Dots and Stripes - 50th Birthday

Dots And Stripes 50th Birthday Party Decorations, Supplies, and Party Ideas

• Dots and stripes are fun and easy to work with so amplify your big 50th theme by incorporating polka dots, stripes, or both into everything related to the party. That starts with the invitations. Choose bright colored dot and stripe invites or make your own using decorated scrapbooking and craft papers, stickers, rubber stamps and stick-on round jewels. If you’d like your guests to dress to match the theme, include the instructions in the invitation.
• Decorate with streamers hanging from your entryways and stick foam dots to anything that will stand still. Mix in polka dotted and striped balloons, tablecloth, and party ware. Make a centerpiece of flowers that have natural stripe and dot patterns. If you can’t find natural flowers, buy colorful silk flowers and decorate with fabric paints.
• While colored polka dots and stripes are great for any age, classic black and white can be a great color scheme for a 50th birthday party! Decorate with all back and white polka dots and stripes and have guests dress in black and white attire. Food and drink can include white and chocolate cake, white Russians, vanilla bean ice cream with dark chocolate fudge, white cheeses, black olives, and dark chocolate truffles. The possibilities are endless!
• You will have as much fun designing your 50th birthday theme menu as your guests will have eating. Homemade pizza is a great party food option to carry out your theme—make half with pepperoni dots and half with green pepper stripes. For a fancier dinner party try an entrée like striped bass with a side of roasted striped beets. For dessert, serve a polka-dotted cheesecake, a striped or a frosted layer cake studded with circular candies or frosting dots, or cake pops with dot sprinkles. Try piping a lattice-work design to play up your stripes theme. Striped cookies or layers cakes are also good theme-related sweets.
• Party games aren’t just for kids! Get a big game of Bingo going or have a dot hunt. Stick foam dots all over your party space—the person who finds the most wins the prize. Fill a glass mason jar with Dot candies and have guests guess how many Dots are in the jar. Give guests paper and pens and have them list as many words as they can that incorporate the letters ‘d-o-t’.
• Every party needs a soundtrack, and 50th birthdays are no exception. If you think your guests will enjoy it, add the polka music to go with your dots. Find a friend who knows how to dance the polka and teach your guests. Don’t forget to catch this on video!
• Fitting 50th birthday party favors for a dot-and-stripe-themed 50th birthday party can include gourmet polka dotted cookies in cellophane bags, boxes of Dots candies, striped candy canes, or a fun pair of colorful striped socks. Package in striped or polka dotted bags and tie with colorful ribbon.