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Kid's Birthday Party Make your favorite child's birthday extra special with these fun party ideas. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-606

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Custom Party Hats and Noisemakers

Celebrate in style with a party activity that brings out every child's creative side. These party hats are fun to make and even more fun to wear.

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Cone Party Hats

Cone and Paper Bag Party Hats

Materials:

12"x12" sheet of thick scrapbook paper or cardstock paper
stapler
scrapbooking eyelets
scrapbooking eyelet setter
craft hammer
self-healing mat
scissors
elastic cording – 10" per hat
decorations: streamers, glitter, paint, rhinestones, stickers, pompons, etc.
hot glue and glue gun

1. Roll scrapbook paper into a cone shape (figure A).

2. Staple the bottom edge and at a point as far up the cone as the stapler will reach. Using scissors, trim away any excess paper, making a rounded bottom on the hat and a smooth seam up the side of the hat (figure B). Add additional staples, if necessary.

Figure A

Figure B

3. Add an elastic chin strap: working on a self-healing mat, use an eyelet hole punch and craft hammer to pierce each side at the base of the hat. Use an eyelet setter and craft hammer to attach two eyelets (figure C).

4. Thread elastic cording through the front side of one of the eyelets; tie off on the inside. Stretch the cord across the base of the hat, insert the cord through the front of the eyelet and tie off on the inside of the hat (figure D).

5. Decorate by hot-gluing silk flowers, streamers, glitter, paint and embellishments to the hat (figure E).

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

Paper Bag Hats

Materials:

grocery store paper bags
scissors
ribbons
feathers
pompons
pipe cleaners
foam balls
tacky glue

1. If the grocery bag has words printed on the paper, turn it inside out. