Turning sixteen is a milestone for girls as it is a major step towards becoming a woman.
Whether you have a large or small budget, sweet sixteen parties should be exciting and memorable for many years.
You don't need to spend a ton of money to have a fabulous party - there are many great ideas for throwing an affordable and enjoyable sweet sixteen birthday celebration.
To lower costs, you can serve home prepared food and offer home entertainment.
Get the birthday girl and her close friends involved in the preparations.
They can help with ordering sweet sixteen party favors, invitations, and decorations.
They can also lend a hand by selecting dishes for the menu and assist in preparing the food.
Part of the fun can be spending time with her friends while getting things set up for the party.
Why not experience the fun from the beginning - starting from the planning stage right through to the party's completion? If you have a larger, more flexible budget then you may decide to have, as part of the party, a day of pampering for your girl and her best friends.
They could get a manicure, a facial, and their hair done.
Later in the day they could relax, kick back and watch a movie and maybe even a have a fun sleepover.
Or you may want to book a room or hall and have a disco! Ask some of the girls to help decorate the place and get it ready for the big day.
Teenagers usually like these kinds of activities, especially if they can hang out together and listen to music while they do the party arrangements.
It is also a nice selfless thing to do for their friend, and they will probably want the help for their own sweet sixteen party! You should order some invitations, sweet sixteen party favors, and decorations that go with the theme of the party.
Bring out your video camera or camcorder to film not just the actual celebrations, but also the girls preparing for the birthday bash ahead.
It is a wonderful opportunity to capture memorable moments.
She will appreciate it one day when she's looking back on these things and remembering the good old times with friends.
Who knows, she may someday show it to her own sweet sixteen! If you are "going it at home", a good idea is to turn your back yard into a big screen movie theater and rent a large screen and projector.
Show appropriate films for a sweet sixteen party like the movie "Greece" or "American Graffiti".
Pile up stacks of blankets for all the guests.
They can sit on them out in the lawn and eat popcorn, pretzels, candy, or ice cream.
A home party is a perfect place to do the traditional candle lighting.
The young lady calls up the girls that are closest to her to light a candle.
Typically, she will have written a paragraph about each girl and will read it out loud.
You can even perform this with sweet sixteen candle favors.
There are no set rules.
Remember your creativity (not your budget) should be the limit when throwing a fabulous sweet sixteen party.
So put on your thinking cap and start planning!
Whether you have a large or small budget, sweet sixteen parties should be exciting and memorable for many years.
You don't need to spend a ton of money to have a fabulous party - there are many great ideas for throwing an affordable and enjoyable sweet sixteen birthday celebration.
To lower costs, you can serve home prepared food and offer home entertainment.
Get the birthday girl and her close friends involved in the preparations.
They can help with ordering sweet sixteen party favors, invitations, and decorations.
They can also lend a hand by selecting dishes for the menu and assist in preparing the food.
Part of the fun can be spending time with her friends while getting things set up for the party.
Why not experience the fun from the beginning - starting from the planning stage right through to the party's completion? If you have a larger, more flexible budget then you may decide to have, as part of the party, a day of pampering for your girl and her best friends.
They could get a manicure, a facial, and their hair done.
Later in the day they could relax, kick back and watch a movie and maybe even a have a fun sleepover.
Or you may want to book a room or hall and have a disco! Ask some of the girls to help decorate the place and get it ready for the big day.
Teenagers usually like these kinds of activities, especially if they can hang out together and listen to music while they do the party arrangements.
It is also a nice selfless thing to do for their friend, and they will probably want the help for their own sweet sixteen party! You should order some invitations, sweet sixteen party favors, and decorations that go with the theme of the party.
Bring out your video camera or camcorder to film not just the actual celebrations, but also the girls preparing for the birthday bash ahead.
It is a wonderful opportunity to capture memorable moments.
She will appreciate it one day when she's looking back on these things and remembering the good old times with friends.
Who knows, she may someday show it to her own sweet sixteen! If you are "going it at home", a good idea is to turn your back yard into a big screen movie theater and rent a large screen and projector.
Show appropriate films for a sweet sixteen party like the movie "Greece" or "American Graffiti".
Pile up stacks of blankets for all the guests.
They can sit on them out in the lawn and eat popcorn, pretzels, candy, or ice cream.
A home party is a perfect place to do the traditional candle lighting.
The young lady calls up the girls that are closest to her to light a candle.
Typically, she will have written a paragraph about each girl and will read it out loud.
You can even perform this with sweet sixteen candle favors.
There are no set rules.
Remember your creativity (not your budget) should be the limit when throwing a fabulous sweet sixteen party.
So put on your thinking cap and start planning!
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