What could be better than a combination of cool water, hot sun, cheerful friends, refreshing drinks, delicious snacks, fun games, and amazing decor?!
By the way, as for the latter: if you manage to do everything right, you have every chance to knock everyone present dead!
Any decorations placed by the pool, especially if they are tastefully made of high-quality bright elements and look stylish can transform a festive location beyond recognition! Just imagine how beautifully the compositions of bright, multi-colored balls, shiny Mylar items and led garlands will reflect in the water: such a sight is simply breathtaking and becomes an ideal option for a photoshoot!
So, we’ve picked up some stunning kid pool party decorations that will help you make your celebration stand out!
How to decorate pool party and make tropical vibes for kids
- Choose a bright holiday color scheme, such as a combination of orange, green, blue, and turquoise. You can choose any color scheme you like: the main thing is that the elements match each other and the color scheme of the party venue;
- Order a lot of balloons of different sizes and colors, use both round and twisting balloons to create various tropical fruits, and add fresh greenery to make leaves and petioles.
- If you are planning to use flowers as kids pool party table decorations, don't limit yourself to ordinary bouquets — decorate them uniquely! Insert decorative bugs on thin kebab sticks into bouquets, wrap bouquets with ribbon or a thin colored mesh. Create bouquets with unexpected elements such as butterflies or feathers.
- There should be a wide variety of inflatable toys in the water: this is just an indispensable element of such a party! Invitees can splash around with them and have fun!
- Decorate the trees with a bright ribbon or garland, lanterns, and handmade pots with flowers — let all the surrounding objects, from the fence to the dog house look bright and festive;
- Get enough candles: when evening comes, candles, along with additional soft lighting, will create a cozy atmosphere everyone will enjoy!
Pool party decor ideas
There are some basic rules that you need to know to make your decorations relevant and compelling, such as color combinations and the use of certain decorative elements in certain areas of your holiday venue and in certain arrangements.
Certain color combinations or mixes of elements are pleasing to the eye and allow you to create stunning Instagram-worthy decorations. For example, the easiest and fastest, yet stunning solution for creating a photo zone is a balloon arch with tinsel curtains attached to it, or a frameless arch made of different latex and Mylar balloons, decorated with fresh flower buds and greenery. Just try it, and you will understand why everyone loves it!
But remember to trust your intuition and let your imagination run wild!
Below, we will share with you the top kids pool party decorations ideas that will help you make this wonderful day truly unforgettable!
Balloon themed arches
Believe us, with stunning decoration, pool party for kids turn into an extremely memorable event. You can choose a rainbow arch that will look even more eye-catching if you install it right above the water, or a frameless arch of balls of all sizes of delicate shades, that hangs down beautifully from a tree and descends right into the water!
There is another amazing idea among all the existing pool party theme ideas for kids (however, you should be aware that creating this décor is more difficult – it will take some time to complete it): a wonderful tunnel made of balloon arches, which is great for any special occasion and helps to transform a certain party area into a true work of art!
Sun protections tables
Although everyone loves sunlight, not everyone can enjoy it all the time. That’s why you should take care of the lounge area, where there will be enough sun loungers with wide umbrellas that provide good shade. Leave some pillows, towels, and sunblock on your sun loungers.
If you think your existing décor isn't enough, you can easily decorate your umbrellas with bright colorful ribbons, fresh flowers and greenery, and your "lounge islands" will look truly spectacular!
Summer pool party dessert tables
Each small group of guests should have their own small table by the water — it’s a good idea to get some low tables (you can even make your DIY tables using wooden pallets). Place colorful tablecloths on the tables, arrange flowers in vases, and don’t forget about beautiful containers with fruits so that children can ease their hunger.
You can provide your guests with plenty of high soft pillows, and they will feel very comfortable!
Fun inflatables
Inflatable items are an indispensable element to consider when you try to create bright pool party decorations for kids. Luckily, there are plenty of inflatable items today that can turn your big celebration into a real festival of fun! Swimming mattresses, inflatable boats, a variety of floats for little ones, beach balls, and even inflatable strollers!
All these things will perfectly complement your decor, and with their help, you can organize a variety of fun activities on the water.
Flamingo pool float for kids
Such Flamingo floats can not only become a wonderful pool party decor for kids but also allow the youngest guests to swim to their heart's content and actively participate in water games with other children!
This is one of our favorite pool party ideas for kids! Your pool will look even more glamorous, fun and picturesque once you let these colorful flamingos swim in it!
Also, with such a water float you can just sunbathe, eat ice cream and other treats, or play games on your smartphone.
Summer-themed balloons in the Pool
Browsing the Web, try to find party balloons that best match the style of your festivity. These can be Mylar balloon lifebuoys, inflatable swans and dinosaurs, fruits, and disco balls.
Here’s another nice idea: order some big bubbles, fill them with helium, tie them to pieces of fishing line of different lengths, tie each piece to weight, and scatter these weights in the water in different places.
A rainbow arch “thrown” across a pool is one of the most common kid pool party ideas: this decor is just a win-win at any party location, even if you own a tiny pool!
Paper lantern garlands
Lanterns are made from a lightweight, pliable, and inexpensive material. They can be small and huge, plain and multi-colored, printed, minimalistic or bright.
This decor suits almost any style of party, it looks unhackneyed and delicate, so if you don't know what else to add to the existing decorations, then give it a try and you won't go wrong!
Such lanterns look just great when paired with puff and honeycomb balls. Also, you can add lantern LED lights inside for an even more magical look!
Balloon palm trees
The sun and water can make you think of tropical vacation spots around the world... However, for this, you are missing palm trees — another traditional element!
If you want to create something special for your kids, pool party decorating ideas should be bright and thought-out. These palm trees will instantly take your guests to the real jungle! For an average-sized palm, you will need the following materials:
- 45 pieces of 5" gold (or brown) round balls;
- 8 pieces of 260 green twisting balloons;
- 6 pieces of 160 yellow twisting items.
Also, you can order a cute Mylar Cockatoo and add it to the top of your palm tree to make the decor more realistic!
Summer-themed lights
A huge selection of themed party lights will help you to add some summer vibes to your festive decor! Crab, jellyfish, seashell, seahorse, starfish, flamingo, pineapple, or fern-shaped items will draw the attention of your kids and amuse them!
Themed kids photo booth
A DIY tiki bar hut with a thatched roof, balloon + flower + greenery backdrop, balloon garland with tassel curtain, various photo props printed from templates — there are plenty of astounding pool party decoration ideas for kids, and you can use existing ideas or create something special based on those ideas.
Also, if it suits your concept, you can use various attributes for a photoshoot such as hats, glasses, funny wigs, goblets, Venetian masks, flower wreaths, rabbit or cat ears, toy weapons and more. It will be even more fun!
Kids temporary tattoos
If kids are going to a celebration, they want to look stylish!
Kids can apply these tattoos themselves, without any help. Bio paints are made from natural dyes and have an exclusively natural composition.
Kids water balloon games
Balloons are a truly universal and necessary element of any celebration! Balloons will help you not only decorate the party venue but also play fun games, which can become a full-fledged part of the entertainment program!
Running with a ball on a spoon, playing balloon football, tennis and hockey, participating in ball throwing and popping contests, and enjoying fights with inflatables — the party is going to be exciting!
Unforgettable pool party kids decor
Summer, sun, and water are our best friends… We hope you will agree that there’s nothing more wonderful than a pool party on a hot summer day!
If you are still thinking about where to celebrate your child's birthday, then a pool party is the perfect solution, and bright decor will help you quickly create vibes, spend this day unforgettable, get a bunch of cool photos and have plenty of positive emotions!
