Planning a Summer Birthday Party – With summer just around the corner, those with summer birthdays will be starting to prepare for a big birthday bash. Unlike people with winter birthdays, you can utilise your garden or any outside space to host your party which opens a raft of different ideas.
Planning a Summer Birthday Party
Here are some ideas to get your summer birthday party organised.
Summer Birthday Party – Choose a theme
Having a theme for a party may seem a bit childish, but anything can be classed as a theme so it can be as subtle or obvious as you like. You could even choose a colour theme rather than a character or holiday scheme and get your guests on board by asking them to dress in your chosen colour or theme.
Themes can be a great way of linking different elements together such as food and drink, decorations, and entertainment. Say your child is a music lover, they adore K-Pop for instance. Not only can you find them gifts that are linked to this genre such as merchandise and albums (if you’re looking to order K-pop albums here release date information can be found on sites such as K PLACE), you can also decorate your home or the venue space with their favourite K-pop artists alluding to what they will be getting as presents. You can make it look amazing.
Summer Birthday Party – Decorations
Once you have settled on your theme, decorations should be next on your list. Decorations are an easy way to add splashes of colour to brighten the garden party itself. As well as colour, they can bring extra atmosphere, especially if you are crafty and make them yourself.
Sometimes parties can carry on late into the night, so having décor that also brightens the space in the dark is important too. Solar lights that charge in the daylight are an easy option to transform your party from day to night. Plus, they can be reused for calmer summer evenings with your family.
Summer Birthday Party – Entertainment
Parties are always more fun when there is some form of entertainment. If you are hosting a classy soiree, then you could look into hiring a classical troupe to serenade your guests throughout the afternoon. Just remember to set up somewhere suitable for them that includes shelter and shade, especially as the British weather can be unpredictable sometimes!
If you wanted something a bit more lowkey, then you could hire some giant garden games. Games such as Jenga, Connect 4 and even Hoopla can add a bit of healthy competition and a whole heap of laughs. Garden games are perfect for guests of all ages. Think outside of the box and think of things like photo props, ice breakers and even something like photo booth rental Las Vegas – and keep your guests entertained while you gain some great party keepsakes.
Summer Birthday Party – Food and drink
Food and drink are essential for a summer garden party, especially if the weather is warm and sunny. You could set up two designated areas for food and drink, nearby but separate to keep them from getting congested.
When it comes to food, lighter food is better in the summer. You could do a barbecue with a table full of side dishes which encourages people to serve themselves and try a bit of everything. If you are looking at having an evening meal, then you could see if you can hire a local woodfired pizza van. Pizzas are a great food for socialising and allow people to try different toppings and eat as much or as little as they like.
Cold drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic are important. To keep them cold, fill coolers with ice and keep them submerged until they are needed. A real showstopper would be to create a signature cocktail specially for your event. You could even create a complementary mocktail for those who don’t drink.
Debz Louise is a plus-size blogger based in Yorkshire. Behind many nationwide campaigns such as #WeaAreTheThey & winner of Best Blogger at the UK Plus Size Awards, she talkas about life as a plus-size 40-something woman in South Yorkshire.
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