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Luau Party Favor
If you live near a nice beach, have a fun party there. If you don't, you can still have a "Beach" party at a nearby park that has a large sand play area or even in your own yard. Just fill a few kiddie pools with sand, break out the sand toys, the beach towels, and the lawn chairs to create your own beach.
Have an indoor beach party on a rainy or snowy day. Skip the sand, but turn up the heat, turn on the bright lights, play some beach music, and serve summer treats.
Fun Invitations
Make the invitations in the shape of a sun or starfish or write on the back of a beach photo post card. Or make a message in a bottle with the invitation rolled up inside. Put a little bit of sand and tiny shells in the bottle. Remind guests to wear sunscreen, bug repellent, and to wear or bring swim suits, towels, and sunglasses.
Fun Decorations
Decorate the party area with beach umbrellas, lawn chairs, colorful beach towels, and beach balls. Play beach music (surfer songs or wave sounds) in the background.
If your party is not at a reach beach, decorate the party area with a large, smiling posterboard sun and paper waves and seagulls.
Fun Games & Activities
Provide a variety a sand toys for free play. Hide small treasures in the sand for guests to dig for. Have children sit in a circle and roll beach balls to each other. Ask adults or older children fly kites. The younger children will enjoy watching
Fun Foods
Serve submarine sandwiches, potato or macaroni salad, assorted fruit and chips.Make a pail of sand cake or under the sea cake. Serve popsicles or icecream drumsticks, or visit a nearby ice cream stand for soft-serve icecream.
Fun Favors
Sand toys, beach balls, flip flop sandals, blowing bubbles and kites are fun favors for a Beach Party.