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1. Beverages, beverages, beverages.
Whether you're throwing an all adults party or your festivities are children and family friendly, in the beautiful sun in the middle of the day you're going to need beverages. Make sure everyone is well hydrated first by putting a giant jug full of water with ice in it and an attachable stopper on the table with plenty of cups. The water will be easy to pour and you won't have to worry about throwing a bunch of bottled water into a cooler filled with ice and having to continually refill them. Take the same concept and put out some lemonade as well for the kids. They'll love it and you'll be popular.
If you are having alcoholic beverages on hand for the adults, include at least two varieties of beer in cans or bottle form so that beer drinkers have a choice as well as some bottled alcoholic iced teas. Have a bottle or two of wine on hand along with some stemware in case there are some adults present that enjoy a glass of wine over beer.
2. Snacks, dishes, and main courses.
Invite your guests to bring their own dishes along to the party. Macaroni salad, chips, and vegetable dips never hurt and people will be sure to have plenty of choices snow cone machine rental Midland NC for what to eat so no one is left without something they enjoy. If you have a grill, make sure there's plenty of hamburgers and hot dogs as well as rolls and condiments on hand. Why not grill up some corn too? If there's vegetarians in the house, they'll be happy to have something they enjoy as well.
3. Patriotic decorations.
It is a Memorial Day party, and what better way to honor the fallen who have served than red, white and blue decorations? You can go to your local party store and get some festive streamers and decorations that are fun but also appropriate for the holiday.
4. A great cake.
Once everyone has filled up on good old fashioned solid food and let it digest, bring out the cake. A patriotically themed Memorial Day Party cake will be just the thing to get everyone excited. After all, who doesn't love dessert?
5. Sparklers.
Whether you're a kid or an adult, guests will get a kick out of waving sparklers around. Once dusk approaches and well into night, sparklers will be a fun activity that everyone will enjoy running around with and making patterns with. It'll be a nice end to the day, and everyone will have a great memory to take home with them.