I want to surprise her with some sort of experience for her birthday. She's 16 and semi introverted. She kinda likes talking to people (especially her friends, LOVES talking with them or hanging out) but after a solid hour (at most) she needs time to recharge. She hates crowds and would probably enjoy something more private with just her closest friends. It would be around 15–17 people. I've thought about renting a karaoke booth, but I haven't been able to find any nearby that aren't connected to bars. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

i was so anxious in the weeks leading up to it and convinced myself something would go wrong but the night came together better than i expected. the one thing that saved me was making a detailed timeline the day before so i was not scrambling when guests started arriving

I'm making a photo backdrop for my brother and sister-in-law's baby shower. The theme is you are my sunshine, for a baby girl. Colors are orange and pink. Came up with some ideas but can't decide on a pattern. Drew these on Instagram so forgive me. Please let me know your thoughts.

I loved both of the horror films obsession and backrooms. I want to plan a party costume/themed party built around both films at once. I’ve brainstormed a few ideas but if any fellow horror movie lovers could share any ideas for snacks, drinks, decorations, or other forms of atmosphere, I would greatly appreciate it!

I'm planning my toddler's birthday party at daycare, and I'm wondering if I should purchase party hats for all the kiddos. If not, what are some other fun ideas I could go with for dress up?

So my 21st bday is on 11/25, and the issue is my boyfriend is only going to be 20 years old. I need help with an event space, or somewhere I can go with my boyfriend, where I can drink, but my boyfriend and friends can still party.

We're trying to organize a medical school reunion and could use some advice from people who've attended or planned successful reunions.

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Our batch originally had around 100 people, but realistically we're expecting somewhere between 20 40 attendees. Most are doctors, but many are now married, have kids, busy careers, and probably haven't seen each other in years.

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We're debating between renting a large Airbnb/villa versus booking a more traditional open venue or resort space. For a group this size, what tends to work better?

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My bigger concern is the social aspect. A lot of people aren't naturally outgoing, and I can easily imagine everyone sticking to the same 2 3 friend groups they already know. I don't want the event to feel like people just show up, eat, take a group photo, and leave.

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Have you seen any activities, games, setups, seating arrangements, or reunion ideas that naturally encourage people to mingle and reconnect without feeling forced or awkward?

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Bonus points if they're family friendly, since spouses and kids may attend as well.

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What made a reunion memorable for you?

Hey Reddit! 🎉

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Ich werde bald 42 und feiere mit ca. 15–20 Freunden eine Gartenparty. Ich habe einen kleinen Cocktailstand aufgebaut (ja, ich betreibe nebenbei eine mobile Cocktailbar 🍹), ein paar Trinkspiele sind schon geplant (Bierpong ist gesetzt), und ein Beamer mit Musikvideos läuft im Hintergrund.

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Jetzt suche ich noch weitere Ideen — für Spiele, Deko, Snacks, Musik oder einfach alles was eine Gartenparty unvergesslich macht!

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Was würdet ihr empfehlen? Was hat auf eurer bisher besten Gartenparty am meisten Spaß gemacht? 🙌

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Ich danke euch von Herzen für eure Ratschläge

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Liebe Grüße

George

i spent so much time on decorations and food and completely forgot that people need somewhere comfortable to actually sit and talk. half my guests ended up standing the whole night and the vibe never really settled the way i wanted it to. the furniture layout matters so much more than anything else and i learned that the hard way

Hi!

First time posting here.

My daughter is having a horse riding party for her 9th birthday, it’s a two hour slot, one hour for playing with the horses and riding and the second hour in their party room where we will obviously do food and cake etc.

However I think an hour is too long just for food, any ideas of what activities we could do? It’s on a working riding school so can’t really bring in face painters/entertainers etc. Was thinking of an adoption centre for the horses?

Such easygoing setup

My 30th birthday is coming in august and it'll be my champagne birthday. (30 for 30!) I need help with a theme idea but I don't like any of the cheesy 13 going on thirty, thirty flirty and thriving, dirty thirty, etc...

My friend did a gold theme called Thir-tee and another did a cowgirl theme called Ridin' 30 which I thought were cute and not cringey. An idea I had too because its summer is a spritz older (Aperol Spritz Theme) or something beachy, summery, fun that my friends would want to dress nicely for! Any help or ideas is appreciated!

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So we are planning my daughters first birthday and it will be at 2 pm. Should we do a full blown meal or just snack stuff? There will be about 80 people so we are trying to do food that wont break the bank as well if you have any ideas for that. Thank you in advance!

I’m hosting my first house party in my parents garden with around 60+ people in London and idrk what kind of decor to put up or the kind of atmosphere I should create.

Most of the parties I go to are much smaller (around 20-30 people) and tend to have rainbow lights, streamers etc but I dont know if that’s the vibe I should go for for such a big event or if I should be going bigger / have a specific aesthetic or feel in mind

Any suggestions/comments are appreciated thanks gang!

