Anyone else out there remember when the internet didn’t exist? How about leg warmers, unicorns, and the Smurfs? The Smiths, The Cure, The Clash? Or my favorite movie, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (starring Sarah Jessica Parker, thank you very much)? Actually, scratch that, Breakfast Club was my favorite. And the Facts of Life, Square Pegs and The Love Boat… Oh, I can go on forever. You see. I graduated high school in 1990. So the ’80s? My teen years. There’s a special connection there. And in honor of that bodacious, tubular, totally rad time, some party inspiration:
1. clipart. Find ’80s clipart for your invites and decor at the etsy shop, Image Junkie.
2. music. A list of the top 250 greatest New Wave songs of the ’80s at HubPages. (I’ve not fully reviewed this list, by the way, I’m sure I’d have opinions.)
3. retro candy. Find some at the Candy Warehouse. Don’t forget the Tab with your Pop Rocks. (Do they still sell Tab?)
4. decor. Love this idea to paint cassette tapes neon colors from Maddycakes Muse’s Girls Just Wanna Have Fun party.
5. invites. Totally rad ’80s font custom invites from the etsy shop, Goldfinch Press.
6. favors. Or cupcake and cake toppers. Boom box pencil sharpeners from Cupcake Social.
7. Aquanet. Don’t forget to put some Aquanet in the bathroom for guests.
8. posters. Find ’80s posters at amazon.com.
9. Rubik’s Cube cake. Learn how to make a Rubik’s Cube cake at instructables.
10. Pac Man cookies. Learn how to make fondant Pac-Man and ghosts to top cookies at, well, my blog, because I love the ’80s.
11. games. Play the Feud! Check out this Family Feud ’80s party at the burch jerks, via you are my fave.
12. more favors. Jelly bracelets! Neon! At Oriental Trading.
13. more games. Play ’80s Trivial Pursuit.
14. Magnum PI cookies. Remember these? Learn to make them at 37 Confections.
15. cocktails. Name your cocktails after ’80s shows, like this (not so) virgin Donna Martin from the 90210 party at Thoughtfully Simple.
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