Thinking of throwing a pool party this weekend? Then start planning for it from now. A well-organized pool party is bound to be great fun for your guests and you! Pool parties are all about playing in water. Water sports, fun activities, good food and a suitable party theme are all that you need to have a blast. Here are some exciting ideas for pool parties.
Pool Party Ideas
When it comes to organizing a party, party decorations come first. Balloons are the best choices for pool party decorations. You can decorate the fencing, the trees and the sides of the swimming pool with balloons. It is great to let some balloons into water. Fill the balloons with some water and then blow in air. This will give you balloons that float elegantly on water, giving your pool party a fresh and colorful look. If you are planning a pool party for kids, you can add to the decorations some cute little toys and let them float on water. You may also use sponge capsules that expand to take shapes of water creatures. You can decorate the surroundings of the pool with readily available decoration material like streamers, balloons, beach balls and festoons to add to look and feel of the party.
Organizing some interesting games makes the pool party even more exciting. You can organize a mini water polo or play passing-the-parcel in water. You can let the kids play with the balloons and the toys left floating in water. One exciting game could be of dividing the participants into two teams and asking each team to grab the maximum possible floating objects from the pool. The team that manages to collect the most of them is the winner. Another game could be of placing ice cubes in the pool and asking each of the participants to pick as many cubes as possible and place them in a basket kept outside the pool. You can add to the fun by making it a rule to pick the cubes or even the floating objects with one's foot or making them hold the cubes in their mouths!
Food and music are the integral parts of absolutely any party! When it come to pool parties, arrange for some hot foodstuffs. Steaming hot soup followed by some sizzling starters are excellent choices for a pool party menu. Grilled sandwiches and barbecued vegetables can serve as some of the best food items for a pool party. Music is the most important accompaniment for a party. Beach music suits well for a pool party. Have some rocking music played throughout the party to cheer your guests up. Choose the kind of music that is geared to the age group of the guests attending the party.
Ask your guests to get their own towels and remind them to get an extra pair of clothes. In case there are small children attending the party, you may like to ask the guests to bring in their own life jackets. As a host, it is advised that you keep a few life jackets in store for the guests. Also arrange for a sunscreen lotion for your guests. As a pool party is often an outdoor party in water, it is important for you to take all the safety measures.
Place all the dry material, the extra clothes, towels as also the foods and the music system away from water, so that you do not risk these items to the splashing waters.
Last but definitely not the least parts of a party, are the invitation and the thank you cards! On making a list of the guests you plan to invite for the pool party, make cards suiting to the party theme. If you wish to be creative, you can give the cards, shapes of water toys or water gear so that they befit the party theme. Make sweet little 'thank you' cards for the guests to thank them for sharing your joy.
Pool parties can be fun if planned well and with a due regard to safety. Water sports and similar simpler games are sure to add to the fun and excitement of the pool party. Pick one of the pool party ideas given here and have a rocking party. When did you say, you are having one?
