Hawaiian Luau Party Ideas for Tropical Paradise Fun!

Luau party ideas are perfect to host a tropical paradise party for any age! Luau parties are full of dancing, flowers, palm trees, sand, sea and cocktails (non-alcoholic, of course, for the younger ones)!

Luau party ideas are best hosted poolside. But a garden environment is just as good. If you have to hold the party indoors, don’t worry as there are many decorations to turn the room into a tropical paradise.

For the ultimate Luau party try mixing in some ideas from mermaid party ideas, BBQ parties, pool parties and Summer party ideas for ultimate backyard party ideas using party supplies from the USA and UK.

INVITATIONS

A truly Hawaiian Luau party idea is to create your own unique luau party invitation ideas, in the form of a personal postcard. You can either use bought tropical scene postcards, or you can make your own.

To make your own postcard, either stick a beach photo onto a postcard sized piece of card, or use a computer to print out a scene of your choice on postcard sized cards.

You can use a word processor for this, and there will probably be a postcard sized template for you to work with.

You can then use text to write Aloha on the front, and even add a photograph of the birthday girl!

If you are using a ready made postcard, then it is easy enough to cut out a photo and some wording to stick onto the front of the card.

You can then write this wording on the back and, like you would on any postcard, write each guests name and address and add a postage stamp before mailing the luau party idea for an invitations.

"Aloha (guests name) from (address of party)!

Come join me to hula on down in tropical paradise and let’s party in celebration of (birthday girls name + age) birthday.

Relax in your swimsuit in the lush surroundings on (date and time of party) then enjoy plenty of fun filled games and crafts with a special Hawaiian feast and cocktails!"

If you want to make some easy but professional looking invites then the Pink Heaven Party Angel recommends creating extraordinary free digital invitations in minutes at Smilebox.com! You can even add your own photos, video clips and music.

DECORATIONS

Just how do you make a tropical paradise? This is easily done with some Hawaiian Luau party decoration ideas:

Have two blow-up palm trees either side of the entrance door and dotted around the party area. Hang up a Island party banner or yard sign to show where the party is
A blow-up paddling pool and sandpit are a necessity, if you are having the party outside. If you are having the party inside you can still have a sandpit and a water table. This is fun for all ages - trust me!
A surfboard on two wooden boxes makes a great table for the birthday cake and over the food and drink table set up a Tiki hut.
Use pineapples, flowers and beach balls to decorate surfaces and add a Tiki bubble machine to add to the the Luau feel.
Tie a Hula Birthday balloon to the Birthday girls chair.
Ideas for a Luau party that will be held outside are that you can also use garden lanterns, fairy lights and Tiki torches to light up the night.
For the food table use some pink paper tablecloth, but shred the ends to resemble a grass skirt and then add a Lets Hula deluxe party kit and some palm tree confetti along with some delicious Luau party recipies ideas.
Have some tropical Luau music playing in the background, and for real Pink Heaven Party Angel style, why not add some large pink flamingos.

PARTY COSTUMES

Fancy dress Luau party ideas are simple - just ask each guest to come in their swimming costume. They can either wear grass skirts, Leis and sunglasses, or you can provide them. You can even buy a Hawaiian hula girl outfit for the younger birthday girl.

If you don't want to be buying skirts and Leis get the girls making their own, using crepe paper and paper flowers - a perfect luau party idea for crafts!

THE BIRTHDAY CAKE

A tropical paradise complete with birthday cake ideas? Well, that does sound heavenly! Here are some Luau birthday party ideas for cakes:

Palm tree shaped cake
Pink flower cake
Pink surfboard cake
Hula girl (using a Barbie doll, make a sponge skirt surround, and decorate with either flowers, or as a grass skirt)
Beach scene cake (use small broken up wafer pieces for sand and have palm trees and flowers coming out of the cake) with some hula candles
A Pink Heaven Party Angel has submitted a Luau cake idea in the form of a volcano cake. Check it out!

FOOD AND DRINK

A Hawaiian Luau party needs a tropical feast to feed the party goers. Keep the Pink Heaven Party Angels happy with this delicious party food and Luau party recipes ideas:

Pineapple upside down cake
Peanut butter sandwiches
Tropical fruit salad
Macadamia nuts
Crab sticks
Cupcakes (with a pink edible flower on top)
Pasta shells served in clam shell bowls
Tuna salad
Flower shaped cookies
Pink punch (served in tall glasses with cocktail parasols)
Tropical fruit smoothies served in coconut cups

ENTERTAINMENT

Here are plenty of party entertainment ideas to keep the hula girls amused, and to work off that feast!

Hula Hoop – Using pink hula hoops see who can hula the most spins.
Limbo – The traditional party game of limbo is always a firm favorite.
Dig for treasure in sand or fish for shells – Using the water and sand pit, bury treasure in the sand and catch fishes swimming in the water.
Pineapple Bowling – Stack up the pineapples, then bowl them down with a coconut with this island bowling!
Sand Bottles – Different colored sand in bottles can also make lovely gifts. Drape a mini lei around the neck of the bottle for a totally tropical party idea.
Ring Toss - With a Tiki hat ring toss game.
Pinata - A firm favourite. Why not have a Hula girl pinata?
Making Flower Lei Garlands – If the girls don’t have their own leis, let them make a garland of pink flowers on a string to put round their neck. Use this Lei Activity Bucket full of Lei making fun!
Decorate Flip Flops - Get some cheap flip flops and some craft materials to decorate or just buy a flip flop decorating set.

FAVORS

In a woven basket or a pink sand bucket, put these tropical Hawaiian Luau party ideas for birthday party favors:

Pink sun glasses
Personalized chocolate
Luau mints
Pink flowers (on accessories such as hairclips)
Water wigglers
Their homemade crafts
Photos, take some photos of the Pink Heaven Party Angels in a Hula girl photo prop
Bubbles
Leis
Pink princess Lei
Shells
Dolphin key ring
A Lets Hula Favor kit full of Hawaiian party ideas for favors

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