I’ve never felt completely comfortable throwing a birthday party for myself, especially since I’m creeping into my mid-thirties and the idea of throwing an adult birthday is becoming somewhat of a rarity. However, after just having had my first child, I thought why not throw one more big blowout for myself before my focus turns to my daughter and planning her birthdays for the next 14 or so years.
The idea came to me one night. What if I could throw an epic barre-themed birthday, a birthday barre-ty if you will. I immediately got to work on dreaming up what could possibly be included in such a party. Below, I’ve listed what I included. Take this list and expand on it, or come up with your own ideas. I’d love to know what you would consider including. Leave a comment below if you’re planning to throw your own bash.
The Space
What I first needed was a space. My local barre studio, Pop Physique rents out their space for private parties, so I contacted the owner to secure a date and time to host the occasion.
If you’ve got a favorite local barre studio in mind, contact them to see if they host private parties. Chances are that they do and that they would be more than happy to accommodate special requests like bringing in some champagne, serving a cake and hanging a few decorations.
Party Favors
Next you’ll need to think about what fun gift items you might want to hand out to your guests. For me, I included a pair of barre socks, barre stickers and handmade superfood snacks. Some additional ideas include: headbands, scrunchies, tank tops, cold-pressed juice and water bottles.
Treat your guests to some pampering
If you want to put your party over the top, think about bringing in a mobile spa. In order to get guests extra pumped for the class, I had Cabello by Carolina. set up a braid bar, so each guest could have their hair braided before or after class.
Serve some fun drinks after class
Once guests started to arrive and loot bags were distributed, it was time to start the class. After an hour-long class, there were glasses of champagne handed out and cake was served for guests to indulge in.
Have some fun activities for guests to do
If you have time try throwing in a fun game. For instance, who can hold the longest plank, who has the best pushup form etc. To incentivize guests think about giving away prizes to the winners of each challenge.
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