(ARA) – Summer’s here, kids are home, the weather is warm and everyone is looking to celebrate the season with a party. Summertime party experts encourage hosts to take a fresh approach to party planning by creating themes that turn ordinary get-togethers into fun events.
By adding a little color, setting a theme and serving simple, yet delicious foods like fresh fruit and hand-dipped chocolate strawberries, a backyard barbecue can suddenly become a summertime event.
From graduation and Fourth of July festivities to watching car races on Sundays and pool parties, Edible Arrangements, which designs hand-sculpted, fresh fruit bouquets, has decor and theme ideas to make any occasion a party.
Graduations
Summer is graduation season and the party experts say graduation party decor should include a little pomp and circumstance. Invite all of your guests, not just the honoree, to sport their graduation gowns or a shirt featuring their high school mascot, college name or glee club affiliation. The themed outfits will create conversations and create a memorable event for the graduate. Four years of school may have been hard work, but don’t let the cooking stand in the way of an excellent event. Host a buffet or set out finger foods. Edible Arrangements has arrangements large enough to feed big groups while enhancing the theme. Party hosts can order a graduation themed arrangement like The Graduation Celebration, a mix of chocolate dipped pineapple, melon, strawberries and grapes arranged in a graduation cap container to celebrate the milestone event. You can even ask the company to add their “Edible Numbers” to designate the graduation year in pineapple.
Fourth of July
Red, white and blue is the traditional theme of Fourth of July festivities. Adding these colors to barbecue cookouts will turn a blah smorgasbord into a colorful affair with fresh fruit baskets. Or for hosts looking to take a contemporary approach to Fourth of July decor, celebrate the season with a stars and stripes theme. Use stripes of every color and size in table decor and top with silver star ornaments, star cookies or star fruit shapes. Edible Arrangements Sweet Liberty Bouquet features a colorful combination of fresh, white chocolate-dipped and blue sprinkle-topped strawberries arranged with festive pineapple stars and grapes.
A grown-up affair
Master party planners keep soirées simple, modern and fresh-looking. Stick with modern colors like bright orange and lime green. A vibrant color palate can create a festive mood. Bring the colors to life by serving juicy mangos and honeydew melons. It’s easy to create a vibrant color palate using the big pieces that you likely already own by adding punches of color with pillows and candles to can transform simple parties into summertime soirées.
Garage gathering
Need a larger space or an excuse to celebrate? Turn the garage into event central. With car racing events nearly every weekend, throw a race party. Get the party started with automotive-themed paper goods and other decorative serve ware, such as Edible Arrangements’ NASCAR (R) collectable containers. Invite guests to play with remote control cars and other “fun” car-related toys.
Kids’ parties
From sandbox parties to sprinkler events, kids can turn any occasion into a party. However, hosts should encourage healthy foods at the bash. Rather than chips, serve carrots arranged like a sunburst or flowers with a hummus center. Or make fruit fun by serving it in a character-themed container or cut into fun shapes like pineapple daisies. Healthy foods should always be on the guest list.
For more summer celebration inspiration, visit www.ediblearrangements.com.
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