Throw an 80′s Party!

Sep 4 posted by
I attended an awesome 80′s prom bash fundraiser, 
complete with a silent auction and prom pictures :)
It was so fun, I want to throw my own version…here is the 80′s party round up:
#1: 80′s cupcakes @ Suite 106
#2: What to wear…?? Raid your parents closet 
and then check out Good Will!!
#3: Music!
HERE is a list of VH1′a 100 Greatest songs of the 80′s
Here are the top 10
1. Bon Jovi / “Livin’ on a Prayer” (1986)
2. Def Leppard / “Pour Some Sugar On Me” (1987)
3. Duran Duran / “Hungry Like the Wolf” (1982)
4. Michael Jackson / “Billie Jean” (1982)
5. Prince / “When Doves Cry” (1984)
6. Hall & Oates / “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” (1981)
7. Guns N’ Roses / Sweet Child O’ Mine (1987)
8. Madonna / “Like a Virgin” (1984)
9. Run-D.M.C. / “Walk This Way” (1986)
10. AC/DC / “You Shook Me All Night Long” (1980)
#4: Decor Ideas @ Kara’s Party Ideas!
  • Spray paint cassette and VHS tapes neon colors and hang everywhere
  • 80′s candy [poprocks, bazooka gum with comic strips in each wrapper, flinstone candy sticks, tom & jerry candy, and scooby doo candy packs]
  • sun glass table for dress up and photo-ops!
[made of PVC piping and balloons attached with two foil curtains from Oriental Trading]
#5: Invitations @ Kara’s Party Ideas
She put the invite inside the neon wallet along with an uno card. The invite read, “uno you wanna’ be cool, right? so totally come to celebrate the year of ben’s birth! it’s a radical 80′s birthday party! come ready to have a tubular time! don’t give any bogus excuse! dress in your 80′s getup and be the bombdigity!” She even  had an 80′s friendship bracelet tied around the wallet with the recipients name. FUN!
#6: Trivia
HERE is are lots of fun questions!
[a few for fun:]
  Q: What was the name of the Las Vegas hotel that caught fire in November of 1980 killing 85 people and injuring almost 700 people?
     A. MGM Grand  B. Circus Circus   C. Bally’s    D.The Bellagio
     Q: What 1984-1986 game show featured the “whammy”?
      A. Press Your Luck    B. Joker’s Wild     C. The Price is Right    D.Tattletales
What reminds you of the 80′s? Care bears? Baby Sitter Club Books? Saved by the Bell? Full Hosue? or was the the 90′s?

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  1. Dina's Days says:
    September 4, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    THis is genius!!! I just died when I saw the wallets and cupcakes. A tetris cupcake! Are you kidding me. I must must do this!

    Reply
  2. LambAround says:
    September 4, 2010 at 10:24 pm

    Suddenly, I have the urge to play Ms. Pacman :)

    Reply
  3. April says:
    September 5, 2010 at 2:16 am

    Love it!

    Reply

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