Are you looking for a few fantastic and fun pool party ideas for your summer party planning? Kicking back with friends and family by the pool is one of the best ways to spend a hot summer day. It’s also a fairly easy kind of party to throw. The entertainment, aka THE POOL, is already done for you. You just need to add on with the decorations and food. Alright. Let’s get this pool party started.
50 Fantastic Pool Party Ideas
The Decorations:
1. Decorate with Flip Flops and Flamingos
2. Order the Splashin’ Pool Party in a Box for easy decorating
3. Use streamers and sea horse cut outs taped on the walls for an under the sea look
4. Make Jelly Fish Lanterns
5. Put a miniature Life Guard Chair on the table
6. Decorate with a pool party balloon bouquet
7. Fill a container with goggles (the kids can use them too!)
8. Give the kids Pool Party paper masks
9. Make parasol topiaries
10. Make a balloon arch or purchase one
11. Make a beach ball garland
12. Decorate with flip flop foil balloons
13. Fill a container with splash balls
14. Make a pool noodle garland
15. Serve silver ware in plastic sand buckets
16. Use floaties as “wreaths”
17. Use these Party Fonts for invitations and other table decor
18. Tie helium balloons on weights and place around pool
19. Make pool noodle luminaries
The Food:
20. Build Your Own Cupcakes with Fish candy, pearl sprinkles and “rocks” aka jelly beans
21. Serve Goldfish crackers in a glass or plastic fish bowl
22. Serve “Ocean Water”
23. Make Clam Cookies
24. Fill a dish with “Life Preservers”
25. If serving salads, put them in glass jars to keep the bugs out
26. Make sea turtle cupcakes
27. Serve fish marshmallows (so easy for kids to eat!)
28. Set up a DIY drink station
29. Serve food in plastic beach buckets
30. Make easy to eat veggie cups
31. Serve Nutter Butter “Flip Flops”
32. Serve “pool noodles” in a cup (aka Rainbow Twizzlers)
33. Serve cantaloupe sail boats
34. Store the drinks in a plastic pool filled with ice
35. Serve bubble gum balls in a clear containers as “beach balls”
36. Serve “shark teeth” (cheese) in little containers
37. Serve blue jello topped with cool whip and Swedish Fish
The Games & Activities:
38. No Pool? No Problem. Set up a Quick Set Pool or Beach Ball Sprinkler.
39. Walk the plank game over a small pool
40. Make swimming noodle ponies for the kids to play with
41. Set up a squirt gun station
42. Make an obstacle course with pool noodles
43. Play water bottle ring toss
44. Pool Toss game with plastic plates and sponges
45. Play sponge ball toss
46. Set up a duck pond game
47. Swim through the hula hoop game
48. Play inflatable Twister
49. Make glow-in-the-dark balls and float in pool
50. Make a PVC limbo game
Are you ready to throw one amazing party?! I hope these pool party ideas helped inspire you. Get creative. Have fun.
