With February just around the corner, stores have already wiped the winter holiday decor from the shelves, swiftly filling them with heart-shaped everything for Valentine's Day. But this oft love-it-or-hate-it holiday isn’t the only occasion to celebrate in February. President’s Day, just days after Valentine’s Day presents an alternative — and potentially — fascinating celebration opportunity to kick off the year.
This February, bring together friends from both sides of the aisle for a POTUS party spectacular.
Come as your favorite Commander in Chief
There are several ways to host a presidential party in which guests represent some of U.S. history’s most famous, infamous and even lesser-discussed figureheads. One approach is to invite partygoers to dress up as their favorite past or current president or first lady. In doing so, your inaugural event could end up with several bearded Lincolns, wigged Washingtons and sunglass-clad Jackie O’s, making for priceless photos and best-costume faceoffs. Bestow a prize to the best-represented POTUS and FLOTUS.
If you want to switch things up, instead of extending free reign (pun intended) to your presidential guests, assign each a president or first lady to embody for your event. Instruct each person to not only dress as their designated commander in chief but to also arrive equipped with several interesting facts about their head of state.
While some more prominent presidents such as Lincoln and Washington may be easily identified by their appearances, others such as James Buchanan (1857-1861) will likely depend on their backstory bits and pieces to be pinpointed. Did you know that Buchanan was the only U.S. president who never married? The guest who successfully guesses the most presidents correctly wins a prize.
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