Beach Party: Invitations and Decor. Treats and drinks

To feel the hot rays of the sun and dive into the arms of the warm sea, you don’t have to go somewhere, even if it’s winter outside! An explosive tropic party will turn an ordinary day into a bright rainbow of colors and an extravaganza of emotions without much effort!

Decor

This is one of the few infinitely flexible themes: a tropical party at home or in a rented hall, for the New Year, birthday or even wedding, any budget and format! But a lot depends on the presentation. For example, a multi-colored motley decor of a room is more suitable for a youth party without cuts, stylish in two or three shades for a meeting at the level of a social event.

When choosing a color scheme, play with contrast and stick to one level of saturation: modest pastel does not go well with bright rich shades, and vice versa.

Start preparing in advance, because... A tropical themed party is a lot of DIY. Even decor for a small room will take a lot of time, not to mention a private house/cafe. Of course, if your budget allows, you can buy accessories and jewelry. And for those who want to do most of it themselves, we offer tropic party design ideas:

• If possible, remove excess furniture and everything that is not needed. The blue sky, the azure sea, the golden beach - this is space, a free flight of eyes to the horizon;

• make a selection of photos or pictures that create the right mood– landscapes, people relaxing, natives dancing, etc. For a photo zone, a large poster with a gorgeous view of the sunny paradise will be useful;

• replace textiles with more suitable ones– striped like beach towels, with cheerful polka dots or flowers. Wicker chair covers, bamboo/straw rugs, and raffia will fit perfectly;

• if the scenario of a tropical party takes guests to the beach, place containers with sand, corals and pebbles around the room, use shells, starfish, and skates in the decoration. You can hang fake fishing nets, anchors, lifebuoys, and steering wheels on the walls;

Flip-flops hung up with the “heel” are a flowerpot for a miniature pot with an exotic plant. Bright beach umbrellas will hide from view the everyday decor of the room that could not be removed;

• going to the jungle? Let huge butterflies flutter around the house, monkeys jump, parrots fly. Perhaps a crocodile is hiding under the table, and... a giraffe falls out of the closet onto the guests! Soft toys, figurines, silhouettes against a sunset background, drawing or print on a thick base;

• ethnic instruments (drums, maracas, tambourines, etc.), shaman masks, primitive tools– traces of aboriginal habitation will create a special, original ambience at a party in a tropical style. Cardboard base + drawing or printout, it is better to glue with double-sided tape (cardboard is deformed from moisture);

• pineapples, mangoes, bananas, coconuts, papaya will make the decoration literally delicious! And it is not at all necessary that exotic fruits be real. Gifts of nature, like all the association attributes listed above, can be printed and assembled into garlands;

• if you are organizing a tropical party for the New Year, decorate the Christmas tree and dress up the Snow Maiden and Frost in a tropical style. It’s easy to make Christmas tree decorations with your own hands: print themed pictures in a mirror image, cut them out, and glue them onto a loop. Place paper petals (a daisy without a center) on the bases of the garland bulbs to create sparkling buds;

For your birthday, decorate with a solid carpet of flowers with a voluminous number and a congratulatory inscription. Buds can be made from napkins, corrugated paper - it's easy.

• Balloons– arches entwined with vines, under the ceiling, tied with “bouquets” to the backs of chairs, in the shape of tropical fruits. If you tie petals to the base of the tail, you will get huge buds with a bright center, inflate only slightly and decorate with leaves - tropical fruits. It’s easy to make palm trees for a party out of balloons with your own hands: the leaves under the ceiling are pressed against three brown helium balloons (coconuts), from which brown ribbons (trunks) hang down to the floor;

• exotic flowers- pompoms, circular fans, garlands of beads and curtains of flowers instead of curtains in the aisles. Huge palm leaves and vines will fit. It’s hard to overdo it with this decor: the more, the brighter and more fun! There are thousands of ways to assemble flowers/buds from corrugated paper, napkins and other scrap materials online.

