Send a Hawaiian lei in a mail tube with party details attached
Hand-deliver a message rolled as a scroll in the top of a bottle (but don’t poke the message all the way inside or you’ll have to break the bottle to get it out)
Ideas for Sight:
Line the entrance to the party with flaming Tiki torches
Use
mounds of tropical fruits as a centerpiece; a pineapple can wear sunglasses
Place leis around each guest’s neck
Drink from coconuts (plastic ones available at some party stores)
Decorate with bright colors and palm leaves
Use beach balls and lawn chairs
Ideas for Sound:
Play classic surf songs including Beach Boys classics, instrumentals from the Surfaris, You Put the Lime in the Coconut and Mix it all Up, The Limbo , and the Hawaii 5-0 theme song
Ideas for Smell and Taste:
Serve frozen
Rum drinks such as a pina colada or strawberry dacquri garnished with melon,
pineapple, or lime wedges
Serve non-alcoholic drinks such as tropical fruit juices, coconut drinks, and flavored teas
such as mango
Serve grilled meats like chicken kabobs with mango salsa or fresh seafood like shrimp cocktail
or ceviche
Offer tropical fruit sorbets or coconut ice cream for dessert
Ideas for Touch:
Garnish plates by cutting a banana leaf to cover the size of the plate
Garnish drinks with a pineapple or melon wedge, a paper umbrella or lime slice and add a fresh
sprig of mint
Wear leis and brightly colored swim suit wrap
Play water games with beach balls and have young attendees retrieve starfish and seashells from the bottom of the pool
