Checklist

1. Determine number of guests to invite.
2. Choose a theme
3. Choose a party location (home, banquet hall, etc.)
4. Choose a party menu (scroll down for some examples with recipes)
5. Purchase invitations and mail out at least 2 weeks prior
6. Purchase decorations and party favors
7. Choose party attire
8. Schedule appointment for salon for morning of party for hair/makeup
9. Order birthday cake and catering if applicable.
10. Ask friends and family to help with decorating and set up
11. Create a party tunes for cd player or ipod.
12. Salon for hair and makeup
13. PARTY!

Tips for hosting a fabulous sweet sixteen birthday party:

• try a theme: luau, bowling, fiesta, pool party, a pyschedelic 60's bash, or even a Mardi Gras theme!
• Serve non-alcoholic cocktails garnished with cherries, orange slices, and the like
• Hand out feather boas and tiaras to girlfriends as party favors
• Create party music for your ipod using itunes.com or hire a dj
• Set out disposable cameras for tabletops for great candid shots for your scrapbook!
• Hire a professional to teach party guests a particular dance, ie: Bollywood Indian, Salsa, Belly Dancing, Hula Dancing, etc..
• Hire a fortune teller, Caricature artist, or even a henna tattoo artist...
• Order a cake using an image from when the guest of honor was a small tot.

Menu ideas:

• Chocolate Covered Strawberries
• Seven Layer Taco Dip
• Chicken Kabobs
• Non-Alcoholic Sangria

Links for Sweet Sixteen Menus or Cookbooks

• Food Tv Sweet Sixteen
• Instyle Parties
• Great Party Fondue