Sweet 16 Beach Party

A sweet 16 beach party is a great way to kick off the warm season with fun memories for life. Get your swimsuit out and your sunglasses on and prepare for the party of a lifetime.

Planning for a sweet sixteen beach party is super fun. It's time to kick off the summer season with the coolest party in the warmest weather!

So lets start.

Where would you like your sweet 16 beach party located?


*At the beach
*By a pool
*At a country club
*Or at home/ the backyard


Once you have established your parties location, lets get down to business!

Decorating for your sweet sixteen beach party is super fun. For any theme you choose, make sure there's tons of color! Nothing brightens the mood like a captivating scenery.


Decorate your party tables with tropical designed table cloths. Scatter some large seashells around your tables.


If you are partying outside, line your backyard with tiki torches or solar lights. Keep a bunch of beach balls lying around and water balloons out in buckets for when someone wants to throw them around.


Grab some cardboard boxes from any local grocery store (they are free if you ask for them!) and cut them out into surfboards! Paint your surfboards with fun designs to fit your sweet 16 beach party theme.


Hang up some large fish nets and big colorful umbrellas. And don't forget the colorful balloons, confetti and streamers.


Make sure to have a non-alcoholic drink bar available for your party guests. Fill the bar with various flavors of soda, tropical juices, and some tasty smoothies.



Get creative with your sweet 16 beach party invitations!


Message in a bottle invitations are a fun way to hint to your friends your party theme.


How to make them? It's easy! I promise.


Grab some plastic bottles from your recycling bin and wash them out. Find some pebbles and spray paint them your desired color. Sand will also do. Get some small seashells from any beach or dollar store, and fill the bottle with those as well.


Make old paper by burning a few holes through your invitation paper, or simply burning the edges of each paper. Rub a little coffee on the paper before you write on it. This adds a brown, older effect to your invitations.


Now write your invitations by hand! You could also type out your invitations on the computer and follow the paper fading process after each invitation is printed.


This is a little secret I learned from an old school assignment. It's fun to do ( and I got an A for effort! ). You can get super creative with ordinary summer objects.


Or pick up some frisbees, enough for every guest of course, and write your invitation messages on each and toss them out!


Beach ball invitations are also fun. Again write the invitation letters right on the balls!


Make sure to state a dress code, RSVP and other essential information on your party invitations.


Remember that an eye catching invitation is much more funny and excitable than a plain old phone call or a paper and pen invite.



There are tons of fun activities you can have for your sweet 16 beach party theme.


Have a wet and wild beach party!


Grab your friends and play a game of water balloon volleyball! Blow up several large water balloons and have a splashing good time ;)


Have a goofy flipper race with your friends! Buy a bunch of big yellow flippers from your local dollar store or wal mart and race you friends! Each opponent must carry a big bag of water balloons throughout the race. Throw the water balloons at your opponents to lighten the load! Winner get a cool prize.


Play a game of limbo, hula dance, and go swimming if you have access to a pool or beach. If you want to play a unique game of limbo, grab a water hose and have your friends limbo their way under the water!


Play some tropical or Hawaiian music that will get the party pumped up for the games.


Have a sand castle building contest if your party is at the beach. Put your friends into teams and get mom and dad to be the judge!


If you can, play a game of horse shoes for prizes. This is an easy game to play and very inexpensive to buy.



Food preparations can be fun and simple. Pull out the barbecue and make some hamburgers, hot dogs, and of course fish. Since this is a beach party theme, you may want to at least serve a little fish.


Make some shish-kabobs or even fruit on sticks! Pick up some green coleslaw and other kinds of fresh salad.


Don't forget to buy some Goldfish crackers.


Make some surfboard shaped sandwiches for fun snacks throughout the day.


Make your own beach themed cookies. Mold every cookie to your desired shape like:


* Starfish
* Sunglasses
* Flowers
* Fish

Decorate your yummy cookies with colorful icing sugar.



Keep it cool with desserts like:

* Ice cream floats
*Ice cream sundaes
*Milkshakes


And here comes the cake. Get funky with a beach scene on your cake. Stick little umbrella toothpicks on the cake, and maybe some seashell birthday candles.


Or how about a sand castle cake? You can layer the cake as high as you want with beach wave designs all around it.


Just have a blast.


Make your sweet 16 beach party your dream come true.

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