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Summer Party Ideas & DIY Cheese Coney Bar

By: Britni Vigil
5/08/2015Updated: 8/09/2020
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Get started with summer early this year with these awesome summer party ideas including the best DIY cheese coney bar setup!

How to make the best cheese coney, love the cheese coney bar idea and all the fun summer party ideas on this blog!

Last weekend I went to Kings Island, an amusement park in Ohio that my family went to all the time when I was growing up. It’s been at least ten years since I’ve been there and while they’ve added some rides and taken away my beloved Smurf ice cream, the feeling of being there was still the same.

It just reminded me of fun summers with my family riding roller coasters and eating cheese coneys. My sister and I took silly selfies on The Beast, my dad won me a stuffed spider monkey in the basketball shooting game, and I added a couple more roller coasters to my list. And yes, there’s a list. A spreadsheet in fact, one that my dad keeps updated with all of the coasters we’ve ever been on.

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The trip reminded me of some of my favorite summer memories, and I recreated those in an outdoor kickoff to summer party this week for some friends. I’d originally thought about doing a summer favorite things party but decided to nix everyone bringing their favorite things to share and just provide all the food and fun instead.

I started it out with my family’s summer staple – cheese coneys setup in a do it yourself bar complete with instructions on how to make the perfect cheese coney. We used my husband’s Cincinnati chili recipe for the cheese coney bar but you could easily use whatever chili recipe you prefer. Cincinnati chili is definitely one of those acquired tastes; people either love it or hate it.

This make your own cheese coney bar with free printables is so cute! Love all the fun summer party ideas on this blog.

This make your own cheese coney bar with free printables is so cute! Love all the fun summer party ideas on this blog.

This make your own cheese coney bar with free printables is so cute! Love all the fun summer party ideas on this blog.

How to make the best cheese coney, love the cheese coney bar idea and all the fun summer party ideas on this blog!

This make your own cheese coney bar with free printables is so cute! Love all the fun summer party ideas on this blog.

This make your own cheese coney bar with free printables is so cute! Love all the fun summer party ideas on this blog.

This make your own cheese coney bar with free printables is so cute! Love all the fun summer party ideas on this blog.

How to make the best cheese coney, love the cheese coney bar idea and all the fun summer party ideas on this blog!

So what is the perfect cheese coney you ask? Bun + grilled hot dog + Cincinnati chili + hand shredded cheese + mustard + oyster crackers on top. And if you’re wondering why that recipe doesn’t include onions like a lot of coney recipes do, well because onions are gross. And they make me sick, so no onions at my parties. Ever.

<<Download the Cheese Coney Bar printable>>

How to make the best cheese coney, love the cheese coney bar idea and all the fun summer party ideas on this blog!

This make your own cheese coney bar with free printables is so cute! Love all the fun summer party ideas on this blog.

How to make the best cheese coney, love the cheese coney bar idea and all the fun summer party ideas on this blog!

The two things that make the cheese coney above and beyond a regular chili dog are the mustard and oyster crackers on top.

How to make the best cheese coney, love the cheese coney bar idea and all the fun summer party ideas on this blog!

Another one of my favorite summer memories is downing cans of lemonade and fruit punch with my brother as we were walking from the car to the amusement park. You couldn’t bring the drinks in, so you had to drink them before.

I decided to play on that idea by making a mix of lemonade and fruit punch for my summer drink table. I just added fresh fruit to a lemonade mix to give it that fruity lemonade flavor. In addition to the lemonade, I rounded out the drinks with some yummy fruit juices that just happened to match my party color scheme.

Simple summer drink station and other great summer party ideas

Simple summer drink station and other great summer party ideas

Simple summer drink station and other great summer party ideas

Simple summer drink station and other great summer party ideas

Simple summer drink station and other great summer party ideas

Simple summer drink station and other great summer party ideas

Last but not least, it’s not a summer party without fruity desserts. I picked up some raspberry lemon and blood orange dreamsicle cupcakes from my favorite local bakery, fruit tarts, and shortbread cookies with raspberry jam to create my small summer sweets table.

And to add color, I added a small vase of gorgeous tulips, layered jelly beans in my colors, and hung a couple of colored wind chimes from the trees behind the table. Dessert tables don’t have to be big or expensive; keep them small and find ways to tie the desserts into the rest of the party like I did with the metal cake stands, colors, and printable summer sweets sign.

Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

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Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

Simple summer dessert table and other great summer party ideas, absolutely love using the windchime as a party backdrop!

Last but not least, I created a fun little summer scavenger hunt for the kids (or adults) that’s perfect for an outdoor kickoff to summer party. You can print out the cheese coney bar and summer party printables here.

summer-scavenger-huntLove this make your own cheese coney bar idea and these cute printables

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  1. Chelsea @ Life With My Littles says

    Posted on 5/8 at 4:07 pm

    This is so cute! I love all of your printables and your color scheme and everything! It looks like you had so much fun! And I love that you have a list for keeping track of your roller coasters! How fun!

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  2. Krystal says

    Posted on 5/8 at 10:43 pm

    This is such a creative idea for a party. I’m loving that cart on wheels. I think I need one! Love all the ways that you can use mustard at a party! #client

    Reply
  3. Amy Anderson says

    Posted on 5/10 at 10:35 pm

    This looks so fun! I want to come over!!! And I am a huge fan of yellow mustard . . . would rather have that than ketchup.

    Reply
  4. Jillene @inkhappi says

    Posted on 5/14 at 10:35 pm

    This turned out fabulous Britni! One of my favs for sure!

    Reply
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