Australian Outback Theme Party Ideas and Supplies

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Australian Outback Party Ideas

These look REALLY great…but you'll need someone who has a very simple computer graphics program and the basic knowledge to use it. Download some nice photos from the Internet of Australia (you should be overwhelmed by the selection you find on the Internet) and load them into the graphics program. You can do this by 'right clicking' with your mouse on any picture you like, then selecting 'Save As' among the options. Save these to a disk or your hard drive. Across the top (or in any other place, depending on how creative you want to get with it…) put the words of the location (i.e. Sydney, the Bush, etc.) Then, in one of the corners put a large number…essentially, you are making a large stamp. Once you have the image the way you want it, print it out and decorate cut the edges all around in the fashion of a large stamp (fiskar scissors do a great job.) These look great just about anywhere. HINT: These can be done in assembly-line fashion and can be cranked out relatively fast once you get into the 'groove' of it.

Visit your local library and photocopy old maps (found in their reference section.) Black and white copies can then be taken to your local print shop/copy center to have blown up to any size you want (3' x 4' feet.) When they are blown up that large, they get very 'grainy,' which a great affect for rugged 'Outback' maps. These can then be either hung on the walls, or rolled up and placed around the party/event.

Name your location. Invite your guests to Sydney or Melbourne, etc. By naming it and referring to that name you'll create a definite place and time for your guests. It's amazing the credibility that is given when it is given a name.

Have some live characters roaming around, mingling with the guests. How about an outback guide walking around pitching his/her newest excursion deep in the bush? You get the idea…The characters do not need to be present for long periods of time. In fact, it is best if they are not. Let them come…and then go. Your guests will be incredibly impressed.

Make sure that every guest has a sticker-tag with the name of a fictitious stereotypical Australians on it (i.e. Jake the Alligator Trapper, Linda the Koala Trainer, Peter the Outback Bush Guide, etc.) Then, below that name, write a small fact about that fictitious character (i.e. Personally own five live alligators, Has never visited Sydney, etc.) Then, give every guest a pencil and piece of paper. Explain to your guests that they must write down the names of every 'character' present in the room while they are having conversations and meeting others (a great way to initiate mingling.) Be sure to tell them ahead of time how many guests there are so that they know when they've found them all. Throughout the evening, call out at different times ways to cross names off their list. You see, one of the characters in the room has just stolen a precious diamond from the Melbourne Museum (for example) - but which one? At some point you might give a clue "The character is scared to death of all reptiles" - then everyone would cross those names off their list. A half hour later, you might say "The character was born and raised in Sydney" - then they would know to cross off the name who had that detail (they may need to go searching again among the other guests to remind themselves who had that fact on their sticker…) Again, it's a casual game that can keep the party moving, without asking a lot from your guests.

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