Invitations

Make a personalized air ticket at FS with the date/time of “departure” to the paradise island - an original invitation to a tropical party is ready! Ideas for DIY invitations without using a graphic editor:

• a postcard in the shape of an exotic fruit, bud, slipper and other paraphernalia;

• a sealed message in a bottle decorated with “pearls” and shells, which had clearly lain on the seabed for months;

• beach wrap bag: glue a half-size horizontal rectangle to a vertical rectangle, bend the top “extra” part down. All that remains is to thread a thread into the holes on the sides, which will be the handle of the bag, and put horizontally folded paper inside the “pocket” with the text “towel”.

Suits

The dress code depends entirely on the format of the holiday, because... there are a lot of options! Suitable clothes for a tropical-style party at home, in a cafe, outdoors - comfortable shoes, summer trousers/shorts and T-shirts or colorful sundresses, flowy dresses.

To make your look complete, choose themed accessories for a tropic party. For example, earrings/beads in the shape of shells, fruits, buds. Straw hats, baseball caps, sun visors, sunglasses and diving glasses, beach and belt bags will fit in.

Do a bright tropical manicure and natural makeup, as if you were going diving/sunbathing. It is better to leave your hair loose, pinning a strand with a flower - complex hairstyles do not fit into the image of a vacationing tourist.

If you want the guests’ clothes to be in the same style, suits of tropical aborigines, Hawaiian clothes: raffia skirts + bright or “coconut” tops, and colorful Bermuda shorts for guys. Hand out flower beads, bracelets, and hairpins at the entrance. At a tropical party, costumes in nautical, Latin American, Cuban, and African styles are appropriate (read details in separate articles).

For guests with humor - animal costumes, pineapple or banana, palm trees. The simplest option: a bottom of any bright color + a T-shirt with a themed design (you can order identical ones for friends, with a congratulatory inscription). Accessories will be useful for a fun photo shoot: huge tropical fruits, palm leaves, bright glasses, lifebuoys, surfboards (cut, glue to a base or draw).

Menu, serving

The choice of menu for a tropic party is obvious - light salads, seafood, an abundance of fruits, berries and fresh vegetables, ice cream and ice, fluffy desserts in bowls. When watermelons and melons are in season, they will decorate any table, beautifully served in pieces in vases or directly in the rind.

Avoid heavy food, it is not conducive to active rest. BBQ/shish kebab will fit perfectly, but it’s better to avoid fried meat/fish.

The most suitable drink, of course, is colorful cocktails - include at least several types in the menu (including non-alcoholic milk ones). Young wine and other low-alcohol drinks are appropriate. If there is beer, put all kinds of snacks in bowls - chips, popcorn, nuts, dried fish, etc.

Tableware ideas for a tropical themed party:

• colorful disposable tableware, bright tablecloth. Raffia, paper seaweed, flowers, fruits are suitable for decorating chairs and tablecloth skirts;

• It’s better to serve it buffet style, so that guests don’t want to sit at the table for a long time;

• use mini-toppers, paper figures for cocktail tubes, umbrellas, buds made from thin slices (MK is available online, it’s very simple!);

• halves of an orange/grapefruit without pulp - “bowls” for cooling jelly and portioned desserts. And the pulp will go into freshly prepared lemonades and juices. Cocktails in coconuts and pineapples look atmospheric;

• Colored sprinkles, icing, mastic, and melting chocolate can easily be used to decorate tropical-style desserts.

Entertainment

The plot scenario of the tropic party will certainly delight children - adventures on the island: helping the aborigines, searching for treasures, trials from a shaman who refuses to show the way home just like that. An adult tropical party probably doesn’t need a script – competitions and fiery dances won’t let the guests get bored!

Suitable music - Latin American, Hawaiian, African, Cuban motifs, songs about summer, sea and vacation. Rhythmic ethnic music will relax friends and help create the right atmosphere.

