| Kids begin developing their artistic ability at an | | | | Decorate T-shirts or pillowcases: Give each child a |
| early age. Give them a chance to have some | | | | white T-shirt, or request on the party invitations |
| creative fun at a Kids' Craft Birthday or Just | | | | that kids bring a white T-shirt that can be |
| Because Party! Ready? Let's start planning... | | | | decorated. Cover an area of floor with thick |
| Invitations: | | | | cardboard from the sides of large boxes. Insert a |
| Stencil invitations: Cut out your own stencil or buy | | | | thinner, smaller piece of cardboard inside each |
| one from a craft store. Fold a piece of paper in | | | | T-shirt to keep paint from running through to the |
| half and stencil the design on the front. Write the | | | | back. Tape the shirt and thin cardboard down to |
| information for your crafts party inside. Keep the | | | | the heavier cardboard, keeping the front surface |
| design simple. | | | | flat. Have kids decorate their T-shirts with |
| Be creative and check out a scrapbook store for | | | | non-toxic fabric paints. Allow the T-shirts to dry |
| invitations that your child can make to indicate it | | | | and let guests wear the shirts home at the end |
| will be a craft party! | | | | of the birthday party. |
| Decorations: | | | | For girls... have them make diva gloves! ( |
| Set up a room for kids to do arts and crafts | | | | Before the party, create a long banner. By either |
| (cover the floor with plastic or newspapers) or, | | | | taping pieces of paper together, or looking for |
| host the party outside. | | | | connected printer paper at a office supply store. |
| Provide easels, tables and white paper for creating | | | | Create a design or lettering across it. Set out |
| artwork and crafts, along with lots of craft | | | | markers or crayons and have them do the |
| materials, such as markers, safety scissors, glue, | | | | decorating for the party themselves! |
| fabric scraps, sequins, glitter, stickers, colored | | | | Have the kids create their own puppets. They can |
| paper, and so on. | | | | even put on their own puppet show! ( |
| Hang the birthday boy's or girl's arts and crafts | | | | For Dessert: |
| projects around the party room at child's eye | | | | Bake a round cake. |
| level. | | | | Frost the cake with white frosting. |
| Decorate the party table with art and craft | | | | Decorate the top of the birthday cake to look like |
| supplies. | | | | an artist's palette, using colored frosting to make |
| Make placemats for the party guests that look | | | | circles of "paint." Set a clean, new paintbrush on |
| like artists' palettes. | | | | top of the cake. |
| Games: | | | | Bake or buy large cookies, (or even a large |
| Dough Designs: Give the kids Play-Doh or baker's | | | | cookie cake) and let party guests decorate them |
| clay (dough made with flour, salt and water) and | | | | any way they want, using tubes of icing, gels and |
| have them shape the material any way they like. | | | | sprinkles. |
| Tell the kids to keep their masterpiece a surprise | | | | Favors: |
| till everyone is done, and then have the children | | | | Let the kids keep their decorated T-shirts. |
| guess what each dough object is supposed to be! | | | | Make extra baker's clay and give each guest a |
| Playdough Pictionary | | | | portion to take home at the end of the birthday |
| Craft Trivia | | | | party. |
| Activities: | | | | |