What’s Your Pool Party Theme?

First thing’s first, let’s talk about the theme!  Do you want your pool party to have a specific theme, or is the theme just going to be a pool party?  You could have a Hawaiian theme, a night party with glow lights, a fiesta, a carnival, and maybe even an Olympics themed party. The sky's the limit on what type of party you want to host. Once you decide on your theme, it is now a matter of gathering the items to go with that theme. 

Pool Party Invitations

For your pool party, you have the option of creating digital invitations or sending out paper invitations. There are many options for digital invitations that will get texted or emailed to your guests. You can also choose to create your own or purchase pre-printed pool party invitations if you aren’t interested in creating them. If you are using a theme, you can start incorporating and preparing your guests in this invitation. Your guests will be able to take the cues from the invitation or you can announce the theme directly on it. 

Pool Party Food

Deciding on the type of food you are going to offer at the pool party can be a tough decision! Will your pool party go through a standard meal time?  Are you planning on having people stay most of the day?  These are a couple of questions you need to ask yourself when you are planning. If it is a more casual party, you can do a potluck and have everybody bring a dish. Here are some ideas for pool party food options:

• Fruit: watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes, pineapple, blueberries
• Pasta salad
• Popsicles (make your own or buy them!)
• Beef and vegetable kebabs
• Shrimp or Chicken skewers
• Hamburgers and hotdogs
• Chips and salsa

Pool Party Drinks

It is important to stay hydrated at a pool party and it's easy to get dehydrated because you are in the pool and feel cooler. Having good drinks available will promote this. Some drinks that you can offer are:

• Water
• Homemade punch
• Gatorade
• Mineral water
• Cocktails (make them virgin too!)
• Vitamin water
• Lemonade

Set Your Pool Party Up for Success

There are a few more things that you can do to set your pool party up to be successful. 

• Sunscreen Station- Not everybody remembers sunscreen when they are going places. Set up an area with a few different sunscreen options for your guests who forgot to bring their own.  
• Party Playlist- Prepare a playlist for your party so you aren’t flipping through and trying to figure it out while your guests are enjoying the water!
• Seating Options- Have multiple seating options available. Not everybody enjoys staying in the pool the whole time, so have places for them to sit when they are not swimming.
• Pool Accessories- Even adults like floats! If you don’t have them already, add some floats to your pool for everybody to enjoy.

Prepping the Pool for a Pool Party

Now that you have the party planning done, it is time to make sure your pool is ready to host guests! Following the basics of pool maintenance, you can get your pool swim ready! There are some situations that might arise days before your party as well. If you wake up in the morning and your pool is green you will need to make changes quickly to get it ready for your pool party! Shocking your pool is also something you might want to consider before hosting your party, but be sure to read about when you should and shouldn’t shock your pool so you can allow adequate time between shocking and swimming! If you have a robotic pool cleaner, be sure that runs before your guests arrive and you remove it before anybody is swimming!

Conclusion

You have created invitations, decided on your pool party menu, planned your playlist, and made sure your pool is swim-ready! Now all you have to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy your amazing pool party with friends!