Plan an entertaining pool party for your toddlers.
If your toddler has a birthday in the middle of the summer, you may consider a toddler pool party. This idea makes a lot of sense but presents a few restrictions for such a young age group. The guest list will have to be small and all guests will have to have a parent attend. Handle the drawbacks and a toddler pool party can be an entertaining experience. Does this Spark an idea?
Invitations and Decorations
Create theme-fitting invitations in the shape of board shorts, flip-flops or tropical flowers. Include phrases with pool or water language like, "Dive right in for a pool party." If you plan on hand-delivering the invites you can connect them to a summer item like a mini bottle of sunscreen. Make your pool party feel like a tropical island with tiki torches or simply go with traditional streamers, balloons and beach balls.
Party Favors
Make some water, summer or beach-related party favors for your guests to take home, such as a flip-flop decorating kit. Include a cheap pair of toddler flip-flops, a few ribbons, flowers and beads. Toddlers and their parents can take these flip-flops home and create some cheap but trendy summer shoes. Other potential favors include lip sunblock, sunglasses, a beach towel, a squirt gun and some bright-colored candy. Put these items in a small beach pail, a plastic cup or a bag if you are including the towel.
Activities
The pool will be the main focus of the party but most toddlers will have a short attention span or not want to swim (or float) for very long. Toddlers who have yet to swim may simply want to blow bubbles and then get out of the pool.
Provide other water activities outside of the pool. Place a plastic sheet on the grass near the pool and have some half-full plastic cups of water in it. The toddlers will splash the water up and down and they will be able to cool off on a hot party day. Traditional party games like musical chairs and duck, duck, goose work well at any toddler party.
Food
You can have several foods available that relate to the pool theme. Frog pond scum drink is a cute drink to serve. It's a mixture of lemon lime soda and lime green sherbet with a gummy frog on top. Snacks that relate to the water like goldfish crackers or fruit snack sharks work well. Most of your menu should consist of food that is easy to eat like banana bites, chocolate milk, cheese and dry cereal. Small cookies and cupcakes are easier for toddlers to enjoy than cake. Use a blue icing to fit with the pool theme.
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