{"id":3390,"date":"2020-07-15T12:17:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T12:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/?p=3390"},"modified":"2023-10-11T13:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:25:16","slug":"retirement-party-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/retirement-party-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Throw the Best Retirement Party Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"h-perfect-retirement-party-themes\">Perfect Retirement Party Themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Retirement Luau \u2013 Say aloha to your newly-achieved leisure with a Hawaiian party! Get some tiki d\u00e9cor, Hawaiian shirts and music and tropical cocktails! Give each guest his\/her own Lei and say Aloha to your golden years.<\/li><li>Casino Night \u2013 Give all your friends a chance to blow away their 401K. Rent out a roulette table, a blackjack table, a couple of slot machines, have a full bar ready and some finger food. Enter retirement like a high roller. <\/li><li>Golf themed Retirement Party \u2013 nothing says \u201cretirement\u201d more than golf. You can go all out and throw this party at your local golf club, or you can do it at home with golf-themed decorations, golf shaped food and deserts, golf party games and a lot of John Daly cocktails.<\/li><li>Nautical Retirement Party \u2013 whether you plan on doing sport fishing, sailing or going on a cruise for your retirement, a nautical theme for your party is always a great idea. Decorate with life preservers, anchors, send out nautical-themed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/maker\/invitation-maker\/retirement\/\">retirement party invitations<\/a> and use the word Ahoy a lot. <\/li><li>Bucket List Party \u2013 Don\u2019t know what to do now that you\u2019re retired? Gather all your friends and throw a bucket list party \u2013 have everyone pitch in with ideas \u2013 have fun and figure out what to do with the rest of your life too!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-perfect-retirement-party-songs\">Perfect Retirement Party Songs:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UbxUSsFXYo4\">9 to 5 \u2013 Dolly Parton<\/a><\/li><li>My Way \u2013 Frank Sinatra<\/li><li>Workin\u2019 for a Living \u2013 Huey Lewis and the News<\/li><li>Born to be Wild \u2013 Steppenwolf<\/li><li>Margaritaville \u2013 Jimmy Buffet<\/li><li>Good Times Roll \u2013 The Cars<\/li><li>We\u2019ve Only Just Begun \u2013 The Carpenters<\/li><li>Celebration \u2013 Kool &amp; the Gang<\/li><li>Survivor \u2013 Destiny\u2019s Child<\/li><li>You Haven\u2019t Seen the Last of Me &#8211; Cher<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=3&amp;c=13&amp;s=56\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/Retirement-Party-Ideas.jpg\" alt=\"Retirement Party Ideas\" class=\"wp-image-3401\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-perfect-retirement-party-games\">Perfect Retirement Party Games:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-memory-bank\">Memory Bank<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As the guests arrive, ask them to write down a memory that they have of you. Have them fold the index card and place it in the designated container. Before the party ends have each guess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/maker\/card-maker\/\">pick a card<\/a> and take turns reading it off. You then try to guess who wrote the memory or you can use this as an opportunity to exchange memories.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-whistle-blower\">Whistle Blower<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a whistle a decent attention span. Assign a person to be the whistleblower. This person will announce something that every guest must do when the whistle is blown. For example, when the whistle is blown everyone must sit down or they must take a drink of something. The last person to do it becomes the whistleblower. This continues for as long as you like or until everyone has been the whistleblower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-switch-it-up\">Switch It Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Write the name of each guest on a card of its own. As your guests arrive you will hand them a card and they will have to assume the role of the person on the card. They have to keep it up until someone has guessed correctly at who they are supposed to be. When someone guesses correctly they get to return to their normal selves.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-pocket-bingo\">Pocket Bingo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have your guests separate into groups of three. Everyone will need to be ready to search their pockets, purses and wallets. When you begin the caller will say an item out loud. For example, a mirror, a license, a comb or a receipt will work. When something is named the groups of people will need to search for it and if they have it they have to bring it to the caller. The first to make it there wins that point. The team or person with the most points at the end wins the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-two-truths-one-lie\">Two Truths, One Lie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/icebreakerideas.com\/two-truths-and-a-lie\/\">fun party game<\/a>, players are three guests at the party are told to come up and tell a short story about the retiree.  Only two stories are true and the other one is false.  The other guests must try and decide who the liar is.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=3&amp;c=13&amp;s=56\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/Ideas-for-Retirement-Party.jpg\" alt=\"Ideas for Retirement Party\" class=\"wp-image-3400\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-send-perfect-retirement-party-invitations-with-smilebox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=3&amp;c=13&amp;s=56\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Perfect Retirement Party Invitations With Smilebox<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever plans you have for your retirement party, you should start with sending out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/maker\/invitation-maker\/\">online invitations<\/a> with Smilebox. Pick out the perfect design for your party, customize it to fit your own personal style, add photos, text and music &#8211; then share via email, text message or social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perfect Retirement Party Themes Retirement Luau \u2013 Say aloha to your newly-achieved leisure with a Hawaiian party! Get some tiki d\u00e9cor, Hawaiian shirts and music and tropical cocktails! Give each guest his\/her own Lei and say Aloha to your golden years. Casino Night \u2013 Give all your friends a chance to blow away their 401K. 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