I throw a hot dog party every summer and I like to add a low-key whimsical/fun activity. We’ve done: a giant hot dog piñata, a drawing for hot-dog-related prizes, and a hot-dog-themed trivia contest. I need an idea for this year!

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Myan Aljets · Answer

Giant Inflatable Balloon Dog Sprinkler: This feels on brand and fun.

Anne · Answer

Hot dog cult: Update to my hot dog request: inspired by the Mother God documentary, we decided to throw a Mother Dog cult-themed party. I set up a table for a shrine to Mother Dog where people could put trinkets (a jar of sport peppers, an Oscar Meyer hot dog bank, etc) and I printed 16 pictures of celebrities eating hot dogs so we could have a bracket-style vote on who would be our cult’s Celestial leader. Recommend!

Elizabeth Clayton Wester · Answer

64 hot dogs from around the world: Hot dogs turn out to be one of the universal foods - I love the idea of an international guide to variations from around the world!

Gabriela Riccardi · Answer

Hot Dog Hunt: I think it would be deeply funny to get small hot dog figurines and hide them around the party venue like it's an Easter egg hunt. Maybe something cute that could double as favors so there's no waste — hot dog keychains? erasers? candies? World is your oyster!

JV · Answer

Guests Bring Their Dogs In Costume: Throwing a hot dog party? Project Best In Show, and get a few gold medals to give to the puppies who wear the cutest outfits.