Organizing a retro party

If you are bored with modern everyday life and the usual gathering at the table on holidays, you can organize a party in a retro style. The beauty of such a party is that any time that evokes the most positive emotions and nostalgia can be attributed to the concept of "retro". Everything that happened over ten years ago is already retro. So we take the time and look for interesting ideas.

A retro party should carry the characteristics of the time. If this is an evening of relaxation for the elderly, then, most likely, they will be very pleased to return to the times of the USSR. You can decorate the premises using Soviet symbols, which for everyone was an image filled with a special meaning. Therefore, red flags, the image of the coats of arms will come in handy, as well as simple textiles on the table.

All kinds of posters and banners that were very popular at that time would be appropriate. The inscriptions on them can be very different from "Welcome!" and "Keep it up!" until congratulations if it's a birthday. Colored flags and balloons will also not interfere - these are also attributes of many Soviet holidays. For a more detailed immersion in the atmosphere, you can get hold of portraits of Lenin and Stalin - important symbols of a bygone era.

Elderly people recall with pleasure the times of their youth, so at the party they will be nostalgic, sing and dance. You definitely need a radio tape recorder instead of modern equipment. This will definitely send people back in time when such musical equipment was present in every home.Provided that the theme of the party is even more distant times (for example, the 20-30s of the last century), a gramophone will become a chic find.

For fans of the 80s, an interesting option would be a cassette or reel tape recorder. Many people have warm and at the same time funny memories associated with these objects.

Telling future party participants about the upcoming holiday, you need to clarify what times they have to dive into. Invitations will best reflect the essence of the event, and it will be immediately clear which outfit to choose and what to prepare for.

The design of the invitation depends on the time selected for the recreation. If it's the eighties, the invitations may include records, cassettes, bright colors are welcome. If you decide to hold a stylish party, you can use multi-colored ties, hats, glasses as decoration. If you want to emphasize patriotic motives, you can make an invitation in the form of a Komsomol or party card. Each of these options is noteworthy. It all depends on personal preference.

There will definitely not be any particular difficulties with choosing an outfit. If, for example, there was a desire to organize a "pioneer bonfire", you will need to dress very modestly - white blouses, black skirts (trousers, and if possible, shorts), an obligatory accessory - pioneer ties and garrison caps with asterisks. These things can be found in specialty clothing stores.

The age of the participants in the holiday should be taken into account. If they are 60 years old and want to shake off the old days, it is quite possible to pick up bright stylish suits. There is a chance to find something interesting in their old bins. If the participants of the holiday are under 90 years old, then the main thing here is convenience and comfort. The party should not be tiring, because it is designed to bring positive emotions.

The fair sex can choose what they like - and it doesn't matter how old the woman is - 45, 55, or it is 20-year-old youth who decided to immerse themselves in the days of their mothers or grandmothers. For example, the outfit of the Soviet era was not distinguished by pretentiousness and extravagance. Therefore, skirts and blouses, suits, fitted and flared dresses with floral prints will do. The hairstyle was often voluminous, it can be large or small curls. Perms and hair curlers were very popular.

For males, suits and just trousers with plain shirts are suitable. If the party is not too formal, both printed shirts and jeans will be appropriate. If it's a hot summer, light trousers and a short sleeve shirt are ideal. Jeans with a T-shirt can just as well replace them. But exactly what not to wear to any party is a tracksuit.

When decorating a festive table, you should pay attention to textiles. A tablecloth and napkins must be present on the table. Bouquets in vases will also be useful. Crystal vases for salads and champagne glasses were important attributes of the festive table in the 70-80s. Plates were most often used white or with a pattern around the edges.

Traditional treats on most holidays were the well-known salads "Winter" (or "Olivier"), "Herring under a fur coat", "Mimosa". Aspic or aspic with chicken and vegetables was often an obligatory dish. Hot dishes are the simplest, among them stewed potatoes with meat, fried chicken, hodgepodge, mashed potatoes with a cutlet, chops.

As a cut, you can use smoked sausage, boiled pork, bacon. The presence of pickles and tomatoes on the table is a must. In the summertime, a fresh vegetable salad will also come in handy.

As alcoholic drinks, you can choose any that will please the guests. But in order to observe the trends of that time, it would be good to put “Soviet Champagne” on the table. Lemonade in glass bottles and juice poured into decanters should also be present on the table. Milkshake made from ice cream and juice was very popular as a dessert.

Most often, people of mature and old age prefer to communicate at the table, remember different occasions, share their joys, and sometimes problems. Though memories make up a large part of the party, you shouldn't dive into them all evening. You need to devote time to dancing and other mobile entertainment. Competitions can be both fun and intelligent.

Consider what entertainment is appropriate.

• "Guess the melody". A simple yet fun competition. If your home has a piano, synthesizer, or guitar, you can play a melody. Three players compete, guessing the song. If there are no musical instruments, you can include an intro that guests will use to guess the song.
• "Field of Dreams". A very simple game, but loved by older generations. You just need to prepare words, an impromptu drum and prizes. You can have fun.
• Broken Phone. Also an interesting and funny game. The first player thinks of a word and informs his neighbor about the characteristics of the object in his ear, but does not name a word. He decides for himself what it can be, and transfers the name to the next participant, who, in turn, transfers the characteristics of the item to the next player, and so on. At the end, the last player says the word that ended up being the result. Usually, comparison with the originally conceived version causes a lot of laughter.
• "Guess the Movie". Many people love and appreciate the old Soviet films, which are rich in catch phrases. The goal of the competition is to guess the movie or even the hero who said it by the phrase.
• If there is a desire to move, it is possible, divided into teams, to show different objects and definitions without words, only with facial expressions and gestures. Which team guessed the most words, that one won.
• A fun game with chairs. It is well received by both children and adults. In the middle, the number of chairs is placed, one less than the number of participants. Music is playing and everyone is dancing. When the music stops, everyone should take their places. Those who do not have time are eliminated. And this continues until one chair remains.

Disco is one of the important events of the party. Musical accompaniment is chosen depending on the theme of the party and its participants.

People of the older generation will like the songs performed by Alla Pugacheva, Valery Leontyev, Yuri Antonov, Sofia Rotaru. And perhaps there will be those who wish to hear the songs of Muslim Magomayev and Lev Leshchenko. It is very important here to take into account the tastes of all those present.

If you are planning a party in the style of the 80s, you cannot do without such groups and performers as "Modern Talking", "Bad Boys Blue", "Blue System", "Joy", Sandra, C.C. Katch. Returning to the nineties, we must include in our musical repertoire “Hands up”, “Kar-Men”, “Technology”, “Demo”.

The holiday for adults will turn out to be wonderful and everything will pass without a hitch, if you think over the script, and it will depend on the name of the holiday, its theme and the age of the guests.

An approximate scenario might look like this:

• meeting with guests;
• birthday greeting (if it is a birthday);
• gala dinner (main part);
• disco;
• calm intellectual contests and quizzes;
• continuation of the feast;
• outdoor games and contests;
• disco;
• tea drinking;
• seeing off guests.

Based on the above games, contests and entertainment, you can create any scenario, the main thing is to alternate the feast with games and dances. Plus, you can add items, depending on the idea of ​​the holiday. If this is "Hipsters", then it is worth making a competition for the best costume (you can inform about this in advance in the invitation). If the party has a musical orientation, a competition for the best performance of your favorite song would be appropriate.

Below is one of the successful retro party scenarios.