https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 04:49:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1320399 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 08:53:58 +0000 rachiecakes 1320399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hahahaha I love this! </p> <p>Get some Boston beer - like Sam Adams Boston Lager. Do it up with a New England meal like clam chowdah. I agree with DKM music, totally sets the mood.<br /> If there's anything I can send you, let me know.</p> <p>&amp; please come to Boston sometime! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1320384 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 08:25:39 +0000 brady80 1320384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could get her a boston shirt to wear. Chowderheads is a company that makes boston shirts with funny sayings (think boston accent) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1320380 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 08:21:58 +0000 Trailmix 1320380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Guinness beer, for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1320329 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 05:02:57 +0000 HazelEyes 1320329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great suggestions!</p> <p>Re: Boston baked beans, you could do the candy-candy coated peanuts instead of real "beans." Im from Boston and when I got married up there I put little boxes in our out if town bags like these <a href="http://www.ferrarausa.com/boston-baked-beans/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ferrarausa.com/boston-baked-beans/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319455 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 14:56:02 +0000 knittylady 1319455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lots of good ideas. I'll add in Make Way for Ducklings!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319451 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 14:53:33 +0000 mrsmate 1319451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: I agree about the baked beans. Personally, I love them but I'm the only person who makes them out of my friends and family.</p> <p>Foods that I actually associate w Boston: clam chowder (pronounced chowdah), roast beef sandwiches (thinly sliced roast beef w BBQ sauce on onion rolls), lobster rolls, local beers like Sam Adams, harpoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319430 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 14:45:52 +0000 catlady 1319430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm from Boston and I think the Boston theme is actually pretty tricky! I love the backdrop idea. You could also add signs from stops along the MBTA (like Harvard, Park St, Copley, etc).</p> <p>Only other thing I can think of is to serve Dunkin Donuts and coffee. Everyone here is obsessed with that stuff. Personally, I would skip the baked beans! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319351 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:41:21 +0000 Shutterbug 1319351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok now I want to come to this party! I love the Boston backdrop photo booth idea!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319343 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:36:30 +0000 Foodnerd81 1319343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good ideas already, but if you are going to Boston/St. Patrick's theme, you should definitely work the Dropkick Murphy's into the soundtrack-- i can't hear them without thinking of Boston and the parade in South Boston. I like the idea of blow ups of famous landmarks, like the Citgo sign. </p> <p>St. Patrick's day parties around here focus on the parade (aka drunk fest for many), Irish music and Dropkick Murphies, and lots of beer. Or, at least with my friends it does :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319330 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:13:31 +0000 Ra 1319330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: AMAZING ideas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319328 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:12:44 +0000 mrs. bird 1319328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>you could do celtics stuff- you get irish colors &amp; you don't have to put up red sox stuff. boston cream pie for dessert. maybe add a big citgo sign in with the street signs. have lots of beads for everyone, maybe a photo station with lots of st patrick's day items- hats, glasses, boas, beads, face paint, temporary tattoos. irish car bombs could be the drink of the evening. serve chowder or corned beef &amp; cabbage, guinness chocolate cake/cupcakes, green beer (always grossed me out, but at every st patty's party i've been to), festive jello shots, irish soda bread. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319327 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:12:40 +0000 Ra 1319327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: You should be a party planner. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319324 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:11:12 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1319324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: yay! One step further one of the photo props could say "wish you were here". He he! Two steps further once you have the skyline in place you could have a smaller mock up that could be labeled with numbers identifying the landmarks for folks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319310 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:00:06 +0000 Ra 1319310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Love, love, love those ideas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319305 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:55:35 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1319305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some Bean town folks mentioned Boston's Baked Beans are famous. What about figuring out all of the must-see sight seeing places and work them into a gigantic back drop. Your friends can take pics in front of it almost like that was the party skyline. You ciyld even throw in famous Bostonians likebmy husband in my head, Matt Damon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319302 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:52:50 +0000 Ra 1319302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: I love the street sign idea! </p> <p>@swedishfish: We are Ravens' fans, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319300 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:51:33 +0000 Shutterbug 1319300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about Boston tea party or Paul Revere stuff? Or you could get/make street signs with famous Boston streets/neighborhoods? Haha, I'm from the Boston area but I'm bad with ideas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319297 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:47:36 +0000 swedishfish 1319297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Patriots stuff? Bah! Haha, I'm a Jets fan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-need-help-with-ideas-for-a-bostonirish-themed-surprise-party#post-1319296 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:46:38 +0000 Ra 1319296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My best friend turns 30 in two months. She is an amazingly thoughtful person who always goes out of her way to help others and does very little for herself. She is insanely proud of her Irish heritage and always dreamed of spending her 30th birthday in Boston around St. Patrick's Day. However, due to financial and work obligations there is no way it is going to happen.</p> <p>So, I thought I (along with a few other friends) could throw her a surprise Irish/Boston themed party. It is easy to come up with Irish ideas, but how could I incorporate Boston? I want something a little more creative than just Red Sox memorabilia (not to mention that we are diehard Os fans). </p> <p>Help! </p>