Easy craft ideas to decorate a party.

This one is an old glass jar with hairspray or spray adhesive (make sure outside with good ventilation and do it yourself if young children involved.  Then ask child to sprinkle glitter into jar and shake with a lid over it and you have a glitter jar to store items in for the party, like these glow sticks or wands etc.  You could also add stickers for effect.

 

 

My daughter came up with this one.  It is a paper folding craft she learnt at school and it would great on the table at her birthday.  She did it with napkins and they can also be used as coasters.

 

I do advocate more for art activities for children, rather than crafts.  But, I also believe if the craft has a purpose and is seen as an interest for your child, particularly for over 6's , then it has value.  The young child can learn and recall a series of steps to come to a pre-planned result and learn perseverance and enhance cognitive skills.  They will feel a sense of achievement when completed by themselves.  your children will show you where their creativity lies as they get older and it could be in a number of different ways, eg. music, dance, crafts, art or writing.