Top 5 Themes Ideal for a Kid’s Swimming Pool Party

Summer is always the best time for a swimming pool party, especially for kids! And with a wide range of pool party themes, you will find great enjoyment and experience the happiest days of the season by organising your own pool party.

To help you, this article compiles 5 of the best swimming pool party themes along with some tips for a superb summer adventure!

1. Little Mermaid

Little Mermaid is a fun pool party theme that your little princess and her friends will really enjoy. Take them to the undersea adventure by getting creative with the food, decoration and games for your pool party. You can be as creative as having a sand area with faux star fish and crabs. Here are some mermaid pool party ideas that you can try.

Swimwear

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You can have a Mermaid tail swimsuit set for the birthday girl that is available online. For a budget friendly option, choose a two piece swimwear with scale print design.

Games

Trinket Dive

Make this game available for kids who love to swim and dive. Take them on a trinket dive for faux pearl necklace or related items and whoever gets the item receives a prize.

Rescue Ariel

Place “Ariel” at the center of the pool surrounded by “sharks”. Each player takes a turn to save Ariel without touching the “shark”. You can use a doll as Ariel and place it on a swim ring and surround it with sharks using floaters and noodles to make it more challenging.

Food

Use plastic molds with seashell designs to shape candies or chocolate. For a real deep blue sea pool party experience, blue Kool-aid or blue lemonade is a fun twist for your beverage. Also, check out the recipe of this lovely Little mermaid birthday cake.

2. Spongebob Squarepants

Décor

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Throw your Krusty Krabs inspired feast with Spongebob inspired table decoration kit like paper plates, cups and napkins all printed according to the theme. With the tablescape decorated with Spongebob, bring this edible Spongebob printed cakes to your party table as the centerpiece.

Bikini Bottom Bubble Stand

Elevate the Bikini Bottom experience by setting up a bubble stand. Prepare bubble solution and various sizes of bubble wand. Set up the Bikini Bottom Bubble Stand and let the kids come to play with bubbles.

Games

Find Mr. Crab’s Quarter

In this game all you need are quarters and a white paint or pen. Mark one quarter as Mr. Crab’s quarter. Throw the marked quarter together with numerous quarters from the deep to shallow ends of the pool. Let the guests dive to pick up the quarters. Give prizes to the one who gets the most quarters and the one who gets Mr. Crab’s quarter. Sharks and Minnows The “it” should be in the pool, and is called the Shark. Let the rest of the players, “Minnows”, stand at the edge of each side of the Pool. When the shark calls out “Minnows!” the players should jump into the pool and swim to the other side. Whoever is tagged by the Shark will become a shark also. Let the last surviving Minnow win!

Sharks and Minnows

The “it” should be in the pool, and is called the Shark. Let the rest of the players, “Minnows”, stand at the edge of each side of the Pool. When the shark calls out “Minnows!” the players should jump into the pool and swim to the other side. Whoever is tagged by the Shark will become a shark also. Let the last surviving Minnow win!

3. Hawaiian Luau

Your pool party can never go wrong with Hawaiian Luau theme. This theme offers laid back music, colourful event decoration and delightful & healthy tropical feast. It is a fresh and vibrant twist to your kiddie pool party.

Decoration

Wizzle Party Supplies offer a wide array of party decoration to dress up your backyard pool. Try the Luau bamboo scene setter matched with pick bamboo flowers, Luau deck fringe and grass flowered table skirt. For a DIY, you can use bamboos, grass and flowers as inspiration.

Dress code

Invite your friends with a Luau themed party invitation and remind them to wear Hawaiian luau outfit. This may include flower printed shirts, wrap around skirt, board shorts and flower necklace & bracelet. To make it more exciting, prepare grass hula skirts for anyone to wear.

Party Food

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Fruits are the centerpiece of your Luau feast. Prepare fruit cocktail punch or chilled coconut water as refreshments. For your main course, try this popular Luau dish. And when you prepare pastries, use Hawaiian cookie cutters and seashell molds.

4. Finding Dory

Finding Dory, the spinoff of the 2003 blockbuster animated film Finding Nemo, will surely appeal both to the young and old. This theme filled with bubbly blue designs is always a good choice for your kiddie pool party.

Food and Beverages

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Although food choices for this theme is flexible, you can try this Finding Dory Cupcakes to make it real exceptional. For refreshment, this fruit punch with yellow sanding sugar is sure a hit.

Games

Go Fishing

Prepare craft fishes, seahorses, octopi and other sea creatures. Place a metal clip on each craft sea creatures. Place a magnet on each end of fishing pole’s yarn. Place the sea creatures in a kiddie pool. Give each player a pole and let them catch fish.

Rescue Dory

Take your Go Fishing game to the next level. Craft Dory and Nemo and place them together with other fishes. Place the kiddie pool filled with fishes at one end of your place and a bucket on the other end. The goal is to rescue Nemo and Dory to the bucket. The fastest player to rescue Dory and Nemo wins.

5. Ahoy Matey / Nautical

Invite your crew to this exciting and wonderful Pool party theme. Nautical themed party is best for kids who love to play sailing or play as Ship captain.

Decoration

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The colour palette for this theme is white, brown, blue and red. Use nautical icons like anchor, mast, ship’s wheel, and buoys. This nautical inspired party used of chevron patterns and perfectly put together the colour palette.

Games

Frozen T-Shirt

Soak 2 shirts in water then freeze both until frozen in ice. At the party, divide the players in two teams and assign 1 shirt for each. The goal of each team is to thaw and put on the shirt. To do this, only one team member can thaw the shirt and after 15 seconds each team should switch the person thawing the shirt. The first team to thaw and put on the shirt wins.

Octopus

Much like Sharks and Minnows, only that the “It” should not move from his place at the middle of the pool. When he tags a player, the two hold hands to tag others along. Keep this going until no one’s left, then start again.

These themes are a sure hit for any kid’s swimming pool party. You can do the decoration on your own, but if you need extra help, you can always reach out to Easy Breezy Parties for your every party supply need. And when you finally have a party theme in mind, but you just don’t know how to put things together, this party kit offers customised set of party items prepared according to your party theme.

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