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Pinatas
Beach ball
Surfer
Invitations
We’re making a big SPLASH with this party! Ask your guests
to wear swimsuits or clothes to get wet in and to bring their own towel.
Cakes
Decorate a stacked round cake like a swimming pool
Decorations
Use a blue and yellow decorating theme with a touch of lime
green and orange
Surf boards cut from poster board
Large sun from poster board or butcher paper
Use a beach towel for a table runner
Costumes/Dress up
Sun glasses
Games and Activities
Water Fight! (ages
3-16)
My favorite way to do this water party game is to fill
buckets with water at various places in the yard and toss in a bunch of large
soft sponges and let the guests throw them around at each other. We always call
a truce when the hose is brought out to fill up the buckets.
Beach Ball Soccer
(ages 3-16)
Play a simplified version of soccer with a beach ball
instead of a soccer ball. That ball will move around in crazy and fun ways.
Flip Flop Jungle (ages 3-16)
Give everyone a flip flop sandal and have them find the matching flip flop from
a jumbled pile of flip flops.
Water Obstacle Course (ages
3-16)
Make an obstacle course through the back yard with a sprinkler going. Go over a
wheel barrow, under lounge chairs, around a tree, through a shallow swimming
pool and ride a tricycle a short distance. You can also string a rope along the
path of the obstacle course and send the guests through it blindfolded.
Water Slide (ages
4-16)
You can purchase a simple water slide (preferred) or try to
transform a heavy duty sheet of plastic into a water slide with duct tape
reinforced corners for tent pegs to go through and hold it in place.
Trampoline Games (ages
5-16)
Everyone with a trampoline knows a few games. Let everyone
share their favorites and play with a sprinkler spraying from under the
trampoline.
Water Balloon Volleyball
(ages 8-16)
Fill up many water balloons and keep them in a basket lined
with a towel. Then, split the guests into teams and have each team pair off in
twos. Each set of guests holds a towel between them to be used for catching and
tossing water balloons. Then, use a water balloon instead of a volleyball and
have fun! Simplified rules of the volleyball game should be used in this water
party game.
Crafts
Wall Surboards
(ages 3-10)
Cut surfboard shapes from poster board for your guests to decorate
with markers and stickers.
Leis (ages 3-16)
For younger guests make leis by colored macaroni noodles and paper cut in
flower shapes strung on yarn. For older guests make leis from silk flowers
strung on thread with needles. This
file has some flowers you can cut out and use.
Water Art (ages
5-16)
This is a short lived water party craft, but fun. Give each guest a water bottle
and have them use it to “draw” a picture on cement. You can add a package of
punch mix (no sugar) to make it colored if you want.
Tie-Dyed Shirts
(ages 7-16)
Purchase a kit for making tie-dyed shirts and follow the
instructions. Be sure to wash cotton t-shirts before tie-dying to get any
shrink out of them.
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