13th Birthday Party Ideas – Party Like a Celebrity!

13th birthday party ideas are all about becoming a teenager and leaving behind our childhood. No longer kids, teenagers want more grown up parties.

They want to party in style, Pink Heaven Occasions celebrity style!

The most popular 13th birthday party for girls are slumber party ideas along with a spa party ideas.

But there are many other party ideas you can try for that all important 13th birthday.

Superstitions Party – 13 has never been a lucky number so theme the party around superstitions. The number 13 can feature in 13th birthday party ideas along with black cats, walking under ladders and good luck charms. This party is even better if the birthday falls on the 13th of the month!
Camp Out Party – Like a sleepover, but outside! Camping out in the backyard is fun. Have a camp fire, toast marshmallows and sing songs.
Luau – For Summer birthdays a tropical paradise party is always fun.
Ice Skating – Invite a few close friends to whizz round the ice with the birthday girl. Some ice rinks will also host a party for you - A cool 13th birthday party idea!

Bowling – Always a favorite with teens most bowling alleys will also serve party food.
You could also visit a theme park, see a movie or go to a favorite restaurant or pizza place.

If you are still stuck on choosing a theme or want further step by step guides to planning everything within that theme then the Pink Heaven Party Angel recommends taking a look at Theme Party Secrets.

The Pink Heaven Party Angels favorite idea for a girls 13th birthday party is a Hollywood party so here’s the details for this star studded 13th birthday party idea complete with everything you need to make this party a glittering success whether you are in the USA or UK!

INVITATIONS

Hollywood 13th birthday party ideas start off with inviting each celebrity guest. You can buy these Hollywood party invitations or Clapboard Invitations (USA) or why not make your own.

There are many party invitation for 13th teen birthday party ideas that can be made from card, in the shapes of stars, movie tickets, clapboards or awards ceremony invites.

You could even make paper mache awards for an oscars party idea!

For real Hollywood glamor, if you don’t have many guests and have the money, hiring a limousine to collect each Pink Heaven Party Angel will make for a real star studded occasion.

“Congratulations (guests name)

You have made the A list for the most prestigious event:

(birthday girls name)’s 13th Birthday Celebrations

A limousine will collect you on (date and time) to bring you to the star studded event, which is being hosted at (address of party).

A red carpet and paparazzi will be waiting to take photos of every glamorously dressed guest!”

Make sure you don't forget to include one of these VIP party pass (USA) so your guests can access all areas of the party!

If you want to make some easy but professional looking invites then the Pink Heaven Party Angel recommends creating extraordinary free digital invitations in minutes at Smilebox.com! You can even add your own photos, video clips and music.

DECORATIONS

For Hollywood 13th birthday party ideas you can go as overboard as you like with the party decoration ideas as going overboard is what Tinsel Town is about!

Start with this Movie Party Pack (USA) or Hollywood Tablewear (UK) then add some of these special Hollywood decoration touches:

From the moment those all important guests step out of the limousine you need someone taking photographs of them (one of the parents or an older teenager). Try using a Celebrity photo prop or these Hollywood Paparazzi (USA) for some fun photos!
Keep them snapping as each guest walks down the red carpet (USA or UK), that you have laid using red (or even pink!) material but make sure that everyone stays behind these Red Rope Railings (USA).
Have a large banner over the front door with star shaped balloons at either end saying ‘(birthday girls)’s 13th Birthday Celebrations’ or this Parade Of Lights Personalized Banner (USA) and tape off the area with Celebrities only tape or use this Hollywood Balloon Arch (USA)!
You could also have another parent or teen at the front door with a clipboard checking off guests names to make sure they are on the A list before they walk into the Hollywood awards ceremony. Make this happen with this Heavenly Color Palm Tree (USA)!
Have a stage or platformed area with a pained backdrop of the Hollywood Hills complete with the Hollywood sign, using these Hollywood Letter Sets (USA), or even these Hollywood City Scapes (USA or UK) or Patterned Vinyl Hollywood Roll (USA).

