses, Disney characters, a particular kid movie like Toy Story, Frozen, Aladdin, etc.
Mermaid party/ Under the sea, glow in the dark, unicorn
Slumber party with tents, spa party, outdoor movie party, glamping
Non-traditional
Cloud 9 party
Flamingo Luau
Arabian Nights
Tea Party
Apres Ski theme
Food festival
Summer Camp
Themes that work for any age!
Fiesta
Luau
Beach party
Pool party
Rainbow
For non-birthday parties
School years eve party- before school starts - like NYE
Oscar party
Fun for adults
Masks & mimosas
Murder mystery
Beer/champagne/sake tasting
You can make any theme- even the most traditional - super authentic and perfect for your occasion.
Pick colors that are a bit different from what you would normally see with this theme and think outside the box!
Check out all the themed party pictures on our website at:
www.HowToBeAwesomeAtEverything.com
HAPPY PARTY PLANNING!!
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| 0:00.0 | Today we are talking party themes. I'm sharing what I think is the best way to go about |
| 0:05.2 | brainstorming and choosing a party theme. And of course, we are talking about all sorts of themes, |
| 0:11.1 | some traditional and some totally creative and unexpected. Even for the most casual or smallest |
| 0:17.6 | parties, I think a theme is the best way to give your event a feeling and a vibe, |
| 0:24.2 | and it makes it so much fun to plan. |
| 0:27.5 | And you probably know one of my main goals in party planning is to make sure you are doing it in a way that allows you to enjoy and not dread the process. |
| 0:37.0 | We're talking about picking a party theme that is perfect |
| 0:39.7 | for you or the birthday boy or girl at this age and stage. We're covering adult parties and |
| 0:46.7 | kid parties, birthdays and holidays. Every party is better with a theme. So that's what we're doing |
| 0:52.3 | today. Let's go. You're listening to the |
| 0:54.8 | How to Be Awesome at Everything podcast, where we're obsessed with life hacks that make your |
| 1:00.5 | life more awesome. Your host, Lindsay Dick Hout, is an entrepreneur and business owner, a mom and wife, |
| 1:07.1 | and someone who wants to do things over the top at all times. |
| 1:15.3 | This concept started as a collection of things Lindsay has learned that she was documenting to get to her kids one day. |
| 1:16.8 | And now it's a podcast. |
| 1:18.5 | Join us on this journey where we talk about how to be awesome at everything we do. |
| 1:23.2 | Here's Lindsay. |
| 1:28.9 | A super fun Friday podcast for you today, all about party themes. |
| 1:35.5 | My goal in this episode is to give you lots and lots of ideas for themes, for upcoming |
| 1:42.2 | celebrations, and making this podcast episode one that you can come back to |
| 1:47.0 | when you're in this brainstorming phase of figuring out what party theme you are actually going to do |
| 1:53.9 | for your next event. Also, I want to convince you that doing a party theme, even for events that already have a theme like Halloween or Christmas |
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