Things You'll Need:
- Invitations
- Decorations
- Food/Drinks
- Activities for guests
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Step 1
INVITATIONS
Invite your guests to your South of the Border party with travel brocures from Mexico-write your details on the inside of the brochure.
Hand deliver small bags of tortilla chips with your party details written on the bag with a permanent marker -
Step 2
ATTIRE
Have your guests dress in a Mexican costume or wear what Mexican's traditionally wear for this holiday: white shirts and pants for men and white skirts and blouses embellished with colorful jewlery, shawls, and flowers in the hair for women. -
Step 3
DECORATIONS
Large colorful paper flowers, Crepe-paper streamers, Pinatas, Sombreros, Red, white, and green balloons, Mexican flags, Mexican,
travel posters, Candles and strings of lights -
Step 4
ACTIVITIES
Break the pinata (blindfold, broomstick)
Hire a mariachi band or play a mariachi cd
Dance the macarena and the Mexican Hat Dance
Take instant photos of guests wearing giant sombreros and give the photos as party favors -
Step 5
FOOD/DRINKS
Create a Mexican buffet with as many traditional Mexican dishes as you can.Or, if you can afford to, have your party catered by a Mexican restaraunt.
Make sure to have plenty of chips and salsa on hand!
Serve margaritas by the pitcher, along with Mexican beer!
For dessert, make flan or serve ice cream rolled inside a light flour tortilla and drizzled with carame and chocolate sauce.
