WE JUST HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS IN JULY PARTY! OF COURSE SANTA ARRIVED FOR A "SPOT CHECK" BEARING SUMMER GIFTS WRAPPED IN A CHRISTMAS BASKET FOR EACH CHILD. KIDS IN SOAKING WET BATHING SUITS WERE THRILLED (AND SURPRISED) TO SIT ON SANTA'S LAP! I WRAPPED SHOE BOXES WITH CHRISTMAS PAPER, LINED WITH FOIL TO HOLD THE PRETZELS AND CHIPS. PAPER SNOWMEN TO DECORATE WERE ON EACH TABLE. THE SILVERWARE WAS TIED WITH RED CURLING RIBBON AND ATTACHED TO A ROLLED UP CHRISTMAS POEM, STORY OR HOLIDAY HUMOR. APPETIZERS INCLUDED A CRUDE-TREE (PARSLEY COVERED STYROFOAM CONE) WITH TOOTHPICK ATTACHED CHEESE SQUARES AND CHERRY TOMATOES. I ALSO CARVED "MERRY CHRISTMAS" INTO A FRUIT FILLED WATERMELON. DESSERTS INCLUDED A SNOWMAN CAKE, MAKE YOUR OWN SUNDAES AND OF COURSE, SNOW CONES! WE HAD A GREAT TIME DECORATING THE YARD WITH OUR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS!