My oldest just turn 13 so we’ve been planning a special birthday party to say cheers to the teen years. We’ve also enjoyed a year of celebrating with other 13 year old girl friends and these young ladies have really clued me in to what’s hot and what’s not when you’re turning 13. Hannah Montana is so yesteryear and they are even over iCarly these days. It seems that by the time these young girls hit their teen years, their former teenage idols are already old news. I was actually heartened to see that their ideas were even a bit old fashioned and while all of these ladies had the option to do a boy and girl party, these young ladies all choose girls only. Here are the top 13 year-old birthday party venues for today’s 13 year-old girls.
Take us to the movies.
“We finally really qualify for PG-13,” one thirteen year old shared. A pizza and a movie date with girlfriends, with no little brothers please, is a crowd pleaser for these new teens. They wanted ice cream afterwards to talk about “Mirror, Mirror.” If you’re looking for a 13-year-old party venue that is not at your house, a girl’s movie night is rated high with these teen princesses.
A luau is still high on the list.
Yes, thirteen year olds are still willing to limbo and see just how low they can go. Half some fresh pineapples and fill them fruit skewered on toothpicks for the luau look. Serve drinks in colorful stemmed cups from the party store adorned with an exotic flower and a cute tag with their name and they’ve got a take home party favor too.
Polish off a party with mani-pedis.
These ladies love mani-pedi parties. Here’s where you have to call in the cool aunts and college age baby sitters to be the painters with the mostess. Moms, you’re just the buyers and suppliers at this party. These teens want the cool people to paint their fingernails and toenails and do fun designs. Invest in a caddy of colors, lotions and potions and have some flip-flops on hand as the take home party favor and you’re party is set.
Rock-n-Roll is here to stay.
My daughter actually chose to have a Rock-n-Roll themed pool party. What does she really know about good ole rock-n-roll? Doesn’t matter. She can pick the play list. Shutterfly.com has a fun photo invitation under “teen party invitations” that looks like an admission ticket to a concert with a purple, silver and black color scheme. I picked up 6 vinyl records at Goodwill for $ 3.00 and covered the inner label circles with photos of her from birth ’til now to hang as decorations. I covered a long cardboard with aluminum foil and we outlined a bad guitar in purple marker. Did you know you can now get silver and black sprinkles for cupcakes at the grocery store? We filled in the guitar outline with silver cupcakes with one black in the center for the hole in the guitar and did mini-cupcakes in black also for the neck. It was bad to the bone. The party favors? A basket of Cracker Jacks fit the bill. They are timeless as a fun snack to take home with a silly prize inside. Even the eye-rolling 13 year-old approved.
What thirteen year olds want most for their birthday is a say in, well everything, from the invitations to the take home goodie. Have fun creating invitations on line, choosing a cake or cup cake theme and take home birthday party goodies. It’s a new season for your teen and you as parents too, so enjoy it together whether you’re hitting the movies, the limbo, the salon or the juke box.
