The best anything but a cup ideas for a fun party to hold your cocktails and mocktails! Here’s a huge list of weird things to drink out of and hysterical drinking vessel ideas for a funny gathering or a creative party theme! It’s such a hilarious idea for a great party!
Best Anything But A Cup Ideas For Parties
This is a funny and fun idea for a party — making people come up with creative ways to have a party drink!
What can I use for an everything but a cup party?
- Goldfish bowl
- Milk jug / milk carton
- Conch shell
- Cat automatic water dish
- Bull horn
- Rain boot
- Ziploc bag / plastic bag
- Sponge and bucket
- Baby bottle
- Construction hat
- Ketchup bottle or mustard bottle
- Hershey Chocolate Syrup bottle
- Flower vase
- Rain boots
- Cookie jar
- Tea pot
- Squirt gun
- Cone hat
- Cooler with a spout (or anything with water dispenser spouts)
- Flower pot
Keep scrolling for the full list of anything but a water bottle ideas / party cup ideas!
If you’ve never heard of this trending party, you may be wondering about the anything but a cup party meaning…
What is everything but a cup?
Everything But A Cup (aka: ABC Party) is a popular party trend (especially for college parties) where guests bring something to drink a favorite beverage out of… but it can’t be a cup! So get creative with drink vessels! No regular cup allowed (no red Solo Cups)!
You may have also seen it as the anything but a cup ideas TikTok trend or on social media.
No cup parties are all the rage right now! They are a great idea if you’re looking for a unique party idea for any age!
(Great way to break the ice for party guests, too!)
There is usually just one simple rule for a cup party:
Anything But A Cup Party Rules
The only rule for an Anything But A Cup party is that you cannot drink out of a traditional cup. This means guests have to find other creative things to drink out of and bring their own item to the party. Other than that, there are no special party rules or dress code. It’s a unique idea that can be used for any party or gathering. You can make people who don’t follow the rule do something funny (like wear a dunce hat or use it as the perfect opportunity to have them do something embarrassing).
This creative party doesn’t just have to be for alcoholic beverages or just for a college student party. It’s a funny idea for any age. It can be any drink of choice in anything but regular beverage containers.
What is anything but a water bottle day?
Anything but a water bottle day is the same as anything but a cup party. It’s where you use anything but a water bottle for your water. It’s a good idea for a school spirit day or youth group activity too because it’s such a creative idea!
It’s a funny way to get kids involved in an event! They’ll have so much fun trying to figure out what to use instead of water bottles!
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Let’s get to what to bring to anything but a cup party!
Funny Anything But A Cup Ideas
What else can you drink out of besides a cup?
- Test tube
- Coconut bra
- Empty hot sauce bottle
- Honey Bear bottle
- New urn
- Plastic glove / rubber glove
- Sippy cereal bowl
- Traffic cone
- Hydrating backpack (Camel Back)
- Sand bucket with pail shovel
- Syringe
- Large round Christmas ornament
- Plastic body parts (doll head, zombie hand, etc.)
- Beakers
- Watering can
- Punch bowl and ladle
- Pineapple
- Dog bowl
- Message in a bottle jar
- IV bag / blood bags (bonus points for a red drink!)
- Condiment bottles
- Squirt gun / super soaker
- Cone hat
- Cooler with a spout
- Flower pot
- Toy truck (like a toy dump truck)
- Half of a pumpkin or watermelon
- Real coconut
- DEVO hat
- Spray bottle
- Mixing bowl and ladle
- Clean fish bowl / new fishbowl
- Milk jug / milk carton
- Conch shell
- Coffee pot / French press
- Toilet plunger (please, only a new one, because… gross)
- Bull horn
- Rain boot
- Bicycle helmet
- Boxing glove
- Ziploc bag
- Sponge and bucket
- Baby bottle
- Construction hat
- Hershey Chocolate Syrup bottle
- Flower vase
- Cookie jar
- Pool noodle
- New hummingbird feeder
- New travel shampoo bottle
- Pickle jar
- Ice bucket
- Juice concentrate can
- Balloon
- Capri Sun bags
- Garbage bags
- Plastic Santa boot
- Lightbulb
- Bird bath
- Glass milk jar or glass juice jar
- New soap dispenser
- Gravy boat
- Plastic baseball bat
- Drink hat
- Light bulb ornament (like this)
- Tea kettle
- Sunscreen flasks
- Mini trash cans
- Camera lens flask
- Umbrella flask
- iPhone cover flask
- Middle finger decanter
- Booze bra
- Binoculars
- Pill bottle
- Punch bowl fountain
Let us know your Best Anything But A Cup Party ideas or fun way to drink and we’ll add them to our list! Just no traditional cups for your anything but a glass party!
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