| When you think of handmade party invitations | | | | sole of the flip flop. |
| you are probably thinking of fancy decorative | | | | 3.Invitation With a Bang: |
| layers of paper with exotic fonts, but what about | | | | Balloons are a very inexpensive and very easy |
| creative invitations that are fun and interactive | | | | thing to use as an interesting invitation with an |
| and absolutely perfect for kids parties? | | | | explosive effect. Write the invitation on a small |
| There are loads of creative ways you can make | | | | piece of standard 80gsm paper, roll it up into a |
| your own kids invites and you don’t need to | | | | scroll and insert the invitation inside the balloon. |
| use the traditional paper and envelope at all. There | | | | Now blow it up or if possible, inflate with helium. |
| are many things you can use that don’t cost | | | | Write ‘pop me’ on the balloon with a |
| a cent like writing on leaves for a fairy party, or | | | | permanent marker. Imagine your child turning up |
| on the inside of a shell for a beach party; the | | | | at school with a bunch of balloons for all their |
| point is that putting a little thought into your own | | | | friends to stomp on, great fun! |
| handmade party invitations not only impresses | | | | 4.A Pirate Summons: |
| your little guests, but also gives your party child a | | | | You and your kids will have a lot of fun getting |
| wonderful memento to keep in their memory | | | | the aged look that is so perfect for a pirate party |
| boxes forever. | | | | by simply soaking regular copy paper in tea, |
| Here are 5 easy handmade party invitations that | | | | though please don’t add milk or sugar! Just |
| you can make very easily together with your | | | | pop a few tea bags in a tray of water and allow |
| child. | | | | to steep before laying sheets of paper into the |
| 1.Photo Invitations | | | | water nice and flat. Don’t leave the paper in |
| Write your invitation on a large piece of card that | | | | there for too long or you risk disintegration. Take |
| is big enough to read from a distance. Get your | | | | out and hang on the line with a peg to dry. You |
| party child to hold it in front of themselves, or if | | | | now have the basis for a beautiful handmade |
| it’s really big perhaps have them stand next | | | | party invitation with an authentically old look. Write |
| to it, but whatever they do they must have a | | | | on it with a fine marker pen in a loopy old |
| huge cheesy grin on their little face. Now it is as | | | | fashioned way; perfect for any pirate party or |
| simple as taking a picture, printing them on your | | | | treasure hunt. |
| home computer or through your local photo | | | | 5.A Puzzling Approach: |
| processing shop on standard 10 x 15 cm photo | | | | Take your invitation, either hand written, printed |
| paper. If you want to make them more card like | | | | or one of those ones you can buy in a pad. After |
| just paste brightly coloured card to the back, or | | | | writing, glue to a piece of card stock. On the back |
| alternatively laminate them. | | | | create a jigsaw puzzle effect by either drawing |
| 2.Something for a Beach Theme: | | | | odd shapes or mimicking a traditional jigsaw |
| The old flip flop is great for summer barbeques | | | | design. Now cut up the invitation accordingly and |
| and pool parties, beach parties and luaus or | | | | pop all the pieces in an envelope. Your little guests |
| anything with a tropical theme. Pick up some | | | | will need to put the invitation together in order to |
| groovy flip flops from a discount store, you can | | | | read it. |
| usually get the for a couple of dollars a pair. | | | | Sarah believes in giving a party the personal touch |
| Neatly write the invitation on the sole with a | | | | by creating handmade party invitations that will be |
| marker pen, or use the flip flop as a template | | | | worthy keepsakes. If you would like to download |
| tracing around it on a piece of coloured card. Cut | | | | a unique invitation template from Sarah’s |
| out the flip flop shape, write the invite using | | | | personal collection each month go to her website |
| words like ‘dude’ and ‘aloha’. Let | | | | => The Party Mums and sign up for her mailing |
| the kids decorate the card by sprinkling sand like | | | | list now. |
| glitter around the edges before sticking onto the | | | | |