Planning a College Party? Think Costume!
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Work hard. Play hard.
The college mantra! Sometimes academics seem easy compared to planning fabulous parties week in and week out. All you social chairs understand -- one great party a semester doesn't cut it. Although unique ideas are hard to come by, sometimes unique is not necessary so long as your party is fresh and over the top. Actually, planning a college theme party is quite simple. You only need 2 elements:
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1. Skimpy Costumes 2. Generous Libations (Always drink responsibly. Never drink and drive. And please, do not serve alcohol to anyone under the legal drinking age!) Throw in a few games, music, and low lighting, and you are pretty well set. So here's how this will work. Each section will outline a party theme idea and will then develop the theme with pictures of costume recommendations, so you can actually begin to visualize the evening. This lens will highlight 3 great college party themes:
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"Make It a Double" or Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun" Costume Party
"You're Tagged" Graffiti Party  Â
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"Make it a Double!" or "Double your Pleasure, Double your Fun" Theme Party
Coupling has never been so fun!
Instead of invitations ...Simply present your date with a pack of Doublemint gum. And if you you want to make a big splash to attract a great crowd, throw bags and bags of Dubble Bubble on your favorite fraternity and sorority lawns -- a fun and clever way to remind everyone to line up their "double," pick out their costumes, and get ready to party!
Doublemint Gum
Dubble Bubble"
Libations ...
Doubles only!
The Costumes ...
Click on the pictures for details but remember, the photos below just give you the overall look. Quite often you can choose from a variety of options ranging from almost dowdy to quite sexy, so be sure to click on the "see more" links.
King Kong and Ann Darrow Costumes
Fred & Wilma Flintstone Costumes
Doctor & Nurse Costumes
Marilyn Monroe & Elvis Presley Costumes
Greek Couple Costumes
Fred & Daphne (Scooby-Doo) costumes
Danny & Sandy (Grease) Costumes
Hippie Couple Costumes
Adam & Eve Costumes
Matrix Couple Costumes
Caveman & Cavewoman Costumes
Viking Couple Costumes
Pirate Costumes
Little Red Riding Hood & the Big Bad Wolf
Aladdin & Jasmin Costumes
Devil & Angel Costumes
Peter Pan and Tinker Bell Costumes
Hansel and Gretel Costumes (be sure to shorten this skirt!)
And finally, these 2 costumes are just too "sweet" to pass up ...
Sugar Daddy Costume andand Sugar Baby Costume
More Couples Costumes
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The Formal Couple
Ken - Barbie's Prom Date Ken's Deluxe Adult Costume
Barbie - Solo In The Spotlight Barbie Deluxe Adult Costume
Don't forget to Barbie's signature hair!
Barbie Flip Wig Adult
Barbie Long Wig Adult
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Formalities Men's Tux
Black Flapper Dress
Napoleon
Josephine
Butterfly & Butterfly Catcher
I like the butterfly catcher idea so much did a bit of research and basically found no off the rack costumes except this bushman costume in very limited sizes
So even better -- create your own butterfly catcher costume. Have your man wear a khaki shirt and/or safari vest, khaki shorts, safari or bushman hat, hiking boots, and carry a butterfly net. If you don't care for this butterfly costume, there are lots more options to choose from!
Butterfly Costumes
Adult Deluxe Fantasy Butterfly Costume
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Any Disney Princess and Handsome Prince
Handsome Prince
Snow White
Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
If your date prefers an even simpler look, he can wear a purple or wine colored cape over black slacks/jeans and a white or black collared shirt. Now add a crown
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Star Trek
Star Trek Shirt in blue, gold, & red
Star Trek Dress in various colors and styles
Gunslingers
Gunslinger
Cowboy hat
Shoot em up cowgirl
For this guy look, a simple cowboy hat worn with jeans, a t-shirt or collared long sleeve shirt with sleeves rolled, and a bandana will work just fine. He can even skip the bandanna.
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For this look any matching soccer uniforms will work. For her -- just roll the sleeves and tie the shirt so it is shorter or better yet, cut the both the length and the sleeves with pinking sheers.