If the tropical party is held at home, choose games and competitions that do not require space (for accuracy, speed, dexterity, etc.). On the beach or in a spacious rented room, organize a dance battle, divide into teams and take part in relay races - run, jump, have fun like children!

Limbo

It’s hard to imagine a tropic party without this competition, because it has already become practically a symbol of a beach holiday. The rope-liana, decorated with buds and leaves, sinks lower and lower with each stage. The goal is to pass under it, bending backwards.

Twister

A familiar game with incredible poses on a “tablecloth” in bright circles. Suitable for an informal party because... tropical costumes are sometimes very revealing.

The snake bites the tail

Two teams - two snakes, the guests stand up as if for a lambada. The first player's task is to catch the tail of the rival snake (the last player in the queue). He, of course, runs away. If there are few guests, the snake may catch its own tail. When caught, the tail moves to the beginning of the chain, becoming the head.

Harmful monkeys

30 pieces of balloons and ribbon to divide the room in half. The goal of the competition is to throw the balls to half of the opponents while the song is playing. The game can be complicated by rapidly changing commands from the leader: without hands - kick the balls with your feet, with one hand, with one foot, wind (blow), etc. At the end, count whose half has fewer balls, and they win.

Dance relay

Be sure to include this game in your tropical party scenario - it's a lot of fun! Guests are divided into teams (any number, even in pairs) and stand in queues at the start line. The first player shows the dance movement, the rest repeat in a chain, one after another.

When the last one has succeeded, he runs forward and shows his movement (they should not be repeated). In this way, the entire chain moves towards the finish. The team whose first player gets there first wins.

Feed the shaman

A shield with a painted shaman mask and a hole where the open mouth should be. You need to hit it with a soft toy in the shape of a fruit or a ball, throwing it from different distances, blindfolded, or other fun way.

Bring a cocktail

Unbreakable plates and glasses according to the number of teams. You need to hold the plate with one hand and move towards the finish line without dropping the “cocktail”. You can race or relay with the condition that the next player in the chain must come up with a new way of moving (jump on one leg, walk backwards, dance to the finish line).

Get ideas while remembering... your vacation! For a party in a spacious hall/outdoors, any competitions with tropical-style props are suitable: funny relay races, forfeits, ball games, agility, accuracy. Alcoholic competitions will fit in (drink to speed, guess the ingredient, beer pong) and not quite puritanical ones if the holiday is held in a close circle (find out by touch, draw a bikini with cream, feed your other half strawberries without helping with your hands).

Complete the scenario with the ceremonial removal of a cake decorated with tropical flowers/fruits or smashing a huge pineapple piñata. Prepare themed prizes: fruit liqueurs, sunglasses with bright frames, flower beads, bright slippers, scarves, etc.

Idea 1. Pirate party.

Idea 2. Ski party.

Photo by Natalia Grishko

Photo by Natalia Grishko

Idea 3. Solar party.

Photo by Natalia Grishko

Photo by Natalia Grishko

Idea 4. Putting on your watch in the morning...

Photo by Natalia Grishko

Photo by Natalia Grishko

Idea 5. Jeans party.

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Idea 6. Ethno party.

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Idea 7. Social event

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Idea 8. Butterflies

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Idea 9. Hat party

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Idea 10. New Year's party

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We are sure that among the proposed ideas you will find the one that best suits the temperament of your company. Supplement them with an appropriate picnic menu, competitions and entertainment in the format of the chosen theme, and a group trip to the beach this summer will be unforgettable.

The splash of waves, tall palm trees, reflections of moonlight on the water, cocktails, coconuts - what do you associate with a Hawaiian party? If you have been planning to get together with friends for a long time, but do not want the meeting to turn into another dull gathering, a Hawaiian party is a great idea to organize a truly bright and memorable holiday.

How to organize a Hawaiian party, choose costumes, food and create an entertainment program? Let's figure it out.

Outdoors

In the warm season, the best solution is, of course, an outdoor Hawaiian-style party. It’s great if you have the opportunity to have a holiday on a sandy beach by the sea or at least a lake. You can also simply find a nice clearing and set up a spacious tent on it, scattering pillows on the floor.

