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Pistachio Fruit Salad

From AllRecipes.com

This is an awesome low-fat, great-tasting dish to serve at your next pool party. Here's what you'll need:

  • 1 (20 oz) can crushed unsweetened pineapple
  • 1 (1 oz) package instant sugar-free pistachio pudding mix
  • 1 (15 1/4 oz) can unsweetened fruit cocktail, drained
  • 1 (11 oz) can mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained
  • 1 cup reduced-fat whipped topping

Directions

Drain your pineapple and keep the pineapple juice. Get a bowl and mix together the pineapple juice and pudding mix for approximately two minutes (should thicken). Add your pineapple in the max, as well as your fruit cocktail and mandarin oranges. Mix in whipped topping. Cover up your dish and refrigerate until you're ready to serve it.

Jell-O "Dive-on-in" Cake

From KraftRecipes

Here's what you'll need:

  • 1 package (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 packages (4-serving size each) JELLO-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1 tub (8 oz) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
  • 56 Mini OREO Bite Size Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
  • 6 TEDDY GRAHAMS Graham Snacks
  • 5 ring-shaped chewy fruit snacks
  • 4 bite-size fish-shaped chewy fruit snacks

Directions

Bake cake mix in 13x19-inch baking pan as directed on package. Cool the mix completely. Invert your cake onto a bigger platter and remove the pan. Cut/scoop out a rectangle from the cake's center, leaving a 2-inch border on all sides of the cake and a thin layer on the bottom.

Stir boiling water into your gelatin mix (dry) and mix it all in a large bowl for approxiate 2 min. or until dissolved. Stir in some cold water. Refrigerate for 1.25 hours or until the mix thickens (like unbeaten egg whites). When thickened, pour the gelatin into the center of the cake (the cut-out rectangle). Refrigerate the cake for 3 hours (or until it sets).

Give the borders of the cake a whipped topping frosting. Use the remaining ingredients you have for making the cake resemble a swimming pool!

Play pool basketball!

Swimming Pool Basketball Game

Our Above Ground Pool Side Swimming Pool Basketball Game is great for playing games with friends and family at pool parties! Your kids will love this! View Water Sports Department

Race your friends!

Swimways RC Cyber Ray

The Swimways RC Cyber Ray Radio Control Swimming Pool Toy will keep your friends entertained for hours! Check our Radio Control Swimming Pool Toy Department for a list of our awesome RC pool toys!

Gotta have beach balls!

Beach Ball

Our 24" Intex Inflatable Traditional Beach Ball are great for pool parties! Get a bunch and fill the swimming pool!

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Have you seen our swimming pool games?

Our swimming pool games section has a bunch of cool kids & adult games to play at pool parties!

Swimming Pool Party themes

Looking for fun pool party themes?

Swimming pool parties are great for birthdays, celebrations, sports banquets and neighborhood cookouts. Here, we've listed some of the most popular swimming pool party themes to give you suggestions for your next party!

Pirates (Caribbean Party)

The Pirate Pool Party Theme is very popular for kids birthday parties. Send pirate-themed invitations asking guests to come dressed like pirates and shipmen and dress up your backyard like a Carribbean seascape. Set up fun games like "murder mystery" where the culprit must "walk the plank". This theme is great for younger children!

Hawaiian Luau Party

This theme is awesome during the summer time! Decorate for the party using straw material, lots of flowers artificial palm trees. Tell the girls to come in straw skirts and the guys to wear Hawaiin shirts or swimming trunks.

Dress up your backyard like a Hawaiian Island and serve tropical drinks! There are tons of Hawaiian dishes you can serve to feed guests and you can give away party bags with Hawaiian accessories.

Always Keep Safety First!

Swimming pool supervision is ALWAYS MANDATORY any time there are kids/people playing the swimming pool. There is no substitute for adult supervision. Pools are supposed to be fun, but fun comes after safety!

In the event of swimming pool parties, hire a lifeguard or supervisor who can dedicate time to overseeing the swimming pool. Drowning happens too often in the United States, usually at times when the situation could have been defused.

Don't swim until 30 minutes after eating! No alcoholic beverages AT ALL should be consumed before or while swimming. If you're playing our swimming pool games, have a lifeguard supervise all players and MAKE SURE there's no hazards in are around the pool (running in slippery areas/horseplay).