How to Throw a Great Kids Summer Party

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How to Throw a Great Kids’ Summer Party

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Pick a Theme

A kids’ party should have a theme. You can make it a Mexican festival, a luau, a beach blast, or a Disney theme. If you have a pool, you can pick a Little Mermaid theme. Choosing a theme makes your party decisions easy. You are able to pick out other things like decorations and invitations easily.

Send out Invitations

Your invitations should match your theme. If you’ve chosen a beach theme, send out invitations shaped like sea creatures. For a Disney theme, choose invitations with Disney characters. Ask the kids you’ve invited to bring a swimsuit and a towel if you have a pool.

You can buy party invitations at a party store or make them yourself. Making invitations has many advantages: It is a fun activity to do with your kids and gets them involved in the party preparations. It also helps you to save a little money. You can browse the internet for party-invitation ideas.

Choose the Decorations

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Use colorful balloons and streamers to give your outdoor space a festive air. Put up some inflatable palm trees for a tropical theme and add Disney characters for a Disney theme. For a beach theme, add beach umbrellas, beach balls, and sand pails. Also choose a striking item for the table centerpiece.

Serve Handheld Snacks

Kids love to play whether they are indoors or out. Serve snacks they can quickly grab and continue with their games. These include twister turkey kabobs, cheese and fruit kabobs, cheesy pretzel dippers, finger gelatins, corn on the cob, hotdogs, ice cream, watermelons, and BLT wraps. If you’re throwing a birthday party, be sure to include mini cupcakes which are perfect for little hands. Don’t forget mini water bottles and beverages for the mums and dads at the party.

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The above kids’ party ideas are perfect for summer. They will help you to throw a great party that will stay on kids’ minds. Involve your children in the planning and they’ll be looking forward to the next summer party.

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Summer Entertaining: How to Throw a Hawaiian Party

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Invitations

Pick up invitations that have palm trees or luau girls printed on the front to set the mood. Include a note that everyone is expected to wear Hawaiian or bright colored clothes. If the budget allows give everyone a lei on their arrival.

Decorations

Decorate your party space in a way that it screams Hawaiian. In small glass jars, put coconut scented candles and place them on tables for festive low lighting. Hang grass skirts and Hawaiian shirts on the walls to create a tropical feeling. If you have enough space, purchase large palm or ficus trees and place them around the party area. For added effect, accent them with tropical flowers such as orchids, anthuriums or birds of paradise. Place centerpieces such as hibiscus flowers or hula girls.

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Menu

Serve Hawaiian inspired food such as roasted bananas, seasoned rice, barbecued pork, crab salad, fresh vegetables and a tropical fruit salad containing mangoes, pineapples, kiwis, strawberries, melons and other colorful fruits. Grilled meat marinated in Hawaiian sauce or pineapple can make for another delicious luau dish. Not to forget, roasted pig is a quintessential Hawaiian food.

For drinks, Mai Tai is a typical Hawaiian alcoholic beverage, but any fruity, tropical drink will serve the purpose. Classic Hawaiian punch is great for the younger crowd. Use colorful paper or plastic cups for both alcohol and virgin drinks, and add little umbrella in each drink for that perfect tropical vibe.

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When it comes to a summer party, backyard barbecue is not the only option. While that seasonal standard can certainly be fun, use these ideas to give your summer a tropical vibe.

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Summer Party Ideas: Outdoor & Indoor Summer Tips

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Prepare Your Home Beforehand:

If the weather for party day looks anything less than inviting, it’s a good idea to prepare your home in advance. Be honest with yourself about which areas of your home you would feel uncomfortable with guests invading and block those off accordingly. While you’re at it, take a few moments to put away and valuable or sentimental items that you would hate to see accidentally damaged. Then, give the rest of your house a quick spruce up. It doesn’t have to be a deep clean, just enough to leave you feeling like you’re ready to show off your home.

Have a Moving Plan:

As soon as the rain starts to fall, you’re likely see chaos. Guests will start grabbing anything within arms reach and running for cover. But, once they get there, they’ll look to you for instruction. Things will go much more smoothly, if you know what to do. Consider having them put all the food on your kitchen table and countertop space to create a buffet that guests can enjoy at their leisure. Have chairs spread out through different rooms of the house so one space doesn’t feel overcrowded. Pick a designated space for people to store their belongings.

Set the Ambiance:

Even though the location of the party has moved, it should still feel the same. Pump up the music, dim the lights or light candles. If it’s appropriate for the occasion, move some furniture to the side and create a makeshift dance floor. Try to bring as many outdoor elements of the party in with you as possible to keep things cohesive.

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Provide Backup Activities:

One of the greatest features of an outdoor party is the ability to just chat with different groups of people all day long. However, a move indoors can sometimes bring the chattiness to a halt because guests feel unsure of where to go. Keep a few backup activities in mind to get the ball rolling again. Put a game on to keep the sports fans entertained and leave a few board games in the rec room to occupy rowdy kids.

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It’s easy to see how the thought of moving a party indoors is stressful. Piling lots of people into a confined space is rough. However, with a little planning, you can have just as much fun as you would outside. Use these summer party ideas to make your next bash a hit, regardless of the weather.

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