Two weeks before Pesach at one of the busiest times of the year, one of my sons has a birthday! Birthdays in my home are always about handmade decorations rather than presents, and some attempt at a homemade cake by Mom. This year I was particularly busy but fortunately found just the right supplies sitting around my workroom to whip up a cute bird themed birthday party. As usual I really had no specific plan, I just started creating (under presssure, also as usual!) and fortunately the results were cute enough for me to share with you here!
I’ll show you the cake tomorrow, but first I wanted to show you the party favor/decoration that I placed on each plate. It really was quite sweet, and you can certainly take this idea and change the scale.
You’ll Need:
- branches
- recycled egg carton or paper cups
- brown yarn
- birds
- hot glue
- gum balls or egg shaped candies
- leaf patterned napkins
How To:
- Cut apart a cardboard egg carton and use the cup portion for your nest, or for a bigger more versatile nest try the bottom portion of a paper cup.
- Wrap brown yarn loosely around your nest base of choice, securing with hot glue
- Glue together branches to make an X, (I used some branches I’d spray painted gold from a previous project), and hot glue your nest to the middle of the X
- Fill nest with small candies and affix a small bird to one of the branches.
- Place a leaf patterned napkin on each place setting and your creation on top of the napkin.
- Enjoy the party!
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