Home Party October Theme Show
Posted by Deb BixlerFUN Theme Show For October Home Parties!
Don’t be Superstitious this time of year…
Throw some salt over your shoulder and join me for a Superstition party!!!
Gretchen Manmiller, Thirty-One Gift Consultant’s Favorite Home Party Theme Show
This article was submitted by my good friend Gretchen Manmiller who is a Senior Executive Director for Thirty-One Gifts.
Does this sound like FUN? Would you want to attend? This is one of my favorite theme parties and it is perfect for Friday the 13th and any party in October – it gets the hostess excited and makes the parties a lot of FUN! Guests who receive this invitation are intrigued and know that the party will be something different!
So – what does a “Superstition” party include? Umbrellas open in the house, a guest guessing game and some “Name That Tune” songs! All of these will help you get more sales and information on your business to your guests! How? Well, read below to find out!
When guests arrive, give them a card that has the letters “wendeerorio” typed or written on the card. Ask guests to fill out one of your company’s door prize slips and tell them that the letters on the card spell “One Eerie Word” and that when they figure out what the word means to write it down on the bottom of the door prize slip!
Tell them to make sure that they get the door prize slip to you before you start the party as anyone who turns it in will get a chance for a prize – even if they don’t get the word right. The word by the way is “One Eerie Word”! Make sure you say exactly “one eerie word” and repeat that if they start asking you things like, “This only spells one word?” “Do I have to use all the letters?”
Theme Show Winner
Pick a theme show winner – tell the guests the phrase and then start the party! Start the party with a black umbrella (purchased at the dollar store) up! Will always get their attention!! Begin the party!
Use an MP3 player and MP3 speakers (can purchase at almost any store now) and then play Name that Tune. Pick tunes that will help your business and then show a product quickly! I have Hershey Kisses that I give out to the winner of the tune (I ask the hostess to help me pick the winner). They can name the artist or song. One with the most Hershey Kisses at the end of the party gets a prize!
Theme Songs:
Here are a few song ideas that will go with our theme. I am sure you can come up with others for the party!
- “Ghost Town” by The Specials: Show your specials for the month for hostesses and customers.
- “Thriller” by Michael Jackson: Tell the guests how “Thrilled” you are to be in the hostess’ house and how she is receiving her FREE products and half price items by hosting a party! Pick a product that was on the hostess’ wish list!
- “Addams Family” Theme Song: Tell your guests that one of the best parts of the business is that you work around your “family’s” schedule!
- “Lucky” by Britney Spears: Tell guests how “Lucky” you are to be doing your business and some of the ways your home-based business has changed your life!
- “Superfreak” by Rick James: Show the guests YOUR favorite item and explain why you “Superfreak out” about that product!
- “Black Magic Woman” by Fleetwood Mac: Tell guests the products you sell are perfect for any woman. Tell guests that these products are perfect for not only the guests but as gifts for family members. Challenge guests to come up with people to give the items to! Give a Hershey Kiss for each idea!
- “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder: Tell your guests “not to be superstitious” about the products and explain your return policy.
- “Love Potion Number 9” by The Searchers: This is always the last song to be played. Thank the guests for coming. Do not show a product. Tell guests if they are searching for a great way to make a little extra income to talk to you or mark it down on their order form! You have the perfect way to help them achieve their dreams!
Tell guests to count their Hershey Kisses and then declare a show winner!!! Tell them the Kisses are theirs and tell them the following superstition: At midnight, couples embrace for a kiss to celebrate the New Year and to set the tone for the New Year. Some hold the superstition that failing to kiss someone ensures a year of loneliness! Turn to the hostess and say – “How silly is that? You are here with friends and family and what a silly superstition that is, as obviously they are loved!”
Thirty-One Gifts, Home Party Leader
Gretchen Manmiller is currently a Senior Executive Director for Thirty-One Gifts. She joined Thirty-One in April of 2007 and in June of 2009 she was able to quit her full-time job as a teacher and 18 months later promote to the highest paid position (Senior Executive Director) of Thirty-One in March of 2010.
She has been a facilitator for the past three Thirty-One National Conferences. Her best accomplishment with Thirty-One is watching the amazing women on her team achieve their dreams. Gretchen’s motto is “It is not about YOU, it is about THEM!”
Even though Gretchen is busy with Thirty-One, she never forgets it is the community that got her to her success. She is active with her local alumni association, she helps with the Relay for Life and she donates to her local school for the Performing Arts Program, as well as the Joyce B. Murtha Breast Cancer Center in Jonestown, PA. Gretchen and her husband Kevin reside in Blandon, PA with their eight-year old daughter Victoria.




A simple business strategy is to make your home party presentation more interesting. The easiest way to increase your party plan show average is to incorporate adjectives into your party presentation. Unique and varied adjectives will make your presentation more interesting and keep your customers focused on you.
Another place to find good adjectives is in your product catalog. The home office already put time and money into describing your products, and chances are they have a wide variety of interesting descriptions. In those descriptions, you may find the perfect adjective to use for that item.


