CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

Okay you guys i know its been a while.... but .... im turning 18 and i need advice...


Okay well i am horrible at planning parties... thats why im not going to be a party planner and im going to be a counselor cause i can deal with other peoples problems and not my own... anyways my 18th bday is coming up and i have talked to my Youth pastors wifey (i acctually think it was him on her cell phone to be honest) and i need some ideas on what to do at my "party" thingy because i really dont know what im going to do, im horrible it planning crap like this cause i havent had a real bday party since i was like 8!!!!!!

I just need activities to do i mean i got the whole decor thing going on in my head i mean its all worked out but i dont know what i would do lol i have music im going to be taking up there and all that jazz but i dont know what to do!!!!

What do you enjoy? Do that. Me? I enjoy gaming. I like to throw huge gaming throwdowns. For new Years I'm celebrating Wintereenmas a little early with an allnighter console slugfest. ... Speaking of I need to get myself some routers and ethernet cables...

Yeah; I would second doing things you enjoy, whether it be video games, dance contests, costume (or cosplay ) contests, pinatas (but...realize that a good chunk of pinata parties end up on AFV, lol), movie (or anime) watching, or whatever it is you like.

I don't concider myself an expert at party planning, but if I might add something that's probably pretty obvious: don't do anything you DON'T want to do. Don't feel like there's anything you HAVE to do just because it seems like a party's "gotta" have this to be a hit. This is YOUR party!

*is taking notes for an upcoming similar predicament*

Video games are pretty good, because they reach a huge audience. I recommend DDR, Wii Sports are good too. Or you can just hang out. Sometimes you don't need all this flashy stuff to make your party nice; just being with the people you like can be enough.

well have you planned any snack, apiticers, chips, cokes, etc? That would be a good start. As far as activities go you could play like twister, or something like that for a couple of minutes, just have fun and plan what you like to do.

i don't think we really "did" anything for my party, we just hung out and ate yummy food that my folks prepared

Yeah, the parties where you just hang out are my favorite. We make it a regular requirement that breakfast burritos be made by a specific group of my friends and I at least once a year. Then we hang out around the dining room table and enjoy one another's company.

Depending on the size of the group, start making decisions on the

1) food
- How much? Do your friends expect to get their dinners there or are you just serving light snacks?
- What type? Finger food? Heavy stuff (lasagne, pies)

2) games/activities
- group activities? Plan games to get everyone involved
- provide variety of activities simultaneously - some ppl watch movies, some board games, some basketball outside, twister, DDR etc.etc.
- gift opening sessions? Singing/cake session? (call me silly but I still have cake and singing at my age....)
- or all of you could just relax and socialize

MISC
1) deco - only if you feel up to it....not saying that it's like kid's birthday party but you can decide a theme, just for fun
2) dress code - you can tell ppl to dress according to the theme
3) door gifts - if you feel up to it

Get Rock Band...the Bundle. And you're pretty much set...well that and Guitar Heroes 1-3, and DDR, possibly the Pop Star/Karaoke Revoution games.

Do what you enjoy most as others above mentioned,, and if any of the people at the party like to play video games, bring some.

I know in my experience going to parties, as long as there's food, I'm happy.
Make sure you have lots of snacks on hand (especially since I've seen how much people your age can eat! )

Have everyone come in costume as characters from your favourite anime or something. For your birthday, you can make them do it - you get birthday leverage. That leverage gets weaker as you get older, so use it while you can to do outrageous things.

(Really, it's your party, you can cry if you want to - er, you can plan whatever events or gimmicks you like.)

I might suggest video games or anime watching, because it seems a relatively safe bet given your membership in this site. I hear Wii sports is fun for parties.

Well i have everything like decor and food and what not ... im getting the decor tomarrow and the food next saturday.
My boyfriend is going to help me set it all up and what not so i got that covered.
Now i would have my peoples dressed up and what not but none of them like anime... *gasps* i know lol but im just going to have them wear jeans and t-shirts or whatever they want to wear.
I totaly think that twister would be fun! I would have it outside and do ttuff outside but its sooooo cold lol but im really excited i just want to thank yall for the advice people! THANK YOU MUCHES