If you expect the party to last late into the night, you should consider lighting in advance. To preserve the surroundings, it is better to abandon electric flashlights and use the light of fires and torches.

Hawaiian party at home

Even when a snowstorm is raging outside, you can recreate the atmosphere of a bright beach holiday in your apartment. To make a Hawaiian party at home a success, you need to think through everything down to the smallest detail. And it’s better to start with decorating your home.

There is no need to spend money – you can make almost all decorative items yourself. Think about what associations arise when you think about these? Surely, one of the first will be long flower garlands. And although fresh flowers are expensive, you can make them yourself from paper (like origami) or buy several artificial branches. These garlands - lei - should be hung around the house, and also placed around the neck of arriving guests, saying the joyful greeting “Aloha!”

Tip: if you decide to celebrate your birthday in the style of a Hawaiian party, be sure to decorate the birthday person’s chair with a garland of flowers.

Another important attribute is vases and baskets with fresh exotic fruits. No Hawaiian party is complete without coconuts, pineapples, oranges and other citrus fruits. You can also place a few flowers next to the fruit and light small tea candles.

It’s just great if you have several glass vases or aquariums at home. They can be filled with water, fresh flowers or sand.

Hawaiian Party Costumes

When drawing invitations, be sure to remind your guests of the dress code. For a truly atmospheric Hawaiian party, everyone should be dressed appropriately.

Considering that you are about to be transported to a sunny beach, one of the main elements of any outfit will be. It is better to choose something bright, rich colors. You can match it with an original skirt and hair decorations.

By the way, you can also make a skirt for the holiday with your own hands. Cut the satin ribbon into pieces of the required length and sew them in a circle to the wide elastic band that will be at the waist. And skirts made from natural materials, such as willow branches, will look really cool. The swimsuit bodice or top can be decorated with bright flowers.

All kinds of colored sundresses, light dresses, short-sleeved shirts and even a beach pareo are also great clothes for a Hawaiian party. Use your imagination to the maximum.

We are creating a script for a Hawaiian party.

Speaking about how to throw a Hawaiian party, it is worth noting that coming up with a scenario and various entertainment is perhaps the most difficult task.

To help guests fully embrace the atmosphere, start with the traditional “Aloha!” greeting. The owner of the house must place a garland of flowers around his neck for each new arrival.

The next stage is, of course, a festive lunch or dinner. Let the guests enjoy the treats and cocktails, after which you can move on to the entertainment program - dancing, games and competitions.

Hawaiian Party Contests should also be thematic. Here are a few ideas you can take note of:

• One of the most popular entertainment on the islands is the game Limbo. Two people hold a stick decorated with multi-colored ribbons, and a third person tries to pass under it without losing his balance. Each time the stick is lowered lower.
• Your guests will certainly enjoy the fun Hawaiian party competitions with prizes. To warm up, you can conduct a short quiz asking questions related to Hawaii. Just be sure to prepare answer options - you don’t want the party to turn into an Unified State Exam in geography?
• A great idea is to hold something like Hawaiian “forfeits”. All participants take turns writing tasks on pieces of paper, and then also take turns taking them out and completing them. Of course, they should be themed - for example, perform the national hula dance or make cocktails for all guests.

An adult Hawaiian party scenario can also include more romantic entertainment: for example, dancing with someone as a couple, holding a coconut between them.

Music for a Hawaiian party

It's great if you can take some time to get acquainted with the traditional music of the Hawaiian Islands. Music for a Hawaiian party should be unobtrusive and melodic.

Albums are a great option for backgrounds. Jack de Mello – Steel Guitar Magic Hawaiian Style(1994) and Kana King & His Hawaiians – The music of Hawaii.

