How To Use DIY Party Craft Ideas For Every Event

By Janine Hughes


There are so many ways you can use materials to create your own items to use for decorations and otherwise at any type of event. These DIY party craft ideas can look just as professional as they would if you had hired an event planner or decorator. Doing it yourself will not only save you a lot of money, but it can also be a whole heap of fun to do with kids or friends as you go along.

When we think of crafts for parties, a child's birthday party is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Crafts are great for any type of birthday, regardless of the theme. Get all of the party guests involved by having them build their own cupcakes. Place an already frosted cupcake in the middle of a paint palette made of plastic. This will be the plate.

Place a different topping or decoration in each groove of the palette. Use gummy bears, sugar-coated chocolate, jelly beans, sprinkles and chocolate chips for the different toppings. Include a topper on a toothpick or straw for the final touch.

Baby showers tend to have a boy or girl theme in pink or blue. There are great ways to incorporate the themes and decor into games for the guests to participate in. One such idea, if the expectant mother hasn't already revealed what she is having, is to decorate a wall with lots of blue and pink balloons. Give each guest a turn to throw a dart or use a pin to burst a balloon and make a guess if they think the baby will be a boy or a girl.

Inside each balloon, place a piece of folded paper. All but one will say 'Try again!' In just one correctly coloured balloon, place a note saying 'Yes! It's a boy/girl!' The winner gets a prize.

For a sparkly glam New Year's party, elegance and fun is the order of the day. You can use small glasses as candle holders and paint the rims with glue that dries clear in a band about two finger widths wide. Then, before the glue dries completely, dip the glued part into a glitter of your choice. Silver and gold are great New Year's colours, but you can use whatever you like. Put tea light candles in the holders and light them to use in the centre of the dinner tables or to randomly place around the room.

Don't think that pinatas are just for kids! Make a pinata for the right age group by filling it with any appropriate goodies. You can make practically any shape out of cardboard. If you don't want to fill them or burst them, just make several and hang them at varied levels from the ceiling as decoration.

If you like to get into the Halloween spirit, this unique idea is simple and quick enough, but it will also make an impact. Take a pumpkin and cut it in half and remove everything inside. You will now have two shells that you can turn into ice buckets or drinks coolers simply by placing a bowl of ice inside to fit the hollow part. Put cans or bottles in the ice and place several around the room for everyone's convenience.




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