| Every teen loves the idea of a pool party, and with a | | | | served with baked beans and potato salad, or just |
| little careful planning, so can the parents! Swim suits, | | | | chips, or veggies and dips, and for flair and function, |
| flip flops, beach towels...does anyone smell coconut | | | | try putting sand buckets and shovels filled with |
| oil? Boy, just thinking about a pool party makes me | | | | Reese's pieces and M&Ms in a shady area, |
| think of fruity tropical punch, suntan oil, and LOTS of | | | | available for guests to serve themselves. |
| splishing and splashing! | | | | Balloon diving is a super game. Preparation for it is to |
| Since every party must have music, and lots of it, | | | | write numbers on pieces of paper put inside inflated |
| invitations could be printed onto blank CDs, which the | | | | balloons, tossed into the pool. Each person takes a |
| partygoer could record with favorite music that could | | | | turn diving, and at the end of the game, the person |
| be played during the party, exchanged as party | | | | with the highest number gets to choose a gift |
| favors, or even given as their gift to the party | | | | (inexpensive flip flops, sunglasses, T-shirts, glow in |
| honoree. | | | | the dark bracelets or necklaces, nail polish, travel |
| Even this late in the season, there MUST be lots of | | | | board games, etc.) with each successive number |
| cold, cold drinks available, and through trial and error, I | | | | picking out a gift. Just be sure you have two extra |
| have found that the big, round cookers with the | | | | gifts, one for a girl, and one for a boy, in case the |
| disposable cup rack and push button spigot, works | | | | last gift is nail polish, or lip gloss, and the final recipient |
| wonderfully. Filled with an Iced tropical punch, and | | | | is a boy. Just a little bit of planning, a pool, food, |
| several trash bins placed advantageously, clean up is | | | | drinks, and music and your pool party will not only be |
| kept to a minimum. Depending on the time of day | | | | a success, it will practically create itself. |
| for the party, there can be hot dogs on a grill, | | | | |