 Eighties theme party
decorations should be fun and outlandish - sort of like the 80s
themselves. Depending on your event size and venue, you may
choose to do a little or a lot, but the 80s party decoration
ideas here should be a killer start - fur sure!
We have party stories with tons of ideas listed below. Be
sure to send in your own party story with pictures so others can
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80s Party NEWS:
02.27.12: 80s Party Decorations > Story sent by site reader who
created a Pac-Man cake for her son.
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See how
it turned out!
01.18.12: 80s Party Decorations >
Turning 80s Cassette Tapes and Vinyl
Records into Totally Awesome Decor
09.06.11: 80s Party Decorations > Story sent to us by one of
our site reader who threw an awesomely 80s
themed birthday party for her boyfriend. See
all the rad ideas she came up with for decorations, snacks, and party
favors. >
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it turned out!
03.09.10: 80s Party Decorations > Story sent by site reader who
incorporated ideas from our web site.
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it turned out!
06.15.09: 80s Party Decorations > Story sent by site reader who
incorporated ideas from our web site.
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it turned out!
09.10.08: Party Decorations > Story sent by site reader who
incorporated ideas from our web site.
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it turned out!
08.25.08: 80s Party Decorations >
Story
sent by site reader with before and after pics of his 80s party
decorations and loads of good ideas. >
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it turned out!
Balloons
The easiest (and cheapest) was to take
any venue from blah to bodacious is balloons. For eighties theme party
decorations, you'll want to choose some uniquely 80s color combinations.
Here are a few:
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- Red, yellow, turquoise
- Pink, yellow, turquoise
- Pink, white, lavender
- Lavender, peach, gray
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Cassette Tape Centerpiece & Table
Decor
Many of the
80s party
favor ideas featured on that page are great starting points for
fabulous 80s-inspired centerpieces. For example, you can put that box
(or two) of old cassette tapes to a good use. Not only does it make a
great a period-piece, but serves as a musical treat for the eyes. Accent
with carnations and baby's breath (just like those junior high school
corsages) and your table will be magically transported back to
1980-whatever.
Other great ideas for table decorations
include using vintage lunchboxes as bowls to hold candies and favors and
vintage 80s toys. See the photo below for how one 80s party
thrower used a Star Wars AT-AT Walker and lunchbox on his 80s table.
The same could be done with any 80s toys!
We recently ran across the
Break the
Record store on etsy.com where Stacey Iden is making art out of old
cassette tapes and vinyl records. Stacey wrote a how to for LT80s so
that you can create these bodacious
80s party decorations for your next party.
For the perfect 80s party table (for
food, drinks, favors), you'll want a pastel colored table cloth or
something bright that ties through with your balloon colors.
Wall Decor
Round out your 80s party decorations
with music and movie posters and LP covers from the era. They can
readily be had on ebay. In addition, you can cut out big colored
geometric shapes to hang on the walls. We even know of one 80s
party where the host cut out dots and Pacman and ghosts and set up a
Pacman scene on the wall. Awesome!
Ambiance
To further set the mood, you can play
classic 80s movies with the sound off on any TVs in the party area. Some
great movies to use in this way include:
- Footloose
- Sixteen Candles
- Breakfast Club
- Valley Girl
- Ferris Beuller's Day Off
- Karate Kid
80s Party Music
For information on developing the
perfect 80s party soundtrack, see
80s
Party Music & Games.
