Now that it's mid-October, while there's no way you can still reasonably deny that summer is over, you can still have a 50s-themed "Summer Nights" Party—you know, after the "Grease" song of that name. It has three of my preferred elements for a theme party: 1) easy costume potential, 2) great music potential, and 3) a clever name. Go, Greased Lightnin'!
TO EAT: Summer treats (blueberries, strawberries, etc.) and classic Americana snack foods (cookies, M&Ms, and cheese puffs—the baked kind are so delicious). Add in some colorful napkins, such as the picnic blanket-style ones, above.
TO DRINK: Because no dance at Rydell High would be complete without punch, whip up two bowls, one pre-spiked and one not.
Combine 46 oz. pineapple juice, 12 oz. frozen orange juice, 12 oz. frozen lemonade, and 3.5 qts. water. Refrigerate, and add 1 qt. of ginger ale, along with maraschino cherries (and whatever your spike of choice is), right before serving.
TO WEAR: Full skirts and shirt dresses, brooches, capri pants, leopard-print scarves, retro glasses, short-sleeved work shirts with ties, fedoras, rolled-up jeans, rolled-up T-shirts, polka dots, slicked-back hair, and ponytails. And for those of you who secretly love wrist corsages (like yours truly), slip on a flower bracelet like this and you're ready to dance the night away in the Rydell High gymasium.
DECOR: Even those guests that don't dress up will fit right in when they're sitting on beach chairs (for extra seating) under a colorful beach umbrella. ("Beach Blanket Bingo," anyone? Oh, hmm, apparently that's from 1965, but I still think it works).
MOOD MUSIC: A playlist full of classic 50s hits, of course.
MOOD MUSIC: A playlist full of classic 50s hits, of course.
TO PLAY: Wrap up the night with a rousing game of Taboo. Perfect fit for those repressive 50s, no?
Hopelessly devoted to you,
Ginger
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