Luau Party – Here Are Some Great Ideas about Luau Party

A Luau celebration can be a lot of fun for a set of adults that want to get together for a festive, tropical-island themed affair. The Luau party makes a good subject for birthday parties. Here are some good luau party ideas including suggestions for games, food, invitations and decorations.

Invitations

Decide first whether you want to buy pre-made invitations or if you want to make your own. If you are using pre-made invitations, be sure to choose designs with bright colors, or large flowers. Some recognizable Hawaiian icons are hula dancers, leis, and palm trees. Personalize the envelopes with a custom designed postage stamp! If you want to get creative, try to find some Hawaiian postcards and mail to your guests and write all of the details of the party on the blank side.

You can also try to bring an image of airline tickets and write on the outside “You’ve just won 2 free tickets!” and fill in the material like this: destination: YOUR HOUSE arrival time: PARTY START TIME departure time: PARTY END TIME.

Another creative idea is to write the party details on a beach ball, deflate the ball, and mail to your guests with instructions to blow up the ball for more details.

You can also attach an index card to lei with party information written on it, and mail the lei to your guests with instructions to wear it to the party!

Decorations

Alternative for decorations at a luau are endless. For an outdoor party, set tiki torches around the party area. It is convenient to get torches that burn citronella oil to keep mosquitoes at bay. Purchase real or silk orchids and hibiscus flowers and scatter them around the locale. Make your own surfboards from Styrofoam board.

Trim tables with grass skirts and place shell candles and coconuts on them. Try to find an old surfboard to use as a table. Be absolutely certain there are enough leis at the party for everyone. Find real, cardboard, or inflatable palm trees. Blow up some beach balls and place them around the room or patio. Whatever it is, think bright and bountiful color!

Games

The first game anybody thinks about at a luau is the limbo. You can procure inflatable limbo sets or real bamboo sets, but it’s simple enough to find a long flat stick or board and two people keen to hold up either end. Crank up the Don Ho and see how low you can go!

Another inexpensive yet fun and hilarious game is who can “hula” the longest. Hula HOOPING of course! Without authentic hula dancers at the party, engage your guests with this timeless contest and see who still has it. Offer prizes for the longest hula-er and the guest who can hula with the most hoops.

Pineapple bowling will be a favorite. Use coconuts to knock down pineapple “pins”. Ula Maika is a traditional Hawaiian game similar to horseshoes with two sticks as the posts and small stones as the horseshoes. See who can make it closer to the sticks with the stones. If room permits, set up volleyball net and play some beach volleyball.

Food

Luau in Hawaiian means “great feast.” Set up the food at the party in buffet style. You can ask your local butcher to butterfly a whole pig, and just throw it on the barbeque. Serve pineapple ham. Fresh tropical fruit salad with pineapple, mango, papaya and watermelon in a large hollowed out watermelon with be pleasing to the palate as well as the eyes. Haupia, a coconut pudding is a tantalizing sweet treat. Serve tropical drinks out of coconuts halves. Try Mai Tai, Pina Coladas, or a tropical punch with fresh fruit pieces in it.

Cake

The cake can be as simple or magnificent as you like. Bake a round cake and decorate it like a beach ball. You can also try your hand at carving out a cake by baking a rectangular cake and cutting it down to look like a ukulele. Utilize decorators icing to finish the picture. A simple pineapple upside down cake will tantalize your guests. Add a colorful splash with cherries on top.

To go for the wow ingredient, make a “Volcano” cake by making a simple chocolate Bundt cake and carefully placing a piece of dry ice in the middle to simulate the smoke. Mix orange and red food coloring with white icing and drizzle along the sides to look like lava.

Luau Party Planning-Fun Times Hawaiian Style

A Hawaiian luau is an excellent idea for a party. This is the type of party that will be remembered by all who attend for a very long time to come. It is more than just your basic outdoor feast. It is a fun time filled with unusual entertainment, music, food, beverages, decorations and dress. It is a great way to share the tropical island paradise with your friends and family without having to spend a fortune in bringing them there. If you are interested in bringing the Hawaiian islands home I will give you some insight on how to make this possible.

Aloha! Play another song on the ukulele will you? If you have ever been to Hawaii or at least familiar with some of the traditions then you will have heard of the ukulele. This is one of the most popular and traditional instruments on the island. The name ukulele translates as jumping flea. Over one hundred years ago Portuguese sailors introduced the instrument to the native Hawaiians and soon after the ukulele became known as an Hawaiian instrument. Some other popular instruments you will hear being played on the islands are the slack key guitar and the steel guitar. The slack key guitar was first made popular by Elvis Presley in his Blue Hawaii album. These instruments are the sound of Hawaii and you should definitely add them to your luau party planning checklist. A band would be ideal, but expensive, so if your budget is tight go to your local music shop and pick out a variety of Hawaiian tunes.

Although the music for your luau party planning would not be the first item on your party to-do list, it is still a critical item that must be checked off if you are truly interested in delighting your guests with the look and feel of the tropics. The music helps create the atmosphere and this is crucial to your success.

If you are fortunate enough to have a large backyard, then your location for the party is a snap. If you are not so lucky then you will either want to have your party at a friend or relatives house. Luau parties are best if there is ample outdoor space. They are normally large parties, but you could certainly get away with a smaller venue if  your guest list is under 25. Along with your music selections, the decorations will help pull everything together. Whether large or small, if the atmosphere is set properly your luau should be a grand affair.

The reason most luau parties are outdoors is because of the menu and the entertainment. Often times people love to have a pig roast when opting for this type of party. To go with it they may have a band or a DJ, and play many outdoor games. The menu would also include a variety of tropical fruits and beverages. Some popular games to include in your luau party planning might be crab football and body art. Crab football is much like soccer and would require a large area to play in. If you don’t have the yard space then body art would be a fun choice for the kids. You can create prizes for the best work.

Some other things to consider purchasing for your luau are; tiki torches, tropical flower arrangements, candles, rum and mix, luau themed invitations, a limbo pole (for your hula dancer), grass skirts and leis (flowered necklace). By using a combination of the things listed above you will have the means to have a great Hawaiian party. All you must do now is create a workable plan to put everything in order to ensure your parties success.

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