Ahh…the dog days of summer are here, and I’m super excited because the summer season is a home run when it comes to throwing awesome virtual theme parties.
Yep! From the comfort of your own home – or while you’re at the beach! – you and your host can throw a memorable and incredibly entertaining summer theme party that her guests will never forget. And the best part? They’ll be begging for more which means booking more parties and even getting new team members because they’ll see how much fun your business is!
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WHY SHOULD I USE A PARTY THEME?
Before we dig into summer theme ideas, let’s tackle why you should be using a summer theme. I can hear the questions now.
Why should I use a theme? I don’t like being restricted! Why can’t I just post my whole catalog? Guests need to see all the things, right?
Themes are the best way to entertain your guests, get them to engage, and place those orders! Who wouldn’t love to attend an online event with a cool pool party theme? Or a nostalgic ice cream social? Themes give your guests the inside scoop (pun intended!) on what to expect during the party and prep them, so they feel comfortable – and excited – to attend, participate, and shop.
Themes are also a fantastic booking tool! When you approach a potential host with a few summer theme party ideas that she can choose from, she’ll feel in control of her party and already invested in making sure it’s a blast. As she invites her friends, she will feel confident that they’ll be excited about the theme because she already knows what they like!
HOW DO I CREATE A THEME PARTY?
The great news about creating your summer theme parties is that you don’t have to do much tweaking to your regular party script. You’ll want to keep your pre-party posts to get your guests warmed up, have a Welcome post, an ice breaker (a fun game or how they know the host), product posts and videos, and wrap up with your typical join your customer group and thank you posts. But the really fun part is tying all the posts together with the summer theme.
Ensure your graphics relate to your theme and include words in them and your post messages that complement and enhance the theme. If you’re doing FB Live or recording videos for your party, don’t forget to add a few fun theme-related props! For example, wearing a Santa hat and having Christmas lights strung up behind you would be super entertaining for a Christmas in July-themed party and definitely get everyone in the mood to shop! The more YOU get into the theme, the more your host and guests will, too, so don’t be shy – play it up!
READY-MADE SUMMER THEME GRAPHICS
If you either don’t have the time or think you don’t have the skills to create your theme party graphics or, maybe you feel like you need to see a few examples first, I have some great news! You can check out the shop and choose from many great summer themes, and the graphics are already all done for you! Easy peasy, right? There are even social media graphics/templates that you can completely customize yourself.
If you’re looking for more ideas, here’s a list of 25 amazing tried and true summer themes that your hosts and guests will go wild over:
- CHRISTMAS IN JULY
- LET’S FLAMINGLE
- RED, WHITE & BREW
- FLIP FLOP FIESTA
- HAWAIIAN LUAU
- ICE CREAM SOCIAL
- SANDALS AND SANGRIA
- BEST SUMMER EVER SUMMER
- PATIO PARTY
- POOL PARTY
- HIT THE BEACH
- TROPIC LIKE IT’S HOT
- CAMPING
- WINE DOWN
- LEMONADE AND LAWN CHAIRS
- CARNIVAL
- ROAD TRIP
- GIRL’S NIGHT IN
- MUFFINS AND MIMOSAS
- RED, WHITE AND BBQ
- MOVIE NIGHT
- S’MORE FUN
- SPA PARTY
- BEACH PARTY BINGO
- GRILLIN’ AND CHILLIN’
I’m sure you can think of more summer themes now that you’ve read through these. Like, I just thought of a super fun Drive-In Movie Night theme. You could have each guest choose their favorite summer flick, pick out their virtual fantasy car, what favorite actor they’d have join them, and the movie snacks they’d share, etc. See? SO FUN! What summer themes are you most excited to share with your Hosts?
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Mary Haynes is a highly successful direct sales leader turned strategist and coach. Her passion is helping party plan people streamline and scale their businesses using simple, proven strategies. Her goal is to eliminate business overwhelm so direct sellers know exactly what to do and when to do it. Mary is also a homeschooling mama that lives in sunny Florida with her husband, 4 kiddos, 2 dogs, and various other backyard animals.
