How to Host a Kids Crafting Party

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Looking for a unique theme party ideas for your child's upcoming birthday? It seems like all the old party themes have been done to death. A clown, a pony, a princess, pin the tail on the donkey, how about something new? A great idea for a party that will get all the kids involved in fun activities is to throw an arts and crafts theme party. It's really easy and not as expensive as some other party ideas.

When picking out projects for your craft party, be sure to keep the kids ages in mind. Some crafts will be more appropriate for younger kids and others for older. For example, building a birdhouse may be a great idea for 14 year olds but not at all appropriate for 5 year olds. Be sure to keep all projects "kid safe" for the age group at your party. Also think about whether you'll have boys or girls at your party. Girls may not enjoy the same craft projects as boys and vice versa.

One last thing to think about before deciding on a selection of projects is what supplies you'll need. Chances are, you wont have everything you'll need on hand, so you'll need to pick some supplies up at the store. You want to pick out several projects that use the same supplies. Like making clay jewelry, clay figures, or anything else out of clay. That way if none of the kids want to make a project, you won't be stuck with a lot of left over supplies at the end of the party. Once you know what supplies you'll need, make a trip t your local craft or hobby store, or order them online.

On the day of the party, before your guests arrive, get out your craft supplies and set up stations for each project. Also put some written instructions for each project at the stations. Once all your kids have arrived and you've let them have some time to socialize, start the crafting. Tell them about the types of craft projects you have for them and let each kid decide what they want to work on. Be sure you have enough adult supervision to keep an eye on the kids and help out when needed.

When all the kids are finished with their projects, set up a mini craft show so they can show off their work. The back yard would be a great place. A great idea would be for all the parents to get there a little early to pick the kids up. That way they can enjoy the craft show and spend a little time getting to know all the other parents. The best part about throwing a craft party is that all the kids get to take something home that they made themselves. Something they can have to remind them of the great time they had at your party.

Source : www.myartsandcrafts.com

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