21st birthday party ideas reflect the year of being started on the path to full adulthood. Young adults finally feel that they can be taken seriously and that they are finally free to take their own lives into their own hands and live a little without being held back. When throwing a party for someone turning 21, don’t make it the usual party you’ve thrown for your child for the past 15 years or so.

Recognition that they are adults and worthy of a first-rate celebration is paramount. Remember we all only turned 21 ounces. If you’re going to have a celebration, make sure it doesn’t interrupt the celebration your son/daughter might have already planned with their friends. Gifts to help their night out might include money for a night on the town, tickets to a long-awaited concert, or gas money to help them get to their camping party or ski party. They may need money to buy the apartment they’ve been waiting for or help designing a first-rate party.

Some 21-year-olds prefer a quiet night at home with the family, so don’t let this alarm you. Others want to dine as formally as possible at some new restaurant or one that caters to the elite. They may want one or two friends and family, or they may just want their friends. It’s up to you to try and make the party they want possible. The important thing is communication and start thinking about it from the beginning. Find out what they want, not what you think they want. Memories are important for years to come.