Top Ten Adult Party Themes to Wow Your Guests

Looking for great adult themes for your next get together? Who said kids are the only ones who can enjoy a fun theme party?

You may not want clowns, balloons, or a petting zoo for your next adult party, but how about a pirate theme! There are literally hundreds of ideas for adult party themes that will really wow your guests. Here are the top 10 adult themes in no particular order.

Decades

Did you and your friends sow your wild oats during the 60's? Perhaps it was the 80's or another era in time altogether. You can have great fun setting up a decade theme party. Your imagination is truly the limit for this type of themed party, you can even choose a time period before you or your friends were born!

Hawaii

Sunny skies, warm beaches, and hula dancers are some of the things that come to mind when you think about a Hawaiian themed party. Most of these adult parties will lean toward the luau style. Set up a tropical paradise with lots of bright colors, leis, fake palms and grass skirt on everything! Popular drinks for a luau include mai tais, pina coladas, frozen daiquiris, and Bahama Mamas! Greet everyone with a flower lei and an aloha and you are guaranteed to have a wonderful time.

Western

Can you say Yee Haw? How about Yahoo! Western themes are always a crowd favorite with blue jeans, cowboy boots, cowboy hats and country western music. You can have your very own hoe down in the backyard. Typical western fare would include barbeque, baked beans, beer, and perhaps even a few shots of bourbon.

Movie Themes

Do you and your friends have a favorite movie? Gone with the Wind, Lord of the Rings, and even some of the popular horror flicks are great fodder for an adult themed party. Decorate in the style of your chosen genre, whether it's the deep south or middle earth, and offer food and drink that coordinates. Your friends will love the chance to dress up as their favorite character. A movie theme is a great choice for upcoming Halloween parties as well.

Magic

There is a little magic in everyone, and what could be more fun than a magic themed adult party. Top hats, wands, and magician assistant costumes are total fun. If you wanted to go all out, you could hire a professional magician for entertainment.

Las Vegas

What happens at your party stays at your party! (At least if it's a Vegas style affair that should be the motto.) Decorate with big fuzzy dice, black and red balloons, and provide green "felted" tables for black jack and poker games. Friendly gambling will be the underlying theme and your friends can come out in their most glamorous duds.

Harvest Theme

If you need a reason for a party why not the changing of the seasons? A fall harvest party is a very popular choice for ringing in cooler temperatures and celebrating the brilliant colors of the season. Leaf shaped invitations, pumpkin and gourd decorations, and fall activities make a wonderful party. Schedule a hayride, build a bonfire, and bob for apples.

International Food

Do you enjoy dishes from around the world? Create an international foods adult theme party. Your guests could dress in traditional clothing from around the world and bring their favorite foreign dish. Catering this type of party is also a great option.

Mardi Gras

Celebrate the spirit of Louisiana no matter where you live with a Mardi Gras style party. Massive amounts of purple, green, and gold decorations are a must, as are masks and beads. Beat the winter blues with this favorite adult themed party.

Girls Only

Want a night out with just the girls? Consider a sleepover, pajama party, or spa theme. Whether you are young or young at heart nothing beats a good old fashioned sleepover with movies, games, popcorn and ice cream! Pamper, share, or cry to a good old-fashioned chick flick with your girlfriends.

Conclusion

There are many adult themed party ideas you can choose from, these are just a few of the most popular choices. Let your imagination carry the day as you plan your next adult party. Go crazy or totally refined; it is all up to you!

Caroline Preble has more adult party themes and other tips for hosting great theme parties on her site at Creative-Party-Themes.com.

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7 Halloween Party Ideas That Will Scare the Bejeebers Out of Your Guests

If you would like to give Halloween revelers the willies, you will have to plan for it. Some of the ideas in this article can be pulled off at the last minute, but most require at least a few days or weeks advanced planning.

You should also note that safety always comes first: A number of the ideas may be inappropriate for small children (bad dreams). If you know someone who is faint of heart, you may want to forgo the entire list - except for the costume party and soundtrack, which are mild in comparison to the others.

1 Live scarecrow. You've probably heard of this one. It only works if it's a fresh idea in your area. In short, a person dresses as a scarecrow to provide trick-or-treaters with a special treat.

First build a dummy scarecrow from whatever you have available, but keep in mind that the same clothing will have to fit the live-scarecrow person. Use a pumpkin jack-o'-lantern large enough to safely fit over the person's head (an old potato or paper sack with eye holes will also suffice; never use a plastic bag). Complete the outfit with an old hat, gloves, and so forth. If possible, hay or dry grass sticking out in various places in the scarecrow uniform will add to the effect.

