Q&A for How to Throw a Surprise Party

You can always delegate a lot of the tasks to other people. This way, you aren't stuck doing and paying for everything yourself. Also, with a surprise party, you really don't need to do a ton of work. A lot of the joy will come from the surprise itself, so don't worry about blowing a huge budget on a surprise party.

You can always tell every guest individually that it's a surprise. The other thing you can do is put, "Shhh!" or, "Quiet! It's a surprise party!" on the front of the invite. That way, everyone knows it's a surprise party before they even open the invitation.

Get another teacher you trust to help you; have the other teacher keep the party recipient out of the classroom until the time of the party.

You make fake plans with them. For example, invite them over to watch a movie. That way you know they will be available for the party.

Ask as many people as you can for help. Assign everyone jobs (e.g. someone get balloons, another person get drinks, someone else get cake, etc.) to help you out so your party can be ready in time.

If you can, ask your other parent to get involved with the planning. They can help you pick out a theme/decorations/cake and even contribute some money. If not, ask your grandparents or some of your parent's friends to help you. Find out what your parent likes, what interests them, and what they think is fun. Use those things to come up with the main idea for your party.

That depends on what your father likes.If he is a sports fan, for exampe, you could make his favorite team or sport the theme. Invite his family, and maybe a couple of his friends, and assign everyone a job. There are also many decorations with 'Happy Birthday' and other birthday-themed ones if you want to go simple with your party.

You don't need to have a big budget to plan a party. You can hold it in your backyard or in your house. You could always make your own party decorations, but chances are you won't need them. If you're old enough to prepare food, go ahead and do so, but you can asks guests to bring food, too. Just tell your family the party is a secret, and you'd appreciate it if they didn't mention it to your dad. On the day of the party, play some of your father's favorite music, wait for the guests to trickle in, and just enjoy. Your father will appreciate the thought, even if it didn't cost very much.

If possible, have the party outside of your home. If you have to throw it at home, then make sure the guest of honor is out of the house until the party. Have another friend take her out for lunch or manicures and make sure she doesn't get home until all the guests have arrived.

Check the weather in advance before throwing an outdoor party to avoid rain if possible. If the worst does happen, usher everyone into a nearby building and try to salvage as much of the food and decorations as possible.

If you know the teacher personally, then choose a theme in keeping with his or her subject or personal interests. Otherwise, it depends on the occasion for the party.

If you're under that kind of time crunch, you should probably just plan a small get-together. Call a few good friends over who are close to the guest of honor, or make a reservation for the group at a restaurant.

Immediately find suitable shelter (not under a tree) for everybody at the party.

If in a tragic twist, the person passes on at their party, remain and call your country's emergency number, and explain what has happened and let them come, investigate the death, and remove the corpse. Contact the deceased's family and let them know what happened.

Yes, since you are investing time and effort/money into planning it.

It would be kind of weird to throw one for no reason. Generally, you throw a party for someone to celebrate something specific - like their birthday, a graduation, a promotion at work, etc.

It depends on who the party is for. If it is for a child, play games like pin the tail on the donkey or have a pinata. If it is for a young adult, find what they like to do. It is all up to the person's likes and dislikes.

If you know exactly what you need help with, ask a teacher, principal, counselor, or even your other friends to help you.

Make him/her a gift yourself, and make the decorations. If you have supplies on hand, you can make the food too. Otherwise, you could have the party be a pot luck where all the invitees prepare a dish and bring it. This should cut down on the cost significantly.

See if you can get a ride to a party supply store and buy some cheap supplies. You shouldn't need much more than some plates, silverware, napkins, and a few decorations. Go to the grocery store and get some snacks, soda, and a cake or some cupcakes. You could have the party at your house, or at a local park. Call up some other friends and let them know when/where the party will be. That's all you need to do!

It's up to you, but most parties are a couple of hours.

Have a sibling or one of their friends take them out for lunch or something and, when they return, they will have a surprise anniversary party.

Just go somewhere you like to go. It doesn't have to be something big or all-out.

Make a cat cake with eggs, flour, tuna, and cheese for your kitty. Make sure you look up a recipe, though. You can also buy the cat a new toy and wrap it in tissue paper so the cat can open it. Don't worry about the surprise part, your cat will have no idea what you're doing. For decor, you can add streamers to your cat tree or post, cats love it! Balloons would be fun to, just make sure that any popped ones are quickly picked up so your cat doesn't eat them. Also, when you surprise your cat, don't be too loud or you will scare him/her.

Have your dad, a sibling or a friend of hers take her out to lunch or shopping and make sure she doesn't return until everything is ready.

Sure! A holiday can be a great time for a surprise party as long as you know it's not going to interfere with any plans.

Pull that person aside, if you can, and ask if anything is wrong or if there's anything you can help with.

A party might not be a good idea if she's not well, but if you want to have one, keep it to just a few people. Maybe bring her breakfast in bed with some flowers and a "Get Well Soon" card. Do whatever you can around the house to make things easier for her so she doesn't have to worry while she's not feeling well.

Try to have at least 1-2 weeks to prepare. That should be enough time to gather all the needed supplies, send out invitations, etc.

Play music, have plenty of food, and organize a few party games. People will mostly entertain themselves and each other by socializing, but it's good to have a few activities planned.