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A Luau theme party has fantastic images! Palm trees, surfboards, lei, tiki lights, tiki masks, papaya and wonderful friendly people who just love life. The best of the graduation party ideas.

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I have tried to give you lots of graduation Luau theme party ideas on luau invitations, luau food, luau decorations, luau costumes, luau games (including crafts and activities), luau music and luau favors which will be great for any venue. You may have a Home Party or alternative venue in mind.

Laua Graduation party ideas depend if you are hosting the party in conjunction with the school, college or university, for example. A joint graduation party is a brilliant idea. That gives:

• a good size of luau party with better luau decorations and a more eye catching luau venue to get the luau party atmosphere just right. You want the guests to walk in and be awestruck with the party venue


• A budget, perhaps, to hire equipment, buy luau decorations and hire entertainers, and even a hire a great venue


• People to help organise the luau graduation party, raise funds and help at the party


• Lots of participants to take part in each luau party game, there will always be enough people to make the luau games fun

A big venue, really well decorated does make the Luau theme party fantastic.

Before going through the items you need for the luau party, think about the venue and the set up of the luau party.

With lots of fun, energy and enthusiasm your luau graduation party can be a brilliant success. A graduation luau theme party gives a fantastic sense of the island atmosphere with ukelele music, beautiful flowers, wonderful friendly people, and the most fantastic Hawaiian scenery.

Graduation Luau Theme Party - Invitations

Homemade Graduation Invitations

Homemade graduation invitations for a Luau theme party can be fantastic.

Consider even the shape of the invite. Perhaps you can create an island paradise, volcano, palm tree, sandcastle or surfboard (you could take this up a level and laminate the surfboards). Even more creative, write the invitation on a flip flop, drinks umbrella or a lei necklace. Lastly for a travel option make the invitations in the style of airline tickets.

Using the right colored paper such as blue for the sea can add a magical touch!

The magical images of Luau include sun, sea, sand, tropical islands, beach huts, palm trees, surfboards, surfers, Lei and tiki lights, orchids, hibiscus, paper lanterns, volcanos, island maps and hula girls all make fantastic pictures for invitations.

Consider combining these symbols with scrolls, caps, gowns and the graduate's photo.

Some possible luau theme party wording and styles:

General

Aloha You are invited to our gorgeous island (venue) for a Luau graduation party.

Join in the fun and dress just like an islander.

The people are very friendly and the ukelele band is ready to play.

Let us know you can join us (RSVP).

Surfer Style

Catch a wave at (date/time) and surf on over to (venue). The Luau graduation party will be the best ever.

Wear your surfing (or luau) outfit and fit right in.

Let the friendly welcome group (RSVP) know you are coming and we will have your own lei waiting for you.

Welcome to paradise.

Other wording styles you might like are "Come and party in Hawaii", Experience the Maui magic", Lost In Paradise".

Clipart Graduation Invitations

The simplest way to complete Luau party theme invitations is to use clipart.

• Copy and Past the luau graduation clip art image that you would like to use into your word document. Before you paste make sure your cursor is in the location where you want the clip art placed


• Click on the luau image and arrows will appear on the corners. Use these arrows to stretch the image to the desired size.


• Then I simply added luau wordart at the top of the page for a fancy title and added the party details in plain text underneath the graduation clip art.

Simple, but brilliant, luau theme party invitations! Lots more detailed instructions on my clipart page.

Photo Graduation Invitations

Also, simply arrange a good quality photograph of the graduate in Luau costume, dressed as a surfer or a Hula girl. Scan it onto your computer.

Using photo editing software, change the picture dimensions to the size you need.

If you already have Luau artwork on your computer then simply print onto flat card with the printed invitation details on the back. Instant invitations.

To fit in with the Luau theme party create the invites to look like surfboards, an island or a lei..

A quick and simple invite is an island postcard. Simply fill in the invite details and post them.

The Luau theme party free printable graduation invitation below is excellent. Feel free to use it if you'd like. Just right-click over the image and save it to your desktop. You can then print as many as you need.

