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Blast from the Past - Roaring 20's Birthday Party Theme Ideas

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Have some fun creating the past with this theme. Great party ideas for the Roaring 20s! If you have anything you want to add to our theme ideas, please email me .

  • Have guests dress as flappers and gangsters.
  • Have Charleston contests with lots of jazz music.
  • Give out long strands of pearls to the girls and play guns to the boys.
  • Stage a raid by the coppers during the middle of the party.(moms and dads can help here)
  • Create a 'speak easy' with a dance floor, 'cocktail' bar and fog machine.
  • Popular dances of the 1920s included the Foxtrot, Turkey Trot, Jive, Lindy Hop and Black Bottom.

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