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Flamingo Themed Pool Party!

Published on June 3, 2015 Updated on May 2, 2020 by Eden

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Looking for a fun summer pool party theme? Turn your party into a flamingo pool party! Sharing the best pool party ideas to host your own!

Girl floating on a pink flamingo pool float at a flamingo pool party

It’s summertime! The season we’ve all been waiting for. We’re looking forward to pool parties, summer cocktails, and of course sunshine! When we host a party we always start with a theme.

This party was inspired by the darling, one-footed stance birds because of their vibrant colors and just all-around awesomeness!

Pool parties are the perfect excuse to gather your friends and family for an afternoon swim with music, food and lots of charming details! Summer is about being outside as much as possible, soaking in the sweet memories of our favorite season!

summer pool party cocktail station

How to Host a Flamingo Pool Party

This is such a fun theme because it’s bright and so summery! It’s fun and playful and who doesn’t love flamingos?! From pink desserts to cocktails and fun decor ideas! Get ready to host the best summer party ever!

pink, yellow and orange flowers

Flowers

For all of our parties, we always have flowers! They add instant decor, create a charming atmosphere and add a lot of color.

You can either make your own or order an arrangement from your local florist. We used a plastic bucket to put the arrangement in which is perfect for outside.

Pink, green and yellow summer pool party flowers

Create a colorful cocktail station

Talk about easy entertaining! Have your guests make their own cocktails. Place out ingredients on a bar with garnishes and glasses. You can see our mix and match cocktail guide here. Print it out for the bar area to give guests measurements for making drinks.

Furthermore, here is a list of supplies you’ll need:

Spirits

Gin, Vodka, Tequila

Fruit Juice

Grapefruit, Orange, Lime, Lemon, Pineapple

cocktail station with fresh juice and spirit bottles
Girl pouring vodka into a glass

Supplies & Garnishes

Glasses, straws, berries, sliced citrus fruit, cocktail jigger, cocktail shaker, glass jars for fresh juice.

three fresh juices on a pink tray

Pool Party Cocktails

If you want to create a cocktail punch or a signature cocktail for your guests, try one of these perfect pool party cocktail recipes!

Blackberry Margarita Punch 

Strawberry Tequila Sodas

Pineapple Carrot Punch

Tropical Sunset Swan Cocktail

Sparkling Bikini Punch

Frozen Margarita Popsicles

Watermelon Tequila Popsicles

Flamingo Themed Pool Party Desserts

A party is not a party without dessert! Flamingos being the theme, we went with a fun, pink desserts that are perfect for summer!

strawberry milkshake with chocolate and whipped cream
  • Strawberry milkshakes with chocolate sauce!
flamingo pool party desserts and napkin, taffy and a flamingo sugar cookie
  • Flamingo shaped sugar cookies cookies
white and pink striped marshmallows with a chocolate chip cookie
  • Pink and white striped marshmallows! Make chocolate chip cookie s’mores with them!
white and pink striped marshmallows
  • Flamingo Gummies from Sugarfina
  • Flamingo Pool Float Donuts
strawberry milkshake with a flamingo straw for a flamingo pool party

More Pool Party Desserts!

10 Delicious Popsicle Recipes for Summer

Boozy Ice Cream Float Tray

Neapolitan Milkshakes

Pineapple Rum Popsicles

Nice Cream Recipes – Ice cream made with bananas!

Layered Ice Cream Pops

Mexican Style Fruit Platter

Chocolate chip cookie s'more

Pool Floats

Every pool party has to have pool floats! Buy a few, blow them up and toss them in the pool. Not o nly do they look awesome floating around, but they’re also really fun to lounge on! Here are a few favorites:

  • Palm Leaf Pool Float
  • Flamingo Pool Float
  • Pineapple Pool Float
  • Unicorn Pool Float
  • Swan Pool Float
  • Mermaid Pool Float
  • Watermelon Pool Float

Don’t forget to buy an air pump if you don’t have one! Blowing up these floats is not easy without one!

three cocktails with flamingo straws

Flamingo Party Decor

It’s all in the details. From the tiniest flamingos to colorful straws and colorful napkins. Having details that create a cohesive theme at the party is important and always fun. Below is a list of some of the items we used.

