Bye-bye summer, hello December. It’s getting cold, and you must be thinking of closing the pool for the season. Wait! Christmas is just around the corner, so why not try something new this year? You must be hosting so many parties next to your pretty fibreglass pool but have you ever had a Christmas pool party? Is that a NO? You have been missing something that’s fun, amusing, and impressive! There can be nothing more festive than having a winter pool party.
Too busy decorating the Christmas tree and running out of ideas about how to decorate your poolside? There’s plenty you can do. Here are the best ideas that you could use to turn your pool into a winter wonderland. These ideas are quick to implement, and you also don’t need to break the bank.
Use bright lights
Christmas is a joyful time so brighten up the poolside with lots of lights. Illuminate the pool deck, highlight the trees and the flower beds, create special lighting effects along the water feature – let the ambience look magical!
A beautifully lit poolside party venue not only looks gorgeous but also plays a major role in safety matters. When the area is illuminated, guests can enjoy the landscaping more and can also move about freely without the fear of accidentally tripping in the dark.
However, be careful when using electrical lighting near the pool. All electrical connections should be placed at a minimum distance of five feet from the pool. It is safer to have solar and battery-operated lights closer to the pool. Avoid hanging string lights right above the pool. An accidental displacement of the lights can cause electrocution hazards.
Line the roof, patio, and pool area with holiday lights. Still lights, flickering lights, fairy lights, that are so many options you can opt for.
Add elegance with floating candles
Make your pool glow and look mesmerising by lighting floating candles. Floating pool candles come in various shapes and sizes. You can keep it simple with basic candles or choose to go with showy flower-shaped floating candles. Floating candles come in lovely designs starting from lotus-shaped, whimsical shapes, to even lantern designs.
Take your outdoor party to the next level with idyllic floating candles.
You can also create patterns with candles or make various arrangements to make them look fancier. The burning time of pool floating candles can be from five to fifteen hours depending on the size and quality. You can find them online and in brick-and-mortar stores that sell party decorations.
If your guests are in the mood to swim in the cosy, heated water, skip the candles and even any toys that may get damaged in heated water.
Use wreaths
If you thought Christmas wreaths are only for the door and mantle, you are greatly mistaken. Decorate your poolside with real or faux wreaths in typical Christmas colours. Enhance the look with fairy lights to turn heads. Without wreaths, Christmas decorations look incomplete, so go for wreaths of your choice but do add some to your poolside party decoration.
If you are one of those who love to do everything in style and think out of the box, try floral floating wreaths to decorate your pool.
Floating Christmas pool toys
Christmas pool floats are popular! Add colours and some fun vibes to the pool by adding holiday theme floats. Some of the most popular Christmas pool floats are Santa (of course!), reindeer, candy cane, and snowman. It does not matter if no one’s planning to dive into the pool in the cold weather but having those colourful accessories creates the perfect festive mood.
Inflatable toys
Imagine an inflated Santa Clause welcoming your guests to the pool party! Sounds interesting, doesn’t it? Place some adorable Christmas-themed inflatable toys all around the outdoor party venue to create a fun-filled environment. A sizable snowman, huge air-filled baubles, a reindeer, some snowflakes, a candy cane, a nutcracker arch, and anything that shouts Christmas will be a great addition to a pool party decoration.
Santa’s sleigh
Create the feeling of the North Pole right by your poolside. How? It’s easy-breezy with so many accessories available in stores. The market is buzzing with fancy Christmas merchandise, you just need to take out some time to select things that will match your taste and will fit into your backyard. To make the feeling more realistic, you can go for a real sleigh loaded with wrapped gifts. An inflated Santa Claus and one reindeer (putting all 8 would be a task!) will create the magical effect.
Children will thoroughly enjoy sitting in the sleigh and so will all adults.
