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BLACK & WHITE PARTY INVITES #1 - Select high-quality, white card stock
and write out in calligraphy or type up party details in a fancy font using black ink. Tie a black satin bow around invite
to add extra touch of color and elegance. Be sure to advise guests that they must wear black, white, or black and white attire and let them know if your party is formal or casual. Mail invitations.

BLACK & WHITE PARTY INVITES #2 - Select high-quality black scrapbook paper and either write out in calligraphy or type up party details in white or silver ink. Laminate and mail invitations.

BLACK & WHITE POSTCARD - Select some black and white postcards that have interesting party-related pictures. Put party details on back and mail them.

MASK INVITATIONS - Cut 8 1/2" X 11" shiny black card stock into 4 pieces. Type or handwrite party details in calligraphy on textured white card stock. Cut finished piece with decorative scissors to 3" x 4 1/2". Glue to black card stock. up details on high-quality white paper. Laminate. Hole-punch, run black and white ribbons through hole and tie to black mask. Hand-deliver invitations.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY COSTUMES

A black and white party isn't complete unless you ask your guests to wear black, white, or black and white with accents of silver, along with wearing black sunglasses. Specify if your event is formal or casual. Have a few extra pieces of black and white clothing on hand, in case guests fail to comply with party attire colors. If you let people into the party who have on other colors, your theme will be ruined, but of course, it is your call. If you don't require guests to bring black sunglasses, provide them for photo-op.

If you're looking for some Black And White Clothing, Shoes Or Accessories that are fun, unusual, and a true fashion statement, here are some great options to consider. If you didn't find quite what you're looking for, here are some additional fun Black And White Party Clothing to check out.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY DECORATIONS

A black and white party requires that all of the decorations be black, white, or black and white. You can use accents of silver to jazz things up.

• Place white flowers in black vases, or painted black flowers in a white vases.

• Roll out a black and white carpet on the sidewalk that approaches the door.

• Use black tablecloths with white fabric or lace overlays and black dishes, or white tablecloths with black fabric or lace overlays and white dishes.

• To create a more casual atmosphere you can use black and white checkered tablecloths.

• Hang nets of white lights on walls covered with sheer white or black fabric.

• Here's some great Lighted Round White Lanterns that would be perfect for adding fun ceiling light options.

• Place lighted candles and floating candles in party colors throughout party room.

• If you're wanting some special City Street Lights, here's some great black and white options that will illuminate yor walkway, backyard, or party room in a special way.

• Decorate party room with balloons and curling ribbons in black, white, and silver.

• Cover chairs in white fabric and tie large, black fabric bows to the backs or cover chairs in black fabric and tie large, white fabric bows to the backs.

• Instantly jazz up your walls with Black and White Gossamer or you could opt for some silver or black and silver Cracked Ice. They will create a magical transformation of your party room atmosphere.

• If you have a fireplace and weather permits, be sure to keep the fire burning for atmosphere.

• Create black top hat centerpieces by filling hat with black and white shred, balloons, and streamers.

• Place black, white, and silver confetti on table tops.

• Place mirrors on tabletops with black and white candles and confetti.

• Decorate room with hanging black, white, and silver stars.

• Cover furniture and walls with a mixture of black and white fabrics.

• Use silver accents for candleholders, serving dishes, and serving utensils.

• Create an area for black and white photos to be taken of each guest as they arrive.

• Decorate room with empty boxes wrapped in black and white newspaper, black and white sheet music, or black and white papers and tied with black and white ribbons.

• Leave disposable camera with black and white film around party room for guests to take pictures.

• Create and hang a black and white collage of the birthday honoree.

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BLACK AND WHITE PARTY GAMES & ACTIVITIES

PRINTABLE GAMES - Here's a great site for some fun Print & Play Birthday Party Games that would be a perfect party game add-on!

TRUMAN CAPOTE'S BLACK & WHITE BALL TRIVIA - A black and white party wouldn't be complete without a game honoring the first black and white event. Give your guests paper and pens. Then call out the following trivia questions about Truman Capote and his Black and White Ball, one at a time, and have your guests write down their answers. The person who answers the most correct, wins!

Black and White Party Questions

1. What was the date of Truman Capote's black and white ball?

2. How many people attended the ball?

3. In what city and state was the black and white ball held?

4. Where was the ball held?

5. How much did the ball cost Mr. Capote?

6. Why did Mr. Capote have the black and white ball? There are two reasons.

7. Aside from being told to wear black and white, what were the guests told to wear?

8. What were the women told to carry?

9. What were the headlines the press used to describe the ball?

10. What was wrong with Capote's invitations?

11. What did Capote serve at his fancy Black and White Ball?

12. How much did Capote pay for his plain black mask and where did he buy it?

Black and White Party Answers

1. November 28, 1966

2. 540

3. New York City, New York

4. Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel

5. $16,000

6. To promote his new book, "In Cold Blood" and to honor Katherine Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post.

7. Masks

8. Fans

9. The Party of the Century, The Last Gasp, the Last Great American Party

10. The engraved invitations from Tiffany's had typos so Capote crossed out the wrong address in pen and scribbled in the right one.

11. His favorite chicken hash and spaghetti and meatballs.

12. $.39 at FAO Schwarz.

