“Tiny bubbles, in my wine…”  If you are throwing a Hawaiian Luau party, our party experts have put together a fantastic list of decoration ideas.  From creating your own beach to centerpieces and wall decor.  It’s fun and easy to put together a little piece of paradise.  You’ll have a tropical oasis in no time!

  • For a Hawaiian party, a great way to decorate is to turn your backyard, park or party area into a tropical paradise. For a beach effect you can decorate with candles, Luau lights, bamboo torches, and coconuts.
  • If indoors, you can hang green and blue streamers from the ceiling to create a lagoon effect. You can also decorate the walls with palm trees that have been painted on posterboard or cardboard and cut out.
  • Tables can be decorated with green butcher paper with frayed edges to resemble a grass skirt. You can also place post cards of various beaches on the table and scatter some sea shells all over the table to give it a Hawaiian touch.
  • Another idea is to set up large sun umbrellas (borrowing some works great) and set them up overtop of beach towels in the party area before the kids arrive. For an extra party touch, attach a few balloons to the tops of the umbrellas.
  • A homemade castle centerpiece would be very cute on the main table at your party. For this you will need to purchase textured and sand-colored spray paint. Then spray paint a few shoe boxes and use them as the main part of the castle. To construct the towers, glue styrofoam cones to empty coffee cans and then paint. Scallops across the top of the castle can be cut out of styrofoam and painted. You can also make a tropical centerpiece scene with beach Barbie and Ken in swim suits. This would be a sure hit for a little girls party!
  • For the walls indoor you can hang posters of tropical islands or travel posters. Drape fishnets over a fence outdoors or over the luau birthday party table to create a tropical look. You can also hang tiny shell necklaces around the yard or party room.
  • Baskets of tropical fruit can be great decorations for a food table. Good choices are coconuts, bananas, papayas, and pineapples.
  • To set the Luau tone from the onset of the party, greet all of your guests with ankle leis, grass skirts and beachcomber hats as they arrive.

Your luau will be a hit! Aloha!

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