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Create a FABULOUS FIESTA!

Here's a Mexican Theme party idea that was a great hit with all our guests. We were celebrating "Cinco De Mayo" but this party could be done anytime of the year. This party was all adults but had all the fixings of a kids party..party favors for each family and a couple of rounds of "Bandito Bingo".


As all of our kids got older, our group of friends was not constantly connecting through the kids and their schedules. So I have tried to make a point to get us all together a couple of times a year. As April rolled around I started looking for a fun theme party idea for our next gathering. Cinco de Mayo was the beginning of May so I started planning a Mexican theme party. Given the advance notice it turned out to be good for everyone, so I went to work.

Party Favors

An absolute necessity, even for adults. They add some fun and laughter to the gathering. So I decided on the "goody bag" contents. Party City was my first stop. I found adorable red "Mardi Gras" type beads with cute chili peppers ornaments. I was also planning a game and needed prizes. They had a great assortment. I ended up with a sombrero, a flashing light-up "Fiesta lei" that was adorned with a huge chili pepper. There was even more, a set a marachis and decorated margarita glasses! I decided to make everyone "Cinco de Mayo" personalized t-shirts. I also made everyone "Bottle Cap" Magnets for their fridge as a reminder of our Fiesta.

Here are the party favors and decorations!

Here's the logo I put together for the personalized t-shirts. You can design your own logo utilizing all the free clip art on the web. There are numerous sites. Using this Mexican theme party idea, the possibilites are numerous! Then you make the shirts yourself or go to Cafepress.com and submit your logo and they will make the shirts for you!

Not a great picture.. but here's how it looked on the actual t-shirt.
Here are instructions on how to make your own t-shirts

Party Food

With your Mexican theme party idea being FIESTA, the food is the easiest to plan. Everyone offered to bring a dish so we had a feast of Mexican food. There were tacos, fajitas, chalupas, dip and chips, Mexican rice, guacamole, and of course a menagerie of delicious desserts. We did Margaritas, Coronas (don't forget the limes) and soft drinks for beverages. It could not have been easier!

Party Entertainment

A Mexican good theme party idea of course should include some type of entertainment. There were 16 of us and this is a fun and boisterous crowd. We have all known each other for over 20 years..so a game was a must. I decided on "Bandito Bingo". Played liked regular Bingo, but with a spin. Instead of pre-printed Bingo Boards, I made my own. I also let everyone choose from a Bingo Pull list to make their own boards. We played three rounds. Round one was simple "five in a row" and the winner received lottery tickets. It was kind of a trial run. Round 2 winner was our "Pequeno Bandito". This game was 2 of the following: five across, down or horizontal in a row. I put pennies on plates around the tables to use as markers. You could also use Hershey's kisses or MnM's too! The winner received not only the title, but was decorated with some of the prizes I had bought. The final game was "cover the board" and our winner was crowned "Grande Bandito" with a big sombrero. The catch was once you got "Bingo", you must sing, "Aye, Yae, Yae, I am an awesome bandito!" Our group was perfect for this, but you could also just have the call out Bandito if they win! Yelling Bingo would get you disqualified! It became quite competitive and a ton of laughs.

Here's what the Bingo Boards I made for everyone looked like.

Here were the Bingo Pull cards I made. Everyone fills in their own Bingo card using these terms! It's funny how many of the same terms people used. If you choose a lesser known term, your chances of winning improve!

Print and Play.. Free Bandito Bingo Game

Here are some of our Bingo players singing along with the winner!

Our well-dressed Grande and Pequeno Bandito Winners!

This Mexican theme party idea really turned out great. There was a lot of laughs and the game really made the night...everyone wanted to be the Grande Bandito!

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