Prepare a memorable beach party for your guests.
Hawaiian luau and beach theme parties are perfect for celebrating the summer. From bright-colored decorations to beach-themed party games, prepare a memorable luau party that will have your guests thinking they've entered a tropical paradise. Give your guests game prizes and party favors, such as inflatable beach balls, Hawaiian leis and sunglasses, to take home as mementos of the party. Does this Spark an idea?
Invitations
For a simple beach invitation, print a large seashell or beach pail on a sheet of paper and write the party details on the back. Decorate the invitation and envelope with beach-themed stickers. You can also roll the invitation up like a scroll. Mail the invitation in a bottle with sand and shells. Another idea is to inflate beach balls and write the party details on the beach ball. Deflate the balls and mail them to your party guests. Guests will have to inflate the beach balls to read the party details.
Decorations
Decorate the party area with a variety of beach-themed items such as sunscreen, sunglasses, beach towels, large beach umbrellas, inflatable beach balls and toys, tiki torches, Hawaiian leis and palm tree cutouts. Oversized beach towels also make perfect tablecloths. Set up a volleyball net and allow guests to play volleyball with a beach ball. Hawaiian and luau-themed party decorations are available online and at party supplies stores. Serve all drinks with tropical drink umbrellas.
Activities
Fill plastic swimming pools with play sand and place beach pails of water around each pool. Give the guests empty beach pails and have a sand castle-making contest. Award prizes to the best and most creative sand castles. Another activity idea is lei making using elastic and silk flowers. Each guest can make her own lei to take home from the party. Alternatively, have a contest to see who can make the prettiest and most creative leis. Other activities include a hula-hoop contest, limbo and a luau music dance contest.
Games
Create a water obstacle course for your beach party using sprinklers, small plastic swimming pools, hula-hoops and slip-n-slides. Put a twist on classic games with a game of "Surf, Surf, Wipeout" instead of "Duck, Duck, Goose" or "Musical Beach Towels" instead of "Musical Chairs." Create a tossing game by having guests try to toss ping pong balls into beach pails using plastic beach shovels. Prepare a beach hunt by hiding several beach-themed items and having the party guests hunt for the items. The guest who finds the most items wins the game.
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