A somewhat eye catching graduation invitation for a luau theme party.

Graduation Luau Theme Party - Confetti

One of the great graduation party ideas is to have personalised confetti.

The most amazing photo confetti maker can produce confetti using up to 10 luau photos and up to 3 accent colors. You can choose blue for the sea , green for seaweed and yellow to compliment them. They have packs to suit your occassion.

The photos could be of the graduate dressed up for a luau theme party.

Alternatively there is palm tree, parrot and pineapple confetti.

I think this is one of the neat graduation party ideas.

Graduation Luau Theme Party - Costumes

The images of luau are amazing. Tropical paradise, sun, sea. sand, hula, lei, surfers and palm trees.

If you wish to make your own you should be able to make very good costumes.

• Be a surfer. You just need a surfboard and swimwear. Add surfer sun screen (lots of colors!) over you face, a flower lei wristband and any surfing accessories you can borrow


• Tissue flower lei and grass skirts made from brown paper. Carry a tiki mask, fake palm tree, coconut, pineapple or papaya for effect


• Simple T-shirts with hawaiian scenes on them. Just use t-shirt pens and draw a tiki mask to your own wonderful design. You could also draw a palm tree, orchid, hibiscus, or even an island paradise. Add lei and flower wristbands


• Colorful hawaiian shirts, shorts and dresses. Garland with lei, flower wristbands, hat and carry a coconut half with drink and straw!


• Fruit on a hat! You can use fake fruit and design a real work of art. A prize for the best would be great!


• Be a fish, lobster or shark

Guests in costume will really make your luau theme party come alive.

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Graduation Luau Theme Party - Decorations

For an exciting luau theme party it is fantastic to have lots of decorations. You'll know how far you can afford to go here.

You can aim for a real luau theme.

Some, great luau theme party ideas are:

• Tiki Hut


• Set out pink flamingos at the entrance to the party




• Surfboard and any surfing accessories you can borrow, incuding wet suits. Create a surfers corner if you have enough decorations, perhaps adding a kiddie pool for effect


• Huts as stalls for fruit drinks, fruit and fake tattoos


• Try this gorgeous paper lantern.


• Streamers, hanging sand, green, and colorful ones all around


• Banners and photo murals.


• Balloons , including palm trees, sea horse, tiki island and hibiscus.


• Hang up some parrots


• Hang up wind chimes


• Lots of signs with Aloha and Surf's Up


• Tropical lights


• Tiki Masks


• Tiki Torches


• Hollowed out coconuts with tea lights


• Real or fake flowers would add a great touch. Hibiscus are excellent.


• Pictures and murals of an island paradise, volcanos, beach, sea, fish, tropical birds and palm trees. If you have an artists friend you could have them draw a Luau theme party mural. The guests can color it in, draw on it and leave messages for the graduates as the party goes on


• Put Hawaiian travel posters on the walls


• Life sized cutouts of hula girls


• Plastic Fish


• Put up some sun umbrellas


• Fish netting hung up with fake seaweed (green streamers), starfish, fish and a shark


• Pineapples, coconuts and papaya


• Sand box decorated with starfish, shells and seaweed


• Coconut scented candles


• Hang different colored leis all around the venue


• Create a sand flooring effect with brown packaging. Cover with shells, starfish, fake palm trees, palm fronds and a tiki hut, or


• Create a fake sandy beach scene. Use a refrigeration box, or a convenient corner of the venue. Add lots of sand, top up with shells, starfish, palm fronds, tiki masks, pineapple and coconut.

Lots of decorations will give luau theme party the right atmosphere. A bit of imagination and effort will give you your own island paradise! A centrepiece of coconuts and pineapple with papaya.

Decorate your guests, this is a brilliant way to add to the luau theme party and getting your guests in the graduation party mood!

• Give each guest a lei as they arrive


• Funtoos


• 2008 Glasses


• 2008 Beads


• Graduation caps


• Cap Medallions


• Lots of glow sticks and bracelets

A great idea is to have a box of guest decorations at the party entrance and hand them out liberally!