Decorate with Christmas elements
Don’t forget the good old traditional Christmas tinsel decorations. Hang some banners, balloons, red and gold garlands, entryway nutcrackers, glitter snowflakes, stockings, bows, and more. Remember, there’s nothing called too much decoration when it comes to outdoor Christmas decor.
Screen a movie
If you are planning to take your pool Christmas party to the next level, an inflatable movie screen will be a stunning addition to the plan. You can screen a holiday movie by the poolside and match the food and decor to create a Christmas movie theme party.
Keep Christmas party accessories handy
Your guests should not feel out of place in your Christmas wonderland by the pool. Let the cheer spread and get everyone ready for the occasion when they arrive. Keep things like Santa hats, masks, and snowman headbands ready for your guests.
Some things to remember
The best parties don’t happen only with great decoration. It’s a combination of several things. Prep your pool and the surrounding areas before you start decorating. Plan the food to go with the holiday mood. Arrange for hot beverages to keep the guests warm. Keep the colour scheme in mind to make it feel Christmassy. If you are arranging games, keep them festive.
To prep the pool area –
- Make sure your pool is clean (No matter if it’s closed or open)
- Trim vegetation around the pool
- If guests plan to use the pool, check your pools chemical balance
- Remove any wire or unused equipment from the poolside
- If the pool is open for swimming, make sure the pool heater is working
- Arrange for a patio heater to keep your guests comfortable
- Take all safety arrangements if you are using candles, firecrackers, or anything similar
Conclusion
It is a one-of-a-kind experience to have a pool Christmas party. Liven up the poolside to make it an enjoyable experience for you and your guests. The right kind of pool party decorations can make your party unforgettable and the talk of the town for a long time.
Plan your pool lighting to create the right festive mood. If you are not using the pool, enhance the look of your pool with floating toys, candles, flowers, and more. Put up strings of lights around the yard and structures to highlight your home and the landscape features. Wrap bows, hang wreaths, colourful fabric and lights around the patio posts and the fence. Be careful with lights around your fibreglass pool as the idea can be tempting but dangerous.
Bye-bye summer, hello December. It’s getting cold, and you must be thinking of closing the pool for the season. Wait! Christmas is just around the corner, so why not try something new this year? You must be hosting so many parties next to your pretty fibreglass pool but have you ever had a Christmas pool party? Is that a NO? You have been missing something that’s fun, amusing, and impressive! There can be nothing more festive than having a winter pool party.
Too busy decorating the Christmas tree and running out of ideas about how to decorate your poolside? There’s plenty you can do. Here are the best ideas that you could use to turn your pool into a winter wonderland. These ideas are quick to implement, and you also don’t need to break the bank.
Use bright lights
Christmas is a joyful time so brighten up the poolside with lots of lights. Illuminate the pool deck, highlight the trees and the flower beds, create special lighting effects along the water feature – let the ambience look magical!
A beautifully lit poolside party venue not only looks gorgeous but also plays a major role in safety matters. When the area is illuminated, guests can enjoy the landscaping more and can also move about freely without the fear of accidentally tripping in the dark.
However, be careful when using electrical lighting near the pool. All electrical connections should be placed at a minimum distance of five feet from the pool. It is safer to have solar and battery-operated lights closer to the pool. Avoid hanging string lights right above the pool. An accidental displacement of the lights can cause electrocution hazards.
Line the roof, patio, and pool area with holiday lights. Still lights, flickering lights, fairy lights, that are so many options you can opt for.
Add elegance with floating candles
Make your pool glow and look mesmerising by lighting floating candles. Floating pool candles come in various shapes and sizes. You can keep it simple with basic candles or choose to go with showy flower-shaped floating candles. Floating candles come in lovely designs starting from lotus-shaped, whimsical shapes, to even lantern designs.
Take your outdoor party to the next level with idyllic floating candles.
You can also create patterns with candles or make various arrangements to make them look fancier. The burning time of pool floating candles can be from five to fifteen hours depending on the size and quality. You can find them online and in brick-and-mortar stores that sell party decorations.
