Birthday Decorations

  • Simple Hand Drawn Paper Birthday Decorations Really Are The Best!

    Simple Hand Drawn Paper Birthday Decorations Really Are The Best!

    This year when my husband and the boys packed for their yearly Rosh HaShana retreat out of the country, I packed a large sealed envelope full of simple hand drawn birthday decorations and a roll of tape! Now these decorations wouldn’t normally be a surprise if we were celebrating at home, as I’ve been making…

  • Butterfly Mobile For Birthdays And Babies!

    Butterfly Mobile For Birthdays And Babies!

    As part of my daughter’s butterfly themed birthday, I also made a fun mobile to hang from the chandelier over our dining room table, and it looks fantastic given how very simple it was to make! Yes, it is true those little tie dyed looking small butterflies that I actually bought (gasp!) on account of…

  • Butterfly Birthday Wall Decor That Works For Many Occassions!

    Butterfly Birthday Wall Decor That Works For Many Occassions!

    When your daughter is turning 13 and is even willing to make the cake if you invest some time in the decorations, so fill a wall with butterflies as I did with these butterfly birthday garlands that were a huge hit! Of course, now that I’ve given you some inspiration, you’ll certainly have more of…

  • Stamped Polka Dot Wrapping Paper For A Ping Pong Birthday Party

    Stamped Polka Dot Wrapping Paper For A Ping Pong Birthday Party

    Homemade wrapping paper using blank newsprint paper and simple bright green children’s paint was the perfect compliment to the ping pong themed birthday party that I made for my 11 year old son just before Rosh HaShana. And while we are not big on birthday gifts in our home, I thought I’d surprise the birthday…

  • Birthday Letter Banner With Rolled Paper Roses (With Simple Supplies!)

    Birthday Letter Banner With Rolled Paper Roses (With Simple Supplies!)

    A birthday banner decorated with an initial letter covered in rolled paper roses will be sure to please the birthday girl (or woman) and you can whip it up with the simplest of supplies! Last week when we arrived at a lovely dairy farm in Sullivan County, New York for a family get together, I…

  • Simply Cute Birthday Party Decorations In A Pinch

    Simply cute birthday party decorations can be made in a pinch with just white printer paper and markers, and of course some washi tape to hang your decorations! Using a black permanent marker, draw simple shapes and numbers that fill the entire A4 or letter sized paper, and then add details with regular markers in…

  • Robot Craft From Recycled Packaging….For A Birthday Party!

    Introducing some super fun recycled packaging robots that you can make for birthday party decor or anytime, just because. These robots can be made by kids with some adult assistance for the assembly, or by parents who just might want to surprise a little one on their birthday, which is what I did. Mind you…

  • Crepe Paper Photo Backdrop For An 11th Birthday!

    At long last, on a whim, I decided to try making a small crepe paper photo backdrop for my daughter’s birthday yesterday. I went with just a few summery colors that I had on hand, and the results were festive and a great backdrop for some family photos after the party!  After I assembled the…

  • Giant Party Hat Centerpiece

    How about a giant party hat as a centerpiece for your next party? These hats are quite simple to make, and especially great if you need to make more than one— I made 15 or so! And of course, the centerpiece has the added benefit as a prop for those guests who want to have…

  • Origami Cranes…Perfect For Birthday Parties or Your Succah?

    I’m in love with origami cranes made from brightly colored origami paper. And I can still say that after having folded about forty of them for my daughter’s birthday party last week! I used my origami cranes to create an origami crane mobile of sorts, which I hope to photograph soon,  and share with you.…

  • Stamped Birthday Party Favor Tags

    Birthday party favor tags, or gift tags for any occasion are so simple to make with just some stamps, colored ink stamp pads and the colored card stock of your choice! I always love the hand crafted look, and this is a great occasion to go all out with the artistic imperfection, which makes this…

  • Classic Parachute Birthday Party Favor Fun

    Remember these? I saw some of these classic parachute man birthday party favors at Target on our last trip to the US and snagged a package because I always loved them! And any toy that uses the wind as opposed to batteries is a winner in my book! My kids had fun this morning dropping…