Do you want to host a memorable summer party that will be thoroughly enjoyed by your kids and their friends, minus the excessive work and exorbitant cost? Consider throwing a garden party, it is a great way to plant happy memories for your children. There is definitely more fun and less mess involved when compared to hosting an indoor gala event.

When the days are warm, the evenings are long and all your favorite flowers are in bloom - your garden is one of the best places to be. So, let’s go!

Invitations

Get your kids to help in crafting the invitations. Keep the décor of the invitations simple and make sure to incorporate a garden theme. Invitations can be one-sided and cardstock paper is ideal. Cut paper into the shape of a flower, butterfly, garden-bug or even a watering can; and make sure to include all the necessary details. Invite kids to wear gardening clothes as they are bound to get dirty some way or the other.

Decorations

No need to dole out excess cash at a party store in preparation for a garden party. Decorations for a garden party for children are not necessarily extravagant; all that is required is a little creativity to spruce things up a bit.

Cover an existing garden table with a green tablecloth or a ‘grassy mat’ textured cloth. Add a few paper or plastic butterflies, ants or ladybugs. Multicolored ‘faux’ butterflies will easily add a touch of fairytale magic to your event, if dangled from trees by invisible fishing line.

Tie appropriately colored balloons in threes and anchor then to flower pots or nearby columns to complete the effect.

A fantastic idea is to provide antennas made from headbands or pom- poms for your guests to wear when they arrive along with colorful floral garlands.

Food

Consider going the extra mile and creating a ‘caterpillar’ cake. This is sure way to get everyone’s attention and the kids will be practically dizzy with excitement. Place several cupcakes in a curvy fashion on a sturdy piece of cardboard, cover cakes with green icing and create a stripe with yellow icing. Use hard candy for the eyes as well as for the little feet. This will definitely cause rave reviews, and your kids will absolutely love it!

Activities

Gardening activities could be integrated in fun ways. Play pin the petal on the flower, blow bubbles, water plants with watering cans or have them decorate flower pots with spray paint. The possibilities are indeed endless.

Hosting a garden party for your children can indeed be a rewarding venture. Summer is the time to be outdoors, so go all out this summer and host a fabulous garden affair!