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Show TIPS FOR THE TEEN-AGE PARTY 1 if ifT' It II I p 'v l ws lis " I A RFPORD PLAYER, a buffet of sandwiches and cold-Cokes e rwS-tes Tfor the "successful junior set fiesta. Formulate the JuJuUef the kids plan and run their own party. Don't get that look of anguish when the teen-age offspring brightly suggests having the ' gang over for a session of downbeat down-beat capers. A bit of organization can les-sen les-sen labor and anxiety. It may j also keep the play or living room 'from resembling "operation beachhead1,' afterthe party is over. Kids like"hothing better than playing the adult role of host; so let them. Realizing, however, that a teen-age hoedown can be sedate one minute and break into in-to a rash of muscles the next, take the offspring aside to explain ex-plain the facts of social life. Kid Glove Technique1 They include planning and buy-1 ing refreshments; keeping order and aplomb at the same time; cleaning up and washing stacks of dishes. Launch the potential I host with a carefree hand; re- serve the other for remote control con-trol over the doings. Junior's menu may verge on the fantastic, the amounts enormous. Whittle quantities if you must but remember that the hungry junior set dotes on mountains of strange concoctions washed down with lots of cold Coke. A full case of Coke may not be too much after all. Junior Party Primer Here are a few basic pointers for the young host; 1. Select guests carefully.. Feuds are no fun at parties, 2. A buffet spread is less trou ble than individual servings, Don't try for a groaning board; keep reserves in the kitchen, Make sure the Coke is well chilled. 3. Keep unexperienced hands away from record player and television controls. Assign one person as operator and prevent repair bills arid jbroken records. KITCHEN duty for junior hosts includes chilling- Cokes, sandwich sand-wich making and cleaning up. 4. Be politely firm with "acrobats", "ac-robats", not bossy. 5. Do a thorough clean-up job; a sloppy one is no help to mother. moth-er. If the party's a big one, sing out for volunteers. 6. Offer to defray all or some of the expenses out of your allowance. al-lowance. Safety Rules And a few hints for mother: 1. Quietly stow away breakable break-able objects that good lamp or the priceless Ming vase you inherited in-herited from Aunt Emma. Teenage Teen-age parties are not necessnrily roughhouse but end results ca; be the same, Z, Stay in the background; adults, especially parents, can b-inhibiting b-inhibiting influences, 3, U you're invited to dance, accept. Then retire intq obseu rity. You might conceivably be the belle of the party but it's safer not to try if you w-.r.t the occasion to be a ringing success. |