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When it comes to children's fancy dress parties it can be difficult to think of something to do. One possibility to consider would be to have a theme that you can work it around. Taking it a step further, you could even get some of the children to help you research your particular idea.

There are all manner of things that a party can be based upon. You could set it around a particular film that is popular amongst children. That in itself would give you a huge variety of possibilities to choose from. It could be based around Harry Potter for instance. The kids that are invited would thoroughly enjoy dressing up as wizards from Hogwarts. Perhaps you could organize a Star Wars party with your guests dressed in the costumes of their favorite characters from the films. Or perhaps you could try something altogether different.

How about a retro party? Getting the kids all dressed up in 70s costumes would certainly be good fun and you can guarantee that none of them will have been to a party like it before.

Now you have opened up several of possibilities... When you choose 70s costumes you are going to have to look at quite a variety of different outfits. The decade in question was home to many different styles and was very diverse. Don't be put off though, this just means that you will have far more choice. You could select all sorts of different images for each of your guests and end up with a room full of children wearing many different 70s costumes. The other possibility that is open to you is to narrow down your theme even more.

You could have a fancy dress party where the children are all dressed in the same style. How about getting all the kids to wear hippie outfits? It would certainly be good fun and would make for some really good photographs. 70s costumes can mean all manner of things, you see. What about a retro disco with the kids in outfits like The Bee Gees, Elvis or John Travolta wore? You are probably starting to see just how much fun this could actually be.

It doesn't just have to be limited to 70s costumes at your fancy dress party either. How about some retro activities for your guests? Have a think back (if you are old enough) to some of the toys and games that you had as a child. You won't have much difficulty finding things like space hoppers in toy shops and they are surprisingly cheap. Maybe you even have some old games that you can dig out of the attic.

A great way of finding inspiration is to have a look at just what is available online. There are plenty of fancy dress companies on the internet that have a huge selection of 70s costumes to choose from. Do remember to ask the opinion of some of your young guests though as not all children are comfortable dressing up as hippies...

70s fancy dress costumes for memorable parties.