Birthday Decorations

  • 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…

  • Fun Birthday Party Games

    For my daughter's birthday party back in July I thought it would be fun to come up with some birthday party games no one had every heard of. After a bit of a search I came up with three games that seemed like they had good potential. The results? Two out of three were 100%…

  • Birthday Wreath From Cupcake Liners + Paper Plate Flowers

    A birthday wreath made from cupcake liner flowers and paper plate flowers is the perfect decoration for your front door, and something you can certainly hang in the birthday girl's room afterwards as a nice reminder. Yesterday was my daughter's ninth birthday, and the last opportunity to make something like this, since double digits would…

  • Pom Pom Birthday Bouquet

    Pom pom bouquets, like the ones I posted about here, are fun anytime and if happen to have one on hand when the next family birthday rolls around, well you're in luck. You'll be able to whip up a fun pom pom birthday centerpiece like this one in no time. I'd suggest placing your pom…