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Craft Party Birthday Ideas

Written by: | Published: May 07, 2012 | Updated: May 12, 2020

Today is First Monday creative sharing with the Designer Craft Connection crew. So I'm sharing the craft party fun we had over the weekend. Yesterday I hosted a birthday party and the whole thing was a big craft carnival! The weather prevented us from being outside, but we fit everything in perfectly inside. The kids were all pretty young, so our project ideas were very simple but we had a ton of creative fun. We used ink and stamps, did some coloring crayons and markers, glued gems, strung beads and make fabulous crafts.

Host a craft party
Host a craft party

We had different projects, each set up at individual tables. The kids started off decorating a gift bag with stamps and stickers. Then they continued around the house to different activities. When they finished the activity, they got a little gift to add to their bag. Crayons and sidewalk chalk and fun glow necklaces were some of the goodies they picked up.

Craft party activity tables
Craft party activity tables

I put different crafty goodies in plastic baskets and on trays I picked up at Dollar tree. I wish I had a call of cubbies I could keep all these fun baskets in, full of crafty goodness!

Craft party supplies
Craft party supplies

I think the favorite activity of the day was decorating crowns. I had no idea we had so many queens and kings in the neighborhood! The kids got to color cardboard crown cut-outs and then add sparkly gems. My favorite, however was face painting. I was able to get my 16 year old and his girlfriend to be the face painters for the day – the kids LOVED it and my son was able to get involved in his little sister's party without having to pretend princesses are fun.

Crafty Party Glitter Crown
Crafty Party Glitter Crown

I had helpers for every table so the little crafters had assistance with every project. It looks easy enough to glue on some gems or color a design, but sometimes it's not so easy to be creative. This is my son who volunteered to be in charge of making crowns. He was SO excited to be able to help the kids.

Make a crown craft party table
Make a crown craft party table

Although I do have my own craft stash I share with the kids, I picked up special items just for the kids to use at the party. Things like washable markers, washable stamp ink and kid friendly beads are a must, especially with little kids. The majority of my craft party goodies came from Consumer Crafts, Dollar Tree and the stamp ink came directly from Clearsnap.

Decorate a party bag with stamps
Decorate a party bag with stamps

Gotta love the plastic tablecloths, right? Always protect your tables, no matter how cheese the drape is. When it comes to kids and crafts, the least expensive way you can get the job done, do it! I got my plastic tablecloths at the Dollar Tree, a buck a piece, ya can't beat that!

Make a necklace craft party project
Make a necklace craft party project

One of the best ways to keep a craft party flowing is to be organized. With a craft party, having supplies in containers and separated by project helps to not only keep the supplies organized, but helps the kids understand what to use to make the project. Sometimes too many options can stump kids and they aren't sure what to do. So keep the supply list simple and appropriate for the age. 2-3 supplies for kids 6 and under is ok. They can make amazing things with glue, markers and some glitter!

Don't forget to check out the other fun craft projects on the DCC hop today!

 



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