How to Keep a Surprise Party Secret
Throwing a surprise party is a lot of work, but it is rewarding if you pull it off. There is nothing better than to completely surprise someone with a party including all of their friends and family. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Select a date that you can create an excuse to get the suprisee out of the house and back again at a very specific and predictable time.
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Make invitations--only when the surprisee is not home, of course!
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Compile a list of everything you need and ask several close friends to purchase and hold the items for you. Your surprisee will surely notice a sudden increase in paper plates and hamburger buns.
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Set an appointment at your house two or three days before the party with someone who will give you good reason to thoroughly clean the house and not seem suspicious. You could claim to be doing a home reappraisal or having a get together with friends.
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Act normal! Be confident that the suprisee has no idea. Do not worry if you think they may sniff a secret.
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Lie to the surprisee if you are directly approached. Come up with an excuse that would make having a party seem unreasonable. For example, say you have family coming from out of town, money troubles or lack of time.
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Recruit a handful of close and reliable friends to show up the day of the party about thirty minutes after the surprisee has left. They will help decorate and prepare food.
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Build on the surprise by having a special place nearby for everyone to park. You can then carpool them to your surprise location. So many great surprises are ruined by a large amount of cars in the driveway.
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Prepare everyone for the big moment. Try to make something the surprisee will open or turn on to be the switch for the group to yell surprise.
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Enjoy the moment of surprise forever by having a friend videotape their reaction.
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Tips & Warnings
Place only a cell phone number on the invitations as this prevents someone from calling your home and asking about the party thereby giving it away to the surprisee.
Be prepared for things to not go as planned on party day. Roll with the punches and remember to have fun.
Do not worry if the surprisee manages to finds out, they will still enjoy the party and the fact that you tried to surprise them.
Know your surprisee's ability to endure a surprise. A good scare may cause a heart attack!
Watch what you say. People often ruin their surprise by giving some details away during normal conversations.
Make sure your helpers do not come too early or too late the day of the party or they will give the surprise away.
