When one of our children has a birthday, we have the party for them at home. While I love planning, decorating, and cooking for the party, I am always a bit anxious the day of. Since we have a birthday at the end of October and one at the beginning of March, we cannot have pool parties or plan on outdoor activities. So, we are stuck to planning something indoors. My daughter always wants to do something crafty, and while the mess makes me anxious, I always make sure she gets what she wants.
| The most important thing to do when hosting a arts and crafts party is to make sure the table is covered. I ordered a large roll of brown craft paper and used it as my tablecloth. The girls at the party could paint and I would not have to worry about a huge mess. My daughter, Lily, wanted to make kinetic sand, but we tried a recipe for that...no way was I sending that mess home. I was able to convince her to do a painting party. My initial thought was that I would lead a painting, but then I got the brilliant idea to have them paint their initials. They would be able to go home and hang them on their door or a wall in their room. Paint, Washi tape, and Mod Podge were all ordered online, and we used paint brushes that the kids had gotten for Christmas | |
My husband went to Home Depot for me and bought a 12', 1" x 12" board, and we cut it into 12" lengths. I did a quick sand on each piece and then was ready for the letters. I printed out letters for the first initial of each girl and taped them in the middle of each board with masking tape. I then used a razor blade to trim up around the edges. I put hangers on the back of each board so that they could easily be hung up.
Lily set the boards on the table (and of course made a name tag for each girl) so that everything was ready for the party. Once the girls arrived they were each given a paper plate and chose the paint colors that they wanted to use. We did the painting part in shifts. They did their first coat, and then the girls ate the pizzas that they had made when they first came into the house. Once the letters had dried a bit they went back for another coat of paint or added Washi tape to embellish. We took another break so that Lily could open her gifts and then they coated their letters with Mod Podge. I will say that I ended up doing most of the Mod Podge because they were not putting it on heavy enough, and they were picking up some of the paint colors.
As you can see from the pictures, all of the letters turned out great.
I finally relaxed a bit after my husband poured me a beer (it was well hidden in a glass), and Lily had the time of her life.
Lily set the boards on the table (and of course made a name tag for each girl) so that everything was ready for the party. Once the girls arrived they were each given a paper plate and chose the paint colors that they wanted to use. We did the painting part in shifts. They did their first coat, and then the girls ate the pizzas that they had made when they first came into the house. Once the letters had dried a bit they went back for another coat of paint or added Washi tape to embellish. We took another break so that Lily could open her gifts and then they coated their letters with Mod Podge. I will say that I ended up doing most of the Mod Podge because they were not putting it on heavy enough, and they were picking up some of the paint colors.
As you can see from the pictures, all of the letters turned out great.
I finally relaxed a bit after my husband poured me a beer (it was well hidden in a glass), and Lily had the time of her life.
| Oh, and I will brag a little bit about my Olaf cookie cake because it was amazing. I made two giant Olaf shaped chocolate chip cookies, layered them with vanilla frosting in between, and decorated them to look like Olaf. There was not a bite of Olaf left by the end of the party; he was delicious. |  |
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