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30th Birthday Party help
Hey ladies! I am throwing DH a surprise party next weekend. The basics are covered- invitations are out- I know what food, etc. but I'm feeling like I need to be more prepared. In this whole past month of flying to Africa to meet our son and bring him home, the party has taken a backseat. Do I need to have any games planned? I'm not a huge fan of games at parties unless they go really well- so I don't want to plan one just because unless I'm sure it will go well.
Some of the guests will know each other but there are definitely different groups of friends there (Life long friends, work friends, church friends, etc.) We're doing his favorite things (pizza and wings from his fav place, his fav beer, a candy bar with his fav candy, etc.) I've had a few photo collage posters made to decorate and that's about as far as I've gotten. I was thinking of having cornhole set up (inside if it's freezing out).
Have you been to any parties and done something fun? What has been lame? Are people going to be bored just sitting around? TIA for your help! I need it all!!
-Renae
Re: 30th Birthday Party help
I wouldn't worry too much about planning games. Since it's a surprise party I am sure most people will be in jolly moods and feeling pretty social. Ia lso have a feeling that your son will be the center of attention and everyone will want to see and play with him. = )
Congratulations!! We just got a baby nephew from Ethiopia earlier this year, he's just precious!
If you want a really easy "game" try a "Knew Him When" board. Just make up a simple board with every year that he's been alive and have a bowl full of pins with small pieces of paper attached where guests can write their name - then everybody gets to put their pin on the date when they first met him. It's a really good get-to-know-you game (a) because it has people's names listed on it, and (b) because it combines people into new groups. Plus it's totally optional, so it doesn't take up time if everything is going well, but you can always try to point people towards it if they aren't mingling. And it can be a fun way for him to remember the evening.
I'm having a little trouble explaining this, but you can see an example of the board here: http://lamaisoncharmante.com/entertaining/ (I'm not that good at posting yet, hopefully that link works!)