Throw a summer dance party!

This was the funnest way to kick off summer with the neighborhood! 

(WARNING! LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW)

We had the idea and 6 days later we were dancing it up in the backyard! It's easy to put together and "run the event" because the kids make their own fun! And it's ALL kids - no parents (well except for me and my hubby) so the kids really enjoyed their freedom - aka - raiding the treat table without restrictions! ha ha ha!!

Invitations can set the tone for the party or event and give a peek into the theme. We just wanted it to be colorful and fun! I whipped up these invites and sent them to the 1 hour photo. Yup! We handed out "photos" for our invites. Easy, quick and not expensive at all!

 (did you catch that I inserted my kids faces into Gabriella's and Troy's? fun! fun!)

Keeping it colorful and fun my daughter thought tissue paper pom poms in a rainbow of colors would be really fun hanging over the patio. We added crepe paper and some balloon in all colors too! Easy, inexpensive and quick! 

We even hung a "disco ball" over the dance floor. 

We welcomed the dance party guests through the side gate!

I covered an outdoor meter and a pipe by draping 2 metallic door covers side by side as a "backdrop" for the treats table!

In keeping with the rainbow theme we bought treats that were colorful!

This was a very popular spot all evening!!!

Let's get to the dancing!!!! The DJ table had a small stereo with all the CD's laid out. That way the kids could make requests of what they wanted to hear next. Among just the regular dance songs we did a JUST BOYS dance, JUST GIRLS dance and A BOY/GIRL dance.

Of course we had some of the oldies but goodies in there too like YMCA, Ghostbusters, the Chicken Dance and yes the Macarena - ha ha ha!

We had some air microphones, air guitars and even a little break dancing too!

This was a great way to have fun with little expense and it made a big impact! It's definitely a new Summer Tradition at our house!