Ideas for a Fall Theme Party For Teenagers

• Throw a football theme fall party for your teen. PM Images/Digital Vision/Getty Images

  When teenagers return to school each fall, they are reunited with all their friends and acquaintances. After spending several months away from many of these friends, it's natural for teenagers to feel excited about socializing more. Allow your teenagers to throw a party this autumn so they can enjoy their rediscovered friends and as well as the newly mild weather.

Back to School Party

• One of the early harbingers of fall is the beginning of the new school year, which typically occurs in late August or early September. Your teenagers can create new friendships and strengthen older ones with a back to school party held during the first few weeks of school. Decorate the party space in back to school colors, such as school bus yellow, and complementary autumn colors, too, such as deep browns and reds. Your teen can screen their favorite back to school teen comedies in the family room. Pass out fall themed snacks such as caramel apples and kettle corn.

Football Party

• Autumn not only signals the beginning of the new school year, but also a new football season. If your teenagers are football fanatics, allow them to host a football themed party this fall. Invite their friends over early for a casual afternoon flag football game. Once it gets too dark and too cool outside to continue playing, gather everyone indoors for hot food, sodas and a televised football game. During the game, serve cool weather favorites such as hot cider, hot cocoa and warm, hearty soups. Keep a collection of team-themed foam fingers, oversized jerseys and team-colored accessories for the teens to play with during the game.

Harvest Party

• Throw a harvest party with your teenagers to celebrate the fall season itself. Decorate the interior and exterior of your home with autumn-theme items such as gourds, cornucopias and scarecrows. Send the teenagers on a scavenger hunt for harvest-themed items you've hidden around the area, such as plastic apples or pumpkin seed necklaces. Provide them with a list of helpful hints, and leave extra hints with each hidden item. Build a bonfire, as long as your local ordinances permit large fires. Roast wieners, marshmallows and exchange stories with your teenagers and their friends in front of the fire. The teenagers could also bob for apples or paint pumpkins.