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SUPERHERO to the rescue (Theme Party)
Strong and Powerful -- A Sexy Combination!
http://wA superhero theme party is another party very dependent on the costumes. Generally skimpy and/or skin tight, the costumes make the night.Invitations ...
again, skip the invitations and present your date with these Super Friends or Wonder Woman Rings
Wonder Woman Rings
Super Friends Label Rings
Decor ...
If you are really doing up the decor, go for either an above the city lights kind of look ...
or use superhero party packs and decor, mixing the various characters together. If you don't need paper goods just fill your ceilings with s few of the mylar balloons filled in with lots and lots of coordinating colored latex balloons...
Batman Scene Kit
Marvel Heroes Scene Kit
Batman Dark Knight Deluxe Party Pack
Transformers Removable Wall Decorations
Superman Deluxe Party Pack
Superhero and Supervillain Costumes
Everyone wants to be a superhero
Wonder Woman Costume, Emma Frost Costume, Sexy Robin Costume, Supergirl Deluxe Costume, Girl Wonder Costume, Green Lantern Costume, The Flash Costume, Poison Ivy Costume, Black Cat Costume, Green Lantern Costume, The Flash Costume, The Flash Costume, Poison Ivy Costume
Batman Costume, Watchmen Ozymandias Costume, Watchmen Night Owl Costume, Spiderman Costume, Black Suited Spidermen Costume, Superman Costume, Wolverine Costume, Iron Man Costume
Or ...
Create your own superhero and costume!
Superhero Libations
--by Stephen Schleicher
The Incredible Hulk
Ingredients
* 2 oz Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum
* 1tbsp Sugar
* 2 L bottle of Mountain Dew
Add the Captain Morgan to a glass with sugar, then add Mountain Dew until the mix turns green.
Iron Man Cocktail
Ingredients
* 3 oz Seagram 7
* 3 oz Vodka
* Soda Water
* Ice
Mix the Seagram 7 and vodka add ice cubes, then fill with soda water, and stir gently.
Hammer of Thor
Ingredients
* 4 oz Aristocrat Vodka
* 5 oz Cranberry Juice
* 3 oz Milwaukee's Best Ice Lager
Stir in a highball glass, and swing away. Give about ten of these to your worst enemy and watch the hi-lar-ity ensue.
Beast Juice
Ingredients
* 2 oz White Rum
* 4 oz chilled Mountain Dew Code Red
* 4 oz chilled Red Bull energy drink
Stir and serve.
Batman
Ingredients
* 6 oz Orange Juice
* 1/2 tsp Grenadine
* 1 Orange slice
Pour juice and grenadine into Collins glass that is filled with ice cubes. Stir well, and garnish with orange slice.
Wonder Woman
Ingredients
* 2 oz Midori Melon Liquer
* 2 oz Peach Schnapps
* 3 oz Orange Juice
* 1 oz Pineapple Juice
* 2 oz Cranberry Juice
Layer ingredients in order in a hurricane glass, and serve unstirred for a pretty looking drink, just like the Amazon princess.
Superman
Ingredients
* 1 oz Gin
* 3/4 oz Dry Vermouth
* 1/2 oz Apricot Brandy
* 1 oz Mandarin Juice
* 1 tsp Grenadine Syrup
Mix ingredients and shake with a glassful of ice and pour into an old fashioned glass - because, you know, Superman is so old fashioned%u2026
Green Lantern
Ingredients
* 1/3 part Midori Melon Liqueur
* 1/3 part fresh Orange Juice
* 1/3 part 7-Up
Mix ingredients in order, shake once, and pour into a hurricane glass.
Robin's Nest
Ingredients
* 1 oz Vodka
* 1/2 oz White Creme de Cacao
* 1 oz Cranberry Juice
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into cocktail glass.
Arm Fall Off Boy
Ingredients
* One can of Busch Light (or Natural Light)
Open can and drink.
(Seems the worst character of all time, deserves the worst beer of all time. Zing
Graffiti Party
You're Tagged
Create an urban edginess to your party -- consider a graffiti theme.Invitations ...
