Dirty Thirty can mean a few things. You could be very literal and tell everyone to come as dirty tramps, chimneysweeps, etc, but to most people a dirty thirty party is a wink, wink, nudge, nudge, dirty old men and/or dirty old women party.
If you're not willing to be quite so uninhibited, you could make it a flirty thirty party. It's all a matter of degree so make sure you let your guests know the expectations. The costumes, games, decorations and food will reflect how far you want to go.
Over the Hill is a party theme that fits 30, 40 or any milestone age that make people realise they are getting on. Next stop 40!
You can choose a general theme from the list of party themes or try to make it a bit more specific with games like…
Get a photo of the birthday person from each year of their life and make a poster for everyone to look at. You'll need the cooperation of their family for this – and it's probably best if you don't raise any skeletons.
30 is the new age to stop messing around and start being grown-up. Get each guest to say (or dress-up as) what they want to be when they finally grow up.
Make a poster or list on a whiteboard of 30 things that happened in the year the birthday person was born. See who remembers them.
Play 30 things. You can either get each guest to make their own list and read them out or get a whiteboard and pens to do a communal list. Try to include a mix of some silly ones for laughs and serious ones too.
30 interesting things about the birthday person
30 nice things about the birthday person
30 favourite memories about the birthday person
30 things they are glad they did before they were 30
30 things they are glad they no longer have to do
30 things they want to do before they are 40
Food
Have a cake with 30 candles – that's getting close to a forest fire. Or 3 cakes with 10 candles each to mark the decades. You can have a standard shaped cake and draw a 3 and 0 on with icing, their favourite sweets or make a template using greaseproof paper and sprinkle coconut on the uncovered part. See our cake page for a scrumptious butter cake recipe.
Gifts
Make it clear to guests whether gifts are expected or not, and if you like serious or fun gifts. You can see some gift ideas for 30 year olds here.
30th Blush Champagne Flute A new decade to celebrate, so what better keepsake than an elegant 30th Birthday Champagne Flute in stunning rose gold. A way to make her feel special on her special night, this gorgeous 30th Blush Champagne Flute makes the ultimate birthday gift for her. Featuring stylish cursive font announcing the number 30 to the world, she’ll proudly be celebrating what’s to come in the amazing decade ahead. The Blush 30th Birthday Champagne Glass features shimmering metallic rose gold on the base, fading out to clear for a touch of true elegance. What a beautiful 30th birthday keepsake for the special lady in your life, available for delivery Australia-wide. from Gifts Australia
30th Birthday Blush Wine Glass Metallic rose gold and clear wine glass with 60 in cursive font Measurements: 85(L) x 85(W) x 270(H) mm Materials: Glass 30 is a wonderful step into growth, maturity and fabulous years whether it's celebrating career achievements, family, travel… the options and the possibilities are endless and magnificent, and this wonderful 30th Birthday Blush Wine Glass will help them welcome in their new decade with a touch of elegance. This beautiful 30th Birthday Blush Wine Glass features a blush rose gold stem that fades up into a gold number 30 so they can show off their new age with class and style. What a wonderful keepsake gift idea for that someone special. We know how wonderful birthday gifts are to recieve which is why we've selected one of Australia's most extensive selection of gifts for all ages as well as fun generic novelty birthday gifts to help you bring a touch of fun to their birthday celebrations. from Gifts Australia
30 & Thirsty Bottomless Glass What happens when you turn thirty? You get thirsty of course, and boy oh boy do we have the gift to solve that problem. The Everlasting ’30 and Thirsty’ Bottomless Wine Glass makes the perfect 30th birthday gift idea for that someone special. Featuring beautiful metallic gold font for a touch of elegance, using the bottomless wine glass is as easy as can be, simply open the bottle of wine and screw it straight in and get drinking! Who needs refills, there’s an entire bottle to feed through to the wine glass so they can just keep enjoying the company of their friends. Of course we always recommend responsible drinking, but we understand when there’s birthday fun to be had. The 30 and Thirsty, 30th Birthday Bottomless Wine Glass measures 10 x 10 x 13cm and comes perfectly packaged for gifting. from Gifts Australia
Wine Lives Kitty Wine Markers Wine Lives Kitty Wine Markers. Fred. What a Paws for Celebration! These cleverly designed Kitty Wine Charms wrap around the stem of your wine glass to remind you which glass is yours! from Coolthings.com.au
