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With summer in full swing, I’m trying to come up with creative ways to keep the kids busy. More than just that- I want them to be having fun and making memories, too! This last weekend we had a Backyard Beach Party and it was so much fun!
The day before the party, I had the boys help me make Beach Ball frisbees.
We used blue, yellow, and red paint and painted alternating sections of a paper plate to make it look like a beach ball. {I let the kids do theirs however they wanted though to encourage creativity.} We let them dry overnight and the next day we used them to play Frisbee before our party!
For food, we had some yummy treats! These Clam Cookies were so easy to make- I just took two vanilla wafer cookies, put some blue frosting between them {I used white frosting with a little blue gel coloring mixed in} and added a candy pearl sprinkle!
We also had these Beach Cupcakes, which featured some teddy bear cookies sunbathing. To make them, I made our favorite yellow cake mix, whipped up some light yellow frosting by mixing white frosting with a little yellow gel coloring, and spread it on the cupcakes. Then I dipped each one in graham cracker crumbs, inserted a parasol sandwich pick, and added a teddy bear cookie or two!
We had some healthy snacks, too, like a plate of our favorite sweet peppers and even a “Pirate Ship Wheel” made from watermelon slices on sticks- which also made them easier to eat.
Our decorations were fairly simple but had a few fun touches. I made these table weights using decorative fishing net- all I did was hot glue it onto some blue mason jars! I filled them with play sand and they did a great job holding down our tablecloth, even when it got a bit breezy. If you’re hosting a party at night, you could also add some tea lights {real or LED} to add some extra lighting!
We also had mini sand pails and shovels- both as decor and as a cute way to hold the cutlery & napkins.
During our party, the boys did everything that they would do at the beach- they dipped their toes in the sand{box} and splashed around in the water- even though that water was the mini pool in our backyard.
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