30th Birthday Party Ideas

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.

Party Decorations.

• Parties Online also have soccer themed balloons, piñatas, and tableware. Check out their 30th Birthday Party Supplies. They are a Sydney-based party products store that have been in operation since 1991.
   
  
• Party Products Australia also have 30th birthday balloons and decorations. Australia-wide delivery for a flat rate.
   

Party Games and Ideas

You can choose a general theme from the list on the left 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.

Costumes

• Costume Box - Elaborate costumes for adults and teenagers. Based in Sydney, Costume Box stock a lot of costumes for well-loved characters like Superheroes and Movie & TV Characters, as well as Historical, Funny and Classic costumes. Their website has a good Search function, so products are easy to find. Flat fee delivery within Australia, and most orders will be dispatched within 24 hours of purchase.
   
• Costume Direct - are based in Sydney's North Shore and deliver Australia-wide, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong. They sell adults and children's costumes and accessories (including capes, gloves, glasses, jewelry, bling, beards & moustaches, masks, legwear, shoes, wigs, weapons and wings).
   
• Parties Online - Australian shop with Dress ups and Fancy Costumes. They sell Hats, Gloves, Glasses, Noses, Beards & Moustaches, plus a whole heap of complete Ladies' and Men's costumes. Based in Sydney, Parties Online have been selling party products since 1991.