Comments on: Question: Rave-Themed Party Tips?

By: Libby Jones

Libby Jones — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:04:21 +0000

When I was in high school I was obsessed with anything that would glow in blacklight. I was not of drugs I just like black lights. One cool thing I used to make was glow water. You just get an empty glass bottle fill it with water and drop any color highlighter ink catridge in it and the ink diffuses in the water and it glows bright in blacklight.

By: Melissa Whedon

Melissa Whedon — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:02:27 +0000

@Hunter Hill, If you go to a place like Hobby Lobby or Michaels, they will have rolls of black colored paper so you will not have to paint it black before using glow in the dark paint.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:06:31 +0000

I love the idea a previous poster had of getting black balloons and writing on them in black light markers! You could also get silver balloons at the Dollar Tree and they will help reflect all the crazy colors! What about using glow-in-the-dark spray paint on some Mardi Gras beads and other pieces of jewelry? You can get glow bracelets and necklaces really cheap through orientaltrading.com. Just type in “glow in the dark” and you can find everything from glow in the dark cups, tattoos, and blinking rings. These are pretty cool and rave-y http://www.orientaltrading.com/teeth-a2-25_3025-12-1.fltr?Ntt=glow+in+the+dark

For food, you could have rainbow cupcakes, Skittles, and Jell-o shooters! Club soda, tonic water, and even Monster energy drinks glow under a black light, so these would be great in a punch!

By: hunter hill

hunter hill — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:27:46 +0000

I’m doing the same thing for my sweet 16 … I need ideas with how to splatter paint and if u use like that really long white papper and than spray paint it black than splatter paint it ….the sweet of it I’m wantn to have all kinds of candy what kind glows ??? Also I bought black lights ,strobe lights,lava lamps,lava projector lights,bubble machine … I’m handn out gift bags with glow sticks,glow rings,glow head bands, I got glow in the dark hair spray and glow paint that u spray on like banners.. Need more decortaing ideas, and creative stuff that I can make ?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:52:11 +0000

My husband and I ..both in our 30s are having a rave style party…..Did I use drugs in my hay day…yes….but the real question should be why you “the parent” lets them stay out so late.
well they first would not be lying to you about where they were going and secondly you would know exactly if they were at said friends house because you have a relationship with their friends parents. Drugs have gotten worse in the scene but I dont sit back and use I am proactive and arm myself to be next to “our” kids….I rave now with a mission….With that said….OUr party is themed after Alice in Wonderland. I will be making duct tape mushrooms to place in our yard. Blacklights, glowsticks, candy (blow pops, ring pops, life savers), I am draping black table cloths with glow in the dark paint of trees, talking flowers, mushrooms, chesire cat, etc. We are also going to have a madhatter table (for people/kids to make paper bag hats), bounce house, various gaming consoles, one on a projector projecting against a cheap $20 roll down vinyl curtain to give the ambiance of different rooms., We will have various tables set up with the teaparty theme.. used cheap thrift store finds and painted with the glow in the dark paint to be part of the decor.

By: karen k

karen k — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:51:16 +0000

I’m not sure how involved she wants to get, or how much time she has, but maybe get postcard “flyers” for the event, maybe from VistaPrint or somewhere else cheap. Even if they ‘promote’ the sweet sixteen that everyone is already attending, you can keep them on the tables so guests can take them home as favors. Clubs and raves do that with leftover flyers that weren’t handed out before the party started.

As someone said about pony beads, I would definitely make bracelets, maybe as party favors with their names or initials in letter beads.

When I went to raves, I remember that it was important to have pants with streamers so when you danced, they’d move around, so maybe make ribbon streamers that party guest can hold as they dance if they don’t want to (or you run out of) glowsticks.

Other than that, maybe decorate with hanging CDs, maybe like I did for a recent party: http://www.kormondy.com/2009/12/30/garland-from-used-cds/

Hope this helps!

By: MissCraftyFingers

MissCraftyFingers — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:50:54 +0000

after reading some of the comments, i just want to say that if you do not know anyone who goes to raves, some parts are pretty much exaggerated. True, raves are linked to drugs a lot and it was a huge problem in the late 80s and 90s. But there are a lot of people who go to raves just because of the love of electronic music and dance. I’m a fan of techno and hard techno music. My boyfriend is a techno DJ. We don’t do drugs. We don’t even drink alcohol. Being a rave-theme party which is chaperoned by parents, unless you’re inviting random strangers to the party, I do not see how the party will be affected by drugs. If kids want to try drugs, they will try other means to do so if not at a rave party. It is really who you choose to hang out with and the things you choose to do.

oh yeah, check with your daughter what genre of edm she likes before hiring a dj. :D

By: amy

amy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:41 +0000

You know what this is kindof akin to? I bet in the 80’s kids wants to have “hippie” parties and some parents said “oh but the flower child movement was all acid and pot”…now they have hippie halloween costumes at Walmart.

By: E.R.

E.R. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:39:30 +0000

All that considered, I hope it turns out well and wholesome.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:21:20 +0000

Yeah, I totally agree with Amy. When having a “rave” party becomes so mainstream that a parent wants to use it for a party theme, then I think the drug culture reference to a rave has lost its meaning.

And though I’ve never attended a rave, I think part of it is the psychedelic/ being free aspect and that sounds like something fun and different for a party that a 16 year old would be able to let loose at and get to be themselves.

Also, I took the pic used and honestly, I was laying on my bed with my eyes closed and using the glow sticks for light cause I thought it would be a cool pic. Actually, people would prob. laugh at people saying I looked high, cause that is so not my style.