Buy-in Parties
Questions? Contact Naomi and Rob Dent at naomiandrob@comcast.net.
What are Buy-in Parties? They are “sign-up” events that parents, or a group of parents, agree to host for as many people as they find appropriate for the specific activity/party. Attendees can be adults, kids or a combination of the two. The hosts cover all expenses of the party, and 100% of the funds raised by the event benefit our school. Prices range from $20 to $50+ per person depending on the event, with most adult parties falling in the $25-$80 per person range and most kid parties in the $20-$40 range.
Parties don’t need to be elaborate, but they can be! They can be as simple as an organized football game for 10-20 6th graders at a local park for two hours and as elaborate as a Progressive Dinner hosted by multiple families. It’s up to you. Think Poker Night, Tequila Tasting, Treasure Hunt, Kids Scrapbooking, or just a casual cocktail party. You can host a lecture on quantum electrodynamics if you want – there should be something for everyone!
Here’s how:
- Plan any type of party, activity or get-together for any number of adults, families or kids in the Edna Brewer community (lots of ideas below!).
- Recruit your friends as co-hosts – it makes throwing the party much easier, and a lot more fun!
- Plan (with your co-hosts) to cover all of the costs of the party as your contribution to the Auction.
- Finalize your basic party info: how many guests, where/when, etc.
- Confirm event with us.
- We’ll auction off admissions to your party during the Auction on March 9. All proceeds will go to support Westside School!
- Throw your party… meet some people, have a blast!
Party Ideas – Kids and Family
Host a party for your child’s grade level, or an age-range… or something where parents and kids can both participate!
- An organized football game for 10-20 students
- Mani-pedi or “spa” party
- Pool Party!!!
- Family Kickball tournament
- Neighborhood scavenger hunt
- Campfire cookout (i.e. s’mores over the backyard firepit)
- Kids Scrapbooking
Party Ideas – Adults
Read on for lots of ideas – copy them freely, or use them as inspiration for your own social creation!
Competitions:
- Cooking Competitions
- “Amazing Race” scavenger hunt or photo safari (oh – the possibilities!)
- Karaoke or Air Guitar, with or without judges
- Game Night (Poker, Scrabble, Pictionary, Mafia, Scene-it…)
- Tournaments – Basketball? Broomball? Curling???
Workshops: Do you have a special skill, interest or hobby? Combine a “workshop” for a small group with drinks and appetizers – et voila! Super-cool party.
- Knitting, crochet, embroidery
- Baking
- Wood-working
- Flower-arranging
- Orchid growing (or just not killing)
Intimate Evenings:
- A Culinary Feast for 6-12
- Spa Night
- A Book Club Evening– Propose the book in advance and discuss over dinner.
Excursions:
- Wine Tasting somewhere wonderful
- “Glamping” – with one or two other families
- A classic Golf Outing
- Fly Fishing
- Sky-Diving(?!)
Activities: Are you into sports/fitness? There’s always interest in a group workout followed by treats (and wine…)
- Yoga or other exercise followed by snacks
- Moms’ morning hike and brunch/lunch
- Dads’ Cycling “Tour”
- Broomball!!
- Curling!!
- Kayaking or Paddle-Boarding
Theme parties:
Plan a party for adults around a theme with music, costumes, themed cocktails.
- Roaring 20’s
- Cinco de Mayo
- 70’s Disco
- Jersey Shore
- Hollywood
- Bollywood!