Hawaiian menu

The basis of the festive table, of course, will be fresh fruit. Your guests can eat them at any time throughout the party. It’s also better to serve something light for dinner:

• chicken baked in the oven (the meat can be marinated in soy sauce or fruit juice beforehand);
• Hawaiian sandwiches with pineapple, butter and ham;
• from crab sticks;
• sausage and cheese slices;
• fruit and vegetable platter with skewers.

Particular attention should be paid to the choice of cocktails. Be sure to use the drink of real pirates - rum. It can be mixed with orange and grapefruit juice, Coca-Cola, coconut cream.

An essential part of a Hawaiian birthday party is the birthday cake. An ice cream cake decorated with pieces of fresh fruit is best.

Summer is coming to an end, but you haven’t been to an unforgettable party yet? We'll tell you where you can find the best beach parties this season, a visit to which will be a worthy end to your vacation.

Türkiye, Turbukuku

Most often, tour operators offer this heavenly place 15 kilometers from Bodrum to lovers of secluded relaxation. Until recently, it was impossible to get to a village with such an unusual name for European ears by land. The distance from popular resorts made this place ideal for those who prefer peace and pleasure from communicating with pristine nature to noisy entertainment. Paradoxically, today the small fishing village has become known as... one of the most popular places for nightly beach parties. Connoisseurs of nightlife in bikinis compare this place with the famous Saint-Tropez, especially since the prices in Turbukuku are clearly not in favor of the popular French resort. According to tourists, the nightclubs and bars on Mio and Na Na beaches resemble their “brothers” in Miami. Beach parties at Maki Bar, which start at midnight, attract customers with colorful shows and the opportunity to sit at tables right next to the water, making the holiday not only exotic, but also unforgettable.

Mexico, Cancun

Those who like “hot things” definitely need to visit “Mexican Las Vegas,” as Cancun is otherwise called. There are probably no such large-scale beach parties anywhere in the world. The incendiary party begins in the afternoon with a swimsuit competition, and ends only at dawn, when the exhausted participants of the night show are ready to fall dead right on the beach. Literally every minute the organizers are ready to present something interesting and unusual to those who like to have fun. In one place you can watch funny competitions, and nearby a circus show is already unfolding or a balloon launch is being prepared. The creativity here is off the charts, video installations, dancing, drinking, romantic acquaintances make numerous participants in this beach frenzy feel as if they are on another planet. The Coco Bongo and Dady"O clubs are especially famous in this regard.

Greece, Ios island

For six months, from May to October, the town of Chora on the Greek island of Ios opens its doors to hotels and bars for lovers of nightlife. Almost the entire island dances “from dusk to dawn” during the season. Professional DJs offer music for every taste, and cheap drinks attract many fans to hang out with girls in bikinis. Dancing to fiery club music leaves no one indifferent. Tourists who have visited Ios especially recommend to their friends the clubs Rehab, Dream Nightclub and Kandi, where themed parties are held. And the best beach in Greece with foamy night parties, in their opinion, is located in Mylopot Bay.

Thailand, Koh Phangan island

Thousands of tourists from all over the world come to the Full Moon Beach Party on the island of Koh Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand. These unusual night vigils are held monthly on the day of the full moon and on New Year's Eve on the 800-meter-long snow-white Haad Rin Nok Beach. Twelve musical installations stretched along the beach can attract up to 30,000 night partygoers with their incendiary rhythms. This is one of the most famous cultural and dance events in the world, which has been taking place here for three decades. Alcohol is sold here in plastic buckets filled with pieces of ice.

Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata is the place for those looking for a decent beach holiday during the day and an unforgettable experience at night. Almost all the establishments on the beach are open until the morning, so, after taking a little rest after sunbathing and sea bathing, you can safely go all out on El Malecon Boulevard at night, which stretches along the coast and invites you through the open doors of numerous clubs, bars and restaurants. The boulevard runs straight to the beach, where the frenzy of dance rhythms reaches its climax. On the top floor of the huge Ocean World Casino hotel complex there is the largest discotheque in these parts, Lighthouse Lounge & Disco. In addition, the hotel is famous for its stunning ocean views.

