Creating The Tropical Indoors
Everyone loves the beach. Everyone loves a party. Sometimes you want both and that is where a beach party theme comes in handy. Unfortunately depending where you live or the time of year, an outside beach party isn’t always possible. So what do you do – throw a beach party indoors!
Decorating For The Beach Experience
Throwing a party with a tropical theme indoors isn’t as hard as it would seem. In fact, an indoor beach or tropical party theme works very well for back to school parties or birthday parties for kids and adult. Teens will love this party theme and the tropical drinks that go along with it.
As far as decorations go, you’ll want to have as many tropical items as you can possible fit in your indoor area.
To go all out rent some palms from local florist. If palms are not available for rent try a party supply store. They often have inflatable palms or even card board cut out palms or other tropical items. Add a little pizazz to table centerpieces by cutting holes in pineapples (like you do with pumpkins) and place votive candles inside.
If you’re an especially daring party thrower, set up a kiddy pool inside filled with sand. If your not that daring then buy an awesome party cake decorated like a beach party and use it as your room’s focal point.
Beach Grub Is A Must
Beach food is all hands on – literally. So finger foods need to fill out the beach party menu. You can pick these items up at a deli or make them yourself.
If your planning this party for your teenager, you’ll want to serve hot dogs and hamburgers. Of course you’ll need a signature drink. Make tropical drinks such as (non-alcoholic) blue Hawaiians by using blending ice cubes, a lemon-lime type soda and a few drops of blue food coloring. Serve the drink in an inexpensive margarita style glass. You can find plastic ones at party supply stores. Ta da, you’ve got great tropical drink. For a super fun fruity idea get some ice trays and add small pieces of fruits such as pineapple chucks, cherries, raspberries, blueberries and freeze them in ice trays covered with water. Pop them out of the ice tray and put them in an ice bucket for the kids to add to their fruit punch or other tropical drink.
With just a bit of creative decorating, you’ll find that a inside beach party is easy to do. This party theme is great fun for teens, kids or even adults. So get started now planning your beach party right under your own roof. Oh, don’t for get to tell the invites to dress in their best swim and beachwear.
A special thanks goes to The Party Place & Bakery, a Heber Springs bakery for letting me use the picture of their beach cake.
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