Whether you are looking for a teenage birthday party idea or some adult party games - you should be able to find it all here. When you put a little effort into theme, decor and cuisine you can impress your friends and have a blast. If you are looking for slumber party pranks go here..

Progressive Dinner Party
Have an appetizer at one neighbors, dinner at another neighbor's and then a different house for dessert.

Olympics
Set up a series of events or obstacles courses. Only limited by your ability and imagination. Take it the extra step and arrange some medals for the awards ceremony.

Backyard Party
Bar B-Q Go traditional whether it I hot dogs or steaks. Include some rock n roll. This one is a must for all Backyard Vacations. This may be a daily occurrence.

Beach
Dress in shorts and flip flops – play beach music. Have beach balls Frisbees and coconut tanning oil. Have a clambake or a fish fry.

Block Party
Put up some pile-ons, block the street and tell the neighbors

Brunch
Serve it up in a big way and invite a bunch of neighbors over.

Backyard Campout
Have a backyard campout party.

Business Active Wear
Set up an obstacle course and have your guests arrive in business attire that can be thrashed. It is pretty funny participating in sports in a dress or a suit.

Casino Night
Play cards or throw the dice, whatever you are into.

Chick Flick Sleepover

Chocolate Pot Luck
Have friends and neighbors over for a potluck chocolate dessert party.

Cocktail Reception
Play fancy piano or jazz music. Ask the kids to be servers. Find a piece of red carpet. As guests arrive get people to act like the paparazzi and take pictures of them as they come up.

College Reunion
Get whomever you can from your college to come out and visit.

Have a Costume Party
Seveties, Eighties, Pimp & Ho's, Elvis, Toga, Hollywood Look Alike, Sixties

Round the World Party
Have a potluck and ask people to bring a dish from their ethnic roots.

Dinner
Standard old dinner party

Christmas Party
Have a Christmas party when it is good and hot out.

Dog Party
Whether you have a dog or not, invite all the dogs and dog owners that you know.

Dress like your Favorite Animal Party

Everybody in a Red Dress
I know this sounds a little weird but I have seen this theme work with amazing results.

Independence Day
Pretty straightforward kind of party

Lobster
Order some live lobsters from Maine - this one is a little pricy - either keep the party small or ask guests to pay their share

Longest Day of the Year Party
We had a group of ten people do fun activities from sunrise to sunset. It was incredible. Include nap time.

Luau
This one involves some pineapples and some loud shirts. There will be bonus points for figuring out how to roast a pig. Get some Hawaiian music and tiki torches.

Mardi Gras
Buy a bunch of Mardi Gras beads at the costume store and get people to wear loud clothes. Play some good blues music and serve Gumbo.

Deck Party
Margaritas and...well need I say more?  Just make sure them is some Caribbean or Jimmy Buffet Music. Serve Caribbean food.

Pajama
This one is more for the kids but hey whatever floats your boat.

Afternoon Tea Party

Pirate Party
Serve chicken and play rock music. Everyone should be able to speak pirate.

Pizza
Order a bunch of pizza...duh. But if you can add a sporting activity like touch football or a baseball game before the pizza it could be a home run.

Pool
If you have one great Party on - you probably have been doing that for years. If you don’t you can beg a friend who does have one to let you use it for the day.

Potluck Pasta
Have everybody bring over a pasta dish...supply salad and garlic bread. Get some dean martin music and a lot of candles

St. Patrick’s Day
Pretty Basic - Green beer and green clothes. Watch out for the leprechauns.

Ullr Party
Well maybe you have never heard of this dude but he is the Norse God of Snow. For skiers it is tradition to make offerings and pray to him for hopes of a great ski season. Offerings are usually old skis and thrown onto a bonfire. Drink Schnopp's and wear viking horns on your head.

Wine and Cheese
Get some wine and cheese and eat, drink and be merry.

Tailgate
Kind of like a real tailgate party but there is no actual game. Just call it a tailgate party for the fun of it. Do all the things that you would do for a tailgate party but do them in your backyard. If there is a game that is just a bonus.

Sports Party
Whether it is the Superbowl, the World Series or the Stanley Cup. It just an excuse to party - really.

Photo Safari
Get at least two people with cameras. Go to a destination and take as many photos as you possibly can. Make a slide show when you get home.
Make Fake Commercials on Video

Party Games for Teenagers and Adults

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Dance to Some Music - Get everybody involved
Play Some Boccie Ball
Have a Bonfire and Roast Marshmallows or make smores
Take Some Photo Action Shots
Have a Conversation - Use the "Fun Questions to Get To Know Someone"
Make a Homemade Pizza
Play Some Croquet with Party Beverages
Play Softball
Play Fly on the Wall - Try and ducttape someone to a wall. Best to try this with competing teams
Have a Fondue
Make Banana Splits
No Silverware - Eat a meal with just your hands, spaghetti is especially fun.
Play Football - either throw one around or have a game of touch football
If Someone Falls Asleep - Stack some strange items on them and take some pictures.
Have a Water Balloon Fight
Make a Movie
Musical Chairs
Hire a Band for a Backyard Party
Hire a Violinist to Play for Dinner
Have a Pillow Fight
Summer Snowball Fight - If there is an indoor ice rink nearby you can get as much snow as you can handle. Usually somewhere by the back door there is a giant pile of snow. Take a cooler and fill it up. The hotter the day the more confused your targets will be when they figure out what just hit them.
Play Twister
Learn Some Magic Tricks
Get a Makeover
Do Some Makeup Experiments
Have a Water Fight with the Garden Hose
Play Name That Tune
Have a Limbo Contest
Have a Paper Airplane Distance Contest
Have a Photo Slide Show
Decorate an Outrageous Cake
Relax in a Hot Tub
Brandy by the Fire
Bull Riding - Rent a 15 person van fill it up with people and go to the nearest mechanical bull.
Rock Star - Rent a limo and driver for a couple of hours
Make Root Beer Floats
Play Spin the Bottle
Badminton
Tricycle Races - Kids or adults can have fun this one. Make sure everybody wears a helmet.
Play Board Games by a Toasty Fire
Have a Water Gun Fight
Open a Bottle of Vintage Wine
Microwave Egg Races - Have each player write their name on an egg. Put all of thoe marked eggs into the microwave. First egg to explode wins. Warning: Messy.

Places to Party

Play Some Billiards
B-I-N-G-O and bingo was the game-o
Go Bowling
Disco music night and dance the night away
Have a Scavenger Hunt
Play Baseball at a Park
Go-Karting
Mini Golf
Hot-air Balloon Ride
Play Paintball
Karaoke
Ride a Roller Coaster
Go to a Roller Skating Rink
Go Whitewater Rafting
Go to a Skating Rink
Go Wine Tasting
Go to a Waterslide
See a Magician
Go to the Beach - Play Volleyball
Book a room at a fancy hotel room at a Luxury hotel

Parties are really just some sort of celebration. Most of us remember to celebrate the big things but what about the little things? So often we take for granted the things that are around us everyday until something happens and they are gone. Why not have a little party and celebrate any or all of the following?

• Anniversary
• Birthdays
• Breathing
• Family
• Finally getting some after you haven't had any in a really long time
• Food
• Friends
• Getting out of Debt
• Getting rid of something negative in your life
• Graduation
• Having a Baby
• Having a car
• Health
• Landing a big customer
• Laughing
• Lovers
• New Job
• Paying the mortgage
• Seeing a friend that you haven't seen in a long time
• Having shelter
• Signing a business deal
• Walking

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