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60s Woodstock Party

For some, the decade of the 1960s is represented by antiwar demonstrations and the culmination of the peace, civil rights, women's and black power movements. It is Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate and George C. Scott in Patton. It is Watergate and Nixon, as well as the Chicago Seven and Apollo 13. Everyone has at least one pair of hot pants and an item of tie-dyed clothing.

For some people, the music of this period is courtesy of Woodstock -- Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Santana, Joe Cocker, the Rolling Stones, and the Who.

I think the 60s are a great theme for a party!  Pull out your bell bottoms and get ready to rock!

60s Theme Invitations

For a fun and unique invitation idea, get your guests tie-dyed T-shirts. Roll up the T-shirts and tie them with a neon peace necklace. Hand-deliver them to your guests with a custom tie dye invitation from Party411.com.

Have your guests dress in their best Hippie gear.  Suggest bell bottoms, tie die and lots of peace symbol necklaces!  You should go all out with your costume.  How about the  "I Got You and Babe" Hippie costumes?  Perfect for a couple.  Take a look at our great selection of 60s theme costumes!

60s Theme Decorations

When your guests arrive, greet them with a peace sign and offer them a psychedelic hat or a Hippie headband.  I would have a basket of flowers ready to put in their hair too.  As they enter the party, have them walk through a daisy bead curtain!

Then take their pictures standing behind a VW bus photo op with a personalized camera and then let them keep the camera as a favor!  Or, send them the pictures after the party and thank them for attending!

Next to the table, have a lifesize caricature cutout of the host or the guest of honor to greet the guests.  There is now a teenage Hippie available which is perfect if this theme is being used for a birthday or a Bat Mitzvah.  Your guests will love it and the Bat Mitzvah celebrant will keep the cutout forever!  For a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, you'll also want a 60s theme sign in board for your party!

You can use 60s theme graphics like peace signs and big flowers to decorate the wall.  These are easy to make on the computer or cut out of construction paper!  For a larger event, hire a lighting company to project these images on the walls in a variety of colors. 

If you are having seating at your event, Creations For You™ has great Hippie theme seating cards.  You can attach these to a small favor like a pair of Neon Lennon glasses.

Woodstock Party Supplies

Start with an assortment of solid color tablecloths.  Red, yellow, blue, green - the more the better!  Then use Woodstock theme tie dye paper goods including plates, cups and napkins.  If you're looking to use linen, many linen companies have wonderful tie dye linens and napkins you can rent for your event. 

We love to use neon peace necklaces as napkin rings.  Your guests, especially the ones who forgot their costumes, will take them off and wear them for the rest of the night!

A peace mobile piñata or retro van piñata makes an inexpensive and fun centerpiece.  Tie dye bucket hats with balloons coming out of the top (you'll need to make a small hole in the top of the hat for the ribbon to go through) also make festive 60s centerpieces.  Or turn the bucket hat upside down and put in a vase full of daisies!

Use nostalgic 60s candy on the table like atomic fireballs, Bit-o-honey, Bottle caps and more.  You can find this great candy online or at many local party stores.  You can put a bag of candy at each place with a custom label thanking your guests for attending, or scatter it around the table like confetti.

Activities

MUSIC - A 60s party is a great dance party!  Your guests will love listening to The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Santana, Joe Cocker, the Rolling Stones, The Who and other great 60s music.  You can dance The Twist, The Pony, The Bird, The Mashed Potato, The Watusi, or The Monkey!

Visit our Music party games page for great 60s music games.

60s Theme Party Favors

There are great fun gifts that can be passed out to your guests as the dance the night away.  Have a DJ?  Give them a stash of these items to use throughout the night:

• Glow jewelry--pretend it's black light poster time; I was there I remember and it was grand. Glow jewelry will light up your night and take you back to the 60s. My special favorite...glow straws!
• Tambourines--all the hippies played them; they sat around with drums and tambourines and pretended they were far, far away. I wonder what they're thinking now?
• 60s party kit--peace sign sunglasses, necklaces, hair extensions, beads, etc.
• Inflatable Microphones--for anyone who wants to do their YMCA imitation.
• Hippie Headbands--oh yeah! Check these out. Great napkin ring that turns into a headband. You're friends will love you for it!
• Inflatable guitars--for anyone who wants to do their Jimi Hendrix imitation.
• John Lennon glasses-- neon blue, green, yellow lenses.

At the end of the night, your guests will go home thinking your party was groovy!