Chinese Theme Party

chinese theme party

A Chinese theme party can be a festive and elegant celebration for a birthday, a get together with friends, or a way to celebrate Chinese New Year in style. Here are some of our favorite Chinese party ideas for invitations, activities, Chinese party decorations and more!

**Check out our Dragon Party Page for more great ideas on how to celebrate the
2012 Year of the Dragon!

Chinese Theme Party Invitations

Depending on whether your party will be a Chinese New Year celebration, a Chinese themed birthday party, or a Chinese dinner party, there are some fun ideas for your invitations.

One idea is to print your invitation in Chinese and then have the translation underneath the Chinese characters.
You can design your Chinese party invitation as an ancient scroll.
Instead of mailing your invitations, you can personally deliver them inside Chinese Take Out Food Boxes.

Here are two great options that you can purchase from our friends at Shindigz.com:

Shanghai Moon Invitations

Asian Delight Invitations

Chinese Party Decorations

Your overall color theme for a Chinese party should be red, black and gold. Here are some more Chinese party decoration ideas:

Start with festive Chinese tableware

For a centerpiece put cherry blossom branches in a tall vase, or use Chinese lucky bamboo
Arrange orange or red flowers in a Porcelain Chinese Takeout Box
Silver Fortune Cookie Place Card Holders
Set out Bamboo Activity Placemats (4)
Display Chinese Paper and Bamboo Style Fans
Hang Chinese paper lanterns
Play Chinese Music
Scatter small Tealight Candles in your party area
Make origami using the book Absolute Beginner's Origami

Chinese Theme Party Activities, Games, and Crafts

Purchase an origami book and some Origami Paper so your guests can try their hand at this ancient paper folding art
Decorate paper lanterns using paint, tissue paper, or peel and stick foam pieces
Make your own paper fans
Test your guests chopstick skills by dividing them up into two or more teams for a chopstick relay race where participants need to carry cotton balls with their chopsticks from one bowl to the next.
Include your guests in meal preparations by having them make fortune cookies or folding won ton wrappers.
Watch the Karate Kid Movies

Chinese Party Food

Bamboo Chopsticks
Order your favorite dishes from your local Chinese restaurant to make it easy for you
Try your hand at Chinese cooking with these Chinese Cookbooks
Potstickers are always a big hit and can be purchased at the grocery store in the frozen food section
Order or make sushi
Buy soy sauce, plum sauce, and peanut sauce for dipping
Serve green tea
Try some asian beers like Kirin
For dessert you can serve fortune cookies. A fun way to dress them up is to dip them in melted chocolate and then roll them in sprinkles
Family Fun has a great mock sushi dessert recipe

Chinese Party Favors

Mini Cherry Blossom Pillar Candles (set of 4)

Decorative Chopsticks
Chopsticks for Kids
Chinese Paper and Bamboo Style Fans
Chinese take out box with fortune cookies
Chinese Candy
Herbal tea
Lucky Bamboo potted plants
Cherry Blossom Silk Hand Fans

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