Home
SEARCH Blog
Ask A Question
Search Site
PARTY SUPPLIES Party Supplies
Invitations
Favors
Centerpieces
Decorations
SWEET 16 THEMES Themes
Formal Party
HOT New Themes
Glow in the Dark
Themes by You
New Years Bash
Toga Party
Cakes Cakes
Candle Ceremony
Princess Cakes
SWEET 16 GIFTS Gifts
Gift Baskets
Cards
Eco Gifts
DRESSES Gowns
ACTIVITIES Games
Dance
Activities
PLAN YOUR PARTY Your Stories
Party Planner
Cool Ideas
Birthday Ideas
Sixteenth Birthday
Share Your Ideas
HEART TOUCHING Poems
Songs
Quotes
PARTY RESOURCES Privacy Policy
Disclaimer
cool sites
Contact
My Success Story
Discussion Board
happy sweet 16
Valentine Bash

Subscribe To This Site
XML RSS
Add to Google
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN
Subscribe with Bloglines

The Essentials of Throwing a Sweet 16 Birthday Party

"Planning a sweet 16 birthday party is really this EASY!!"




Throwing a sweet 16 birthday party can seem overwhelming when you don’t know where to start. You know that you need to plan, decorate, get a cake, invite the guests and find the right venue. But where do you begin? Well we will help you through this party planning one simple step at a time!



Hypothetically speaking, Lily had one month to plan her best friend Regina’s birthday. Regina’s parents gave Lily a 400 dollar spending allowance for the party. She of course knew what theme would be perfect for Regina, her favorite colors, favorite foods and cake, and which friends she would enjoy spending her birthday with. Lily was in a panic for where to start. She had no idea how to throw the coolest party for her best friend. She was only 15!

Does this sound like YOU? I get thousands of emails with similar problems. Where do you start? You have a tight spending budget! You don’t have much time left…. AHHH!

So lets all relax, grab a cup of hot chocolate or something and start planning a sweet sixteen party the fun way!

Check out more of our a sweet sixteen party ideas here!

Step 1: Make a “To do” List”





Alright, let’s make you a party binder. Go grab one of your old binders that you don’t need or create a party folder on your computer. Whichever way is easiest for you, and less likely for the birthday girl to find and snoop through.

Your first sweet 16 party ideas will be you’re to do list. Let’s begin with the following:

* Your party allowance
* Creating a guest list
* Sweet sixteen decorations to buy
* The theme
* The venue, date and time
* Other party supplies (food…etc)
* Games, activities and entertainment

Made your list? Check off what you have already done, and write some small additional notes if necessary.

Step 2: Start buckling down on that list

Your sweet 16 birthday party is getting there, slowly but surely. Well, step 1 didn’t take all that long right? His next step is fun.

You now get to start organizing and budgeting!



Break your party budget up into allowances for certain needs. You can get all of your decorations from the dollar store, so that shouldn’t cost too much unless you have something larger in mind. Your food, sweet 16 party supplies and the venue is where the money is at. Make some calls, ask for other friends input in how to save money, but have awesome supplies.

We offer tons of awesome sweet 16 party supplies here! Check them out for more inspirable ideas.

Creating your sweet 16 birthday party guest list is pretty straight forward. Make your list then send you the invitations.

The sweet sixteen decorations and theme come hand in hand. You should not buy the decorations until you have decided on a theme. You essentially don’t need to have a theme to have a great party, but if you want one, you need to decide on it soon.

You will find many great sources for sweet sixteen decorations here!

The venue, date and time are all very important. You should consider these when creating your guest list. If you rent a hall that only seats a certain amount of people, you may have to adjust your guest list. You can throw a party:

* At home or a friend’s house
* A party hall, club or room in a community center
* A restaurant
* A park or beach
Plan out your entertainment! decide on games to play at the party, contests, raffles, dances and whatnot. Make some calls to book that DJ or garage band that you want. Make sure you have a few fun things to do at the party.

Step 3: Throw your party!!

Once you have organized everything you need, have bought everything you need to, and have invited everyone… all you have left to do are the minor details much as buying the cake, seeing who you can get to help decorate and so on. Planning a sweet sixteen party really is this simple!

Enjoy your sweet 16 birthday party!



Return from Sweet 16 Birthday Party to Sweet 16 Party Ideas Home