Kidding Around
Top crafty tips for birthdays
Children love celebrating their birthday with a fun-filled bash at home. Often this can be quite a daunting task, but with our quick tips you can put crafty know-how to good use and become the party-planner of the year.
Set the Scene
Choose a theme for the day, such as wild west or Sleeping Beauty, then use it as the foundation for the main colour scheme and any handcrafted decorations. Try creating a collage from relevant images, making your own birthday banners with matching motifs, and embellishing a ready-made tablecloth with fun designs.
Surprise Disguise
Have a giggle with fancy dress. You can create fabulous costumes from paper, fabric, or even by embellishing shop-bought clothes. The resulting snapshots would be ideal for a scrapbook layout to commemorate the event.
Sweet Treats
The traditional children's party always provides an exciting little bag for the guests to take home. Make it yourself from funky, patterned card with ribbon handles and fill it with home-baked goodies, crafty supplies such as pencils or paper, and a personalised name badge or tag.
Turn the Tables
For a dining experience with a difference, make place settings from card and punched out motifs. Add cute little favours such as a hand-made box full of sweets, and embrace sugar crafting to give the birthday cake a magical look.
Game, Set, Match
Once everyone's arrived, it can be overwhelming to know how to keep them occupied. Opt for classic activities that you can make yourself like pass the parcel, pin the tail on the donkey, and fancy dress.
