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Birthday party planning for adults is sometimes more difficult than planning a child`s party. Hosting an adult`s birthday party often requires creative planning, but there are certainly a great variety of options to choose from. Mystery and thriller enthusiasts may enjoy an evening of murder-mystery, while those that take pleasure in the finer things in life may enjoy a day of pampering spa treatments with friends. Does this Spark an idea?
In-Home Spa Party
Adults can plan a pampering spa birthday party at a local spa or arrange for in-home spa services, provided by aestheticians, massage therapists and cosmetologists. Depending on your budget, you can offer guests a variety of services, such as facials, manicures, pedicures, massages and cosmetic applications so that each guest receives pampering treatments throughout the party. Create a relaxing environment with dimmed lights and scented candles and have an assortment of aromatherapy massage oils available for guests to choose from as well. Serve a brunch or lunch comprised of light sandwiches, fruit and dip, gourmet chocolates and champagne (or apple cider). For gift favors, the host can purchase weaved baskets and fill them with aromatherapy candles and lotions, and a bathrobe and slippers.
Murder-Mystery Party
Party planners can combine costumes and excitement with a masquerade murder-mystery birthday party. A variety of companies offer murder-mystery plans you can download that range from playful to suspenseful. The Night of Mystery Murder Inc. offers a wide selection of mysteries to coordinate with different themes, such as Bachelorettes and Bullets, for an all girls evening, and Ho, Ho, Homicide for a holiday-time birthday party. With party invitations, the host can send out information about each guest's character for the evening to prepare him or her for the upcoming event, along with costume suggestions. On the day of the party, begin with an introduction speech, detailing the rules and objectives and follow the instructions provided by the murder-mystery company until the mystery has been solved. Serve a buffet dinner, either catered or pre-made, and purchase small gifts to award guests with for best performance and best costume. Serve after-dinner desserts, such as chocolates and cookies that have been cut in the shape of magnifying glasses, poison bottles and footprints. For gift favors, give each guest an elegant picture frame with a photo to remember the evening.
Outdoor Luau Party
For warm weather birthday parties, host a backyard luau party. Purchase theme-appropriate invitations or make them by hand and decorate with leis, coconuts and palm trees. To decorate, the host can hang strands of colored lights around doorways, along an outdoor deck and around a gazebo or umbrella. Add some exotic and colorful flowers, seashells and brightly colored table decorations. For simplicity, hosts can have an outdoor barbecue with steaks, hamburgers and shish kabobs, or arrange a more formal sit-down dinner with lomi lomi, poke, laulau and sweet potatoes. For fun, guests can play a round of "beach" volleyball, have a limbo contest or go for a swim in a backyard pool. For party favors, give guests leis when they arrive and a beach tote when they leave with a beach towel, sunglasses and flip-flops, or an elegantly potted hibiscus plant.
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