Pool Party Decorations, Activities, & Party Favors

Photo Credit: lullabelle

Here are some more helpful ideas when planning a pool party.

Decorations:
*Hang Beach Balls around the party area
*Decorate with balloons and streams with bright beach ball colors
*Get inflatable palm trees and put them around the party area
*Decorate the table with sea shells, sand buckets and shovels

Activities:
*Marco Polo
*Water Tag
*Pool Volleyball
*Relay Races
*Water Balloon Toss
*Decorate Flip Flops
*Sand Art

Party Favors:
Flip Flops
Bubbles
Sunglasses
Beach balls
Sand buckets and shovels

Check out our pool party theme section for pool party stationery.

Pool Party Menu

Here are some menu ideas for a pool party.

*Blue Gatorade with umbrellas in the drinks
*Goldfish crackers in conch shells
*Shell pasta
*Cut sandwiches with a fish shaped cookie cutter
*Blue jello with swedish fish

Sources:
Birthday Party Ideas 4 Kids
Kids Birthday Party Guide


I found these pool party cupcakes from Miami's Cupcakes Nouveau and just had to share them with you. They would be perfect for a pool party!



Pool Party Cupcakes by Miami's Cupcake Nouveau (From Flickr)

Check out our new pool party stationery line!

I would love to hear some more ideas for a pool themed birthday party. If you have thrown a pool party birthday feel free to submit your party photos to info at littleladybugdesigns dot com

Stay tuned for some pool party activities!

Pool Party Birthday Stationery

Come make a splash with this pool party stationery set! Summer is flying by but it is still time to have a pool birthday party! We have designed stationery to go with your pool party birthday theme. We have a designs for girls and boys and you can even change the hair and skin color. The pool party themed stationery features a little boy or girl in an inner tube in a swimming pool with a beach ball and a life saver ring. The colors are vibrant shades of blue, orange, and yellow.

Featured Above:

Boy Pool Party Birthday Invitations
Boy Pool Party Stickers
Girl Pool Party Birthday Invitations
Boy Pool Party Thank You Cards
Girl Pool Party Thank You Cards
Girl Pool Party Stickers
Boy Pool Party Return Address Labels
Girl Pool Party Return Address Labels

Stay tuned for more ideas for pool birthday parties!

Flip Flop Birthday Theme

Flip Flop on over and make a splash! Here is an inspiration board to help you plan a flip flop or beach themed birthday party.

Featured Above:

Flip Flop Birthday Invitations
Flip Flop Round Stickers
Flip Flop Return Address Labels
Flip Flop Photo Frame Favors

I found this flip flop cupcake recpie over at Wilton Cupcake Fun and just had to share it with you. They are perfect for any flip flop or beach birthday bash!

Flip Flop Cupcakes
Source: Cupcake Fun



Tools:

Standard muffin pan
Cooling Grid
Assorted Pastel Baking Cups
Tip: 1M
Disposable Decorating Bags
Standard Coupler
Beach Sandals 6- Piece Candle Set

Ingredients:

Rose Icing Color
Buttercream icing
Your favorite cupcake recipe

Directions:

1. Bake and cool cupcakes in Standard Muffin Pan lined with Assorted Pastel Baking Cups. Cool completely on Cooling Grid.
2. Using rose buttercream icing, pipe Open Star Decorating Tip 1M swirls on cupcake tops.
3. Position Beach Sandals Candle on top.

Need a fun craft for your flip flop or beach birthday bash. These fluffy flip flops require no sewing and are a fun way to keep your guests busy at a flip flop or beach birthday party.

Fluffy Flip Flops
Source: Family Fun

Total Time Needed: 1 hour

Materials:
Flip Flops
Fabric
Pinking Shears

Instructions:

1. Select a fabric and use pinking shears to cut a series of 1- by 6-inch strips (the number of strips you'll need depends upon the size of your child's feet; the ones we made required 28 strips).
2. Using single knots, tie the strips around the flip-flop straps, pushing the knots close together as you go.
3. Keep adding pieces until your new slippers are sufficiently soft and swanky!

Visit Little Ladybug Designs for more beach themed party stationery!

About to Pop Baby Shower Theme

The mommy to be is about to pop! Why not throw her an About to Pop baby shower! Here is an inspiration board to help you plan the party.

Featured Above

About to Pop Baby Shower Invitations
“About to Pop!” Popcorn Favor Box
About to Pop Baby Shower Thank You Cards
About to Pop Baby Shower Return Address Labels


How to make Popcorn Cupcakes:



Ingredients

* 1 baked cupcake
* White icing
* 40 mini marshmallows (white or pastel yellow and white)
* Yellow food coloring (optional)
* Clean paintbrush
* Scissors
* White construction paper
* Blue and red markers

Instructions

1. Frost the cupcake with white icing. To create each piece of "popcorn," cut one mini marshmallow in half and squish the two pieces back together into a whole mini marshmallow, pinching firmly. Pile the finished popcorn onto the frosted cupcake.
2. For a buttery look, either dilute a drop of yellow food coloring in water and brush it on with a clean paintbrush or mix pastel yellow marshmallows in with the white.
3. To make the band, cut a strip of construction paper about 1 1/4 inches by 8 inches, or to fit your cupcake, and decorate as shown.
4. If you're creating many cupcakes, design just one band and color photocopy it. Wrap the band around the cupcake and secure with tape.

From FamilyFun Magazine

It's always fun to play games at baby showers. To go along with the About to Pop theme play a game of when pop stars were babies. Do a search for baby photos of pop stars and then create a poster with the baby photos labeling them a. b. c. etc. Each person will get a sheet with the letters listed and they must guess which pop star it is. You can put recent celebrity photos on a poster as well for a hint.