You’re never too old to dress up and enter into the spirit of a themed party. Here are a few suggestions. The easy way to get your guests talking from the start is to have them all arrive in fancy dress that fits the theme.
Here’s a selection of favourites, old and new.
Austin Powers
Dress to impress in your best 60s gear; Dance to Austin Powers soundtracks; Yeah Baby!
Barbie/Sindy and action man/ken
Fairy princess, ballet dancer, eagle-eyed -- the possibilities are endless. So, supply lots of pink drinks and food, and play poppy music in the background.
Blues brothers
Suits and shades with lots of soul music. So, serve burgers and hotdogs.
Charlie's angels
70s hair flicks, big shades and flares.
Children's programmes
Let Teletubbies, Bagpuss, Mr Ben the Magic Roundabout, etc inspire you.
Circus
Come as clowns, acrobats, ringmasters etc. Make competitions such as walking the tightrope and acrobatics. Then, serve fun party food such as buns, cakes and candy floss.
Cowboys and Indians
Load up with lassos, fake guns and tomahawks. Consider entry could be through some saloon-type doors and you could play themes from your favourite Westerns in the background. Offer your guests play card games, and have 'quick on the draw' type competitions.
Doctors and nurses
Bring out the white coats; dust off those nurses' uniforms.
Dukes of hazard
Flares and long collars.
Gender swap
Guys came as girls and girls come as guys! Simple!
Gone with the wind
Crinolines and lots of southern ball-type music. Consider serve mint juleps and southern fried chicken. And if you have a grand staircase, even better!
Come as what you wanted to be when you grew up
Train drivers, firemen, nurses -- there are endless possibilities here.
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