Rock and Roll Party Guide: Freebies & Fun

The party guide helps plan a themed Rock and Roll event with ideas, tips in the food departments, creative crafts, and clever conversation chats, menus, recipes, cookies, cakes and food labels. Free printable games, puzzles, place name cards and coloring pages.

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Rock and Roll Event Music

Rock and roll is the ultimate party music; so why not host the ultimate rock and roll party? Rock is the ultimate party music anyway, so why not host a rockin' party.

The playlist for a rock and roll party should be filled with music that is fun, rhythmic and totally rockin. The playlist is of key importance here, so choose songs carefully.

The ideal rock and roll party playlist could include songs such as:

Rock�n�Roll All Night by Kiss. It just would not be a rock party without this surefire crowd pleaser.
Rock�n�Roll Hoochie Coo by Rick Derringer
Rock and Roll Fantasy by Bad Company
Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix
I Wanna Hold Your Hand by The Beatles. Remember the Fab Four with this danceable tune.
Light My Fire by The Doors. This classic will light a fire under guests' feet.
Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin. Remember the first lady of rock with this timeless tune.
Let�s Get Rocked by Def Leppard
I Love Rock�n�Roll by Joan Jett
Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones
Rock and Roll Heart by Eric Clapton
Naturally, no rock and roll party would be complete without some truly rockin� party supplies. These could include posters and wall art depicting rock and roll legends like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Plastic and paper mache guitars and microphones could hang from the ceiling, overlooking an inflatable juke box and a very real karaoke machine. Take home party supplies could include quaint little guitar (tooth)picks, various CD singles from various artists, and cookies in the shape of musical notes. Game idea: take a clear container, then fill with candy, toys or other objects and have the guests guess the number of items inside. Photos provide such lasting memories; take time to designate someone as the photographer at a social occasion. Gather up some leftover brown packing boxes, wrap them in a matching theme color design and place them throughout the event space for instant decorations.

Homemade Rock and Roll Party Supplies

Homemade party supplies for a Rock and Roll party such as record party streamers, poodle skirts and costume jewelry are perfect handmade party supplies for this event. Guests will feel like true rockers just by wearing them. A Rock and Roll party centers on music and therefore, handmade musical items are perfect for this party. From party streamers designed like records to rock and roll banners, this rock and roll party will rock with the right homemade party supplies. Guests are sure to appreciate this creative and personal touch.

Handmade party supplies and party goods such as party music, tambourines and fashion jewelry will also be very popular at a rock and roll party. They do indeed seem custom made for this category of fest. Handmade party supplies such as various rock and roll dance costumes, party hats and hairpieces will add a great deal of variety to this party and receive a great review. Rock and Roll party supplies such as record players, records, cassettes and CDs all have a place at this party, but homemade party supplies such as glow sticks, balloons and party streamers are a definite plus for a Rock and Roll party.

As with most parties, dressing for this Rock and Roll party may include handmade party supplies such as poodle skirts, dresses, roller skates and hats. These handmade party supplies, along with handmade party goods such as Rock and Roll flags and a variety of homemade rock and roll musical items will make your party a hit. Guests are sure to remember this rockin' roustabout for a long time.

Cakes for Rock and Roll

Rock the house with the ultimate rock and roll party cake! This rockin' treat is sure to take the proverbial cake!

A rock and roll party cake should be as lively and original as the musical art form that inspires it. Just keep in mind, though, that a creative cake does not have to be difficult to make. And, believe it or not, it also can be fun!

A sample rock and roll party cake could resemble a traditional vinyl record; the guests won�t have to know that the host simply baked a chocolate cake and soothed grooves into its icing, perhaps placing a fake candied record label at its center. Guests are sure to marvel at this creativity. Or she could just bake a standard round or sheet cake and top it with some rockin� party supplies, such as mininature plastic musical instruments as well as musical notes. Guests are sure to recognize these rockin' symbols.

For a more substantial culinary challenge, the host could create an oversized rock and roll party cake that resembles a guitar or musical note. This type of theme cake could be prepared most easily with the help of a shaped cake mold; if this is not available, the host could make parts of the cake in smaller, standard molds, joining them together in the shape of a guitar or musical note and decorating them accordingly. The work will be worth it when you see the results.

