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| Caribbean Party for Your Dinner Club |  If your life a little too stressful for you, sit back and picture sunny beaches, blue skies, the sound of a gentle surf crashing in the distance and percussive steel drums.
Ask yourself can you smell the sunscreen, see the bright tropical colors and feel the balmy breezes; Are you feeling relaxed yet? So, whenever you need a little break these images help you to relax.
And even in the heat of summer, a mental vacation in the Caribbean is an acceptable break from the heat. Thus, when you're in need of a little mental rest and relaxation and can't get away for a real vacation, it is recommended that you bring the tastes and smells of the islands into your home with a Caribbean dinner party.
Setting the Stage
Depending on the style of your group, you can choose to make this a serene, tropical dinner or a hot, hot, hot island party.
Keeping it Low Key
• Play a CD with natural surf sounds in the background.
• Decorate with seashells, coral, raffia-tied linen napkins, and natural fabric placemats.
• Make your own seashell napkin rings.
• Purchase clear acrylic napkin rings in your local craft shop. Paste one large or several small seashells in a cluster to each ring.
• Create a centerpiece of tropical fruits in a basket that has seashells, starfish or sand dollars strung or glue gunned to the outside.
Turning Up the Heat with a HOT, HOT, HOT Party
• Choose reggae and steel drum band music as the soundtrack for your party. They both will get your friends into the rhythm of the islands, making it difficult for them to stay seated between courses.
• Decorate with tropical fish or parrot-themed party goods. Many stores during the summer season sell home accessories feature tropical-themed melamine dinnerware that work great for outdoor entertaining.
• Visit your favorite online or retail party goods store to find palm trees, tropical fish or birds to add to your decor.
• Tell your guests that shoes are optional and cut-off shorts are encouraged.
Activities
• By the third round of rum drinks, someone can begin a conga line.
• After the fifth round of rum drinks, begin the limbo contest.
• Hire someone to braid everyone's hair.
Party Favors
You can send your guests home with a small, tropical-colored, gift bag containing a bottle of sunscreen, a small bottle of rum, seashells, and a bottle of Caribbean hot sauce. Find Tropical Pepper Co. sauce, a Costa Rican sauce, in local supermarket.
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