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Aloha .......what a fun idea......party cities have a lot of decorations for tropical /luau parties everything you can think of.....look up recipes of guava punch which is great i dont have the recipe right off hand.....check on line for a list of hawaiian names and you can make up cute name tags for the kids with their hawaiian names....what i always do is like they do when you arrive in the hawaii islands have a lei for each person coming and when they arrive place the lei over their heads around their necks and say aloha...if you are outside and dont mind a bit of a mess you can cut starfish shapes out of posterboard and have the kids glue corn meal onto them...looks like a real starfish...cloring sheets of the ocean , lilo and stitch always have a lot of them...i used to make up coloring packages for when the kids were waiting for other guests to arrive. at stores we have wegmans you can have cakes custom made you can get one with a sailboat and the ocean some palm trees....look for hawaiian music party cities have cds for that as well. get a big grass skirt to put around the table.....i had even found a huge grass umbrella to put ontop of my patio umbrella....look for information on doing a hula and teach the kids that day.....hula limbo , tropical musical chairs music from the little mermaid works too sebastian sings a mean under the sea... :-) have blue plastic silverware....and you can get those ice cube shapes that are shaped like palm trees etc. beach boys music is fun and tropical sounding ..every game you come up with can have a tropical hawaiian theme....also you can trace around their feet on poster board ,glue sand onto them and you h ave footprints in the sand. that special craft foamy like squares are great for making flip flops trace the shape of a foot can be the childs cut piece for the top of the shoe and decorate with markers or glitter depending on how brave you are....luaus have lots of cut up fruit maybe the cut up fruit in the water melon is an idea.and cute little umbrella for their guava punch or whatever they are having to drink are fun as well. pistachios, and macadamias are tropical macadamia nut cookes with white chips are very good. you can get some tiki torches or special candles ....if you have some jars the kids can add sand to the jar then add some small seashells then a small candle to the center to take home. the real luau i saw in maui was fun but you cant really have guys dressed in grass skirts playing with fire at a kids party.....each movement in the hula has a meaning i'm sure you could find info about a hula and what the movements mean on line.....tropical parties are a lot of fun they are my favorite kind to have. i went to maui and got that aloha spirit,in fact during some of our rough winter days we have hawaiian night , watch some travel video have some pop with cute umbrellas in it.....maybe pick up a couple of palm plants to make it look more authentic there are lots of decorations out there for luau types of parties..have fun ,hope i've been of help.....i have a friend i e-mail in maui she shares the stories of the warm temps and the breezes off the ocean and they are fascinated with snow so we trade i send her pics of cold and snow..its easier to enjoy snow when you dont have to deal with it for 6 months and its in pics. mahola
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