Choose a Decade or Movie Theme for Your Costume Party
An open-ended costume party can sometimes leave guests confused about what to wear. Should they come as a cowboy or a vampire? What if they choose the elaborate cowardly lion costume and everyone else comes in Napoleon Dynamite T-shirts? Give your Halloween guests some help by choosing a theme for your party.
You have many creative adult Halloween party ideas to choose from. If you want to give your party guests very clear directions on what costume to wear, plan a murder mystery party. For these Halloween parties, each guests comes dressed a specific character. The party invitation includes instructions about the costume each character should wear for the evening.
If you want your Halloween party to be a little more open-ended, choose a decade as a party theme. Settling on the 1950s or the 1980s will make everything from costumes, to party food and party decorations much easier to plan. Even the party games and music can fit the decade you’ve selected.
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Another idea for an adult party is to choose a movie or television show as a party theme. You could have a Star Trek party or a Toga party based on the movie Animal House. You could have a beach party related to the television series Lost.
Retro shows like Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch can also be fun party themes. Rent DVDs of these shows to play during the party. Give prizes for the best costumes based on the characters in the show. Play party games related to trivia from the show.
Even if you decide you want to have a costume Halloween party without a specific theme, you might offer your guest some suggestions. Announce on the invitations that prizes will be awarded for the scariest costume, the most beautiful costume and the “what the heck is that supposed to be” costume.
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