Caribbean Party
Caribbean i my favourite party theme. I love the tropics, and by taking the flavours and music of the Caribbean home you can give all your guests a tropicall holiday. At least for one night.
Invitations
You should either send out some really special invitations by mail, or you might as well use an electronig invitation service like evite.com.
Here’s a recipie for unique invitations: Send little pieces of wood. You can write Caribbean Party as a heading and write the time and place below. You can even make a little hole in one side so the guests can wear it as a neclace.
Outfits
colourfull, wonderfull summer clothes!
Music
- Cd with natural tropical sounds like waves and birds
- Reggae and steel drum music. See what you can find on iTunes or myspace
Decorations
- As many exotic plants and flowers you can get your hands on, even fake palm trees if possible
- Chells and tropical fish figures
- Wooden plates, natural string as napking rings and drink glasses in excotic shapes and colours
- Centrepieces can be made out of fruits, coco nuts, sand, chells etc.
-Have cigars laying by the bar
- Play an exotic surfing or diving movie on a flatscreen or a projector
- If possible, create a cosy hammock sitting area
Food
Caribbean food tastes fabulous! You can make excotic foods like banana bread, mango, chutney, grilled chicken and salmon. Have drinks with excotic names and lots of rum.
You can for example serve drinks in a pineaple “shell” with straws
Here are some recipies:
http://www.nevis1.com/
http://www.caribcon.com/
Activities
Conga is a great way to get everyone out on the dance floor after dinner. The dance is actually from South-America, but it’s also used in the Caribbean. You form a long line where everyone holds each others shoulders. You shuffle forwards rytmically and kick to the side just before the fourth beat.
Limbo is a dance from the Caribbean island Trinidad. The dancers have to lean back as the shufle forward in order to get under a stick without touching it. the stick is lowerd each round until a winner is announced.
Entertainment
if you want live music, get a Reggea or Steel Drum band. Be careful to check their demo tapes beforehand!
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