It's Luau Time

It's always interesting that themes seem to come in waves and the wave that appears to be riding in to this summer is the Hawaian theme. Having never done a Hawaaian party before we had a sudden influx in enquiries and requests. One such request turned into this fun and colorful birthday party luau.





The guests were given their first taste of the Hawaiian tropics with palm trees and surfboards ushering them inside.

 The table setup was designed to somewhat resemble a tiki bar. Flanking the table on either side were two large tiki torches. We used grass skirts to line the front go the table with the added touch of cerise pink to bring in the flamboyant colors associated with Hawaii. 

As usual the child's name adorned the table as a centre piece this time in pink and lime the chosen theme colors for this event.

To add to the centre piece the pots that held the letters were turned upside down and each one received a grass skirt. The middle one was converted into a dancing hula girl. We also added pineapples onto the sticks of the letters and then my favorite aspect were the mini palm trees which I made from carlton roll innards and bright green paper for the leaves. Above the name hung a 'tiki bar' sign that I painted to look like wood and then rolled foam into tubes to look like bamboo and form the letters. I also embellished it with some palm trees and a hibiscus flower for color.

 

With the influx of Hawaiian parties I had already done two Hawaiian themed cakes before this party. This cake therefore became a combination of two previous cakes  with elements of each. It did however have one never before done aspect with the grass hula skirt wrapped around the bottom tier. 

For the themed food we provided some gorgeous brightly colored macaroons which we packed into a glass jar for aesthetics. Then we made some marie biscuit beaches. I love these multicolored paper umbrellas. The biscuits were in the shape of surf boards this time and I stuck to the to main theme colors. I went wild with the piping bag and simply added onto the boards whatever fun patterns came to mind. We also provided marshmallow fish on request of the client, which I think is such a cute addition to a Hawaiian theme party.

Each child also received a lei to place around their necks and get into the spirit of Hawaii. An entertainer was also provided to play games with a Hawaaian theme and to teach the kids a bit of hula. 

A summer's day is the perfect backdrop for this theme. It's great to get the kids outdoors and to be able to redefine surfing for them so that it no longer simply involves a computer screen and some square eyes.