Sweet Sixteen Ideas

Your daughter is turning sixteen and you are frantically searching for great birthday party ideas that can make her day a special one! Well, I know how confusing planning a birthday party for a "grown up" teenager can be. After all you cannot really plan some childish games and activities that she may have enjoyed during her early teenage years. So how then can you plan a great birthday bash for her that she and her friends can enjoy to the fullest? Here are some great sweet sixteen ideas that can help you chalk out a great teen party for your teen as he or she enters a new phase in their life.

Sweet Sixteen Party Ideas for Girls

Totally 80's Party Theme: This cool party theme is all about funky hair, jazzy neon lights and the outrageous leg warmers. The invitations for the party can be in bold colors such as a hot pink or fluorescent yellow. In addition to that, you can have dramatic and colorful decorations with neon colored party supplies, animal prints and loads of posters of all the famous 80s pop stars like Duran Duran, Madonna and Wham. Guys can dress up in the super skinny tees, huge belts and the frilly shirts. Girls can sport funky leg warmers, crazy rubber bracelets and sideways pony tails. As for the party activities, hire a DJ and dance away to the tunes of "Sixteen candles", "Pretty In Pink" and Michael Jackson's "Thriller".

Hollywood Night Party Theme: Use a glamorous Hollywood party night as an inspiration for your sweet sixteen birthday party. For the invitation you can cut out stars from yellow construction paper or have them made to resemble a movie ticket with "Admit One" written on it. Decorate your party venue with Hollywood's favorite colors such as red, black and a glamorous gold. You can also design a "Hollywood" sign and roll out the "red carpet" for your guests. Give your guests a real red carpet treatment with flashing camera lights, people asking for autographs and of course posing for the all important pictures. You can rent an LCD and show your daughter's favorite movie or just have the guests enact scenes from popular movies.

Sweet Sixteen Party Ideas for Boys

Extreme Sports Party Ideas: In addition to the common birthday themes, there are many other sweet sixteen ideas other than a party at home or in a hall. Treat your teenager to a fun birthday party with extreme sports and adventure sports such as skateboarding, bungee jumping, horseback riding, rock climbing and hot air balloons. Get the sports gear in place and be prepared for high action activity. Make sure that you are accompanied by a professional who can help conduct the activities. The party food can consist of sandwiches, snacks, fruits and a lot of energy drinks to keep the energy levels in place.

Beach Party Ideas: A leisurely day by the beach is one of the perfect sweet sixteen ideas on a budget. You can skip the decorations and instead add colorful towels, umbrellas and beach toys to help set the mood for a party. Beach games such as volleyball and a music player loaded with the beach mix can let your sixteen year old enjoy the day in style.

If you do not want an outdoor party, then there are many other ideas which will help you celebrate at home. Some of these amazing party ideas or themes are a bonfire party, a craft party and an indoor pool party. When planning out these ideas and themes make sure that you plan in advance to pull off a great birthday bash that your teen will remember forever.