21st Birthday Party Ideas? Surprise Ideas?

Question

I would like to throw a party for my husband. It's going to be his 21st birthday is less than a month! I wanted to have a party that would include his family like his grandparents and parents and then maybe an after party with his friends and myself. I don't have a lot of money, so the party would have to be at our home. Any suggestions? Any ideas for a party, such as decorations, games, food? How should I go about the two parties, both in the same day? Also, it would be nice if some aspects at least were a total surprise. Thanks!

Answer 1

what about a fiesta??? tacos and nachos are generally cheap to make and still tasty.  you could make a homemade salsa.  nacho cheese at sam's club is inexpensive in the can.  it stays well all day if you put it in a crockpot to serve.  that way people can help themselves.

a nice way to celebrate is to make a dvd of your husband from the time he was a baby until now.  i did one one kodak.com for $20.  it is set to music of your choice.  it runs on a loop, so you can have it playing all night for people who come in and out of the party.  good luck.

Answer 2

sounds great to have the two parties.

Invite the family over in the early afternoon for lunch- then they will leave and have all his friends come over at like 8:00 (after diner so you don't have to make another meal! just supply appetizer type foods) for lunch foods you can do a big sub, sloppy joes, taco/nacho bar, grill hot dogs and burgers....see if other family members will bring a side dish also, I'm sure they will be happy to help. get some drinks- you may want to invest in a 1/4 barrel of beer for the entire day of drinking especially when the friends come over later on at night. make a big batch of spiked punch for those who don't like beer. the DVD slideshow idea is great- or you can make a picture board instead, get some old baby pics form his mom to put on there too! those are always fun for everyone to look at. get all your decorations and other party supplies form the dollar store- do it all in his favorite color or something- streamers, balloons.