Goodbye School, Hello Summer!

May 15, 2012 By

It is just about that time, friends! School is almost over and the summer is ready to begin! What better way to make the transition than with a fun party?! Yet, we are all busy moms and there isn’t a lot of time or energy to put into planning something special. If you are anything like me, I have the best of intentions, but I often get overwhelmed by the planning and organizing of a fun memory.

So, here is my simple, no-guilt list of ideas that are easy and fun. They are intentionally low-stress, so you can enjoy your family and friends!

1. A S’mores Party-Simply start a fire, bring out the fixins, and let everyone sit around and chat!

Source: myrecipes.com via Joy on Pinterest

 2. An Outdoor Tea- Make some scones, cut up some fruit, pour the lemonade, and sit out and enjoy the nice weather!

3. An Ice Cream Social-invite friends, have everyone bring their favorite topping, and you provide the ice cream and cones!

 

                                                                                                                                        Source: livinglocurto.com via Joy on Pinterest

 

4. Family Pizza Party- Invite families over and ask each one to bring their favorite pizza.  Make a big salad, chill some drinks, set up some tables outside and you are ready to go!

Making a memory shouldn’t be something that you or your kids look back on with stress or regret.  So, let the expectations go, invite some friends over, and enjoy yourself! I dare you!!

Now, I want to hear your best ideas for a low stress way to make a summer memory!

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About Joy

Joy is the wife to a missionary pilot and they, along with their five kids, live in Indonesia.  Joy is a proud wife, blessed mommy, Diet Coke fanatic, runner, homeschooler, reader, thinker, home-maker, lover of nature, and most of all, an undeserving recipient of amazing grace, and grateful daughter of God.  Joy's heart is to encourage women to revel in their job as mommy and wife, and to see it as good and needed work.  She shares her heart and life of being a mom with readers at her site, Grace Full Mama.

  • Jami Leigh

    Cute ideas! I like the pizza party idea!! Fun and simple to organize :)

  • http://www.TheNourishingHome.com/ Kelly@TheNourishingHome

    Because we live just a few miles from the beach, we like to celebrate the first day of summer with a beach party picnic! It’s simple and fun – just pack your favorite picnic foods and head on down to the beach for some fun in the sun! Thanks for sharing these great ideas, Joy! Blessings, Kelly

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  • Karen

    I really like the pizza party idea. It is affordable and a great way to have friends over.

  • http://www.facebook.com/loveyababe0909 Kelley Howard

    thanks for posting love these ideas

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  • Kiki Rustam

    this is great idea and doable. Thank you so much!

  • Jenifer

    Great ideas!

  • Kristyn_sparks

    I am a mom of three little girls and decided to host a purplicious party at the park! We had about ten kids attend the event. We asked everyone to dress in purple, we read the purplicious book, had a treasure hunt in the park of the many purple items we brought, we painted picture frames purple and enjoyed purple snacks (grape capri suns, grapes, jelly sandwiches and purple cupcakes!) We took lots of pictures and shared them with the attendees so they could put them in their decorated frames. All the kids had a great time (along with parents) and we will do it again!

  • Christina Y

    Love the smores party idea! So cute and simple! Perfect for kids of all ages… even us grown-ups :)