I guess we have a theme going here -- formal invitations seem unnecessary and even down right boring in the context of a college party. Hand deliver white t-shirts (and if you want, white shorts or sweatpants) to all your guests. Write all the essential party info on the shirt with mulit-colored fabric markers. The day of your party, think about shooting t-shirts with sling shots (like they do at professional ballgames) into crowds around campus. As an aside, be sure to have lots of markers available at the party so everyone can leave their mark on everyone else.
Decor ...
eHow Contributing Writer Allana Baroni has written a great ehow step by step on how to decorate for a Hip-Hop Graffiti Themed Party .
Rather than re-invent the wheel, here are her suggestions:
Step 1
Think Soho loft space. Get rid of excess furniture, breakables and stainables. Throw white sheets over your furniture, rest blank canvases on easels (raid toy stores for inexpensive ones), and lay drop cloths on the floor to catch any drips (art supply stores carry this kind of stuff).
Step 2
Space 2 step ladders about 6 feet apart and rest planks across the steps to create the bar. New tin paint cans from the hardware store make great ice buckets and containers for bar supplies.
Step 3
Line a wall of the party area with matte black paper, sold by the roll, for guests to tag up with chalk. Make sure the paper isn't glossy, because the chalk won't stick if it is.
Step 4
Attach big sheets of plain white paper or muslin (found at art stores) to another wall for the paint and markers.
Step 5
Throw up outlines of letters and images for your taggers to fill in. It will help them overcome their fear of creativeness.
Step 6
If your guests want to tag it and take it, bust out the old jeans, T-shirts, thrift store purses, and athletic shoes. Have glittery and puffy fabric paints, paint pens and markers available (found at craft supply stores).
Costumes ...
These t-shirts, shorts, and sweatpants truly can be worn by both men and women at a party like this.
Hanes V-Neck T-Shirts
White Shorts
White Sweat Pants
Athletic Shirt
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How to Attract an A-List Crowd ...
Self-Promotion!
Not to state the obvious but everyone knows that ultimately it is the people who make the party. In order to attract an A-list crowd, year-long self promotion is a vital element to you pre-party planning. Although there are lots of promotional companies waiting to take your money, Greekgear.com is a fraternity and sorority superstore specializing in helping you to promote your house, your way.
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Make the Night Last a Lifetime!
Don't let these memorable nights fade away with the morning sun. The next day, when all is still fresh, log onto Shutterfly.com to create photo books, memory calendars, photo mugs, and even photo thank you notes.Yet another great way to self promote ... a small token of thanks for coming is a great way for them to remember how much fun they had at your last party!
Photo Books
Collage Calendars
Photo cards
Chit Chat
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- LuckyRegal LuckyRegal Sep 28, 2009 @ 11:21 am
- How fun!
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- odysseymom odysseymom Sep 26, 2009 @ 11:52 pm
- Another great lens! Great party ideas for all adults, not just college students. Thank you.
Our Resources ...
- How to Host a Hip-Hop Graffiti Themed Party
- Great ehow article written by Allana Baroni. The most useful section outlines graffiti theme party decorating ideas!
- Major Spoilers
- Comic book site. We know you love comics. We do to.
- PartyIdeaPros.com What's Hot
- Party Idea Pros first featured these great costume theme party ideas in their What's Hot blog. Be sure to check back often for all the latest and greatest in party planning, ideas, and supplies!
- Buycostumes.com
- Costumes for adults, teens, and kids, pus costume and Halloween party supplies.
- Costume Express
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- Giant Party Store
- Party Superstore.Now stocking Halloween costumes.
- Pretty Party Place
- Children's party supplies
- Candy You Ate as a Kid
- Your place for old time candy!
- PrankPlace.com
- Funny costumes, gag giffts, and pranks galore at this gag fun shop
- One Hanes Place
- Outlet Prices, Great selection of intimates.
- Shutterfly
- Your one stop photo shop -- digital prints, photo gifts, cards, calendars, books, and more.
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