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Sweet 16 Fiesta

Ole! There's nothing more fun than a fiesta to celebrate your Sweet 16! From neon sombreros to maracas and great dances like the Macarena--your friends and you are guaranteed a great time. You'll need a siesta when it's over!!

Invitations

Create your own invitations on stationary with a chili pepper border. Remember to give all of the important information, which should include dressing appropriately for this festive fiesta (including the decorative sombrero and colorful serapi you bought on your last trip to Mexico).

For a fun and colorful invitation, roll up the details of the party in a piece of colorful paper and tie it with a bandanna. Let your guests know that the bandanna must be worn in order to gain admittance into the party.

If you don't want to have to make your own invitations, click here for chili pepper invitations that are already made and awaiting your instructions.

Fabulous Sweet 16 and Fiesta Supplies

Take a look at these great items Party411 can customize specifically for your fiesta:

• Party411's Creations for You - Just add guests. We'll help you put together a great look for your party.
• Invitations - An invitation your guest is sure to remember!
• Personalized Candy Bar Wrapper - The ultimate party favor to remind your guests who throws the best fiesta in town.

What's a fiesta without all the trimming? Nothing, I tell you! Go all out for this theme and your amigos will have even a better time than they would have!!

Makes Parties:

• Fiesta Triple Twist - Red, white and green! Accent your event with this 42" 6 strand triple twist. Not only great as a necklace, but a terrific table decoration, too.
• Chili Pepper Bracelets - Red hot! Our red and green chili pepper bracelet will make a colorful napkin ring, too.
• Flashing Mexican Flag - Accent the fiesta with this 1" magnetic flashing Mexican flag. Wear in your hair, on clothes, or on your ear.
• Blinking Fiesta Beads - Fiesta beads! Light up your friends and your party with these blinking Chili Pepper beads.
• Fiesta Decorating Kit - South of the Border decorating kit that includes 4 14" and 1 19" Tissue Ball, 2 25" Tissue Fans, 12 20" Fiesta Cutouts, 1 8' Fiesta Banner and 4 12' Tissue Garlands.
• Fiesta Paper Goods - Napkins, plates, cups, guest towels and more in a fabulous Fiesta design that will make your table great and who you care about the little things!
• Chili Pepper Paper Goods - Just as great as the fiesta papergoods but a different design. Take a look and decide which you like better!
• Serape Paper Goods - Another great design.
• Fiesta Party CD -  All the great Fiesta Party Music is on one CD. The song list includes Un Dos Tres Maria, I Like It Like That, La Copa De La Vida, Hot Hot Hot, Conga, Oye, Samba de Janeiro, Cuba, Macarena, La Bamba, Latinos, Lambada and more.
• Sombreros (Style 1, Style 2, Style 3) - They come rimmed in assorted colors and even in neon! Put taco chips in the rim and put the sombrero center-table for a great centerpiece and serving dish!!
• Maracas  - You can't have a fiesta without maracas. That's just plain silly. Put two sets per table or give them to your DJ to distribute. Here's a wide selection!
• Tooteracas - A tinsel maraca and a horn make this item a favorite as well. A great idea for any party.
• Fiesta Lights - Boots and cactus lights that wrap around your deck, your bar, buffet or wherever you want some decorative attention.
• Glow - From straws that glow in the dark (now that makes for interesting backyard evening fiesta, no?) to necklaces, earrings (known to be worn as a nose ring by many a beer-toting male)--these are the perfect favors.

Shindigz

• Hanging Fiesta Man
• Inflatable Cactus and Chili pepper
• Cactus Confetti
• Fiesta Decorations
• Caliente Foil Banners
• Fiesta Metallic Balloon
• Fiesta Tableware
• Fiesta Lamppost and Entrance
• Red, Yellow and Green Balloons

Decorations

No Fiesta party would be complete without a chili pepper wreath hanging on the door, found at your local import store or world food market. You can make one yourself if you're feeling adventurous. If you want the fun to start at the front door, think about a fiesta lamppost and entrance. Hang strings of fiesta lights all over the place. Decorate each table with chili pepper paper products and tie the napkins with raffia dyed red or green. Hang red, yellow and green balloons to add to the festive atmosphere. For something really different hang an inflatable cactus or chili pepper. Colorful handmade blankets from Mexico make fabulous wall decorations, as do large sombreros donning ornate colors and sequins.

Centerpieces

Small vases in a variety of colors make wonderful centerpieces when they're filled with fiesta flowers.

Another fun idea is to line the center of each table with colorful tin candles. The tins come in a variety of different designs and are sure to add light and fun to the party.

Have you ever wanted to let loose and shake your maracas? Well now is your chance! Place a few sets of gourd maracas throughout each table (or as a centerpiece depending on the size of the table). Encourage your guests to shake the maracas every time they hear a certain song/word during the evening. This makes for fun entertainment as well as nice decoration.

Menu

For an authentic fiesta, try a Mexican buffet so that everyone can sample a little bit of everything. Some foods that you want to be sure to include are chicken fajitas, warm flour tortillas, chili con queso, tortilla soup, Mexican rice, black bean and corn salsa, three-milk cake, flan, and margaritas. Check out these great Mexican recipes.

Drink the margaritas through plastic sombrero straws.

Activities

Teach everyone to do the Macarena or the Mexican Hat Dance and have a contest to see who is the best dancer.

Hang a chili pepper piñata and let everyone have a turn trying to knock it to the ground. Don't forget the piñata fillers.

Limbo - Play some fun music while your friends stand in line waiting to bend backwards low enough to fit under the limbo stick (broom handle, yardstick, etc.). In order to win, the limbo master must not touch the stick or fall on the floor while limbo-ing under the stick (which is usually held by 2 people).

Party Favors

As each guest enters the party, take his/her picture with a giant sombrero on his/her head. This picture is a nice party favor at the end of the fiesta. Inexpensive frames to protect the pictures can be found at most discount stores and are easily decorated with paint pens for a festive look.

Give each guest his/her own neon sombrero to take home as a remembrance of your fabulous fiesta.

For more paper products and party favors, visit our party shop.

Have fun, from the Party Girl and the Party-ettes!

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