I'm having a mardi gras/carnivale themed 16th bday... any ideas?

Question

i live in ca, and it will take place in late august in my backyard (its pretty big). i dont want to do just purple, green, and yellow as my color scheme, though...mardi gras is more of like the general idea, but not that intense, which is why it's kind of carnivale as well... i have some ideas, but i would like to hear if you have any to add...keep in mind the dress code will be casual, as swimming will be optional... ideas i already have are:

-invites are masks

-mint julips as beverage option

-modern jazz music added to playlist of other songs

the party will take place in the evening. if you have ideas on activities, food, decorations, helpful sites, please let me know.

Answer 1

Good day,

food: crawfish or crab boil... in large stock pot : new potatoes, pearl onions, mini corn cobs, crab boil pkg, shrimp or crawfish or crab, serve w/ crusty breads and cold beer and serve on newspaper

Answer 2

you need to have a lot of:

+ beads

+ alcohol and drinks

+ no shirts!

+ no bras!

+ ohh and no pants fo the guys!

Answer 3

have gumbo,

or something blackened like blackened chicken kabobs for dinner,

maybe hand out beads to keep to the mardi gras theme,

=]

Answer 4

lol this might sound weird but if your serving water (or any light colored beverages) put food coloring in water and freeze them purple green and yellow

i just randomly thought of that lol. ;]