Sweet 16 Birthday Celebrations

Successful Sweet 16 bashes have a theme - it can run the gamut from playful to elegant depending on your location (and budget) - the theme should carry through from the invites and tableware and so on to the party props, decorations, take home favors and thank you notes.

Sweet 16 celebrations today are cool, hip, sometimes swanky affairs. These often lavish parties mark the transition from almost grown up to young adulthood, complete with over the top decorations and live entertainment.

Many sweet 16 parties feature a DJ, stand-up comic, mimes, or even a live rock band.

Decorate the party room with Personalized Party Banners, sign in boards, a giant photo poster or a picture collage featuring the guest of honor with photos of her from baby to sweet 16.

Have guests and friends autograph a jumbo print that's been enlarged to poster size. They can autograph directly on the poster print, or on a border or picture mat added around the print.

You can use a copy of the invitation, a photo of the birthday gal or guy, or a fun graphic that ties into the party theme. It's easy to get enlarged prints made at copy shops or you can upload images to online services like Zazzle.

Use our free birthday printables, craft project tips and Sweet 16 Clip Art for making invites, decorations, favors, poster boards and props to turn your sweet sixteen-ager's milestone birthday party into an awesome MAIN EVENT of the teen social season.

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