My mother has always gone way above and beyond for celebrations for me and my siblings over the years, so when she had a milestone birthday in January I knew it was our turn to step it up. And she loves pineapples so the theme was a no-brainer. My dad and siblings had meetings with me; we took this very seriously. I made a notebook (in OneNote) and emailed out assignments to family members as we came up with them. I started collecting decorations and ideas last September. As always, depending on the scale of the party, figure out your crew early on!
Here’s a list of some decor pieces we bought or put together:
- Yellow and green balloons for a big “balloon garland” pineapple
- Large faux tropical palm leaves
- Tons of colorful fake flowers
- Tons of little pineapples (ceramic, plastic, paper, and more)
- Pineapple cupcake liners and toothpick toppers from Hobby Lobby (as seen in this post’s featured image)
- Tapestries to give luau vibes
Note – this wasn’t a luau party, but we added some Hawaiian pieces. You can choose to keep your party strictly Pineapple or not. - Cut and tied tablecloths for the photobooth backdrop
- Pineapple bicycle for the photobooth
- A counter for a tiki bar (we used a bookshelf facing in to hold stuff) and little umbrellas
We did mocktails, don’t judge! Haha. I bought about 6 different types of juice and a few 2 liters of Sprite. Guests could mix up flavor combos and got a little umbrella. I did wear a mask and gloves for this. 😉
The most important things to do are: 1) make a Pinterest board and find as many ideas as possible! That’s where the fruit salad idea you see above came from, and it worked beautifully; and 2) plan ahead! The best times to buy these supplies are at the end of summer when they’re all on clearance!
Have fun!
