Pool Party Ideas
Before taking a look at the following pool party ideas, why not take a look at Theme Party Secrets for tips and advice on how to throw the best pool theme party ever!
Depending on whether you are throwing your pool theme party inside or out, you can modify the following tips accordingly.
Invitations
- You could send your invitations out on goggles, Star Fish or on paper stuffed inside a Sea Shell.
- Or take an empty bottle of water, take the label off, fill with sand and place your invitation in the bottle. This will create a message in a bottle effect!
- Tell your guests that bathing suits and swimming trunks are mandatory!
Props
- You could use fish netting to put over the table cloths, which should be blue.
- Scatter sea shells and star fish around your venue.
- Get some sand for the pool side and a bucket and spade for the kids.
- Get plenty of beach balls. Set up a Volleyball net and a Basketball hoop.
- Get yourself an Inflatable Palm Tree or two for effect.
- Set up some large sun umbrellas and sun loungers around the outside of the pool.
- C0nsider a rubber dingy or water raft, depending on the size of your pool.
- Rubber ducks would add a hilarious touch to your pool theme party.
- Water bombs!
- Have water wings and floats for the kids.
- If your pool party is outside, make sure you have plenty of sunscreen on standby. People always forget to bring their own!
- Water guns, water guns…WATER GUNS!!!
- For more pool party ideas, you could consider some touches from our Hawaiian Party Theme which has many transferable ideas.
Pool Theme Party
Food/Drink
- If your pool party is outside you could have a BBQ serving the usuals.
- For sandwiches you could cut the bread using a fish shaped cookie cutter.
- Swordfish and Salmon will be popular.
- Hire a professional bartender for the drinks, though drink responsibly.
And Finally
- Have an alternative plan just in case the weather is bad.
- Remember the danger element at a pool party, especially if alcohol is involved. If you want to be safe, you can hire out a life guard from the local leisure centre or swimming pool on a private basis.
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