My son is turning 11 this month and we are planning a swim party! We are going low budget to save up for a trip this summer, so I wanted to share my idea so that maybe you can save a few bucks too! I'm making the invites. They are cut out of fun beachy card stock to look like surf boards. They say: SURFS' UP DUDE! Grab a towel and catch a wave over to ______________'s house for some Surfin', Splashin' FUN in the SUN!! (Followed by the relevant info: when, where, time, etc.) We bought a Slip-N-Slide sorta thing at Wal-Mart (of course), but I've seen them at pool stores and Toys-R-Us as well. It's really cool, they actually surf down the thing on a mini board! We will have pool games as well as a Super-Surfin' Contest!! (The winner gets a surfing trophy!) The pool games will include: Diving for Dollars: The kids dive to retrieve the dive coins, some of which are marked with a dollar amount. Those are winning coins and the kids get cash for them.  Surfin' the Pool": They will compete to see who can surf longer / farther on "Hydro-Boards" (underwater surf-boards but they cannot touch tehm with their hands they must use their "ten" (toes that is!). "Navy Seals": They race to push beach balls across the pool "seal style"... with their noses! AND the classic... Two Raft Chicken Fight (or Shark Attack!): Put all the kids on two inflatable rafts and tell them to stay on their raft but pull the other team off theirs. Last team afloat wins! Popsicles Sodas and other cool refreshments will be available and the snacks will be open-faced PB&J Surfboard Sandwiches decorated with the PB&J to look like surfboards Goldfish Crackers fresh fruit etc. The cake will look like a surf board in the water and for treat bags they will take home homemade cookies in the shapes of surfboards beach balls sharks etc. and a picture of themselves surfing. We may watch "Surf's up" as parents arrive to pick up their kids."