If your guests are in the mood to swim in the cosy, heated water, skip the candles and even any toys that may get damaged in heated water.
Use wreaths
If you thought Christmas wreaths are only for the door and mantle, you are greatly mistaken. Decorate your poolside with real or faux wreaths in typical Christmas colours. Enhance the look with fairy lights to turn heads. Without wreaths, Christmas decorations look incomplete, so go for wreaths of your choice but do add some to your poolside party decoration.
If you are one of those who love to do everything in style and think out of the box, try floral floating wreaths to decorate your pool.
Floating Christmas pool toys
Christmas pool floats are popular! Add colours and some fun vibes to the pool by adding holiday theme floats. Some of the most popular Christmas pool floats are Santa (of course!), reindeer, candy cane, and snowman. It does not matter if no one’s planning to dive into the pool in the cold weather but having those colourful accessories creates the perfect festive mood.
Inflatable toys
Imagine an inflated Santa Clause welcoming your guests to the pool party! Sounds interesting, doesn’t it? Place some adorable Christmas-themed inflatable toys all around the outdoor party venue to create a fun-filled environment. A sizable snowman, huge air-filled baubles, a reindeer, some snowflakes, a candy cane, a nutcracker arch, and anything that shouts Christmas will be a great addition to a pool party decoration.
Santa’s sleigh
Create the feeling of the North Pole right by your poolside. How? It’s easy-breezy with so many accessories available in stores. The market is buzzing with fancy Christmas merchandise, you just need to take out some time to select things that will match your taste and will fit into your backyard. To make the feeling more realistic, you can go for a real sleigh loaded with wrapped gifts. An inflated Santa Claus and one reindeer (putting all 8 would be a task!) will create the magical effect.
Children will thoroughly enjoy sitting in the sleigh and so will all adults.
Decorate with Christmas elements
Don’t forget the good old traditional Christmas tinsel decorations. Hang some banners, balloons, red and gold garlands, entryway nutcrackers, glitter snowflakes, stockings, bows, and more. Remember, there’s nothing called too much decoration when it comes to outdoor Christmas decor.
Screen a movie
If you are planning to take your pool Christmas party to the next level, an inflatable movie screen will be a stunning addition to the plan. You can screen a holiday movie by the poolside and match the food and decor to create a Christmas movie theme party.
Keep Christmas party accessories handy
Your guests should not feel out of place in your Christmas wonderland by the pool. Let the cheer spread and get everyone ready for the occasion when they arrive. Keep things like Santa hats, masks, and snowman headbands ready for your guests.
Some things to remember
The best parties don’t happen only with great decoration. It’s a combination of several things. Prep your pool and the surrounding areas before you start decorating. Plan the food to go with the holiday mood. Arrange for hot beverages to keep the guests warm. Keep the colour scheme in mind to make it feel Christmassy. If you are arranging games, keep them festive.
To prep the pool area –
- Make sure your pool is clean (No matter if it’s closed or open)
- Trim vegetation around the pool
- If guests plan to use the pool, check your pools chemical balance
- Remove any wire or unused equipment from the poolside
- If the pool is open for swimming, make sure the pool heater is working
- Arrange for a patio heater to keep your guests comfortable
- Take all safety arrangements if you are using candles, firecrackers, or anything similar
Conclusion
It is a one-of-a-kind experience to have a pool Christmas party. Liven up the poolside to make it an enjoyable experience for you and your guests. The right kind of pool party decorations can make your party unforgettable and the talk of the town for a long time.
Plan your pool lighting to create the right festive mood. If you are not using the pool, enhance the look of your pool with floating toys, candles, flowers, and more. Put up strings of lights around the yard and structures to highlight your home and the landscape features. Wrap bows, hang wreaths, colourful fabric and lights around the patio posts and the fence. Be careful with lights around your fibreglass pool as the idea can be tempting but dangerous.
