21St Birthday Theme Ideas

A group of 21 birthday a truly special occasion, and there are lots of pressures, not only to choose appropriate 21st birthday gifts, but to get creative themes to celebrate the big day. Fortunately, there are many ways to mark the event whatever your tastes or your budget.

One of the solutions most fun is the theme of your party around what was happening 21 years ago. You can get replicas of newspapers from beneficiary was born on match day and know exactly what happened on the momentous day, as well as practical research, they make memorable 21st birthday gift.

If you want to keep it more general, then for 1987, some of the events including the hurricane which Michael Fish failed to predict, the Black Monday market crash, the Spycatcher controversy, Lester Piggot going to jail for tax evasion charges and Sylvester McCoy becoming the seventh Dr Who. DVDs of major news events of the year also make good birthday gifts 21.

1988 was the year of the Eddie 'Eagle' Edwards in the Winter Olympics in Calgary, the "band Crazy 'by snatching a shock upset Wimbledon against Liverpool in the FA Cup final, the disgrace of Ben Johnson in Seoul Olympics, the first ever Red Nose Day, and the scandal when Edwina Currie suggested most British eggs were infected with salmonella. You could even organize an egg-themed party with exotic omelettes, meringues for dessert punch egg and drink. Believe it or not, there are even "Egged" paintings that make great party pieces or 21st birthday gifts.

Another twist on this is to ask customers to enter as characters in popular films of the era. By 1987, this could include three men and a Baby, Fatal Attraction (although birthday cake might be safer than boiling a bunny!), Lethal Weapon, Wall Street (which will reduce the bill for lunch). And who could forget Dirty Dancing? If the birthday girl wants the movie, you will not get many gifts cutest dirty 21st anniversary of the new "Dancing in Your Pocket ' talk Keychain, complete with six classic quotes.

1988 hits include Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Big, Twins, Beetlejuice, drinks, Cocktail and Die Hard. These movies are often available on special edition DVD that was revealed at the party - or use if you're still stuck for ideas for the 21st birthday gifts.

You could even challenge guests to dress as people from TV shows that began in the year the birthday celebrant was born. 1987 saw the first appearance The Simpsons (albeit as an animated short on the Tracey Ullman Show), Inspector Morse, Going Live, janitors About, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Knightmare. Sample making its debut in 1988 included Home and Away, The Wonder Years, Red Dwarf and Roseanne. Many of these programs are emerging as DVD box sets that make the birthday gifts 21 that keep giving pleasure for months.

You can also choose the music of the year in question to add to the theme of nostalgia. 1987 launches principals include Appetite for Destruction by Guns 'N Roses, INXS's Kick, Wet Wet Wet popcorn at Souled Out, Sign O' The Prince's The Times and The Joshua Tree U2. It was also the year Kylie began her career in music and Tiffany sang I Think We're Alone Now.

If you are doing a 1987 music theme, remember this is the campaign of Rick Astley hit the airwaves with Never Gonna Give You Up, so we really should ensure that at least one of the gifts 21st birthday involves the recipient being Rick Rolled!

Classic Albums of 1988 included the Pixies Surfer Rosa, Crossroads, Eric Clapton, album Kylie Minogue's debut Kylie, Hanging Tough by New Kids on the Block, U2 Rattle and Hum. He was also very successful year as Belinda Carlisle Heaven is a place on Earth by Bobby McFerrin Do not Worry Be Happy and Phil Collins' A Groovy Kind Of Love. Just as its use for the party, including the collections of classical music the 21st birthday gifts.

For lovers of video games, why not organize a party of retro games. Of course, most of the guys in the games they want to see a PlayStation 3 or Xbox among their 21st birthday gifts, but you're sure to have fun if you can locate copies of games released in the year of the child's birthday or the birth girls. By 1987, that includes innovative rhythm-em-up Streetfighter, fantasy adventure game The Legend of Zelda, and the first installment of the Double Dragon series. For the year 1988, pay attention to the first edition of John Madden Football, the platform classic MegaMan II and the role-playing game Phantasy Star

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