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Monday, April 5, 2010

How to: Party Craft Station


A craft station is a hit at any party, and inexpensive to put together.  Ours was an Indian Elephant Themed Party, but yours can feature anything your child loves!

Get the full scoop on how to set up a fun Party Craft Station after the jump!

Party Craft Station

If you can rent a toddler height table & chairs, the kids will love it. Or you could use some cardboard boxes. Just cover in craft paper and tape down with some bright duct tape.

Ours featured cardboard elephants (12 for $1 at Michael's):


Washable paints & brushes:


Crayons:


Feathers, googly eyes, fuzzy balls, foam stickers, and various doo-dads for decorating your own creation, all stored in bright 99-cent store containers:


The little ones were entertained:



And when the elephants were decorated, we hung them from the ceiling on little wooden clothespins to dry. The kids loved showing off their elephants and taking them home at the end of the party!


I hope you give this a shot at your next party, it really was a wonderful way to entertain tots and grown-ups alike.

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posted by Jaime @ 11:06 AM 

8 Comments:

Blogger Marie-Andrée said...

I love it.. a place for children and there creativity. that's good.

April 5, 2010 at 2:12 PM  
Blogger Victoria said...

What a lovely idea, plus the elephants hanging look so adorable all finished.

April 5, 2010 at 6:49 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So cute, I love how they were decorations while they were drying.

Emily @ http://456eleven.com

April 5, 2010 at 8:24 PM  
Blogger Amnah said...

The elephants are adorable. For my daughter's upcoming birthday I was planning on hanging the children's coloring pages on string with clothespins as well. I've only been able to find the regular ones, where did you find the mini ones?

April 13, 2010 at 1:43 PM  
Blogger Jaime said...

hi amnah! i found them at micheals. they were kind of hard to find, they were in the aisle with the t-shirts and girlie craft projects

April 13, 2010 at 2:09 PM  
Blogger erin said...

where did the white chairs come from at the kids table? i need those!!!

de_hills@yahoo.com

April 13, 2010 at 3:34 PM  
Blogger mommy Orkid Belle said...

So fun! I love that the little guys have their own station to keep them occupied. So clever! :) It is giving me more ideas. :) Thanks!

April 29, 2010 at 9:49 AM  
Blogger יפית כחלון said...

WOW THIS IS THE BEST IDEA YOU COULD GIVE ME - I HAVE TO HOST A HALF DOZEN OF FIVE YEAR OLDS FROM THE KINDERGARDEN - WE HAVE TO DO *SOMETHING* WITH THEM. SOME PARENTS WILL BAKE CAKES, SOME WILL DO OTHER STUFF, BUT I AM THE SCRAPPER MOTHER SO I WILL HOST A PARTY LIKE YOURS. SEEMS SO YUMMI!
THANKS A LOT!

November 24, 2010 at 1:03 AM  

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