Karen Makes a
Splash 2008!
A Graduation
Theme Party
It’s all over – high school, college,
graduate school – and now it’s time to celebrate! Make a splash with your family
and friends and have a great pool party. Male or female, old or young, this is a
party that everyone will love and can easily be customized to your crowd.
Invitations
Your guests will know that your
splash will be a bash with a
custom
invitation from Party411.com’s Creations for You. Choose a pool party
invitation or use a more traditional graduation one.
Want a really unique invitation? Let Party411.com’s Creations for You design a
caricature invitation of
your graduate – wearing a bathing suit? This wonderful caricature can become a
sign-in board, photo opportunity even thank you notes. It’s the perfect way to
easily take care of all your decorating needs.
You can even make your own invitation using a flip flop or
beach ball. Purchase inexpensive versions of these items and write the party
information on them with a contrasting colored permanent marker. It may cost a
bit more to mail these invitations but it’s definitely worth it – your guests
will be talking about your party before it ever starts!
Decorations
 The
swimming pool is both the main destination and decoration for this party but
it’s fun to supplement with a few colorful extras. Hang a great
banner on whatever door or gate your guests will be coming in. Put your
graduation/welcome message on a brightly colored summer fun
banner with flip flops or fish on it.
If your party is being held in the evening, be sure to hang
flip flop lights on the house, in the bushes, or on the fence surrounding
the pool. Mix in
flip flop garlands and together you they will give your party a magical
feel.
And don’t forget the
inflatable palm trees and
suns. Scattered around the pool and patio, your guests will feel like
they’re in a tropical paradise!
Centerpieces and Tableware
Decorate your tables with colorful tablecloths in your favorite shades of
bright green or
yellow. Balloons always make great and economical centerpieces. Create a
colorful balloon bouquet from
assorted 12" balloons and add in a
mylar flip flop or a
sun balloon for an extra splash.
 As
the sun goes down, be sure to have
flip flop candles on the tables to help light up the night. Want a more
dramatic look?
Bamboo torch candles are a great look for any table.
Graduation and graduation parties are all about making memories and what better
way to make that happen then to make cameras available to all your guests? Let
Creations for You design
personalized graduation theme cameras and place them all around the tables.
Your guests will love picking them up and spontaneously snapping pictures of
family and friends. And what a treat for the graduate to have all those photos
as a souvenir of a great party?
Keep your tableware as fun and festive as the rest of your party. Keep it simple
and choose
flip flop plates,
napkins and
cups.
Beach ball plates are a fun choice too, and will look great on
red tablecloth.
Food
With all that splashing around, your guests will be hungry and thirsty. Food
that’s easy to eat is definitely the way to go. A barbecue with hamburgers and
hotdogs or even delicious hot pizza is all you need.
On a hot summer day, or night, nothing tastes better than cold water! Imagine
your guests delight as they sip from water bottles sporting a
personalized label from
Creations for You. Choose a graduation or pool party theme – whichever you like
better. And be sure to get extras because these water bottles make great party
favors that your guests are sure to want to take home.
Serve other drinks, whatever they are, in
neon colored margarita glasses or
light up glasses (how fabulous will they look as the sun goes down and
they’re blinking on the table?) And don’t forget the
cocktail umbrellas – they make any drink special.
Entertainment
Your guests will probably spend most of their time in the water, but it’s nice
to have a few additional activities for them. After all, they may get cold and
need a break. Be sure to have lots of
beach balls available because they’re great to play with both in and out of
the water.
Everyone loves a piñata and a
shark piñata filled with
candy promises to have every laughing for hours.
Who doesn’t want to be a “beach babe” or “muscle man”? You can help your guests
realize their dreams with this perfect
photo
opportunity. Choose one of these cutouts or select a graduate or even a
class of 2008 stand up (the possibilities are endless) from Creations for You.
Take instant photos of everyone or use the
personalized graduation theme
cameras– it’s tons of fun and the perfect party favor.
Party Favors
The sun will be shining brightly, so be sure to have sunglasses for all your
guests. There are tons of choices but how about
sunflower glasses? Or celebrate graduation with colorful 2008 glasses.
They’ll be wearing both of these long after the sun has gone down.
What better party favor than a delicious milk or dark chocolate candy bar? A
sweet treat with a
personalized wrapper from Creations for You is a great way to thank your
guests for sharing your special day with you. You can even customize the wrapper
with a photo of the graduate.
Your pool party will make a huge splash with everyone. With wonderful products
from Party411.com and Creations for You, everyone will be talking about your
party long after the after the pool has closed for the season.
To see more of
our beach
decorating ideas visit
Luau Decorating411.
To see more of
our graduation decorating ideas visit
Graduation Decorating411.
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party planning?
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Congratulations from the
Party Girl and Party411!
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