Good Ideas for a 16th Birthday Party

A sixteenth birthday is a turning point in one's life. It is an age when one is not yet an adult and not a kid anymore either! This dilemma is faced by many parents and soon to be sixteen guys and gals when planning their sixteenth birthday party. So, to help you out, suggested here are some of the most interesting and unique ideas on how to plan and make sixteenth birthdays special!

Dance Party!
Most teens enjoy dancing to the latest hit numbers. So, why not plan a dance party on your sixteenth birthday? If you have the budget, book a venue which has a dance floor. Otherwise, in your house itself, you can create a separate dancing area by placing chairs, sofas and other seating arrangement in a circle, around a large open area. Arrange for a good DJ who can belt out some racy numbers to add excitement to the party. Disco lights, strobes and a fog machine are a must to create the right atmosphere! Keep fast foods such as pizzas, burgers, hotdogs in the menu. As alcohol is forbidden at sixteen so arrange for a chef who can make some yummy mocktails to serve your guests. A well planned dance party is sure to be a hit amongst the teens!

Grooming Party!
Turning sixteen is a coming of age for any teen. It is the time when a young girl starts taking baby steps towards becoming a lady. Have a grooming party for her and her friends. Arrange for some beauticians who would give facials, pedicure and manicure to the girls. After this, they can have a make-up session wherein they can get a Gothic, fairy-like or any other look that they want! Have lots of make-up kits handy so that girls have enough choices in lipstick and eye shadow colors, foundation, etc. to choose from. Knowing girls that age, they would love all these beauty treatments and experimenting different looks immensely!

Hopping Party!
Book a car and travel with your friends to a number of interesting places. You can have dinner at a newly opened restaurant, then visit a bowling alley or a snooker joint to have some sporty fun and end the night with a movie at a theater. The idea is to not stop at any one place and have fun traveling, talking and doing things together!

Dessert Party!
If the one who is turning sixteen is a foodie, have a party which is centered around a food theme. A dessert party is fun and almost all teens would love to try out desserts from various cuisines. Plan the party decorations with cut outs of cakes, cookies, ice creams and brownies. Make a three-tier cupcake structure which has cupcakes of sixteen different flavors! Teens can take their pick according to their choice! Arrange for a special "Sweet 16" cake which has a unique look and taste. You can even keep a separate candy buffet table from which the invitees can choose candies of their choice and take them home as party favors!

Games Party!
Turning sixteen in no way means that the kid inside your teen has completely vanished! A "game" party in which you keep the guests on their toes by planning a number of fun games for them is another good idea for a 16th birthday party. You can keep games like "scavenger hunt", "musical chair", "one minute contests", "tug of war", "movie and song games/quizzes", "board games", "mock fashion shows", etc. The teens would be thrilled participating in some games. Of course, keep their favorite extra-cheese pizzas, sundaes and chocolate shakes ready, so that they can gorge on these after the huffing and puffing caused by these fun games!

As you can see, there are so many things that can be done to make the sixteenth birthday memorable. Sixteen is a fun age. It is an age when teens assert their freedom. It is also an age when they are expected to be a bit responsible. So, plan a party around a theme which brings out all these peculiarities of turning sixteen. If you are able to do that, the invitees as well as the birthday boy/girl are sure to have a hell of a time!