You Can Make Your Own Luau Decorations.

by Ted Felber

Got luau coming up & want to have fun before starts? Make your own decorations. Throw your own great luau for any occasion no matter what wedding anniversary birthday or just for no reason at all. You can make your party lot fun & still keep your costs down by getting creative yourself with some magazines scissors plastic fish Styrofoam & glue stick.

Think bright & sunny tropics

Think palm trees coconut leaves pineapples bright tropical flowers such as hibiscus orchids frangipani surfboards Diamond Head erupting volcanoes humpback whales to channel the spirit Hawaii into your party.

Make collages with pictures sun drenched beaches sailboats turquoise blue oceans beach shacks ocean sunsets & anything us you can use for your party invitations. Get really creative & send the invitations out Hawaiian then let your guests figure out what you re trying to tell them going to happen.

Adorn tables with make-believe grass skirts; to make them use green garbage bags & cut them into strips are an inch to an inch & half wide & then use ceiling or table fan to gently blow an ocean breeze through your room as guests kick back & relax on the beach hula skirts gently swaying the breeze.

Your luau needs theme

Next you need theme for the decorations you are going to use for your luau. You can use beach party theme or marine backdrop for example. If you want an ocean theme find tropical fish plastic at toy store or party store then use fishing line to hang them from your ceiling.

String them at different lengths to give the illusion when looking up you & your guests are on the ocean floor & the fishes are swimming overhead the open ocean. Drape plastic seaweed from floor to ceiling pin up fishing nets on the walls.

If you want to feel like you re standing on the ocean floor you can take inexpensive white sheets paint them with giant clamshells & arrange them artfully over your furniture. Giant inflatable humpback whales can be found at most toy & specialty stores & you can use one as sentry to greet guests when they come in. This ll certainly get your guests the mood for your special Hawaiian luau.

Beach culture at luau

Focus on beach feel for your luau decorations. Lowrise tables draped with beach towels beach balls thrown haphazardly around the room & beach mats placed on the floor instead using chairs will give things definite beach casual quality. Have contest whereby you have guests come flip-flops they ve decorated themselves. The person with the most creative design goes home with Hawaiian prize like pineapple or coconut.

Hawaii s not just about fun & sun although certainly about that. It also has deeply ancient & mystical traditions. Old Hawaii traditional spirit can be re-created by hanging wooden masks on the walls or making decorations for your law have ritualistic field. Make totem poles out Styrofoam cubes which you can paint. Look too old Hawaiian temples called heiaus for an idea what you can do. Find pictures them for inspiration.

You can put your totem poles the corners the room turn the lights down low & light things indirectly with candles & tiki torches. Place glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling & pretend you re out under starry sky relaxing & having casual get-together on the beach.

For even more fun create your own volcano out chocolate. Everyone course will want bite. To make smoke come use dry ice. These few ideas will go very long way toward turning your party into luau with the indomitable spirit Hawaii. Remember to greet your guests with Aloha & send them on their way with his greeting too. Remember nothing should be taken too seriously. It s time to hang loose & just have some fun.

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