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May 7, 2012 at 9:40 pm #305720
Melissa Burnell
Well, I stuck my foot in it a couple months ago telling the boys they could throw a pool party this summer. Oldest ds turned 16 not too long ago and since there really wasn’t any good place to hold a party, we held off until warmer weather moved in. It’s moved in, lol.
Now I discover that he wants to have 20 of his “closest” buds over for a Pool Party. One of his friends DJ’s so the music/noise is all set/planned already.
Now for the food-
Since they want to have their party starting around noon and running till 11-ish- I need some major ideas for Good Clean non-hovering fun & food!
We have Palm Trees growing around our deck/pool so I thought it would be fun to turn the party into a Hawaiian Luau theme.
Centerpiece will be the Sea Turtle or Tiki Watermelon, (provided I can find a watermelon bigger than a cantaloupe and less than a million dollars, lol). They were priced around $7 last I saw and weren’t much bigger than a softball.I have Surf boards/wake boards that we play in the ocean with, so I thought we could stand those up at the stairs leading up to the deck/pool.
I thought I’d pick up a couple Hula-hoops and leave those lying around for the kids to play with too.
For Food Ideas:
Volcano Cake (Ha, a Chocolate Bundt Cake with a Piece of Dry ice placed in the center to make it “smoke”
Virgin Coladas/Daiquiris (aka Smoothies, but Virgin Colada seems to sound so much better when you’re 16!)
Game Ideas/ Entertainment:
Pass the Coconut- have to pass the coconut to each other (round in a circle) WITHOUT using HANDS.
Invitations– Flip Flop shaped invitation Cards
K ya’ll- that’s all I’ve got- I would LOVE to hear your suggestions, thoughts, Ideas!!
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May 8, 2012 at 12:37 pm #431887
Candace
You could have a Big Kahuna Contest- whoever dresses the “most hawiaan” is the Big Kahuna and gets a prize.
You could make Fruit Kebabs of pineapples/strawberries and apple chunks and then stick them in a watermelon or cantaloupe half to hold them up for grab & go snacking.
For desserts you could make individual Pineapple upside down cakes using a muffin tin instead of a cake pan.
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May 8, 2012 at 12:48 pm #431888
CoolCat
Liss, you’re trying too hard, lol. Just serve your key west grilled chicken recipe that will fill them up!
For a dessert- make a Hawaiian Wedding cake, it’s always a very big hit at parties. Basically you bake a yellow cake in a 9×13 pan. Cool, Poke Holes over the cake.
open a 20 oz can of crushed pineapple and pour over the cake evenly, place in fridge.
Take 1 tub of cool whip, add 1 c. flaked coconut, mix well, spread over the top of the pudding layer. Place in fridge till ready to serve.
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