A birthday party invitation is the first indication to your party guests as to the theme of your party. The invitation sets the tone for the party by providing guests with cues on dress and what to bring, as well as the details of the party. Creative invitations can get your guests into the festive mood and build excitement for the party. Here are a few ideas for creative invitations. Does this Spark an idea?
Film-Themed Invitations
A film-themed event can be a unique event for a milestone 40th birthday. If you choose a movie night, choose an event with 40 years as the theme by watching movies such as "The 40 Year Old Virgin," movies in which the stars are 40 years old, movies that are a favorite of the guest of honor, or movies from his or her teen years. Construct creative invitations by recycling old 35mm camera film to represent movie film. You can also include an image from the movie poster for "The 40 Year Old Virgin" for a unique, movie-themed look. If you feel that the title for the movie may be insulting to your guest of honor, you can even alter the title to just say "The 40 Year Old."
Top 40's Hits Theme
This is a birthday idea that uses a little word play. When most people refer to the top 40's, they're talking about the current top 40 hit songs of any particular genre as ranked by Billboard magazine. But you can theme this party around the biggest hit song every year for the guest of honor's 40 years of life. And while the music can be incorporated into party games, trivia and decorations, you can get your invitees in the mood with a CD invitation. Create a CD that contains each of the 40 songs. Then print the details of the invitation on the CD's cover.
Retro Parties
Retro themed parties are popular for milestone birthdays. The decade that the birthday recipient was born, or the decade of their teen years are often the themes for such parties. For retro invitations, you can choose cut-outs that feature themes such as bold bright flowers for the flower power of the 1960's, a large happy face for a groovy 70's party, or shapes from the Pac Man game to symbolize the awesome 80's.
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