You could also have street name signs pointing in different directions with these names of famous Hollywood Street Names (USA) on such as Rodeo Drive or Sunset Boulevard and some of this Hollywood Film Roll (UK) taped around the room with these Welcome To Hollywood Scene Setters (USA) or Movie Scene Setters (UK).
Also hang some of these Hollywood Hanging Swirl Decorations (USA) or Movie Ceiling Decorations (UK).
Use a Movie Camera and Directors Clapboard (USA) for centerpieces or large awards for oscar party ideas, along with this giant from the ceiling. 4' Movie Clapboard (USA) or giant Statuette (USA).
A star studded 13th birthday party idea for place settings is to make up some Hollywood "sidewalk" Stars (USA) or Life Size Cut Outs (UK), like in the Hollywood walk of fame, with each guests name on for authentic 13th teen birthday party ideas or use some Hollywood Place Cards (USA). Then sprinke the table with some Clapboard & Film Roll Confetti (USA) or Movie Confetti (UK).
A directors chair for the birthday girl with this Golden Hollywood Mylar Balloon (USA) or a Clap Board Balloon (UK) tied to the chair back.
Have someone to wheel around some of these Hollywood Camera Lights (USA).
Make sure that you have a dance area for the disco with a Glass Mirror Ball (USA) hung from the ceiling.
You can also use some pink shimmer 13th birthday (UK) themed decorations

PARTY COSTUMES

Becoming a teenager doesn’t mean you can’t dress up, it just means it becomes more fun! There are some glamorous Hollywood outfits that you can buy so that guests can dress as their favorite Hollywood stars or old favourites such as Marilyn Monroe.

Think White Boas (USA), sunglasses, show stopping dresses and sparkling jewelery for great extra touches to your 13th birthday party ideas.

THE BIRTHDAY CAKE

To keep the Hollywood 13th birthday party ideas centered around the birthday girl a fabulous birthday cake idea is to have a large star shaped cake with a photo of the birthday girl in the center.

Other Hollywood birthday cake ideas are:

A clapboard shaped cake
A Hollywood walk of fame star
A cake with a film reel and camera on top
A star shaped cake with sparklers for candles
The fabulous cake to the right is a Hollywood birthday cake for Elysia, who's other photos you can see on Flickr simply by clicking on the cake picture.

FOOD AND DRINK

For Hollywood 13th birthday party ideas serve the food on silver trays or these Hollywood Platters (USA) or Clapboard Trays (UK) and the drinks in Gold Plastic Champagne Flutes (UK). Here are some Hollywood teen party food ideas:

Hot dogs
Nachos
Pizza
Popcorn in these awesome Popcorn Boxes (USA) or personalised popcorn boxes (UK)
Chips and dips
Buffet
Pink Lemonade with light up ice cubes

ENTERTAINMENT

The main activity for a teenage party is usually a disco but here are some other themed Hollywood entertainment:

Charades – The classic game but only movies allowed.
Watch a Movie – A classic movie, a romantic comedy? Anything really to wind the party down to a close.
A Movie Camera Pinata (USA)
Guess the Star – Cut out some celebrity photos from a magazine and draw some disguises on them, like glasses or mustaches, then see who can identify the most celebs.
Celebrity Trivia – Using the latest issues of a Celebrity magazine write down some trivia questions about what is happening in different celebs lives at the moment and see if anyone can guess the answers.
One Liners – Write down some one liners from some teenage films and see if anyone can guess what film they are from. Keep the answers in some Golden Envelopes (UK)

FAVORS

Everyone will want to remember the star studded event of the year so in a silver bag or a personalized popcorn box (UK) put some of these Hollywood 13th birthday party favor ideas:

Clap Board (USA or UK)
Personalized chocolate (UK)

Movie or Clapboard Keytag (USA) or Magnetic Pin (USA)
Unimprinted Hollywood Cd Case (USA)
Clapboard noise maker (USA)
Star shaped frames with photos from the party or even a Hollywood Stars Glitter Frame (USA) or Hollywood Clapboard Photo Album (USA)
Sunglasses
Cell Phone Charm Lights Camera Action (USA)
Award Statuette (USA or UK)
Clapboard Totebag (USA)
Costume jewelery

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