Having a Beach Themed Party

The weather may be warm and sunny, but alas Arizona is nowhere near the beach. Those of us wanting to cool off on a hot summer day have to make due with a lake, a pool, or the sprinklers.

The beach may be far away, but there is nothing to stop you from creating a beach themed party. Here are some ideas to make your party a whale of a good time…

Get beach themed invitations to invite the kids to your beach party. Be sure to tell them to bring a suit, sunglasses, sandals, sunscreen, and a beach towel. They may not get too wet, but what kind of a beach party is it if you don’t dress the part?

Get sea shells, beach balls, beach toys, decorated plates, cups, and decorations at the party, craft or dollar store. Make or buy a cake with an ocean or fish theme. It can be simple as decorating the cake sand brown or sea blue and putting seashells or plastic sealife, ocean, reef, shark, or whale figures on it.

Pick an outdoor setting with lots of space. Get out the beach toys and set up a sand box for the kids to make sand castles. Set up a wading pool so the kids can cool off when they get hot (be sure to keep an extra close eye on little kids around the water. You could also consider having your party at a pool or a lake, but remember having kids around the water requires extra supervision.

You can rent the Sea Creature Toddler Play Center which is an ocean themed inflatable for toddlers and little kids. Larger kids may prefer the Seaworld Bounce House or surf at your party with a surfing machine.

Beach parties are lots of fun and with a little imagination you can have one far away from the beach. Arizona’s warm weather makes it a great place for an outdoor party.