/ Source: TODAY
Memorial Day is around the corner! If you’re throwing a party to celebrate summer’s arrival, lifestyle expert Limor Suss rounded up some great decor and treat ideas.
Flip-flop Cookies
These easy to make cookies will be sure to be a hit all summer long.
What you’ll need:
- Milano cookies (Can also use Vienna or Nutter Butter)
- Icing
- Flower icing decoration
- Graham crackers
Directions:
- On one side of a cookie, draw an upside down “V.”
- Place flower decoration where the upside down “V” comes to a point.
- Crumble graham crackers so the consistency comes out to look like sand.
- Lay out crumbled graham crackers and lay the flip flop cookies on top
“Burger and fries” dessert
What you’ll need:
- Vanilla wafers
- Dark chocolate melts
- Red icing
- Yellow icing
- Shredded coconut
- Green food coloring
- Parchment paper
- Mangos
Directions:
- Melt chocolate melts in microwave or a small slow cooker.
- Dip wafers in melted chocolate.
- Lay chocolate-covered wafers flat on parchment paper.
- Put in the fridge to harden — about 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix shredded coconut and green food coloring until the coconut turns the color of lettuce.
- Once the chocolate-covered wafer has hardened, lay out one plain wafer and add the chocolate covered wafer on top.
- Add some of the green shredded coconut.
- Add red and yellow icing.
- Cover with another wafer.
- Slice up mango to look like french fries
M&M favors
What you’ll need:
- Test Tubes with corks
- Red, white & blue M&Ms
- Plate for display
Directions:
- Add equal amount of red, white and blue M&Ms into test tube.
- Add cork.
- Pour remaining M&Ms on plate for display.
Pool noodle luminaries
What you’ll need:
- Pool noodles
- Flameless tea lights
- Knife
Directions:
- Cut pool noodles into equal pieces so that they are each disc shaped and thick enough to place the LED tea light inside.
- Using the exacto knife, make the center slightly bigger so the tea light can fit.
- Carefully insert flameless tea light into the center of the pool noodle.
- Place on tables as centerpieces.
Note: If you’d like to have them float in a jar or a pool, use plastic wrap on each LED light prior to inserting into the pool noodle
Summer photo booth
What you’ll need:
- Summer party cutouts, available at party stores
- Sticks
- Tape
Directions:
- Tape each cutout onto a stick.
- Have each person pick their favorite and selfie away!
*Note: You can also download templates and cut to size if you don’t want to purchase
Red, white and blue place settings
What You’ll Need:
- Mason jar
- Bandana in red, white and blue
- Silverware
Directions:
- Make a triangle with each bandana and place into each mason jar
- Add Fork, Knife and Spoon
- Each person can take one as their place setting and have a glass, napkin, and silverware