tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72803979175012903062024-03-12T18:25:08.060-07:00Acting the Part - All about costumes, parties and balloons.Acting the Part is a costume, balloon and party supply store located in Carlingford, Sydney, Australia. The store opened in 1987 and over the years we have collected lots of great ideas about parties and dressing up. We hope this blog provides plenty of inspiration for anyone planning any kind of party, function, promotion or fund raiser.
Acting the Parthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01340227020502991488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280397917501290306.post-51119396190961737602016-03-21T04:33:00.000-07:002016-03-21T18:48:00.529-07:00Disposable Helium Tanks or Hired Helium Tanks?<h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Need helium for a party? What is the best option?</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both types of tanks or cylinders come in a size that does 50 balloons but there is a pretty big difference between the two options. We have compared a disposable tank for 50 balloons to a DIY 50 balloon kit from a balloon store. Take a look through our comparison chart to find out just what the differences are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> <u> Disposable Cylinders Hired Helium Cylinders</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Amount of Helium in Tank .42 cubic meters .6 cubic meters </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> over 42% more</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Choice of balloon colours No Yes </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Matching coloured ribbons No Yes </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Recyclable Not in Australia at Cylinders are returned </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Float time 5-7 hrs plus 12-15 hrs plus </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> Included balloons With premium balloons </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> included in kit from a</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Balloon clips included </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span> No Yes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"> DIY helium balloon kits are available from our store in Carlingford, Sydney.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"> <a href="http://www.actingthepart.com.au/index_files/balloon_decorations_carlingford_sydney.htm#diy kits">Click here for information on our kits.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Disposable tanks that you don't have to return are convenient in that you won't have to make a return trip to the store, but you get a lot less helium and greatly reduced float time. Yes, you only need the balloons to float for a few hours but do you really want to leave inflating your balloons till the very last minute when there are always so many other last minute jobs when planning a party. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"></span><br />Acting the Parthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01340227020502991488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280397917501290306.post-42217870119005244812014-06-12T00:19:00.000-07:002015-07-27T20:05:31.018-07:00Book week costume ideas<h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year in Australia book week is officially August 22 - 28</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every year we get heaps of stressed parents in looking for book week costumes so I thought I would get a head start on it this year. I have gone with a variety of ideas, some easier than others. For many of the ideas I have suggested how you might create your child's costume. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.actingthepart.com.au/">Come and visit our Carlingford, Sydney store and get your costume organised.</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.actingthepart.com.au/">We have children's and adults costumes for sale and hire. You will find us here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Alice in Wonderland</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Aliens in underpants</u> - Alien antenna on a headband with the craziest pair of underpants you can find over your clothes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Amelia Bedelia </u>- Wear a dark skirt and top with a white full apron and add some artificial flowers to the front brim of a hat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Angelina Ballerina</u> - Attach pink cardboard mouse ears to a headband and wear your pink ballet gear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Annie</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Butterfly from The very hungry caterpillar</u> - You can buy butterfly wings, cut them out and make your own from cardboard or you may be lucky enough to find a kite that looks like butterfly wings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Captain Hook</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Captain underpants</u> - Buy or make a red cape, wear a pair of men's white underpants over your clothes and carry a toilet plunger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Cat in the hat</u> - Buy a hat and red bowtie to wear with black top and pants or buy or hire a full costume.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Cruella </u>- Think crazy black and white hair and some Dalmatian fur fabric with red black or white clothing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Curious George</u> - You will need a monkey costume or a monkey mask and brown clothes and you may like to carry a pair of binoculars</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Dorothy </u>- If you're not a sewer probably best to hire or buy this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Dwarf from Snow White</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Fancy Nancy</u> - Wear your good party dress and go to town with a feather boa, gloves, beads, tiara, flowers in your hair and or whatever other bling you can come up with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Fantastic Mr Fox </u> - See if you can get hold of a fox mask or onesie and wear a shirt & tie with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Heidi</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Hiawatha</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Hobbit</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>I spy</u> - Grab yourself a magnifying glass. You may like to attach pictures or light objects to your clothing of all the things you've spied. Make a list of all the things you've spied.