Your Teenage Rave Party will take a little bit of planning, but the return on investment is definitely worth it!
Read the first article in this series on Rave Parties, and once you’ve set up the party space, you will be ready to start working on the decorations. Follow the simple instructions below and feel free to customize them for your own needs.
Decorations
- Traditionally, Raves were punctuated with neon, fluorescent, graffiti-styled artwork. You can easily create this same feeling by covering the walls with contractor’s kraft paper (huge rolls are available at Home Depot and other home repair/hardware stores for very little cost), that have been painted or spray-painted in funky graffiti.
- Hang several rows of black lights from the ceiling and add in some inexpensive strobe lights in the corners (from your Party Closet and left over from Halloween).
- You can rent a club-styled projector light show from your local music store or rental center for less than $10 for 24 hours. This single piece of equipment can transform a bare wall into club-inspired performance art in a matter of minutes.
Electronics
- Obviously, the most important component of this party is the sound system and the dance music. Your teens will have all their favorite music on their iPods.
- Rather than hire a DJ to select the songs, rent a couple of good speakers and a sound board when you pick up the projector light show. These three additional pieces should each rent for approximately $10 apiece for 24 hours, giving you a grand total of $40 for all the required electonics!
- Add in your teen’s iPod of favorite dance songs, and the music won’t stop all night.
Food & Beverage
- While you do need to provide refreshments for your dancers, these are not the highlight of the event. Your food and beverage space should be separate from the dance area, to provide a quiet respite for tired guests.
- Provide 5 – 10 gallon thermal tubs (like the ones used on the sidelines of NFL games) of iced water and iced lemonade. Keep stacks of paper cups next to the thermal containers, and place several large trash or recycle cans nearby to catch the paper refuse.
- Trays of store-bought cookies, candies, and chips or pretzels should be the only food needed to round out your offering.
- Check the fluid levels frequently, as hordes of parched dancers can quickly drain 5 gallons!
- Use pitchers of water and lemonade transported from your service area to the F&B area, to refill the thermal jugs without taking them out of commission.
This series will be continued.
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