First of all, to answer the question above, you need to think "what was the fifties all about?". What was it about? There were the poodle skirts, tennis shoes, pony tails, convertibles, and the ice cream soda socials. Rock and Roll parties, dancing to fifties songs on juke boxes etc. Those activities signify the fifties. You might want to look into the way they dressed then as well and it can help you come up with several very good ideas to add to the list. The list below will help you begin your planning and will assure that you have a great event.
- Confetti And Balloons: Have you seen the oldie movies that have parties that have the high school kids dancing and then tons of balloons and confetti fall to the ground? This same thing can happen at your fifties party. It would be a surprisingly fun event at the end of your party. They would love it.
- Wall Cutouts: One of the things that would make your room into a fifties decorated dance house, would be to surround the walls with wall cutouts of records, music notes, convertibles and ice cream cones or sodas with cherries on the tops of them. They would give the feel of walking straight back into the fifties era. For the older guests that lived in the fifties, it would bring back the memories of fun times, and for the younger generations, it would bring a room full of fun and excitement.
- Life-size Stand ups: A life size stand up can be anything you want to be there. Typically, it could be famous stars such as "Elvis Presley", Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Doris Day, "I Love Lucy"s' Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne etc. for some older memoirs of that age. But, it doesn't just have to be people. Instead of buying or renting a juke box (if that is what you have decided upon) than get it as a life-size cardboard stand - up instead. If it is just for looks and decorations. Also, a life-size picture of a convertible for a "big" room would be awesome.
- Party Favors: Typically, you want to have favors for your guests to help them with their costumes, or just making it a fun night. Some people have gotten cat eye glasses for the women who are dressed up in poodle skirts or fifties type dresses to complete their wardrobe. But, other fifties party favors can be: fifties root beer float candle, fifties picture frames, necklaces, glasses, feather boas etc. Whatever you could want that coordinates with the rest of the decor and the event think about adding to your list.
Decorations
Your fifties party will just begin with these types of decorations, but there are tons of ideas waiting for you to find and use yourself. Good luck and happy celebrating.
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