dirty ethel rackham Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) I am hosting our homeschooled teen group's gathering this month and it is a 1980s party. I am trying to think of decor, food and interactive ideas for this party. Here is what I have so far: Get an eighties cd compilation from the library or do a special mix on Pandora Show some 80s videos from YouTube Show an episode of The Cosby Show. Print off some movie poster images from 1980's movies. Make some 45 records out of cardboard and have some 80s hits written on them. ETA - I mean construction paper. Make (or buy) pacman cupcakes. (The kids will be bringing food and beverages as well.) Have a Rubik's cube contest. If we had a basement, I would so do the live pacman game (where you make your floor the pacman screen and have the teens be the players.) Any ideas for an 80's trivia game? I thought about trivial pursuit, but most of them wouldn't know the answers. What else can I do easily this week? Edited March 4, 2012 by dirty ethel rackham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Whip-Its:leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Do the Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Decor: black with neon/bright splashes, OR the Miami Vice look with pink, aqua, and white You could have fun with hair! Offer gel for Mohawks or short 'dos and crimping irons, banana clips, and Aqua Net for big hair. :D I can't think of a trivia game that doesn't require some knowledge, but you could: offer vintage video games (look up MAME games), vote on cutest Brat Packer (or worst-aged), pin the ponytail on Madonna, learn the Thriller dance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 We had an 80's party and we served 80's food: Gummi Bears Cool Ranch Doritos Huge sub sandwhiches Big Chocolate Chip cookie on which I wrote "Welcome Back to the 80's" I realize that these things may have been around before the 80's, but everyone at the party recognized that the 80's seemed to be when those food items GAINED in popularity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 We had an 80's party and we served 80's food: Gummi Bears Cool Ranch Doritos Huge sub sandwhiches Big Chocolate Chip cookie on which I wrote "Welcome Back to the 80's" I realize that these things may have been around before the 80's, but everyone at the party recognized that the 80's seemed to be when those food items GAINED in popularity. Good list! Goldfish crackers too. Maybe Reeces pieces? This might be so obvious it should go without saying, but surely you'll want some sort of dress-up component. Costume contest? Dress up as an 80s celebrity? etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 What about learning some 80s dance moves? Walk like an Egyptian, the Thriller dance, robot dance, etc. ETA: And the moonwalk! And break dancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Spandex and Aqua Net time. You could print up pictures of the car phone, cell phones, computer at the time and show what the size was. Please do a big hair contest. Pop Rocks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 See if you can find some old cassette tapes...make them race to see who can respool the tape fastest using a pencil :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Don't forget to display an 8 track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 When I went to an 80s party, the working Atari systems were VERY popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Food: french bread pizza, Doritos, fruit roll-ups Drinks: Kool-Aid (especially blue), Tang, Hi-C juice boxes, Capri Sun, Shasta Snacks/Prizes: Pop Rocks, Whatchamacallits, Abba Zabba, Nerds, Tootsie Rolls, Now and Laters Decorations: I used the bags/boxes that the food came out of. Trivia: If you PM me your email address, I have a Word file with about 160 trivia questions and answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Oh! Trivia idea... Match the movie quotes to the poster/movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailofsparks Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 501 Levis and Polo shirts Birkenstocks and Nikes (which were much tamer then!) :iagree: Someone else mentioned learning "Thriller" dance would be sooo fun! Red Vines (licorice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Whip-Its:leaving: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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