Sweet Sixteen '90s Candy Shop Theme

Colors

Candy shops in the 1990s typically featured bold, bright colors to attract young passers-by. Use retro candies like Airheads, Fun Dip, Pop Rocks and Sour Patch Kids for color ideas. Use shades of yellow, green, orange and pink for your color scheme. Incorporate these colors and candy wrappers in the invitations, decorations and food for maximum impact. Invite guests to be a part of the spectacle by encouraging them to wear their brightest clown pants and biggest floppy hats inspired by '90s television shows like "Saved by the Bell" and "The Fresh Price of Bel Air."

Candy shop themed decorations are all about vibrant colors that give you a sugar high just looking at them. Instead of linens, use felt as table drapes for a softer look. Fill the ceiling with cotton candy pink helium balloons and curl long metallic strings at different lengths. Hang sunny yellow material from the wall and make a collage with candy wrappers. Tie over-sized bows to the back of chairs and let your candy double as decorations by pouring it into funky-shaped glass bowls. Add a grown-up twist by hanging art on the walls, including a close-up portrait of a chocolate bar and photographs of your daughter enjoying her favorite '90s candy as a child.

While it may be tempting to skip real food and fill the buffet with different kinds of candy, including a few edible options that aren't loaded with processed sugar will help fend off sugar crashes. Set out a buffet table with healthy alternatives so guests can graze throughout the night. Fruit salad with strawberries, blue berries, bananas and other colorful fruits will complement the theme. Make a tri-colored pasta salad and set out a variety of miniature sandwiches including peanut butter and jelly, hummus and cucumber, and cheese and avocado.

No '90s themed party is complete without a playlist featuring pop songs like "Jump Around," "Livin' La Vida Loca," "Mambo #5" and "Good Vibrations." Put your daughter in charge of making the playlist on an MP3 player or computer so you can simply press play at party time. A few casual games to play include candy and '90s pop trivia competitions and good old-fashioned dance-offs.