Swimming Pool Party Ideas
A swimming pool party is a great excuse to gather family and friends together to relax and hang out. The best part about a pool party is the main event is built right in. Just add a theme, for the right atmosphere, food and music to really bring the party to life. No matter the theme, be the perfect host by making sure there are plenty of fresh towels and suntan oil on hand. Does this Spark an idea?
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Posh Party
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Think upscale for a posh swimming pool party everyone will talk about. Create a modern lounge vibe using a basic black-and-white theme. Provide black and white lounge chairs with magazine baskets. Have hip bar appetizers like sweet potato french fries and mini hamburgers. Create a few signature cocktails served in stylish glasses. Float beds and chairs in the water for the guests to relax on while sipping a cocktail. Play club music in the background to keep the party moving. Hand out inexpensive flip-flops tied with ribbon as guests arrive to wear and keep as mementos.
Night In Havana
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Keep the party hot, hot, hot, with a Cuban-themed swimming pool party. Decorate with areca palms laced with white Christmas lights around the pool area. Have pork rinds and banana chips as snacks with mojitos. Make a heaping pot of paella with chicken, pork and seafood for dinner and serve it family style, using silk banana leaves as placemats. Play mambo music like the Cuban Originals CD by Perez Prado. Hand out plastic maracas as party favors.
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Hawaiian Luau
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Have a relaxing Hawaiian luau swimming pool party. Set up tiki lamps and citronella candles around the pool. Greet guests with flower leis that double as party favors. Serve piña coladas, mai tais and daiquiris. Have a bountiful buffet table with coconut and pineapple centerpieces filled with teriyaki fish, vegetable stir-fry, roasted pig and fresh fruit. Traditional Hawaiian music will help set the scene.
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