Inflatable Flamingo for the pool! This is a must for a flamingo themed pool party!

Flamingo cocktail napkins

Charming Flamingo straws

Pink and white striped marshmallows

A funny yard flamingo… and don’t forget its flowery headpiece, ha!

100 tiny Flamingos to sprinkle around!

Striped pink towels

Girl splashing water in a pool

Pool Party Invitations

We’re all about a casual, invite via email for parties these days. They’re designed so beautifully, easy to track and even easier to send! Here are some options for online invitations:

Paperless Post – They charge a small fee for their service, but it’s our go-to party invitation site. The designs are beautiful and often inspire a party theme or design.

Evite – Is a free invitation site that also has great designs.

Minted – Another site that has a great selection of digital party invitations.

Green Envelope – Create elegant invitations online and also donate a portion of profits to Mountains to Sound, a non-profit organization that maintains forests.

Eden Passante holding a tray of cocktails at a flamingo pool party
Yard flamingo with a floral head piece

Erin at White Fig Designs created the most stunning arrangement for our pool party and even made the yard flamingo a headpiece, haha!

Girl sipping a cocktail out of a flamingo straw at a flamingo pool party
Girl with a pink striped towel wrapped  around her

More Summer Parties You’ll Love

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How to Host a Tropical Party

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How to Host a Tea Bridal Shower

Flower arrangement in a large green glass vase next to a flamingo pool party

Let us know if you’re inspired by this party and host your own! Leave a comment below and also tag us on social @sugarandcharm!

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Comments

  1. Leah / Freutcake says

    June 3, 2015 at 10:33 am

    How fun!! I would totally attend that pool party. I could be the big pregnant round flamingo floating in the middle of the pool. 😉

    Reply
    • Eden says

      June 3, 2015 at 8:28 pm

      Haha!! I’m sure you look great Leah!! Hope you’re feeling much better!! XO

      Reply
  2. AN says

    June 3, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    Where are the glasses from? They look amazing

    Reply
    • Eden says

      June 3, 2015 at 8:30 pm

      They are Imperial 24K gold modern glasses I scored at an antique shop!! I LOVE them!

      Reply
  3. Catherine says

    June 4, 2015 at 7:54 am

    All the pink is giving me some serious heart eyes right now!

    Reply
    • Eden says

      June 9, 2015 at 6:25 pm

      Haha!! It was so fun to use so much PINK!!

      Reply
  4. Monique | WritingMonique says

    June 4, 2015 at 8:35 am

    Incredible! I love flamingo’s. This party looks AWESOME!

    Reply
    • Eden says

      June 9, 2015 at 6:24 pm

      Thank you SO much Monique!!

      Reply
  5. Daniela says

    June 6, 2015 at 10:34 am

    I want to have a party now!!

    Check out my blog: https://writingwithlipstick.wordpress.com/
    Hope you like it! =)

    Reply
  6. Katrin says

    June 6, 2015 at 11:00 am

    Beautifully styled, I love flamingos!
    May I ask where the patterned bikini is from? The cut of the top is great from what I can see.
    Greetings from Portugal 🙂

    Reply
  7. Caroline says

    January 4, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    I love all your wonderful ideas!! Where are these adorable flamingo napkins from? I need these for my daugthers 1st birthday.

    Reply
  8. Hannah says

    May 27, 2016 at 7:27 pm

    Hi! Love the drink ware! Where are they from??

    Thank you! love the post! perfect for planning my friend’s fiesta themed bach party!

    Xxx

    Reply
    • Eden says

      May 31, 2016 at 4:18 am

      Hi Hannah! I scored those gold glasses at a vintage store!!! I stumbled upon them and then was SO excited to find out they were affordable too, haha!Thank you for the sweet comment 🙂

      Reply
  9. Catch Your Dream says

    May 29, 2017 at 7:40 am

    OMG I love your picture and it’s so depresive when you saw this at work ^^

    Great article,

    Xo,
    Amandine

    Reply

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