Karen Makes a
Splash 2009!
A Graduation
Pool 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.
Graduation Pool Party Invitations
 Your
guests will know that your splash will be a bash with a
personalized
pool party invitation from Creations for You. Throw a little
tropical confetti in the envelope and you are good to go!
Personalized photo ticket invitations
are really hot this year. What better way to showcase your grad's accomplishment
than with a pic right on the invite?
Want a really unique invitation? Let Party411.com’s Creations for You design a
caricature invitation of
your graduate – maybe wearing a bathing suit? Or in their cap and gown (and flip
flops)? 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!
Graduation Pool Party
Decorations and Party Supplies
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
personalized banner on whatever door or gate your guests will be coming in.
 Attach
groups of bright latex and
Mylar flip flop balloons to the tables, trees, and fence. This will really
help define the party area, and it's an easy way to decorate a large open area
like a backyard.
Make sure you have lots of extra towels for your guest. You can even make them
part of the décor by hanging colorful beach towels on the chairs or laying them
on the grass as picnic blankets. And don't forget that shade is important on hot
summer days as well! If you don't have a covered porch or shade tree, set a up a
few beach umbrella on the lawn.
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
beach balls. Scattered around the pool and patio, your guests will feel like
they’re in a tropical paradise!
Graduation Table Decorations and Menu
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.
We love
colorful paper goods for a pool party. You can set them by the buffet along
with silverware bundles (wrap plastic silverware in a paper napkin and wrap
tropical beads around it). Cool everyone off by serving frozen drinks in
great
light up hurricane cups (and don't forget the
drink umbrella)!
You can dress up the buffet area with
a bright table cloth and more balloons. Serving food on fun
flip flop trays is another great way to liven up the food.
 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 bottle 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.
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
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?
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.
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. Check out our summer party games
for some great ways to entertain everyone!
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 2009 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.
Graduation
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 colorful
2009 glasses? They’ll be wearing 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 candy bar
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.
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