Today is my friend Aubrey’s birthday. Yesterday Rebecca and I threw a party for her and it was one of my favorite parties I’ve ever thrown. First we told everyone to meet at Aubrey’s house and to wear grubby clothes. Then we handed everyone an envelope with their first clue for a treasure hunt. Lots of our friends have zip car memberships so as a surprise we had a fleet of mini cooper convertibles to race around the city in.
The first clue was a number to a bag check at different thrift stores in the mission.
When we handed in the number they gave us a bag with another clue that sent us to the secret slides.
At the slides we found cardboard (you use cardboard to go down the slides) with clues that sent us “fishing” at pier 7.
We found the clue dangling off the very end of the pier. That clue sent us to the Fortune Cookie Factory in China Town.
Inside each fortune cookie instead of the fortune was a clue to the Lyon Street Stairs and that clue sent us to our destination at Crissy Field.
At Crissy Field there was a table of cupcakes and snacks and then we surprised everyone and got out a bunch of holi colors I got at some local Indian supply stores. Then we had a GIANT color fight right there in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. It was really really fun.
Chelly
April 6, 2009
I think is my favorite party of yours as well. So fun!
Yellowgoat
April 6, 2009
Looks like a very fun party! God I miss San Francisco.
simplesong
April 6, 2009
soo fun! you’re a party genius.
amy
April 6, 2009
jordan you are so skinny. i love those colors.
becca
April 6, 2009
Happy b-day Aub-dawg!
Anonymous
April 6, 2009
What a great idea…THAT is what SF seems to be all about!
eM
April 6, 2009
I miss my hometown FIERCE!!
thanks for the great photos of her
Sharon
April 6, 2009
awesome.
Anonymous
April 7, 2009
I love the cars. How fun, to cat around town in one of those. I wouldn’t have needed anything else.
glenda.
April 7, 2009
what a great idea!! is that slide located in sf? if it is, which park?
LoGunns
April 7, 2009
Wow! Do it again when we can come:)
Rynke
April 7, 2009
Looks like a greeeaaatttt party! And these colours are so beautiful!
chelsea
April 7, 2009
This looks like a lot of fun. I want to have a color fight!
Jenn @ HWTM
April 7, 2009
This is quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen! What fabulous pics the color fight makes for, too!
amber {daisy chain}
April 7, 2009
That’s officially the most fantastic party of all time.
erin
April 7, 2009
the color throwing party idea is absolutely fantastic. i must try it this spring/summer! i just found your blog and it’s great.
cindy : quaint
April 8, 2009
such a wonderfully creative party. i love the color fight the most. so much fun! happy birthday, aubrey!
Shop*Front
April 8, 2009
hope you don’t mind if i copy your idea for a party in chicago!
stacy di
April 8, 2009
quite possibly the most creative party idea ever.
GiDu
April 8, 2009
Wow! That sounds like an amazing birthday!! 🙂 What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Katy
April 8, 2009
That looks like so much fun!!
thecraftbegins
April 8, 2009
Best Birthday EVER.
awesomeasaone
April 8, 2009
Oh my …looks SO amazing.
bussbuss
April 8, 2009
amazing! wow. stunned.
where are those secret slides? would love to ride down them on my birthday…
🙂
jordan
April 8, 2009
They are the Seward Street Slides
Heather
April 8, 2009
What a great party! I love the idea of renting those cars!
ConversationsWithACupcake
April 9, 2009
Oh! It’s Regina Spektor’s FIDELITY come to life! I always wondered how one might go about having a colour fight. Am madly in love with the idea and think we ought be friends toute suite.
What a lovely, lovely party to throw. Thanks for sharing such delightful photos and ideas!
Chelsea Ann
April 9, 2009
Wow, this looks amazing!
It would be so much fun!
Awesome idea, I may just have to steal it one day.
Kathryn
April 9, 2009
Super creative. That color fight looks like too much fun!
whatyoutakemefor
April 10, 2009
wow. So I just stumbled across your blog by chance.. my name is Aubrey, and today is my birthday, and I just went to the Hare Krishna Holi Festival of Colors a couple weeks ago and had a big color fight!
did I just enter the Twilight Zone?
Emily
April 11, 2009
Wow!!! That sounds like the best birthday party ever. Can you plan my next birthday? 😉
Amber
April 12, 2009
What a frickin charming and amazing way to party. How incredible!
Allison and Jonathan
April 12, 2009
Love this one, it’s just like a mini-version of the Amazing Race!
Julie Weber
April 13, 2009
This is the greatest party ever! You are so creative!!!!!
zobars
April 13, 2009
we did this for every holi festival in India and now we have started to do that here in US too.
becca
April 13, 2009
LOVE IT! The cars, the colors… everything! And oh, the slides(I’m a bay area girl myself… those slides bring back some happy memories). Totally inspired idea.
Annabanana
April 13, 2009
I wish I could hire you to throw a party for me… that seriously looks like it was SO MUCH FUN!
kelly
April 14, 2009
wow jordan…this is truly amazing! what fabulous and fun ideas…
Teri
April 15, 2009
Holi Colors!!! What fun! Wow, you had too much fun, now I have to get some for my daughter and her friends! What great photos and memories! I just happened upon your blog through another blog, but had to comment! We live here in town…but never have been to some of these places! Fun ideas! Thanks for sharing! Enjoy life!
Sweet Nothings
April 16, 2009
I absolutely love this idea. As a resident of the city, I love that you chose destinations that are well known, but somewhat hidden treasures at the same time. I wish I was this creative with my friends.
-Sara
SFBFLY
April 20, 2009
How much fun! I love SF!! do you mind sharing how your kept the next clue at the location and / or how you designed the clues (verbiage)?
Natalie
June 11, 2009
I loved this party! San Francisco is one of my favorite places in California and the color fight looked amazing.
Mandy and Jack
June 11, 2009
Wow! That's incredible! Thanks for sharing!
Dawn@Embracing the Ordinary Life
June 11, 2009
Wow…that is so cool…Will you come and organize my 40th for me!!
Marcie
June 13, 2009
Very, very cool! How fun!!!
Natalie
June 20, 2009
Oh man, I wish we were friends…
Anonymous
July 23, 2009
OOh GOD its soooo incredible what an awesome idea guys…. i must appreciate thanks for sharing. i must arrange a hangout party like that. I have a place 4FunParties sales where i usually get saving on party products.
Jonathan and Cheri
September 19, 2009
The link for the Indian store has closed – but apparently Holi Colors are toxic to your skin and the environment:
http://hinduism.about.com/od/holifestivalofcolors/a/naturalholi.htm
Fun idea – I think using safe products is happier for people and the earth =)
halloween Scavenger Hunt
June 16, 2011
Awesome ideas, Beth! They are so creative and original! I really loved the cake idea is amazing. Part of me wants to find an excuse to have a party just so I can have that cake,