Sweet 16 Birthday Ideas

The 16th birthday has immense importance due to several reasons. Sweet sixteen birthday gives you at least a sneak peek into the adulthood. Secondly, though you are half adult, you do not have even one-fourth of the responsibilities of an adult! Then there are so many added benefits like a learning license and the 'curfew' time extended, at least a bit! So in short sweet 16 birthday is an important event. So the party should be rocking! Try these amazing ideas for sweet 16 birthday party.

Sweet 16 Birthday Party Ideas

If you are arranging the party, a few things need to need to be kept in mind like the decorations, the invitations and the overall setting. It is not necessary to spend a lot on decorations, just see to it that the decorations are not to loud or childish. In fact, the best is to decorate according to the theme.

Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras is one of the coolest sweet 16 birthday party idea. After all, both are equivalent words for fun and frolic! Arranging a Mardi Gras party is not difficult. You just need to start shopping early as for Mardi Gras, more the decorations, more the fun!

To give the party hall a proper Mardi Gras look, choose green, gold and purple colors for decorations, as they are the Mardi Gras colors. You can also use the typical decoration materials like confetti, steamers, balloons etc. Also use candles and dark-colored bulbs instead of the usual bulbs. Beads are a must for a Mardi Gras party, you can prepare bracelets with the beads and distribute them either at the end or at the starting of the party. If it's a girl's birthday party, then she should dress in a purple, gold or green evening gown. If it's a guy's party then a black tuxedo and black tie is the classic Mardi Gras attire. Milk punch, king cake, shrimp recipes etc. are the right menu for Mardi Gras party. To make it more interesting, you can even have a parade for the birthday girl, after all the guests arrive.

Hollywood Night
Teens are most attracted to the glamor of Hollywood, making this theme a sure success, and also one of the best sweet 16 birthday ideas for girls. For decorations, spread a red carpet at the entrance. Put a large Hollywood sign board on top of the party hall and have bright, dramatic lights everywhere. Inside, use lots of tinsel, helium balloons, velvet looking steamers and some more dramatic lights for decoration. Also put big posters of your favorite stars everywhere. If possible, have a separate bar area (you can serve fruit punch there!). As far as the dress is concerned, dress exactly like your favorite film star. To avoid repetition, send invitation beforehand giving an idea of your dress. For instance, Angelina Jolie invites you to her birthday party...etc. Have drinks served in cocktail glasses and have lots of appetizers as food. A big cake with a film strip decorating, will complete the theme!

Racing
This is one of the best sweet 16 birthday ideas for boys. Start by sending invitations in the form of learning license. Decorate the house like a racetrack road signs put everywhere, cut outs of Nascar drivers, big boxes put everywhere which will symbolize the obstacle course etc. A racing car cake, is a must for this theme! You can serve simple snacks like sandwiches and nachos as party food. Another important part will be to ask everyone to dress as F1 drivers!

Masquerade ball, a murder mystery theme, a DJ night are also some good sweet 16 birthday party ideas. Just do not take stress of arranging a fun party, do whatever you feel like, after all it is your party! Enjoy!