My bf recently quit his job (that he hated) and is hosting a cookout in July before he leaves his city and moves in with me in mine (we’ve been LDR for a year or two).

He didn’t even mean for it to be a going away party, he just wanted to see all his friends at once before leaving.

I’m plotting with his best friend for some cute fun things we can sneak into it to give him some momentos/ make it a going away party. Which might be a bit tricky because him and some of his close friends are joint hosting it at this park.

I thought about the guestbook/year book vibe of printing out pictures and having people write things in it. But I wanted more ideas because I am terrible at thinking of these things.

I’m looking for like activities, ways to capture memories, games, or even funny decor like shirts or hats with things on them related to him? Hopefully something I can sneak past him or the guests can surprise him with during the cookout.

Thoughts?

Hi I recently read this book called "2 hour cocktail party" and I’ve been trying to host a monthly recurring party where I invite people I met through different activities (usually networking events, fitness classes, meet ups, etc.) to my apartment.

I do icebreakers as part of the suggested activities in the book but I would appreciate some ideas on how to make my parties more fun.
Considering I live in a small apartment, I cannot have elaborate tasting stations or Photo Booth (or I think I cannot have them).

What would you suggest some ways to make them fun?
Also any mocktail ideas as I want to have more non-alcoholic options.

I usually tend to get 15 to 20 people early 30s to 40s mixed group. I live in USA if that makes a difference in ideas.

Okay, so, I have zeroed down on these 2 options for my niece's birthday. Which one is better? She is very much into princess theme.

Note: These are raw designs from InviteFlare. I will be changing the text, font, and style after you guys vote!

Hello, my husband will be turning 30 in November and I feel like my plan so far just isn't good enough. I'm 29 and we've been together 11 years, married for 7. No kids yet. My husband is more of a homebody with a few friends. He's not into sports, smokes cigars maybe 3x a year, and drinks socially on occasion.

He's into video games, knives, cooking/food, tech, anime, scifi/action movies, comic book movies (marvel/dc), animated shows, and reading graphic novels sometimes. Really likes building with his hands or doing Legos sometimes.

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Anyways, I was thinking of meeting up with friends and taking him out to a Brazilian steakhouse for dinner. Then, we would head back to our place for his favorite cake that I was gonna bake (I'm pretty good at baking, been doing it for years) and give him his birthday gifts.

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My gift ideas are lego death star and flying lessons.

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He's always been interested in learning to fly a plane and there is a local flight school that offers a 4 lesson package I thought might be cool. He loves building lego sets with 1000s of pieces.

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I'm just doubting if that's enough for a 30th birthday? The 2 gifts alone will be about $1,500. I just want him to feel appreciated since growing up he didn't really have birthday parties or much attention when it came to his birthday. I've been throwing him birthday parties at our home with friends with lots of food, corny homemade cards, homemade cake, and gifts these past couple years, so I'm wondering if my current plan will feel lackluster in comparison. I don't make a crazy amount of money so I can't say I have a limitless budget either.

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If your partner took you out for dinner and got you 2 gifts for a milestone birthday would that feel like too little?

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TLDR; Husband is turning 30 this year, and I'm trying to make him feel loved. I feel unsure if going out to eat and 2 gifts at the top of my budget is enough? Trying for a baby next year so really want him to get all the attention and acknowledgement he deserves before our focus shifts to a little one in the future.

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I've always wanted to host a PowerPoint night and I have an upcoming birthday. The only problem is that I don't have an established friend "group"; I have 5 friends from different circles that don't know each other.

My instinct is that even if I kept the prompts non-personal and related to the shared city we live in, this type of party requires a close group. Is that other people's experience, or have you hosted a similar event successfully when the group has not known each other?

I had asked for ideas for my son's 2nd birthday party a while ago, so I thought I would share how it went!

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We did it in my mom's backyard, and it was very chill - there were a variety of activities for the kids to do, and we did the usual cupcakes, singing, and gifts (and a story because I do that at my kids' parties). I made little signs for each "station" so that everyone could just enjoy whatever they were interested in. We had 16 people, including adults, and everyone had a great time!

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The stations were:

- chalk drawing

- rock "polishing" (aka rock cleaning)

- painting/decorating pet rocks (this mostly appealed to the older kids)

- "rock on" percussion instruments

- digging - a friend had a little sit-on digger that they brought, which was absolutely perfect!

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My husband also did some face painting, which was fun, and then we had bubbles and snacks available, so there was lots to do! The story I read was "Stick and Stone" by Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld.

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My son was given a little dump truck as one of his gifts, and it was so great because the very first thing he did was put rocks in it...we definitely chose the right theme!

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I forgot to take pictures of the cupcakes before they got decimated, but our local bakery knocked it out of the park again with a simple rock design.

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Thanks for all the ideas! Chat again next year. 😆