HOW TO KEEP COOL WITH PARTY IDEAS

By Patty Sachs

Try these festive and frosty party ideas to keep cool all summer:

• Always wear a party hat!...That is all!
• Or, wear an official party hangover ice bag.
• Wear Polo, 501, NIKE, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani ..You'll at least look cool.
• Instead of coffee breaks, take tea breaks...lengthy, frequent Long Island Iced Tea breaks. Then you won't even notice how hot it is.
• Have a sing-along of such sub-zero songs as “Frosty, the Snowman,” “Let it Snow,” and “I Only Have 'Ice' for You.”
• Play the tunes of Kool and the Gang, Ice T, and Ice Cube.
• Hire a crew of professional “confetti tossers” for the day. They will not only make the place look festive...they will also create a nice, cool breeze.
• Fill a tub with ice cubes and break every hour to bob for cubes.
• Instead of Muzak...play Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny G...or any other cool jazz artists.
• If you must be outdoors... always, I repeat, always stay under a canapé.
• Disguise yourself as a cucumber…you know how darn cool they are.
• Use this party pickup line..."What's an “ice” person like you doing in a place like this?" Sorry, but it IS an ice breaker and you ARE guaranteed to get the cold shoulder.
• Snack on Frosty O’s ™ topped with Cool Whip™
• Order an ice sculpture in the shape of a chair...sit in it all day and at five o'clock fill it with fruit punch and begin the after work party.

These ideas have been tested by a random group of party experts and the consensus is that hot weather celebrating is not only fun...but also it can be downright...chillin'.

So Party On! And, Stay Cool!

Patty Sachs is the author of 10 party planning guides, speaker and workshop presenter, regular contributor to party industry publications and a popular media interview expert. Her new e-book, Don’t Wait…Celebrate! Will be released on August 15^th, during Don’t Wait…Celebrate Week, the 12^th annual tribute to the art of celebration. More about the “week” can be found at www.pattysachs.com/dontwait.htm.

A list of her books can be found on her party planning website found at: www.pattysachs.com. On her other web site www.PartyPlansPlus.com, she joins Phyllis Cambria, with whom she co-authored The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Throwing a Great Party, and offers on-line party advice. Ms Sachs can be reached at partysachs@prodigy.net or 763-432-3395 CST  Her book Pick A Party is out of print but copies can be obtained at: http://www.pattysachs.com/books.htm