Giving Life A Little Spark

Does your daughter, niece, or another loved one have a 16th birthday coming up soon? If so, perhaps you could use a little help with coming up with fun ideas for their sweet 16 birthday party. You might be feeling a little overwhelmed and not quite sure where to even start in regards to the whole party planning process. Fortunately, here are some tips to help ensure that their party is a smashing success that everyone will be talking about for many years to come. 

1) Hire a DJ 

Hiring a DJ for a sweet 16 party is pretty much an absolute must. Whether or not you have good music can truly make all the difference in how much fun all of the party guests have. A good DJ will not only have an awesome playlist but they will also interact with the crowd and encourage everyone to get up and dance and have a great time. The amount of money that a DJ will charge can sometimes vary quite widely. It's definitely a good idea to do some comparison shopping online to make sure that you get a good deal. You might also want to consider asking friends and family members for recommendations on which DJ is the best in your area. If you post about it on one of your social media accounts, you will surely get lots of feedback about this.

2) Set Up a Photo Booth 

Having a photo booth at the party is truly a wonderful idea. It is something that everyone is sure to really enjoy, and as an added bonus, the birthday girl will have all sort of awesome photos of her special day. Once the party is over, she can do all sorts of fun things with her photo booth photos such as putting them in an album or making a photo collage with them to hang up in her bedroom. You will definitely want to make sure that you have an assortment of props on hand for your photo booth. This will help to maximize everyone's enjoyment and will also ensure that the photos all come out looking really fantastic. You can get creative and put together a photo booth yourself. However, if that seems like too much work for you then you can easily rent a photo booth. Just do a search online for photo booth rentals plus your zip code. One big advantage of hiring a local photo booth rental service is that they will provide the photo booth itself, the props, and anything else that is needed. 

For more information about photo booth rentals, contact companies such as Mojo Photo Booth.

3) Have Some Fun Games Planned 

Another easy way to ensure that everyone has a great time at the party is to have some fun games planned ahead of time. A simple online search will yield all kinds of wonderful ideas. One game that is sure to be a big hit with all of the teenagers at your party is truth-or-dare balloon pop. It is lots of fun and it is also a very simple and easy game to play. Have a few teens help you come up with questions or dares and write them down on small slips of paper. You will want to think of ideas that are fun, yet not too crazy or racy seeing as this is a sweet 16 party and not a party for adults. Put the slips of paper with the questions and dares inside of the balloons and then have each party guest take a turn popping a balloon. They will then have to answer the question or do the dare that's listed inside of the balloon or else they are out of the game. 

Planning a sweet 16 birthday party can truly be a great deal of fun. However, it can also be a lot of work and pretty stressful. Luckily, these tips should definitely go a very long way in helping to ensure that everyone has a fantastic time!