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Little Miss Muffett</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Little Red Riding Hood</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Madeline</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Olivia the pig</u> - Look out for red and white striped tops and or tights and wear them with something red and a pig snout & ears on a headband.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Paper bag princess</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Pearlie Fairy</u> - Wear your fairy outfit and add some large pearls to a headband.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Peter Rabbit from Beatrix Potter</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Peter Pan</u> - Green shorts and t shirt with v cut jagged edges and a triangle green felt hat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Pinocchio</u> - Red shorts with braces, a yellow or white top,a blue oversized ribbon bowtie and a purchased Pinocchio nose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Pippi Longstocking</u> - you will need some striped long socks or tights and a plaited red wool wig to be worn with something blue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Pirates from The night pirates or Peter Pan</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Princess Merida</u> - A green medieval style dress, a long red curly wig and a bow & arrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Puss in boots</u> - A pirate hat turned up on one side with a feather, some pants tucked into boots, a loose white shirt with some lace tied at the neck, a black cape, a zorro sword and draw on some whiskers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Repunzel</u> - A medieval dress and extra long wool plait. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Rangers apprentice</u> - Dress in green or brown top and pants, add a green hooded cape and a bow and arrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Smurf</u> - Buy a hat and face paint to wear with blue and white clothes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Snow White </u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Sorcerers apprentice from Fantasia</u> - Add some Mickey mouse ears to a wizards costume.</span></div>
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<u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The grouchy ladybug</u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>The Saucepan man</u> - Make yourself several saucepans from foil and cardboard, wear one as a hat and the others hanging around your neck from a piece of string. You could even hang a couple of real saucepan lids if you have some light ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Thing one and Thing two</u> - Buy a blue clown wig, draw the Thing one or Thing two logo onto some strong white paper and attach it to a red top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Tiger who came to tea</u> - Hire or buy a tiger costume or buy a tiger ears and tail set, go crazy with the orange on a black tracksuit. Glue some cups and saucers from a children's tea set onto a plate to carry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Tinkerbell</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Very hungry caterpillar</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Wally or Wanda</u> - Buy a beanie and classes then paint some red stripes onto a white t shirt with a small paint roller.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Where the wild things are</u> - Hire or buy a white mouse costume, add a brown fluffy tail and a crown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Wish I had duck feet </u>- Cut out some yellow cardboard or vinyl duck shaped feet to sit on top of your shoes, then buy whatever other animal ears, tail and nose or beak you can find.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Witch from Room on the Broom</u> - make or buy a witch cape or costumes and hat, attach a toy dog, cat, frog or bird to a broom to carry with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Witch</u> from Roald Dahl's The Witches.</span></div>
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Acting the Parthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01340227020502991488noreply@blogger.comAustralia-25.274398 133.77513599999997-75.0697345 51.157948499999975 24.520938499999996 -143.60767650000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280397917501290306.post-82316401194823948582013-04-22T05:51:00.002-07:002013-04-22T06:04:35.626-07:00Hire or Buy costumes<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the past the only way to get a costume was to make it yourself, have one custom made or hire one, but these days there are lots of costumes available for sale. If you have the option try to get to a store to compare what is available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what is the difference between hiring a costume or buying one to keep?</span></h4>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; language: en-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want a great quality or elaborate costume or something like a large fur animal hiring can be far more economical. Many really good costumes are simply way too expensive to purchase just to wear once. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; language: en-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A good fancy dress costume hire store will probably stock a whole load of stuff that you can't find to buy because they have been collecting and making great things for years. As costume hire stores do often make their own costumes there is less chance of someone else having exactly the same outfit at your party. Hire stores will usually allow you to mix and match from a huge selection of pieces and they are able to cater for all shapes and sizes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; language: en-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are a standard size or think you may want to be the same character over and over again buying your own costume is a good idea. Buying also takes away the pressure of having to return something on time or in good order (great if your going on a bucks night or taking something away for a extended holiday).</span></span></span></span></div>
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<br />Acting the Parthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01340227020502991488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280397917501290306.post-1418487463227071072013-04-04T19:12:00.000-07:002013-04-04T19:14:46.155-07:00Costume ideas starting with A<h4>
A is a great letter for a costume party theme. You can be as obscure or obvious as you like.</h4>
