Cool as Ice Party

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By Chrissy Martin:

The middle of the summer can be the hottest part of the summer.  Cool things down with a party that has all things “ice” as the theme. 

Drink:  Serve punch mixed with sparkling water or lemon-lime soda and mix in some sherbet ice cream.  Serve a favorite drink with a frozen ice ring.  Use a bundt pan, put some water in it and mix in a few berries, lemon, limes, or other items to create a frozen iceberg to float in a punch bowl.

Food:  Think anything cold or cool.  Raw veggies and fruit, cold sandwiches, and cheese sticks.  Perhaps some frozen grapes or peas?  You could even make some black olive penguins.

Treat:  There are so many options for cool treats on a summer day!  Individual ice cream cups, ice cream sandwiches, Popsicles, ice cream cones or an ice cream cake are some ideas.  You could have the girls make sundaes or banana splits.  If you’ve got a way to make snow cones, you could do that.

Activity:  For the active crew you could do the slip n’ slide again.  How about adding in some water balloon fights or water squirter fights? You could put out a wading pool to dip hot toes in.  For the creative crew you could design marshmallow snowmen with large marshmallows, toothpicks, and other items.  How about a sandman instead of a snowman?  For the calm crew, throw on a movie that takes place in an area with ice and snow and serve some ice cream.

Chrissy Martin is a guest blogger for FashionPlaytes’ blog.  Chrissy is the founder of the blog Home.Kids.Life.  She is a stay at home mom of a 5 year old son and a 3 year old daughter.