Invitation: Throw them a bone-shaped invitation.
Attire Wear the same outfit as your dog. Carry a pooper scooper and a leash.
Food Hot dogs, biscuits and gravy, "kibble" party mix served in doggie dishes.
Decorations Fire hydrants, bones.
Activities Set up a Polaroid photo booth to take portraits of guests and their dogs. Play dead, catch, and roll over.
Invitation Use yin and yang emblems, Chinese characters, and inspirational quotes.
Attire Men in white, women in black.
Food Balance hot spring rolls, shrimp dumplings, and edamame in bamboo steamers with cold Tiger or Tsingtao beer.
Decorations Consult a feng shui book for maximum energy flow. Use polished river stones, bonsai trees, or lucky bamboo as centerpieces.
Activities Buy white paper, ink, and brushes and show guests how to paint their Chinese characters.
Invitation Find a photograph of the Caribbean or the Jamaican flag.
Attire Elaborate party hats are popular in Jamaica, as are masquerade masks. Beach clothes, shoes optional.
Food Jamaican patties, jerk chicken, plantains, shrimp and coconut fritters, fresh tropical fruit. Drink sorrel (red hibiscus tea), dark and stormies (ginger beer and Gosling's rum), and Red Stripe beer.
Decorations Straw beach mats, conch shells, and tropical flowers. Glue seashells to your white Christmas lights.
Activities Turn up the heat, play reggae, and bang wooden spoons on old pots to ward off evil spirits.
Invitation Send typed White House memos.
Attire Dress up as presidential candidates past and present, congressional staffers, donkeys, and elephants.
Food Apple pie, mini hamburgers and hot dogs, stuck with American flag toothpicks.
Decorations Red, white, and blue streamers and balloons; stars and stripes plates and napkins. Create a tablecloth with pages of the
Activities Use election ballots to vote on best dressed; pin the tail on the donkey or elephant.
Invitation: Use diplomas.
Attire High school or college sweatshirts - bonus points for those who can still fit into their football and cheerleading uniforms.
Food Pizza, spicy wings, and burgers on cafeteria trays; drink cheap keg beer.
Decorations School pennants, trophies, yearbooks.
Activities Award "Most Likely To . . ." Ask everyone to bring in their school portraits and guess who's who; tabulate the scores on a report card.
