Glow Party Ideas

Light up your event with these glow party ideas. There is nothing better than the atmosphere created when you add fun glowy lights to a party. Everything at your event will seem extra cool when you add glow sticks and black lights. Now there are so many fun twists and entertaining activities you can add to a glow in the dark party to make it extra special and memorable.

Light up your event with these glow party ideas. There is nothing better than the atmosphere created when you add fun glowy lights to a party. Everything at your event will seem extra cool when you add glow sticks and black lights. Now there are so many fun twists and entertaining activities you can add to a glow in the dark party to make it extra special and memorable.

Glow Party Invitations

When making invitations for your glow party, be sure to use some glow in the dark paint on the words “glow party” and underneath have a sign that says to look in the dark. Include a few glow stick bracelets in the envelope for your guests to wear when they arrive at your event.

Glow Party Decorations

Create a dark room by blocking all outside light - this can be done with blackout curtains if during the day or simply closing the blinds at night.  Use black lights, strobe lights, or both Have containers of glow sticks divided by color for the guests to get all glowed up upon arriving Have a fog machine or bubble machine Put glow sticks inside of balloons and then blow them up Have glow in the dark balloons Have a welcome sign that is painted in glow in the dark paint Have neon streamers across the ceiling Place some LED bluetooth strip lights around the tops of the ceiling and have it set to alternating colors mode Have neon straws If you have a fan, tape on some glow sticks and it will look like a continuous glowing circle

• Create a dark room by blocking all outside light - this can be done with blackout curtains if during the day or simply closing the blinds at night. 
• Use black lights, strobe lights, or both
• Have containers of glow sticks divided by color for the guests to get all glowed up upon arriving
• Have a fog machine or bubble machine
• Put glow sticks inside of balloons and then blow them up
• Have glow in the dark balloons
• Have a welcome sign that is painted in glow in the dark paint
• Have neon streamers across the ceiling
• Place some LED bluetooth strip lights around the tops of the ceiling and have it set to alternating colors mode
• Have neon straws
• If you have a fan, tape on some glow sticks and it will look like a continuous glowing circle 

 

Glow Party Costumes

• Apply some glow in the dark makeup highlights with eyeliner
• Use glow in the dark nail polish
• Let the guests know if you will be using a black light so they can wear white and neon clothing (and be conscious of their underwear choices)
• Have buckets with glow in the dark necklaces and bracelets, combine different glow sticks and be creative
• Use some temporary glow in the dark hair dye, either subtle with some highlights or do all of your hair
• Neon sunglasses
• Have glow in the dark face paint 
• Temporary glow in the dark tattoos or stickers

Glow Party Games and Activities

• Glow in the dark clothing - make your own glow in the dark clothing. Have shirts, tank tops, etc. and glow in the dark fabric paint or highlighters to make fun or abstract designs.

• Dance party - set up speakers and play some old favorites that everyone knows and dance along wearing all your glowy accessories

• Go out mini golfing or bowling during times when they have the black lights on to make it seem like glow in the dark

• Glow in the dark bowling - crack open or just place lit up glow sticks into water bottles. Set up the water bottles for bowling and use a rubber utility ball covered in glow in the dark paint as your bowling ball.

• Backyard glow croquet - turn a regular croquet set into a glow party game by painting the balls different colors in glow in the dark paint. For the hoops, tape matching glow sticks to them so they are seen in the night. 

• Glow nail painting - have a nail salon set up with fun colors that are actually glow in the dark polishes. Use a nail light to dry the polish so that the nails are instantly dry and you can continue on with the fun of the party.

• Messy twister - using the traditional twister board, pour small amounts of glow paint on each section. Make sure the guests know they will get paint on them and wear clothes that are allowed to get paint on them.

• Karaoke - sing karaoke using a glow in the dark microphone and speakers that change color with the music. 

• Truth or dare - have premade cards with age appropriate questions or activities and pull them out of a dark container and place them into a glow in the dark container when finished.

• Glow in the dark tic tac toe - have painted lines for the game and use a glow necklace for the “o” and two glow sticks for the x”.

Glow Party Food

• Make glow in the dark ice cubes with glow in the dark food dye
• Use glow in the dark cups for your drinks
• Put glow sticks in a cooler with ice and the rest of your drinks for a built in light
• Neon cupcakes
• Neon colored chocolate covered strawberries
• Colorful popcorn (purple, blue, red, orange, etc.)
• Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing and splatters of fluorescent icing on top
• Glow lemonade - when making your lemonade, add a few drops of glow in the dark food dye
• Sour gummy worms, fuzzy peaches, sour patch kids
• French fries and mozzarella sticks
• Colorful cake pops

Glow Party Favors

• More glow sticks
• The glow in the dark shirts (made above)
• Neon sunglasses
• Glow in the dark nail polish

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