You and your friends will have a GLOWING good time at this black light party. Glow in the dark party decorations, tableware and wearable accessories make this glow party a hit for any age! Here are some of our favorite black light party ideas to get you started...
Glow Party Invitation Ideas
Get your party started right by sending great invitations. Here are some ideas, as well as some cards available for purchase that go nicely with the black light theme.
Handmade Neon Invitations -- Print your party information on astro bright paper and then mount it on black card stock for a bright look.
Glow in the Dark Invitations -- Use invisible glow in the dark paint pens
and write your party information on black paper. Include a printed set of instructions for your guests to hold the invitation up to the light to activate the glow paint and then look at it in a dark room.
Glow Stick Invitations -- Ptrint your party information on bright, decorative tags, and attach these with ribbon to some inexpensive glow sticks. Your guests can wear these to the party for a fun glow-in-the-dark accessory!
Here are a few things to consider when planning your blacklight party:
Your party should be held in the evening so that you don't have to work so hard to block out the light to facilitate the glowing effects of your celebration.
Also, on your invitations be sure to ask your guests wear white as this will glow under the black lights of your party.
Here are two bright party invitations we found that would work well as black light party invitations:
Keep your party hopping! Here are some great activities for a glow party.
Decorate white t-shirts with glow in the dark paint. You can even use highlighter markers.
Decorate a fabric tablecloth with glow in the dark paint pens. If you ask your friends to write you messages, this can become a fun souvenir for the evening!
Glow Balloon Relay Pop - Divide guests in two or more teams. Each person races down to grab a glow balloon and then must pop it by sitting on it. They then run back and tag the next person in line. The team that pops all its balloons and has all its players back across the line first wins!
Glow in the Dark Hot Potato Toss - Players stand in a circle and toss a glow in the dark ball to music; when it stops the person with the ball is out.
Send your guests home with some glow in the dark accessories!
Serving Food at Your Party
Serve your favorite party foods on white trays that will glow under black light.
Tonic glows in the dark! -- The bitter flavoring of tonic water is due to the presence of quinine, which glows blue-white when placed under a black light.
Glow in the dark cups and straws will make any beverage of choice look cool.
There are a lot of everyday materials that fluoresce, or glow, when placed under a black light. Check them out
here.
Hope you found some helpful black light party ideas on this page. Have fun!
** For more glow in the dark party ideas, you might also check out our Nightclub Party**.
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