50s Party Ideas
Do you want to “Shake , Rattle & Roll”? There’s no better way then to have a 50s Party. Be creative with your 50’s party invitations and invite all your T Birds and Pink Ladies, and turn your garage or backyard into a Drive In Movie Theater.
Or have a 1950’s Sock Hop with everyone in their best 50s outfit doing “The Twist“ or “Hand Jive“. Turn your house into a 1950’s Diner and serve 15 cent hamburgers and ice cream sundaes. Have your 1950’s party in a decorated Bowling alley or Roller Rink. A 50’s Rock & Roll Party is the perfect way to get “A Whole Lot Of Shakn’ Going On!”
50s Party Decorations and 50's Party Supplies
- 50’s colours: Hot pink, Turquoise, Black and White
- A real or inflatable Jukebox
- Vinyl 9" plastic "45" records hanging from the ceiling
- Old style red upholstered booths
- Black and white tile floors
- Old fashioned napkin holders or Themed napkins
- Old fashion Ketchup bottles
- Centerpiece use sundae glasses filled with carnations
- Have some old toy cars like a Convertible pink Cadillac or 57’ Chevy
- Hanging musical note balloons
- Hanging Brass instrument balloons
- Hot pink and turquoise party streamers
- Make a "Dolls" sign on the girls bathroom door and "Guys" on the boys
- Guitar confetti
- Confetti, Musical Notes
- Rock & Roll party plates
- 1950’s posters
- Grease movie posters
- Hanging inflatable guitars
1950s Costumes
- Poodle skirt outfit
- Bowling shirt
- Cuffed jeans
- White t-shirt with rolled sleeves
- Scarves tie around the neck
- Sunglasses
- Rolled up jeans
- Pink ladies jacket
- Ponytail with a pink ribbon
- Hair in tight ringlets
- Black leather jacket
- Hair slicked back
- Button up blouses
- Saddle shoes
- Bobby socks
- Beehive hairstyle
Popular costumes:
- Marilyn Monroe
- Elvis Presley
- James Dean
- Roy Orbison
- Barbie & Ken
- Johnny Cash
- Characters from the movie “Grease”
50s Party Food and Drink
- Burgers or hotdogs and fries served in white checked baskets
- Have a Popcorn machine and make popcorn
- Onion rings
- Strawberry, Vanilla or Chocolate Ice cream sundaes
- Milkshakes
- Root beer floats
- Coke in old Coke bottles
- Lemonade
- Ice Tea
- Jelly Beans
50s Party Activities and Games
- Bubble gum blowing contest
- Hula hoop contest
- Pin The Cherry On The Sundae
- Limbo contest
- Have a Drag Race by blowing hot wheels across a table with a straw
- 50's trivia
- 50's Karaoke
- Air band or lip sync contest
- Dance contest by doing the :
- Splish-Splash
- The Hop
- The Twist
- Hand Jive
- Mashed Potato
- Happy Days, Westside Story, American Graffiti, I Love Lucy
50s Party Favors
- Put favours in old fashion lunch boxes or record shaped candy bags
- Rock & roll tattoos
- Rock & roll stickers
- Bazooka bubble gum
- Candy necklaces
- Liquorice
- Inflatable Instruments
- Slide whistles
- Old fashioned hard candy sticks
- Tootsie rolls
- Pencils with musical notes on them
- Bumper stickers
- Key chains
- Comb
- Paddle balls
- Jacks
- Pick-up sticks
- Finger traps
- Hamburger shaped yo-yos
- Ice cream cone bubble necklaces
- Mini slinky
- Atomic fireballs
- Fuzzy dice
- Silly putty
- Jump ropes
- Lip-gloss compact
Top 20 1950's Party Songs
- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
- Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
- Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
- Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard
- Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
- What'd I Say - Ray Charles
- Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
- Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
- Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
- That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
- Maybellene - Chuck Berry
- Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
- Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner
- Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
- Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
- Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers
- Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
- Earth Angel - Penguins
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
- Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard
Some of my other personal favourites:
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly, Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino, I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash, The Great Pretender - Platters, Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, Yakety Yak - Coasters, All Shook Up - Elvis Presley, Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash, Susie Q - Dale Hawkins, Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers, Shake, Rattle And Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets, Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers