Neon Party Decoration Ideas

Set the tone with a great invite in neon colors, and be sure to tell guests to wear neon or white for a glowing-good time. Hold your bash at night, and even cover the windows to make the party area extra dark. Then, illuminate the scene by replacing regular light bulbs with black light bulbs or free-standing black lights. Kids will love seeing that anything neon-colored or white glows under the black lights, including their teeth! Add glow or LED accessories and scads of glow sticks as party favors to trip the light fantastic!

- Go neon

Check out this great tutorial in our application on how to create yards of colorful, glowing bunting. Or, use the same method to create a birthday banner by using black paper instead of neon, then paint the greeting in glow-in-the-dark paint. When the lights go out, the painted letters will glow and appear to be hanging in mid-air as the black fades into the background. Check the instructions and experiment with the paint before use; some take several coats and need to be “charged” in light before the paint will glow.

- Get your glow on

No glow in the dark party would be complete without glow sticks! Glow sticks can be assembled creatively in a variety of ways. Use as table décor, as did Simply Creative Insanity, or just place them around the room for extra color.

- Don’t forget the balloons!

Make the balloons light up by putting a mini glow stick inside each prior to inflation. Use helium for a glowing balloon bouquet, or just blow up the balloons with the glow sticks inside and use to decorate the room. our application provides an excellent tutorial for using balloons to best advantage.

- A hula hoop chandelier?

Turn the hoop horizontally, and then attach long lengths of anything neon-colored or white. Try crepe paper streamers, strips of fabric or even a plastic lei, like this dandy from Party Ideas. Get creative by mixing colors and textures. Use string and pins to hang the chandelier from the ceiling.

- Paint it out

Use glow-in-the-dark paint to create these beautiful party luminaria. Apply tiny dots of paint to the insides of Mason jars or other clean glass recyclables. Try grouping several lanterns in a variety of shapes and sizes together for an impressive display. Remember to “charge” paint before use. Discover more luminous tips on our application