party idea?

Question

so im tryin to show a guy just how much we care about him so hes the deal. I suggested to his sister in law that we throw him a party on saturday just something small, about 5 or 6 people. nothing big. hes turning 27 but the problem i dont know of any good ideas to use as a theme, i dont know what to bring (food wise and drink wise) i always wanted to make rum punch but i dont know any good receipes. any ideas please. Hopefully someone has the best idea yet and its detailed thanks

Answer 1

With such an intimate gathering of loved ones just setting up an atmospphere and having good food would be great. Break out the good china and make it a quasi-formal gathering with a classy take on his favorite food and pair it with some gooood alcohol. You could always go to his favorite restaurants and get party platters of his favorite things if cooking isn't your forte. Also, you can require all the guests to write little things about him to be recited in a toast (so get some good champagne!)

It really does depend on your friend--if it were up to me and I was having my 27th birthday, this is what I'd like (with a little bit of karaoke thrown in--nothing like a drunken birthday boy in his best formal wear singing a rousing rendition of "Welcome to the Jungle").

Answer 2

If he is turning 27, then the peak of his teenage years was in the 90's. There were so many music genres and fashion do's (and don'ts) that emerged in that decade. Sooo...my suggestion is to throw a 90's party. People can show up in flannel and ripped jeans (grunge) or in whatever they wore as teenagers. You would be surprised how many people hold on to that stuff. You can also play all 90's music.

Rum punch is OK, but I think a big party bowl would be neat, too. Be sure to add fruit so you can have some real hooch. Good luck!

Answer 3

Being 30, close to his age. The only themed party I would go to other than dressing up for Halloween would be for a pimp and ho party. A themed party doesnt work well with 5-6 people. If you want to keep it small you should get some of his music and maybe have a bonfire and enjoy the good times.

Answer 4

why not throw him a theme party?is he fondof cars?why not give him an F1party with foods that are sizzling and grilled.ora luau party where all of you are in beach attire and you have a small tables with mangosteens,and other fruits as a centerpiece.then have some games such as limbo rock and put on sounds of thebeach boysorwhy not download musics from limewire so that you can have cool sounds.make some lays for the guys and flowers for the girls,have a hawaiian punch,grilled food,and don't forget lots of pineapples,it'll be a blast!!!for drinks, you can mix sprite with absolut kurant and add some cherry on it. aloha!!!

Answer 5

I suggest an "Island" theme. Give everyone cheeseburger hats. (I hope you understand what I'm talking about. If not, search "Cheeseburger Hat" on Google Images) Play all reggae music, of course. Make jerk chicken. The recipe for this is at the source below. Here is a recipe for rum punch below, too. For desert, bring anything, really, chcocolate cake is always good. Just buy a store-bought mix. Also, for decoration, try your hand at carving fruit such as melons on pineapples. Carve faces into them for an "Island" theme. Good luck! I hope it's lots of fun!

Answer 6

I did a 80's party for my hubbies 28th Bday. We all dressed in 80.s, and played that eras music. We also made trash can punch.

One 30gal trash can (a clean one)
Sliced fruit )oranges, apples, watermelon. any fruit that you like)
10 ga;;gallons of Hawaiian Punch
4 bottles of vodka

Mix all together and serve over ice
After the punch is gone, you can eat the fruit, just be careful, the fruit will get ya way drunk.

Answer 7

here is a recipe for a Daiquiri Rum Punch
3/4 cups superfine sugar
3 cups water
3 cups Real Lemon Reconstituted juice
4/5 quart bottle light rum
few drops of green food coloring
Now for the party ideas.Go to this web site. It's got all the information you'll need.
http://www.party411.com/index.html. You might also try http://www.evite.com/app/party/ideas.do. Hope these ideas help.

Answer 8

how about a hawaiin theme with luai a pintara alchcol punch kebabs on the barbie or grill just look up on yahoo for party ideas and punch drinks im sure u will find the theme i think the hawaian theme is a great way to let loose and play hope u have fun

Answer 9

with 5 or 6 people you can make a Ti (tea) Punch (cocktail of Martinique). Each glass gets a Splash of Petite Canne Sugar Cane Syrup (which you can find at Binny's or Binny's.com) Rhum Agricole Blanc (I recommend La Favorite Blanc) and juice of half of lime stir add ice. Enjoy the taste of the French West Indies.

Good Luck!

Answer 10

Have a poker party. Get black and red balloons, plates, bowls, napkins. Pick up a few decks of cards and some dice come in handy. Go to any toy or game store to get some poker chips. Not sure what kind of budget you are looking at but I've seen lots of cool glasses and dishes that have hearts. diamonds, clubs and spades on them. You could make the food as easy as fresh veggies, dip, pretzels, dry roasted peanuts, and pizza or you could serve a half dozen fun appetizers. You don't have to go crazy with the drinks since it's a small group, just serve one or two mixed drinks or find a good punch recipe online to use with rum.

A fun decorating ideas. Use your computer and scanner to scan in some face cards(king, queen, jack, joker) and then use photoshop to put your friends faces on the cards. Print them out on 8 1/2 by 11 paper and hang them up. Could also decorate with fake money/game money. You could also put your friends face on the dollar bill and print it and put on table. At our party we used a hole puncher in fake money and tied them to the helium balloons. get a couple scratch off tickets as party favors.

Have fun planning!!!