Croatia, island of Hvar

A favorite place for budget holidays for European youth is Hula Hula beach on the Croatian island of Hvar. Here you can spend the whole day swimming, sunbathing, visiting local cafes and restaurants, and end it all with a fun beach party at dawn. This place is becoming more and more fashionable, sometimes you can meet some European celebrity at a beach party. The coolest beach parties, according to vacationers, are held here at the Carpe Diem club.

Spain, Ibiza island

Of course, you cannot ignore Ibiza - this Mecca of beach activities. For those who cannot live without constant “movement” and “partying”, this is the place. In the Amnesia club, for example, at the height of the night's fun, the crowd on the dance floor is shot from water cannons, causing wild squeals of delight from the excited visitors. The coolest discos, themed beach parties, foam shows, dance marathons, open-air concerts - Ibiza will provide you with entertainment for every taste.

For several weeks in a row you have been living under air conditioning, and at night you only wander about one thing - the SEA! Are you rushing in your sleep with the foam of the noisy surf, are you diving into the life-giving, slightly salty moisture of the wave, are you raking millions of mother-of-pearl shells into your arms and feeling a surge of unimaginable bliss? Yes, there can only be one diagnosis here - you are tired and it’s time for a calendar vacation. Well, what if the days flow slowly in a silent, viscous curtain of heat, like sugar syrup on a beach baklava? Then there is only one prescription from the doctor: it’s time to organize a stormy, cheerful, unique, playful, invigorating holiday by the pond! Or, for more reliable treatment, spend the whole weekend on the beach! And at the same time, it doesn’t matter at all what scale and significance this body of water will be! Will it be a lake or the nearest river, sea or even the ocean! To have a good beach party, it is important to have a cool and lively body of water, a clean beach, and, of course, a bar with cold beer and lemonade!

Well, for those who still don’t dare to take a step from a comfortable home or restaurant feast to a wild, beach holiday, let’s give a couple more “killer” arguments as examples.

SO WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT A BEACH PARTY?

1. Expanse and freedom

Lack of closed space. There are no walls, which means no restrictions. There is only water and land - black and white, dry and wet - two absolute opposites that will not tolerate halftones and omissions. On the beach you can be sincere, yourself. The social status of the guests is not important here. Here etiquette is outlawed and there is no His Majesty dress code. The feeling of freedom, waves - intoxicates, gives wings and certainly makes you smile. Therefore, when you invite guests to the beach for a holiday, get ready to receive in return a lot of positive emotions, light flirting and crazy drive. And, of course, thousands of smiling photos as confirmation of a 100% successful party in the album!

A pond, lilies, greenery, sand and shells on it are already decorations for your holiday. You can add a couple of bouquets of bright flowers to the natural amazing landscape, make several artistic compositions using improvised materials available on the beach, and take care of the cozy location of the guests. All! On the beach there is no need to surprise guests with additional decorative delights; here the whole atmosphere speaks for itself.

A beach party is a panacea for office workers. After all, it is full of various sports games, relay races and competitions, both on land and in water. So if you really want to get a good release from your nervous system and bring your muscles into healthy tone, you are simply forbidden to ignore the invitation to such a holiday!

An abundance of fruits and vegetables, freshly grilled meat and fish, incredible colorful cocktails - all this is a treat for a beach party! Plus, there are no restrictions or prohibitions regarding table etiquette. Well, why not a holiday for soul and body?

No headaches - this time. After all, everyone knows that alcohol consumed in nature is processed by the body twice as quickly and evaporates without a trace. This means that even after several alcoholic cocktails (bottles of beer, glasses of whiskey and even glasses of your favorite Russian vodka) in the morning you will wake up like after a good vitamin fresh drink in bed - cheerful, with a light head and dreamy, positive thoughts.

