Baby, it's cold outside!  You've heard of Christmas in July parties, but what about a July at Christmas party?  Get your guests out of the snow and into their shorts and t-shirts for a combination we love - the warmth of summer and the joy of Christmas.

July at Christmas Invitations

There are lots of fun ways to invite friends and family to your July at Christmas party. If you are hand delivering your invitations, tie the party information onto a red and green shovel and bucket! Or write it on a red and green inner tube (this you can deflate and send in the mail).

Send a July at Christmas invitation or a fabulous custom caricature of yourself dressed as Santa, lying on the beach! Your friends will definitely get a kick out of that!

You can ask your guests to come in sundresses, shorts and t-shirts. And remember, it's OK to wear white since this Christmas comes before Labor Day! You can either add Santa hats and sunglasses with the invitations or give them out as your guests enter the party.

For something even snappier, try our personalized holiday candy bars.  You can mail these in a small padded envelope.

July at Christmas Decorations and Party Supplies

Welcome guests with a fun tropical drink.  Serve margaritas in red and green glow margarita cups!  A lifesize cutout of the host or hostess in a bathing suit is great fun.  Add a Santa hat, of course.

Decorations should be a mix of a summer bash and a traditional Christmas! Beach balls, sand castles, as well as poinsettias, snowflake confetti and holiday wire garlands.

Set up Christmas trees in front of beach scene scene setters.  Add tropical theme lights to the tree for an added tropical touch and scatter sea shells around the presents under the tree.  And, how about a inflatable parrot on top of the tree instead of a star? 5' inflatable palm trees (since we know it's tough to get the real thing this time of year) would be great decked out with Merry Christmas lights.

If you traditionally hang stockings from your fireplace mantle, why not hang flip flops this year?  Or at least have flip flops sticking out of your stockings.

Have fun with your decorations!  Display large beach umbrellas, beach chairs, beach balls, and plastic buckets around the room or hanging from the ceiling (places where your guests can't trip over them). (We've got a ton of beach decorations to choose from!)

July in Christmas Table Decorations and Menu

Mix up your table with a traditional Christmas tablecover and add a fun 20" palm tree centerpiece.  Or, do the opposite!  Choose tropical theme tablecovers and add a small Christmas tree or a snowflake decorations as your centerpiece. 

Try using red and white checkered tablecloths with a few citronella candles. Beach buckets make great vases filled with poinsettia and other Christmas flowers.

Stick to a traditional Christmas meal for this one. It may be July at your house, but it's still a Christmas party! Add fun signs and rename the food with beach lingo.  Pigs in a blanket can be Pigs in beach towels.  You get the idea.

Activities

Limbo! Play some fun Christmas music while your friends stand in line waiting to bend backwards low enough to fit under the limbo stick. In order to win, the limbo master must not touch the stick or fall on the floor while limbo-ing under the stick (which is usually held by 2 people). You can decorate your limbo stick with red and green ribbon available at your local craft store.

There are also some great Christmas games you can play!

July in Christmas Party Favors

Send your guests home with their sunglasses and Santa hats.  If you're having kids at the party, create a small Christmas goodie bag for them.  Here are some fun ideas:

• Sea Creature Beads

• Xmas Spinning Top

• Holiday Toy Mix

• 4" Luau Footballs

Also give out a personalized photo chocolate ornaments complete with a family photo on the beach!  Perfect. 

Your guests will feel nice and warm after spending time in July at your party!  Be sure to save a nice tropical drink for the Party Girl!  Merry Christmas