14th Birthday Winter Luau ?

Question

For my 14th birthday party, I wanna have a luau. But one problem: my b-day's in late November. Any suggestions? Should I go with a camping party in my backyard or a fun, sunny luau theme instead? I'm leaning towards a luau, but I can't decide. :?

Answer 1

I like luau.  If you choose it here are some ideas:

INVITATIONS:

Buy flower leis from oriental trading by the dozen cheap.  Attach a single page invitation card and hand out the leis as you invite.

Buy tropical invitation in a bottle from oriental trading.  Very unique.

DECORATIONS:

Oriental trading, Shindigz, u.s. toy company and party cheap sells a lot of these decorations.  For bigger sets try stumps prom.

GAMES:

Tropical pinata:  http://www.mexicanpinatas.info/LUAU_PINA...

Hawaii games:

http://www.alohafriendsluau.com/games.ht...

Hawaii sack races (if a swim party put a sprinkler over the race area):

http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse...

Limbo:

Oriental trading sells inflatable 3 piece set and a wooden 3 piece set but at buycostumes.com you can get an inflatable limbo stick really cheap.

Hula hoop contests.

Twister.

Food:

Fruit Kabobs:  Get the sticks at the grocery store.  Put chunks of fresh pineapple, watermelon, green and red grapes, strawberries on the stick.

Or a fruit bowel.  Put the chunks in a bowl iwth the grapes, strawberries and sliced oranges in a bowl you make by cutting the watermelon in half and taking out the watermelon and cut in chunks for the bowel and cut the edges of the watermelon sawtooth.

Taco Dip:

2 softened cream cheese.

1 16oz sour cream

1 packet taco seasoning.

Mix with mixer. Put in bottom of a cookie sheet. Top with shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and green onions. Use the cheese but you can altered the rest to your taste, maybe add black olives. Make 2 of these. Serve with tostitos scoops.

PUPPY CHOW

6 cups Crispix cereal

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup butter

12 ounce chocolate chips

2 cups powdered sugar

Melt peanut butter, butter and chocolate chips together in the microwave or on the stove. Stir into cereal. Put powdered sugar in a paper sack. Put cereal mixture in and shake until well coated.

Silver Dollar Sandwiches:

These are silver dollar rolls made by your bakery in the grocery store.  We have them in our store just ready to grab, for large orders call ahead for some.  Anyway they are perfect for parties, hand size, neat.  You buy shaved ham, beef and turkey.  You put lettuce on if you want and some cut cheese into triagles and put on. Also put real butter on on side of the bun inside of course.  And have mustard and mayo packets  on ice in case anyone wants that.  

Hawaiin punch (only pick the non-alcohol ones):  http://www.alohafriendsluau.com  look under recipes.