Two - a clean and bright house, without traces of the stormy presence of guests in it. Everyone probably knows the sad disappointment of the second day after a good party: the house is upside down, heaps of garbage and dirty dishes. Complete Armageddon! Well, what's the positive here? After a beach party, nothing like a tsunami threatens your home! Disposable tableware will go neatly into trash cans after treats, and decorations can easily fit into a couple of cardboard boxes and be taken with you. Well, in the morning - whim, bliss and absolute freedom from the absence of additional post-holiday worries!

Well, three. After all, someone will object to us that additional cleaning after the holiday can be avoided by ordering a party in a restaurant, etc. Indeed, but! Here price becomes the cornerstone. After all, almost all the beaches in our country are the property of the state, and therefore everyone has the right to relax on them for free! And in this ratio, any restaurant, even the most inexpensive and unusual, loses to the beach!

Somehow like this. I hope my arguments have convinced you to join the ranks of those who want to try the delights of a beach party for themselves? If you are ready to act, let's move on to preparing the event. And first, of course, we’ll take care of the guests!

PREPARATION FOR THE BEACH PARTY

Beach Party Invitations

If you want to rid yourself of pomp, conventions and other “charms” of urban society, you can simply call your friends on the eve of the proposed party and invite them to share this holiday with you. But, unfortunately, the modern world is structured in such a way that not everyone and not always can answer “yes” to you in such a short time. Therefore, in order to avoid disappointment and gather all the people you like at the appointed time on the beach, we advise you to send out invitations approximately two weeks before the hour “X”. Of course, printed ones. And even better - made with your own hands. After all, such an invitation will not be accidentally erased from the phone’s memory or computer’s email. You can hold it in your hands and clearly feel with your fingertips all the charm, freshness and unpredictability of the upcoming holiday. We offer several options for printed beach party invitation cards.

Option 1. At the bottom of the sea

For this card you will need:

A sheet of brown corrugated cardboard, A4 size;

1 sheet each of blue, white metalized colored paper and white copier paper;

Sink, scissors, glue and 50 cm of thread made from seaweed.

Blue paraffin candle, matches.

Preparation method:

1. Cut a sheet of white xerox paper in half. On half a sheet of paper, type the invitation text in Monotype Corsiva font.

2. From a sheet of blue metallized cardboard, cut strips 3 cm wide on all sides. Glue the sheet with the text in the center to the cardboard.

3. Glue the finished structure to a thick corrugated brown cardboard base.

4. When the glue dries, we begin decorating. To do this, light the wick of a blue paraffin candle and wait until the fire melts the paraffin to a liquid state. Then turn the candle over slightly above the lower left corner of the card. Let a couple of drops fall on the paper. Let it dry. Then, form waves at the bottom of the card in the same way. When the paraffin dries a little, using a needle and pearlescent varnish, you can give it the appearance of waves, completing and shading the ridges.

5. Cut out “foam” (3 pieces) of waves from white metallized cardboard and glue the cards at the bottom.

6. Decorate the top of the invitation with a beautiful sea shell, securing it with seaweed thread.

Believe me, your future guests will keep this card for a long time in memory of your holiday! After all, it really looks like a true work of art!

Option 2. Beach slippers

Making such a card is also not difficult. You will need 1 sheet of green and yellow cardboard for the base and “slipper”, a 15 by 20 cm rectangle of thick vinyl wallpaper with a floral print, and 20 cm of finishing rigid tape (you can find the option that suits you in the accessories department of a sewing store).

Preparation method:

1. Glue the green cardboard and vinyl together.

2. From yellow cardboard, cut out a figure resembling the sole of a slipper, make a hole in the upper part with a hole punch and stretch colored braid through it. Print the invitation text on the sole.

3. Carefully glue the “slipper” to the base of the card, tucking the edges of the tape. The postcard is ready!

In addition to printed cards, you can give your friends absolutely unusual items as invitations.

Option 3. Beach ball

It’s interesting and simple to put the invitation text on a regular inexpensive lightweight beach ball with a marker. This “postcard” will fit perfectly folded into a large mailing envelope! But in order to read your message, future guests will have to inflate the ball! Fun while reading the “creative beach code” is guaranteed for everyone!

