| Let your imagination run wild while decorating for | | | | trees and on your chairs and tables. Make male |
| a Luau. The essence of all decoration ideas must | | | | leis by stringing together any medium size flowers |
| be bold and bright colors, and anything that will | | | | like carnations, marigolds, orchids or roses. Save |
| recreate an island in your house! The most basic | | | | some plastic flowers to float in a small kid's |
| decoration must be done with flowers and foliage | | | | inflatable wading pool or even in large kitchen |
| and then other island props should be added to | | | | bowls. Make cardboard Hawaiian masks, and if you |
| complete your decoration. | | | | cannot draw, download and print mask designs |
| Before purchasing anything, it's a good idea to | | | | from the Internet. |
| look through all your old stuff to hunt out any | | | | Collect shells from friends and spread them all |
| straw hats, shells, bamboo sticks, colorful | | | | over the party area, along with confetti on the |
| umbrellas, sunglasses, tropical print door curtains, | | | | serving tables. These should be laden with tropical |
| streamers, beach accessories, fish nets or even | | | | fruit like pineapples, bananas, grapes and mangos. |
| an old set of oars. Use small electric lights in the | | | | Place large colorful candles surrounded with |
| Hawaiian style to cover your shrubs. You will need | | | | flowers as your centerpiece, and make the table |
| a lawn sign that you can easily paint yourself on | | | | skirts out of straw. All your tables must look like |
| wooden planks to announce your Luau. | | | | Hula dancers! Cutlery can be placed in bamboo |
| Make cutouts of palm trees, hula girls, parrots, | | | | baskets, and fishnets strewn with colorful flowers |
| flamingos, other colored birds and large tropical | | | | may be placed behind the tables to give them the |
| flowers; then put them all over the house. Paper | | | | ultimate island feel. |
| lanterns are a great, inexpensive way to light up | | | | Make bouquets of colorful balloons and hang them |
| your place. Some essential decoration items are | | | | around. |
| the bamboo 'tiki' torches and lei (you can use | | | | With all these Luau decoration ideas, your feast is |
| cheap plastic flowers if you want). These garlands | | | | bound to be successful, with friends and family |
| can be draped around doors, pillars, windows, | | | | wanting to return again and again! |