I spent a bit of time this morning looking through my summer notebook, and found these ideas I had written down a few years ago. I thought I'd share them with you :)
Summer Outdoor Entertaining
~ Place votives set in terra-cotta saucers along your front-porch or deck railing.
~ Set votives or citronella candles in flowerpots filled with sand to burn in the evenings.
~ Decorate trees, bushes, or a fence with tiny white Christmas lights.
~ Use a plastic tablecloth to line a child's wagon, and fill it with ice and cold beverages.
~ Use flowerpots or crocks to hold utensils for an outdoor picnic.
~ Tie pretty helium balloons to your fence or gate.
~ Hang mobiles, or tie long streams of colorful satin ribbons to tree branches.
~ Cut a watermelon into a pretty basket for serving fresh fruits.
For the kids ~
~ Set up a sandbox with extra pails and shovels.
~ If you have the space, set up an area for croquet, badminton, or volleyball.
~ Have lots of "bubbles" and wands on hand for easy entertainment.
~ Have sidewalk chalk ready for an art contest in the driveway (be sure to rope off an area to keep the cars away, and the children safe).
~ Make a tent for the kids to play in by hanging an old tablecloth or sheet over a portable table, a few saw-horses, or a clothes line.
2 comments:
It's really pleasant to have a little break in my morning with a stop in your garden. Do you really use these ideas in your own garden? Surprisingly we have a very autumnal weather here in France : cold and rainy. So we cannot enjoy our garden how we should. But reading you is a reall good dream anyway. I wish you a very good week.
It seems that our next week end should be warmer, so maybe we'll be able to try one of your recipes. Friendly from France.
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