Surprise - to make somebody amazed; to cause somebody to feel sudden wonder or amazement, especially at something unexpected.
It's no surprise...
we all like surprises.
We all like parties.
I guess that's why surprise parties are so much fun.
Throwing a surprise party may seem like a difficult task, but fear not.
It's rather easy to pull off as long as you stick to a solid plan.
Follow the steps below...
you may be surprised at how easy it really is to catch someone unaware.
Enlist an accomplice Ask a trustworthy friend to help you on the day of the party.
He or she will have the crucial responsibility of getting the guest of honor to the party at the specified time.
Send out invitations The invitations must thoroughly explain the details of the surprise.
Tell guests exactly what time they should arrive and exactly what time the guest of honor will be arriving.
Guests should arrive punctually 30 minutes before the guest of honor's planned arrival time.
Tell them where they are to park their cars, and how they are to dress.
Encourage them to keep mum about all details of the party.
Decorate Choose a simple theme.
Think about the guest of honor's hobbies and interests.
If he is a golfer, for instance, go with a golfing theme with green streamers and balloons.
If she likes Mexican food, make it a fiesta party and have a taco bar.
Remember to only decorate the party room...
don't give the surprise away by decorating the entryway.
Plan a few extra surprises Don't stop at the main surprise...
make it a night of surprises for everyone!Ask guests to dress up like the guest of honor and hand out paper masks of the guest of honor's face.
(Simply print out several copies of a headshot on slick paper and glue craft sticks to the backs.
Guests can hold them in front of their faces when the guest of honor enters the party.
) Put surprises on the menu.
Bake surprise cupcakes, sticking a chocolate kiss in the center of each one before baking.
Sprinkle Pop Rocks candy on top of the cake for a popping surprise.
Serve jello shots.
Surprise everybody with some sort of hired entertainment.
Maybe a magician or fortune teller could show up after the guest of honor arrives to liven up the party.
Or how about the ultimate surprise?!!Turn the tables on the accomplice.
Plan the surprise for him but lead him to believe that he is helping you surprise someone else.
Surprise, surprise, surprise! Give each guest a small surprise as they leave the party...
wrap homemade cookies or store-bought truffles in small decorative boxes.
Rehearse the big moment After guests have arrived, assign everyone a special place to hide when the guest of honor is expected to enter the room.
Have a trial run before show time so everyone knows what to do.
Arm guests with confetti and noise makers to really surprise the honoree.
In conclusion, as long as each guest arrives on time and the accomplice delivers the guests of honor at the time planned, the surprise should be successful.
However, sometimes the hardest part of surprising someone is keeping the secret.
Keep on your toes at all times and try not to spill the beans.
Make sure the cameras are rolling at the big moment...
you'll want to review the look on the honoree's face later to determine if he or she was really surprised.
I have to ponder how many people have actually faked a look of surprise.
(Alright, I'm guilty...
I've yet to be truly surprised, but if anyone is ever successful at surprising me, I'll be sure to write about it!)