NAME THAT TUNE - Divide your guests into teams and everyone plays at once. Play the first 5 to 10 seconds of a song and whoever calls out the name of the song first receives 1 point for their team. If they also know the artist, they receive 1 additional point. If they are wrong, they lose 1 point for their team and they can't guess again on that song. If no one can figure out the song from the first 5 to 10 seconds of play, then allow the song to continue playing until some guesses correctly. The team with the most points wins!

I NEVER DID THAT! - Give everyone 10 to 15 pennies. Each person in the group tells everyone something they have never done. If the other guests have done whatever that person says, they give them a penny. The person with the most pennies at the end of the game wins. You can go around once and call it quits or go around twice. Examples of statements:

1. I have never been in jail.
2. I have never been in an auto accident.
3. I have never broken a bone.
4. I have never changed a flat tire.
5. I have never been on a roller coaster.

NEWLYWED GAME - This game will test the knowledge of how much your guests know about their significant other or spouse. The object of the game is to score points by matching answers that your partner has answered. Play 2 rounds. The first round, the guys answer the questions first. The second round, the ladies answer the questions first. The couple with the most points wins. Examples of questions:

1. If your spouse could change jobs, what would be his/her dream job?

2. What is your spouse's favorite comfort food?

3. What is your spouse's most irritating habit?

4. What is the color of your spouse's toothbrush?

5. What is the name of the last book your spouse read?

6. What is your spouse's favorite color?

7. Where did you go on your first date?

8. Who is the better cook?

9. Who drives the worst?

10. Who hogs the bed covers?

11. What would your spouse say his/her greatest strength is?

12. How old was your spouse when he/she had his/her first kiss?

13. If your spouse could go anywhere in the world for vacation, where would your spouse pick?

14. What is your spouse's least favorite chore?

15. What is the color of the first car you two owned together?

16. What is the first movie you saw together?

DON'T SAY YES - Make black, white, and silver ribbon necklaces. As everyone arrives, give them one. Instruct your guests that they may not say "yes", "un-huh", "yeah", "yup", "si", or anything else that means "yes". If another guest hears someone say any of the above affirmatives, they can take their ribbon necklace from them. The person with the most ribbons at the end of the evening, or whatever time you set for this event to conclude, wins!


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY FOOD IDEAS

To carry the black and white party theme, try to serve food and drink that are only black and/or white. This is probably the most challenging part of the party. Try to use only black and white foods.

FINGER SANDWICHES - Make crustless sandwiches on marble, white, and rye breads and cut into fourths.

BLACK AND WHITE PARTY BEANS - Serve black and/or white beans with shredded Monterey Jack cheese.

PASTA DISHES WITH WHITE SAUCE - Fettuccine Alfredo or pasta in white clam sauce.

PIZZA - Pizza with white cheese and black olives.

CHICKEN BREAST - Chicken breast strips with black bean dipping sauce.

HALIBUT - Grilled halibut with a few black char markings from the BBQ.

BLACK BEAN SOUP - Serve black bean soup with a dollop of sour cream.

SIDE DISHES - White potatoes or white rice.

FRUIT KABOBS - Blackberries and white grapes.

MUNCHIES - Bowls of black olives; cubes of white cheese with toothpicks; popcorn and chocolate covered popcorn; black and white Jelly Bellies or jellybeans.

CHEESECAKE - White cheesecake with drizzled chocolate sauce. For a combination of black and white, add dark chocolate chips.

BLACK & WHITE PARTY DESSERT

Ingredients
1 pkg. brownie mix
2 3.9-oz. pkgs. instant chocolate pudding mix
1 16-oz. pkg. frozen whipped topping, thawed
3 pieces of English Toffee (approx. 3-4 ounces)

Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. Cool.

Mix pudding according to package directions.

In a glass truffle bowl, layer in following order: 1/2 of brownies, crumbled; 1/2 of pudding; 1 piece of toffee, crushed; 1/2 of whipped topping.

Repeat layers. Refrigerate. Best if made day before. Top with crumbled toffee bar before serving.

CHOCOLATE FONDUE - Melt chocolate and have angel food cake cubes for dipping.

CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES - Dip half the strawberry in dark chocolate and the other half in white chocolate. Be sure to cover up all the red.

DRINKS - Serve black coffee, Pepsi, or Coke.

Photo courtesy of: Denise Soong

BLACK & WHITE PARTY BIRTHDAY CAKE #1 - Make a 2-tiered white or chocolate cake, one smaller than the other. Frost with white frosting. Decorate sides with black butter cream polka dots. Make a black marzipan bow around bottom of each of the layers or tie black ribbon around the layers.

BLACK & WHITE PARTY BIRTHDAY CAKE #2 - Make or buy a sheet cake and frost it white. Top with an edible black and white sugar image.

BLACK & WHITE ICE CREAM CAKE - Buy a black and white ice cream cake and add a happy birthday greeting.

For some more fun Black and white cake ideas, check out our visitor-submitted BLACK AND WHITE CAKE IDEAS photos and how-to tips.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY FAVORS

Favors aren't necessary for an adult birthday party, but if you wish to give your guests a small parting gift, you might consider a champagne glass filled with Hershey kisses wrapped in silver foil. Decorate stem with black and white ribbons to carry the black and white party theme.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR PARTY SUPPLIES

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