For luau theme party Table decorations, a table centerpiece with tropical fruit and helium balloons!

A white table cloth with sea shells, starfish, netting, balloons, raffia skirting, tissue flowers, coconuts and fruit will complete the luau theme party.

Luau napkins, plates, cutlery, and coconut cups.

There are lots of brilliant luau decorations at the World's Largest Party Superstore.

Graduation Luau Theme Party - Food and Drink

Create a fabulous Luau feast.

• Fruit kebabs


• BBQ


• Hawaiian Pizza


• Lots of bowls of fruit and coconut


• Bright Candy


• Sea shell pasta


• Sweet potatos


• Shell shaped chocolates


• Pineapple and papaya


• Green salad or tuna salad


• Turn a beachcomber hat upside-down, line it with plastic wrap, and use it as a serving dish for chips, pretzels, crackers or other dry food.


• Lots of fruit drinks, with fruit smoothies and of course lots of water


• Coconut drinks


• Mix orange and pineapple juice with peach nectar and serve in glasses with crushed ice.


• Banana Boat treats - to prepare this awesome treat slit each banana open lengthwise and put ice cream, mini marshmallows and chocolate chips in the slit (add whip cream if you want).

The presentation of the drinks can be excellent using half coconuts and hollowed out pineapples to serve.

Graduation Cake

Bake a graduation cake and cut it into the shape of an island. Frost the cake and then decorate with sand colored, palm fronds, and shells in the right colored icing. Write congratulations graduate in white icing.

Also the graduation cake can be shaped like a surfboard, palm tree, or volcano for example. It can be decorated with blue sea around it, fake sand and seaweed. A graduation cake is one of the best graduation party ideas.

Graduation Cake

The graduation cake page gives all the cooking tools, recipe, ingredients and tips you need to create amazing cakes.

Graduation Cake Decorating Idea

1) Completely cover the cake in white frosting. 2) Next cut a grass skirt drastically leaving only the waistband and a couple of inches of skirt. 3) Attach the waistband around the side of the cake. 4) Now pipe a message on the top – something like – “Congrads (name of graduate)”. 5) Stick some colorful cocktail umbrellas into the cake to add some vibrancy.  

You could use frosting to make an island look or even a volcano.

Graduation Luau Theme Party - Games

A Luau theme party is exciting, vibrant and colorful. The games should match that excitement.

Great luau theme party games to play are:

• Musical towels, just like musical chairs. As soon as the ukelele music stops stand on a towel. You are out if you don't get one!


• Limbo, a great and simple game. Just need a long stick and 2 people to hold it. Also, Flashlight limbo – Turn off all the lights and use the beam of the flashlight as your limbo stick. Garden-hose limbo – If party guests have their swimsuits on, or if the day is too hot for comfort, try using your garden-hose as the limbo stick.


• Coconut Shy, with pictures of the graduate on the coconuts


• Set up an area with a sand box. As guests to create their own sand art. Provide star fish, streamers, shellfish, colored tissues.


• Hula dancing contest. Also you could hire a hula dance teacher to teach everyone to dance.


• Hula Hoop contest, with prizes for keeping going the longest


• Pinatta


• Make Leis with tissue flowers


• Best fake tattoo contest


• Make a beach scene with sand, sea shells, the sea, palm trees.


• Best costume contest


• Beach volleyball


• Sprint races, make a race track of say 50 yards


• Pitch stones at a stick in the ground from a few feet away. Just like the traditional horsehoe game.


• Pass the orange. No hands are allowed. The orange is held in your neck using your chin. Arrange teams of 4 to 6. First team to successfully pass their orange from neck to neck is the winner.


• Pineapple and coconut bowling. This is truly funny watching the contestants trying to bowl fruit at the pins


• Sand art, using whatever beach items are available, the contestants have to create a great design within a strict time limit. Create a palm tree, graduate face, island or anything else with streamers, shells, starfish, fish or surfer.


