A Birthday Luau

My daughter celebrated her sixth birthday this weekend and we decided to have a "Winter Luau" since the weather in Phoenix this time of year is usually beautiful (my other kids have summer birthdays so outdoor parties are usually a bust:) Thank the Lord that the sun was shining and the kids had a blast!

I lucked out and found some hibiscus print table runners for $6 at Dillards

We had made tissue paper flowers for centerpieces

each girl got to chose a grass skirt and a lei as they arrived,

 and then they made lei bracelets or anklets as a craft (here is the birthday girl)

I also got some adorable printables from Love the Day on Etsy

sorry for the lame pictures, I was too busy to take good pics so these don't do them justice but here are more pics of the printables taken from Love the Day Blog

We had a pinata (that held like 5 pieces of candy so I had to have 2 pinatas to prevent a revolt)

we also played the limbo, pass the coconut (think hot potato) and learned the hula from a DVD...

It was so fun and easy, there are a HUGE selection of Luau items

from both party stores and Oriental Trading.

Put a birthday luau in your back pocket...