My Daughter's "Geek is Chic" 14th Birthday Party

 

I sometimes bring you party ideas here on Joyously Domestic ... in the midst of all of the recipes and food ideas.  I wanted to share with you the party I just hosted for my daughter's fourteenth birthday.  The theme was inspired by her purchase of "nerd" glasses awhile back.  She loves them.  She is, also, one very smart girl and thrives at school.  She blows me out of the water when it comes to most school subjects.  She takes advanced classes and has pretty much always been a straight-A student.  She wanted to play off of that by having a "Geek is Chic" party.

Lego Party

We just had my son's tenth birthday party recently and it was a big success! Of course, it was a Lego theme! We've had specific Lego themes in the past for his birthday, such as Star Wars. But, this year we did a general Lego theme with primary colors and incorporation of many types of Legos ... Ninjago, Star Wars, City and others. I did a lot of work creating printed projects for this one ... more than I've ever done for other parties. It's pretty amazing what one can do with a basic photo software program and a printer these days. And, due to the fact that there really is limited Lego-themed party stuff out there to purchase, this was a great route to take that allowed my creativity to be put to work ... all while doing it pretty inexpensively.

Around the World Party

In our family, all seven of our birthdays fall between March and June. So, we are pretty busy with parties during those few months. I love parties and throw one any chance I have and for any reason.  Party planning is super fun for me and allows my creative side to come out and play!  We just finished up with my son's Lego-themed party for his birthday. My daughter just turned five in June and we had a LaLaLoopsy party.