Tuesday, January 27, 2015

DIY Party Craft Ideas For Any Event

By Janine Hughes


There are numerous inexpensive and impressive ways to create one-of-a-kind items for a particular occasion. Once executed properly, DIY party craft ideas can be very effective and eliminate the need for a decorator or event planner. Crafts can be used just once or over and over again, and they are lots of fun to make with others as well.

Kids' parties are always a great occasion to incorporate a bit of DIY craft, whether there is a theme or not. Allow the party guests to be part of the action by having a Build-Your-Own-Cupcake station. Use plastic palettes for painting as plates and put a plain or frosted cupcake in the middle of the palette.

In each of the grooves of the palette, you can put a different kind of topping for each child to use. Good toppings are chocolate drops, gummy bears, sprinkles and jelly beans. You can also make fun little toppers for them to finish with, either on a straw or on a toothpick.

Baby showers are almost always done in pink or blue, but sometimes the pregnant mother hasn't yet revealed what gender her baby is. A great game to play at the shower, which also can act as decoration for a time, is to cover an entire area with balloons in pink and blue. Each guest gets to attempt bursting a balloon of their choice with a dart or pin.

Each balloon should contain a piece of paper folded up inside. All except for one should have the words 'Try Again!' written on them. The winning balloon will be the one with the paper that says 'Yes! It's a girl/boy!' and the winner should receive a prize.

For a glamorous celebration like New Year's, it's easy to make simple pieces that look elegant or fun for the occasion. Get small glasses that can hold tea candles and use a paintbrush to paint a band of clear-drying glue around the rim about an inch or so wide. Then roll the glass in a silver or gold glitter, or whatever colour is appropriate to match the colour scheme, right where it will stick onto the glue. Place tealight candles inside and use these candle holders randomly throughout the venue or as part of a centrepiece, perhaps in different sizes, on tables.

Pinatas don't just have to be for kids and they can be a lot of fun to make as well as burst. Use cardboard and cut out whatever shapes are necessary to form a 3D structure. A star or moon is a good shape to use for a party with adult guests. Fill the pinata with age-appropriate goodies or just hang them in various sizes as decorations.

Try making a simple but effective ice bucket or drinks cooler for Halloween by cutting a pumpkin in half and scooping out the inside. Place a glass bowl inside this pumpkin bowl and fill it with ice. Drinks can also be put in the ice to keep them cool. Since one pumpkin will make two ice buckets, it's a great way to have several placed around the room.




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