"MEET THE PARENTS" PARTY FOR TEENS

1. Invitations are sent out, with guests invited at ten minute intervals.
2. Birthday child meet each guest at the front door.
3. The guest hands over the birthday present.
4. The birthday child introduces their parents or primary caregivers.
5. The father or alpha male asks a series of embarrassing questions.
6. The birthday child hands the guest a bag of lollies.
7. The guest goes home.
Approximate Cost: $2.00 per guest
Approximate Time: 5 minutes per guest.
Advantage to Host: Financial

"SNOW WHITE" PARTY FOR GIRLS

1. Guests' parents spend a fortune on princess costumes.
2. On arrival, the guests climb into a cardboard box, so they can re-enact Snow White's experiences in the dwarves' house.
3. Prior to suffocation or claustrophobia, the guests are let out of the box.
4. Each child is given an apple, brightly wrapped and tied with ribbon.
5. After receiving their apple, the guests sit on the sidewalk and wait for their parents to pick them up two hours later.
Approximate Cost: $1.00 per guest + cardboard box
Approximate Time: 10 minutes per guest.
Advantage to Host: Satisfaction in contributing to dental care awareness.

"ALICE IN WONDERLAND" PARTY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

1. Guests' parents spend a fortune on "casual" clothes.
2. As each guest arrives, they climb into a large hole or small excavation.
3. When all guests have arrived, a pack of cards is thrown down hole.
4. Two hours later, lower a ladder down hole.
Approximate Cost: one pack of cards, one hole.
Approximate Time: 2 hours.
Advantage to host: Can install swimming pool later.

"LORD OF THE FLIES" SLEEP-OVER PARTY FOR SMALL BOYS

Frazzled and tired parents of small boys will appreciate this one!

1. Arrange hire of remote location with no facilities.
2. Bus party guests to location.
3. Collect after pre-arranged and negotiated time.
Approximate Cost: Hire of location and cost of bussing. Other parents are likely to contribute, so you should make a nice profit.
Approximate Time: 2 to 10 days.
Advantage to Host: Add "Leadership Camp Facilitator" to your resume.

"MATILDA" BOOKLOVERS PARTY

1. Have guests meet at local library.
2. Arrange library borrower card for any party guests that don't already have one. (May require guest's parent(s) to stay and fill out forms.)
3. Guests select reading material and read until parents collect them.
Approximate Cost: Nil
Approximate Time: 2 hours
Advantage to Host: Contribution to the enrichment of civilization.

"NEVERENDING STORY" MARATHON PARTY

1. Issue guests with popcorn, soda and barf-bags.
2. Show slides and/or video of family vacations.
Approximate Cost: $5.00 per guest
Approximate Time: 12 - 24 hours
Advantage to Host: Ideal opportunity to practice oral history skills.

"ICE AGE" SEASONAL (WINTER) PARTY

1. Guests arrive, hand over present, sit outside in freezing cold.
2. Play the game "How can we keep warm?" (no rules)
3. Before hypothermia and law suits set in, guests go home.

Approximate Cost: Nil
Approximate Time: 40 minutes.
Advantage to host: Low cost and minimal cleaning up.

"ANIMAL LOVERS" PARTY

1. Hire and watch "Lady and the Tramp".
2. Arrange travel to local dogs' shelter.
3. All guests get a puppy.
Approximate Cost: Movie hire + Dog Shelter costs
Approximate Time: 4 hours.
Advantage to host: Reduction in costs of next party when all invitations are declined.