• To emulate fishing you can have Magnetic Fishing, simply draw colorful fish of all kinds on cardboard then cut them out. Attach a paper clip, setting up a fishing rod with a magnet on the end. You can stage the game in many ways with the simplest being just to put the fish on a blue sheet and have the kids sit on chairs to make it slightly harder


• Paint a shell, with the kids decorating a blank shell. Arrange lots of shells and paint. Some graduation party ideas can be messy!


• To emulate diving you can have bobbing for apples


• Octopus tag, starting with the first person to tag someone, the person tagged joins the tag team. Everyone stays in the game.


• Tissue Flowers - remember the flowers you made as child. Kids still enjoy making them today! Materials needed for one flower: 4 sheets of 6"X6" tissue paper (multi color), 1 pipe cleaner How to make a Tissue Flower: Stack 4 pieces of tissue paper together. "Fan fold" the tissue paper. Fold back and forth until you have about a 1" X 6" piece. Cut both ends of your tissue strip to round the corners. Squeeze the tissue paper in the middle and twist the piper cleaner tightly to secure. Make a fan on both sides of the pipe cleaner. Gently pull up each of the four layers of tissue to make the flower petals.


• For adults, make a volcano with modelling clay. Fill the volcano with baking soda and add red die. Slowly our in vinegar until the volcano erupts.


• Water balloon toss. Fill balloons with water. The guests have to toss the balloons to each other. If the balloon bursts as you catch it, you are out!


• Arrange a table with empty plastic drink bottles (with the lid opened wide enough to place the shells), sand, shells, small plastic fish and paper. Have the kids decorate, and create, a message in a bottle

Also hold raffles for good causes.

For all of these luau theme party games have lots of luau theme party prizes.

Graduation Luau Theme Party - Favors

There are great luau theme favors:

• Candy bars in luau themed wrappers


• Floral leis


• Coconut cups


• Tattoos


• Luau Hats


• Sunglasses


• Beach balls


• Luau toys


• Luau music CDs


• Small surfboards, grass skirts


• Fish squirts

There are masses of favors at the World's Largest Party Superstore.

Graduation Luau Theme Party - Music

Hire a real hawaiian band for real effect, they can work with the audience and help organise dances. Set the scene for the band with this great beachcomber bandstand.

Lots of Beach Boys would be excellent.

Hire a DJ who can also work with the party goers to really boost the party.

Buy the Luau CD.

Graduation Luau Theme Party - Ideas

Graduation party ideas to get everyone involved in the party, actively taking part.

• Make sure everyone has their photo taken against a hawaiian backdrop. Send on the photos with their thank you. Also, if you can, show the photos on a screen during the luau theme party


• Luau style awards certificates for prize winners.


• Hold a singing contest, asking groups or individuals to perform a song at the graduation party


• Juggling coconut contest, teach everyone to juggle at the party


• Decorate a pineapple contest


• Lei making demonstration


• Make your own tiki mask


• Organise a beach volleyball contest


• There will be lots of gifts for the graduate. Thank You notes written by the graduate are the best!


• Write out rough timings for the party, including expected games times and when you want to serve the food


• Younger kids need some free time just to play, arrange activity areas where they can choose what to do, or just run around exploring the luau theme party


• Stick to games the kids know, it can be too much to teach a new game


• Try to avoid games where young kids are out. An increasing number of bored kids will not help the party


• Protect your furniture, luau graduation party ideas can be messy


• Talk to your neighbours in advance


• Save money and have a joint party with other graduates.
  This can give excellent cost sharing, lots of people to do the work and help find items at cheaper costs.


• Save money and Buy Bargain Supplies!


• Save money and book venues for the cheaper weeknights perhaps giving more money for the luau theme party.


• Think about the venue and the likely weather. A tent, kindergarten, YMCA, local park or school gym can be great alternatives.

It all adds up to the excitement of the luau theme party. It is one of the best graduation party ideas.

Good luck with your graduation luau theme party.

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