Option 4. Sunglasses with a surprise

And another unusual solution is an invitation attached to sunglasses. You can add inexpensive bright children's glasses to the card, or you can even attach notes with information about the holiday to the inside of the lenses. This method of presenting “beach information” would surprise even James Bond himself!

Option 5. Invitations on sale

If you are lazy or don’t have time to bother with hand-made items, look for ready-made cardboard invitations on sale with a bright design typical for a beach party. Surely you will find an option that matches your mood without much effort, given the large supply of such products on the market!

Well, when all the guests, their voices ringing with exciting anticipation of the future holiday, tell you their confident “yes”, you can begin to select a place (the appropriate beach) and think about how to decorate it!

Decor and decorations for the beach

Before you start working on the beach decor, take care of the cleanliness and safety of the site itself. After all, for sure, each of your guests will want to walk barefoot on the crystal sand, feel the warmth of the sun hidden in it... What if, suddenly, the result of such a walk is an injury, a cut from glass, etc.? There will be little pleasure from such a vacation. Therefore, you personally, as the organizer, need to start the beach party at least 2 hours before the time stated in the invitations. From cleaning. Well, when the beach sparkles with pristine cleanliness, you can start decorating.

When it comes to decorating a party venue, it's best to use a creative solution that requires minimal installation effort. Ideal, in my opinion, options:

Garland with multi-colored, bright shreds. Every housewife can boast of a considerable supply of all sorts of scraps, old scraps, unclaimed handkerchiefs, etc. Collect everything in your house that is “lying under your feet” and make a cute, cheerful beach garland! It will definitely put your guests in a good mood!

Tent made of Chinese lanterns. If you think the idea with scraps is too simple, you can try to assemble a tent from large, almost transparent Chinese lantern balls. It will turn out very cool and romantic!

Garland of paper shorts. You can invent an interesting decorative item with your own hands from... colored paper! Cut out miniature crazy shorts with polka dots, attach them to the stretcher with ordinary clothespins and bring your friends into a state of deep delight!

Beach umbrellas at your beach party will not only be an excellent protection from the tiring and too aggressive (if you are planning a party at noon) sun, but also a wonderful decoration, a radiant note in the delightful symphony of a beach holiday.

Bright balloons. The joy of a beach party won't be complete unless you decorate the venue with colorful bunches of big balloons! Not only the youngest participants in the celebration, but also adult aunts and uncles will be delighted with this holiday attribute!

Surfboards. This decor element can be used if you are organizing a beach party by the sea or ocean. If your beach is located near a river, lake or a simple home pool, you need to come up with something else as a decor!

Electric garland. If you plan to stay on the beach until late at night, take care of a source of additional lighting. For example, throw an original garland with multi-colored light bulbs in the shape of beach slippers between the trees. Friends will surely appreciate the creativity!

Unusual beach bouquets. Along the entire beach you can place bright bouquets in bamboo vases. This vase is good because it allows you to keep flowers fresh for a long time.

You can decorate both the shore of the reservoir where you will hold the event and the festive table for a beach party with flowers.

By the way, I have a few more original ideas for table decor!

Decor and decorations for a beach holiday table

The ideal tablecloth colors for a beach party are white, light blue and deep blue. It is important to choose both dishes and fabric napkins for guests in the same color scheme.

In addition, the ideal decor for the table is all kinds of compositions with sea shells, stars, artificial algae. Show your creativity in this matter and get a luxurious table worthy of the dinner of the great sea gods!

The sinks can be used both as table candle holders and as napkin holders for guests' cutlery.

The only (and last in the conversation about preparing for a beach party) nuance that I would like to focus your attention on lastly: the time gap between the beach decor and the arrival of guests should not be more than 10-20 minutes. So that the flowers don’t fade and the wind doesn’t blow away the balloons! Well, about other features of a beach party: makeup, dress code, gifts, music, menu and entertainment - read in my next article!