This month's party tips are taken from my book...“Party Planning Secrets: The Ultimate Guide To A Successful Party.”
Chapter 32 - Guests - Getting Them Involved, pages, 180, & 181
30 Ways toGet Your Guests Involved - Part Three
21. Host an “Olympic games” party. Set up your own prize-filled version of the Olympics, with games like flag football, horseshoes, three-legged race, egg toss, and water polo if you have a pool.
22. Organize a scavenger hunt. Provide lists to each of your guests and then allow them to form two-person teams. You can make it an elegant affair by providing champagne and asking the guests to dress in formal attire.
23. Hire a magician. A magician can be entertaining as well as a great medium for getting guests involved.
24. Hire a caricaturist. This is a way of involving your guests and treating them to a gift at the same time. They’ll have fun comparing pictures.
25. Hire a masseuse. Neck and shoulder massages can be amazing stress relievers for a party that follows a hard day at work. And the more comfortable and happy your guests are, the more likely they will be to want to get to know one another.
26. Hold an interactive cooking party. Have your guests bring an apron and their favorite food, and everyone can help one another prepare a dish. You supply the wine!
27. Have a name game. As your guests arrive at the party, tape the name of a famous person on everyone’s back. As guests mingle, they can ask for clues about their famous person. When a guest announces the name on their back, they win a prize.
28. Encourage conversation. Place Trivial Pursuit cards in bowls where guests will see them. Encourage your guests to read the questions to one another to start conversations.
29. Break the ice. All those who wish to learn the names of the new friends get into the circle. Start by going clockwise, with each guest announcing his or her first and last name. Now the first person must try to name all the guests. If he or she misses, the next person takes over. You would be surprised how quickly this happens. And it gets funny!
30. Promote curiosity. Assign someone to walk around with a box with a gift in it. Give clues about what’s in the box, but don’t make it easy. Guests are not allowed to ask questions. Give a new clue every minute. Ask people to write their guess on a small piece of paper. If there is a tie, flip a coin!
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