A few weeks or days before Halloween, prop up the dummy scarecrow on a porch swing, bench or garden chair on your porch or other prominent location near your front door. The general idea is that your neighbors notice it in the days leading up to Halloween. Also surround the dummy scarecrow with glowing jack-o'-lanterns or other attention-getter Halloween decorations to ensure the scarecrow does not stand out too much.

On Halloween night, just before it gets dark, switch the scarecrow with a person dressed in the same clothing. The person should plan to perform a mime routine by sitting perfectly still until trick-or-treaters arrive. At this point, all it takes is for the "scarecrow" to silently stand up to startle the trick-or-treaters.

2 Ghost story. This one won't work well at a Halloween dance party, unless you can find a reason to pause the music. If you can create a somewhat somber environment, though, one of the best ways give people goose bumps is to go around a circle having everyone tell a ghost story.

To get started, do some Internet research - Google "scary ghost stories," for example - and print a bunch of one-pager ghost stories. Let everyone know before the party begins that later in the evening - around midnight - everyone will read their story to the party group. They can ad lib, localize or add twists the story. Some people may just read from their sheet of paper. Others may be more creative and take the story in a new direction.

If you apply the Haunted house and Window cleaner (below) to the formula - you could end up staging quite the creepy event.

3 Haunted house. This should follow along the same line as Ghost story above, but requires more time and effort. Begin as early as possible dressing up your house with broken shutters and windows, darkened rooms, sheets over furniture, cobwebs, and other props. Then dream up a story to tell your neighbors to go along with the gag: "I think my house is haunted." When people show up for your party, everyone knows what's coming - it's a "haunted house!" - but it can add to the effect of other scary tactics in this list. If you spend some time researching online, there are many high-tech ways to create sounds and other "paranormal" activity that when coupled with correct timing can scare a few guests.

4 Costume party. Fads and timeliness are the key to a successful costume party. Granted, social media themes will be in for the foreseeable future. But what about a current horror movie theme? Is there anything specific that could be culled from the latest Halloween movie? Any newscasters who could be portrayed as slightly off kilter (read: psycho) because of the slant they put on their news reports? Has anyone recently made the evening news with antics such as the guy who blew his top and quit his job (this particular event will be remembered well into the 2010s)? What about your favorite novel character? If everyone dresses as a scary clown from Stephen King's It, one of the clowns is bound to be a little spooky (there's just something wrong with a clown with claws or long finger nails).

5 Window cleaner. Similar to the effect that the scarecrow has on people, you can elicit fear - maybe a scream or two - from at least one partier if you stage a person staring in a window.

The person elected to stare in the window should not appear until right before another person inside the house or apartment has had their attention directed to the window. At a minimum, the person in the window should wear a hockey goalie face mask or paper bag with eye holes (no plastic bags, remember).

Use conversation and body language to steer an unsuspecting person toward the window while keeping them facing away from the window. Then use the same techniques to slowly turn the person toward the window until they see the lurker (the lurker has to be peaking through the window to know when to stand directly in front of the window).

If the majority of the party-goers are onboard with the prank, it can be performed numerous times with similar effect as new people arrive.

6 Alien! This one may require a bit of rehearsing. In short, recreate the startling children's birthday party scene from the movie "Signs" in which a green "alien" skulks past the alley. You will have to spend some time building up to the event by creating conversation about a "meteorite" landing nearby earlier in the day. Talk about everything related to the movie, but never specify that an "alien" may be in the vicinity.

Use the aforementioned body language and conversation to steer one or more persons toward a closet, front door, back room, or - weather permitting - an alley similar to the one in the movie. Where, of course, your "alien" (described below) is lurking. All the green goblin has to do is walk out of a room, hallway or just be seen sneaking around, and your chosen hopefully gullible guest will either "boo" you because it was a goofy gag - or may have their pants scared off (not literally).

The alien should be a relatively thin or muscular person dressed in a full-body, realistic, green alien suit - just like the one in the movie - scary finger nails (more like claws) and all. This trick won't work in the midst of a costume party, as there must be extreme contrast between normally dressed humans and the "alien." Google the phrase "signs disturbing clip" to re-watch the sneaky "alien" segment, if need be.

7 "Halloween" motion picture soundtrack. Play the "Halloween" movie soundtrack or music from other scary movies throughout the party. Low volume works better than high volume. If nothing else, just rent scary movies and play the audio. Or, heck, just watch scary movies on Halloween night, of which there are plenty.

Combinations of the various themes noted above may work together to frighten your guests. Halloween is all about "scary," just be careful with your tricks. Be safe, and don't go overboard if someone is truly frightened. In all actuality, most, if not all of these will bomb - except for the scarecrow. That one works every time if performed right. If nothing else you'll end up with a few Halloween laughs.

Sean Kinn writes seasonal articles for the 7 Easy Ways blog at http://www.7easyways.com.

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