Any host can rock out with a rock and roll party cake that will have guests singing her praises! You will eat up the praise as they eat up the cake.

Rock and Roll Parties

Throwing a Rock and Roll Party can get pretty complicated at times, with several decades of rock and many different styles to choose from. Since there are indeed so many different types of rock the first thing you need to do is find out just what types your guests like. Maybe some of your friends might be into the older stuff like Elvis, or the Beach Boys. Or maybe with the popularity of High School Musical, they're into that type of vibe. This would definitely clash with some of the newer genres of rock where the main goal is how loud it is. In fact if you do have some fans of the more incomprehensible bands you could have a misheard lyrics competition, to write down what they think the lyrics are. The results are usually hilarious.

Obviously, if you are going for a rock and roll party you need to play rock music in the background. You could pick different songs from guest suggestions and play them randomly. The guests could even provide the CD�s to play from. If things become slow, you could have a rock trivia contest and the winner gets to chose the music until someone takes them down in the next contest.You could also have a contest with guests portraying Miley Cyrus in High School Musical. As for the decorations, rock posters, concert wall scrolls, music notes, guitar props or pictures, are all great ideas to decorate with. Maybe you could even throw in some flashing lights, streamers and confetti. Really though since this is a rock and roll party almost any party decorations would do the trick.

Parties can get quite messy especially those that are inherently oriented toward music or dance. Your guests will have a tendency to take their plates with them as they move around. So make sure to purchase plenty of napkins, paper plates, cups, plastic utensils and the like. Also if you happen to get everyone to sit at one table by some miracle, you may want to invest in some disposable placemats and table covers.

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Rock and Roll History, Facts and Educational Resources

Add an educational twist to any birthday party, holiday celebration, or theme party. Share the history of the Rock and Roll theme to the guests. Play some free printable educational party games. Shhh don't tell the kids that they are learning!

Rock and Roll History & Facts

The Rock and Roll party celebrates the most fun, festive type of music on the airwaves. There is nothing more fun and funky than good ol' rock music. And like the genre it celebrates, the nature and character of this party has changed throughout the years. This ain't your grandma's rock party, in other words.

The 1950s marked the dawn of rock and roll, and with this exciting new musical genre came the Rock and Roll Party. Clean cut kids in poodle skirts (for the girls) and slick haircuts and ties (for the boys) met at school dances and dance halls for American Bandstand-style parties, at which they danced to songs like �Rock Around the Clock,� enjoyed treats like punch and cookies, and socialized. Everything was squeaky clean in those pristine days.

During the �60s and �70s, rock took on a harder, more socially relevant edge. People let their hair down and dressed in sunglasses and psychedelic colors for rock and roll parties, dancing to The Beatles and The Doors and talking serious issues, like war, civil and equal rights, and the environment. Even the most frivolous festivities had a serious undertone.

The 1980s were a colorful decade, and rock parties followed suit by erupting in vibrant colors; hues like red, bright blue and gold that expressed themselves in fashions, decorations and even refreshments. This was the decade of color and celebration to be sure. Guests did dances like the Thriller and the Robot, rocking out to music acts like Duran Duran, Culture Club, Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson.

The �90s were a darker time, a time when rock and roll parties took on a moodier, almost somber tone. Kids met in low-lit coffeehouses for rock parties that also involved poetry readings and deep political discussions. They evoked the spirit of the '60s in a sense. When they danced, they moved to songs from Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

Today�s rock and roll parties represent a mishmash of styles; one minute guests could be jamming to Cold Play or Maroon 5, the next they could be bopping to Katy Perry or Miley Cyrus.

Regardless of the choice of music or decorations at a modern rock party, it�s guaranteed that everyone will have a rockin� good time. Plan a Rock and Roll Party today! Decorations help transform a room into something more for that special day so look forward to learning some exciting and creative ideas. If you specify the type of clothing for a social event like summer causal, give a few examples of what is acceptable and more importantly what isn't. Decorations help transform a room into something more for that special day so look forward to learning some exciting and creative ideas. The history of Rock and Roll has different interpretations by each person, so use your own judgement. Share these facts with friends at a celebration.

Educational Rock and Roll Resources

The Party Supplies Hut has more free elementary educational teacher resources for Rock and Roll to use in the classroom for active learning to create lesson plans with trivia questions, games and fun activities.

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