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Visit our <a href="http://www.actingthepart.com.au/index_files/costume_ideas_carlingford_sydney.htm">costume catalogue</a> to take a look at some pictures.</h4>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Abba</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Abbess - Female superior of a convent / Nun</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Abbott - Head of a monastery / Monk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Academic - Gown and mortar board</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ace - Pilot or aviator</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Acrobat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Actor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Addams family</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Admiral</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">African</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Aladdin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Al Capone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ali Ba Ba</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Alice in Wonderland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Alice Cooper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Aliens</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Alter boy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ambassador - any national dress to represent a particular country</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Amelia Airhardt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">American Indians</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Amphibian - frog</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ancestor - any period costume including cave people or ancient Romans or Egyptians</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ancient - Egyptians or Romans</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anaesthetist</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Angel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anglo Saxon - Vikings or Medieval</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Angus Young</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Animals</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Annie</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Annie Oakley</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anthony</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Apes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Apostle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Apparition</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Arabians</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Archangel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Archer - Robin Hood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ariel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Aristocrat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Arthropod</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Artist</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Austin Powers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Australian colonial</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Aviators</span><br />
<br />Acting the Parthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01340227020502991488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280397917501290306.post-8038291091529250702013-03-25T06:01:00.001-07:002013-03-25T06:18:02.466-07:00Theme Party Ideas<h3>
The theme you pick for your party can have a big impact on how keen everyone is to join in. If you choose something too difficult or limiting some of your guests may not even bother. Make sure when you send out your invitations that you encourage people to think outside the square. There are ways to improve on many popular themes, take a look through the following ideas.</h3>
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Don't forget not everyone is comfortable in Lycra or Spandex. Give your guests a bit more scope, maybe make the theme just heroes or heroes and villains. For something different you could even encourage them to come up with there own slightly dodgy superhero.<br />
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Don't just stick to the characters. There's heaps of obscure ideas hidden within the song lyrics. (When the dog bites, when the bee stings, brown paper packages tied up with string, white dresses with blue satin ribbons).<br />
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Initial Parties</h4>
Getting your guests to come as something starting with the first letter of your name is quite common but you may like to think about using your first and surname initials to give people a few more options.<br />
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Challenge yourself with this one. Decorate your party with one colour only, start with balloons, streamers, table covers, candles then see what else you can find in the right colour. Get creative with your menu, think up food and cocktails to serve in the same colour. Have your guests come in full costume in your chosen colour or let the less enthusiastic come with a touch of colour.<br />
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Winter</h4>
This is a great idea if your birthday is in the colder months, and there's plenty of ways to keep warm if you don't have room for an indoor party. Suggest they come as anything to do with the winter, cold or cold places. For costumes think ski gear, Snow White, Snow Monkeys, Ice Hockey. Get the brazier or fire set up and serve cheese fondue and mulled wine.<br />
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Famous Duos, Groups or Couples</h4>
To make this theme fun and get everybody mingling you randomly pick who each of your guests is to dress as then when they arrive they need to seek out who they are matched with. This is a great way to introduce different groups of friends who may not have met before. If you don't want to make this a full on dress up party you can just send your guests their chosen characters nametag and they can just wear the tag, it will still get them talking to each other.<br />
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Browse through any costume shop catalogue and see what you can come up with. Visit our costume ideas page <a href="http://here./">here.</a><a href="http://www.actingthepart.com.au/index_files/costume_ideas_carlingford_sydney.htm">http://www.actingthepart.com.au/index_files/costume_ideas_carlingford_sydney.htm</a> Happy planning.<br />
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Acting the Parthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01340227020502991488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280397917501290306.post-32988183799467449372011-04-06T19:31:00.000-07:002013-03-25T06:21:08.260-07:00How to make a helium balloon arch<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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