Birthday Party Craft Ideas
Where Everyone's a Winner
Birthday party crafts are a great way to involve your party guests while also giving them a special something to take home. Choosing a party craft project can be a great alternative to giving prizes for games or for when outside games are not an option. All the kids get to feel like winners, taking home a special object that they created during the course of the party. When choosing a party craft idea keep in mind what the kids will have fun making and taking home as well as fitting with the theme. For the under 6's many party craft activities will require parent participation. If you have a limited number of helpers present then you might like to sit everyone around a table where you can be aiding several children at once or alternatively do a demonstration for them all. Our Top Ideas... Hats- Wizards/Crowns/Tiaras
Hats can be suited to many themes and are just as good for boys as they are for girls.
You'll need coloured or shiny paper depending on the type of hat, stickers, jewels, lengths of shiny or textured paper, elastic string, scissors, gluesticks and a stapler.
You can give the children a set length of time and give a prize for the best hat as voted by the group. Usually around 10-20 minutes will be long enough for everyone to have finished and be ready to proudly display their handiwork.  **TIP- Before deciding on an idea, do a practice run the week before the party. Lay out all the materials required and the make the object yourself (with your child!) to determine whether it will be easy and fun for your guests. Before the party lay out a set of materials for each child and a couple of containers of scissors, elastic and other extras that they can all share.
Beads
Beads provide a wealth of opportunities for birthday party crafts, and beyond! Quite large packets can be bought at reasonable prices which can be used to make neckalces or bracelets or even to decorate shaped cardboard boxes (jewellery boxes or treasure chests). After the party's over there will be plenty left for other rainy day activities.
**TIP- If you are struggling for ideas for a birthday party craft idea, just head down to your local craft/haberdashery store. There are a huge range of craft ideas and you will be able to get an idea of the price of items before you make a final decision.
Door Hangers
A party craft idea that can suit boys or girls. The door hangers are readily available at craft suppliers and can be decorated using paint, textas, stickers and jewels.
Make a Spider
Another good one for the boys or a Halloween party. This is a simple and mess free craft which only needs lollypops and pipecleaners. The pipecleaners are twisted and bent to form spider legs or indeed any other creepy-crawly you can think of. The children will come up with plenty of novel creatures of their own!
**TIP- If you are going to have the kids painting at your party make sure you put it on the party invitations. Most of us dress our kids in their best clothes for parties, so either a change of clothes or a well covering smock are a good idea for paint activities.
Fairies- Fairy Ring/ Fairy Wand
The majority of little girls have some sort of fairy outfit so a fairy party is a good excuse for them to wear it and to make a magical accessory to take home. Fairy rings are simple to make needing only metal fairy rings, beads, and ribbons. Likewise for wands, it is easier to paint them before the party and supply the kids with jewels, glue, and sparkly stickers to personalise their own.
Play Dough
This is a tried and trusted activity for the 3's and under. You will be best to provide plastic mats or boards for each child to play on, a range of play dough colours, plenty of shapes for cutting, rolling pins and plastic knives. The results aren't permanent but they will have a great time squishing and squashing!
Colouring/Stickers
Another simple idea for younger children is to provide themed pictures or colouring books and stickers. They can colour and stick to their little hearts content. The pictures can be photocopied, hand drawn or actual colouring books that match the theme of your party which can then be taken home in a loot bag.
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