subject: How to host a winter holiday pool party [print this page] How to host a winter holiday pool party How to host a winter holiday pool party
Inviting your friends over for a winter pool party may not be the first thing that comes to mind but if you have a heated pool you can certainly host a winter party. It will be cold getting to and from the pool but the warmth of the water will make up for it. While most winter pool parties take place at indoor pools, if you and your friends are hearty you can brave the elements and have a party.
Even if you live in an area of the country which may not be completely hospitable to a pool party in the winter months, you can still take advantage of your backyard pool to have a winter pool party bash.
Just because the snow may be falling outside, don't let that stop you from having a summer theme for your party. Set up your lawn chairs, blow up some beach balls and inflatable palm trees and fire up the barbecue. Ask your guests to bring a beach bag with their swimsuits, sunglasses and flip flips.
If you and your friends just can't bring yourself to imagine that it's summer in the middle of winter, incorporate the season into the party. Use some snowmen and snowflakes for decoration. If it's close to Christmas, invest in a pine tree or two and decorate it up! Bake up holiday cookies and get out the candy canes. Add non-water related entertainment by showing movies but why not try popping popcorn out on the barbecue?
Set up outdoor fireplaces or space heaters around the pool and have plenty of warm beverages and hot food available for your guests.
In some northern climes, the locals undertake what's known as a Polar Bear Swim in which they don their swim suits and hop into the freezing waters of the Great Lakes! Medical experts don't recommend this but if you have plenty of towels available, let a few brave souls take a quick dip in the pool this could be even better if your pool is situated next to a hot tub!
Depending on where you live and what the local ordinances are for outdoor fires, why not set up a few open pit fires and cook hot dogs over the fire, toast some marshmallows and make some s'mores.
If you've closed your pool for the year and simply don't want to uncover it or stand around it shivering in the cold, see if you can rent a pool for a few hours for a pool party. There are likely indoor pools in your area or even hotels with pools that might allow you to rent it for a pool party.
Whichever way you decide to go, hosting a pool party in the middle of winter will certainly make your party unique and it will be an event your friends will long remember.
