Weekend May 12/13, 2001

Theme Party Ideas From Jackson Catering

When it comes to planning and throwing a theme party, try not to rack your brain. The ideas for your theme are easy to conjure up. Whether you are throwing a poker party, baby shower or 70's throw back party, it is simple to create and execute a party that’s memorable. Begin by jotting down a list of things that relate to the event. For a baby-shower you might write down: baby bottle, rattle, the baby's name or even "the mother's belly." What you do with this list is up to your imagination. For instance, buy baby bottles and cut the top of the nipple off. Fill with your favorite margarita and insert a straw. You can also make napkin rings out of baby rattles or simply go to a local bakery for butter cookies and with icing write the baby's name. Or to be far out, you can hire a belly dancer to bless the mother's belly. Your party doesn't have to be so traditional, let it be a little quirky. What your party must be is fun for you and your guests. Remember that you don't have to prepare every meal that you serve or make every decoration in your home. The reason that we entertain and throw parties is so that we can get together in a collective harmony. A theme helps to harmonize a crowd. If you can do simple things like spike a bag of your favorite potato chips with melted butter, fresh garlic and parsley, then entertaining bliss isn't so hard. Or have your favorite baker make a cake to your specifications. When we throw a theme event, whether it is a small party or a large movie premier, we feel a heightened sense of fun. We have done many different themes, some as far fetched as what we called a "travelers theme," where the food had to be an eclectic mix of what an "American" traveler would eat through-out the States. We made the worlds smallest corn dogs on a stick; single bight tacos and hand made pretzels with yellow mustard. We have even done food from another world. What would food from the lost city of Atlantis be like? We had to figure that out. Whatever the theme, always keep it a little "tongue and cheek." Make it fun and most important have fun yourself. We do.