What is a FOAM PARTY?

 

A foam party is the best thing since someone invented the nightclub. Although the idea of dancing away and then having gallons of foam sprayed and poured all over you until you are covered to neck height may sound a bit weird or even horrible and messy.  The reality is that it is the greatest and most enjoyable, fun thing to be added to a disco. You might think foam is made from water and soap, so I am going to get all cold and wet and sticky. Not so, although your clothes will get damp you will not feel cold when you are in the foam, it will keep you warm. Normally at a Foam Party the foam will not start for a few hours to let everyone get in party mood. Then the foam machine or foam cannons are turned on covering everyone with foam and filling the dance area to about 5 foot deep. The foam cannons usually spray a thick jet of foam up to 8m into the dance area, they are moved side to side to cover everyone. A foam machine will just pour masses of foam down onto the dance floor, it may move along slowly. After the foam level has dropped more foam will be added covering everyone up again. This may happen several times depending on how quick the foam goes. Towards the end of the party as the foam level drops to about 1 foot or so some people will spend time rolling around on the floor. The foam will vary from party to party, some will have quite light and fluffy foam while others will be thicker and some will be very thick. The thicker foams will cling to you more and will probably last longer. The most important thing about foam parties is that everyone who goes to one has loads of fun and enjoys the experience, however crazy it sounds! If you haven't tried it at least once you haven't lived and should find the nearest one to you and get in there and have fun. What to wear Obviously you don't wear you very best clothes, they won't be ruined but you may get some water marks on some materials. If it is warm or hot girls tend to wear a bikini either with or without shorts. Others just take their top off and wear their bra and shorts or skirt. Most guys will just be wearing a pair of shorts. Once soaked with foam most clothing will cling to your skin and some materials will go see through so choose your clothes accordingly. A Few Fun Ideas Using The Foam Machine For some outdoor foam fun in the summer you could hire a bouncy castle and fit up one or two foam machines to pour or spray foam onto the people bouncing inside. This will also keep the foam contained in one area allowing it to build up into a deep pile as high as the people. You would have to wash the bouncy castle off afterwards so as to not upset the hire people! Another idea is to set up an above ground swimming pool or large deep paddling pool in the garden and fix the foam machines in place to fill the pool and cover the people with foam. You would need to set up some steps for people to get in and out. You could also set up a slide going into the foam near one end then the people could slide down into the foam and disappear under it for a while. It would be best to cover the area between the steps and the slide with plastic or something to prevent dirt and rubbish sticking to people and getting in the foam. If you only have a small garden you could fill your patio with foam. You might need to fix up sheets of plastic around the edges to stop it spreading too far. The foam machine could be set up at a window above to let the foam pour down onto the partiers. If your party is when the weather is bad and you have a smallish room that is not used a lot you could remove the furniture and cover the carpet and the walls with plastic sheets to keep them dry. The foam Machine could be set up in a corner near the door to spray the foam across the room. You might have a small problem with people taking small amounts of foam around the house but it should not damage them. A mad idea if there are only about 3 or 4 of you is to make a 6 -7 foot tall area wide enough to hold all of you with a little space to move in out of plastic or wood with a door of some type. Then set up the foam machine or machines around the top, letting the foam pour down onto you. You all then get inside, close the door and get totally covered in foam until it reaches the top of your heads. For safety reasons you either need another person outside to switch the foam machine on and off or a timer to stop it when the area is full, (the last person in would start the timer just before they entered).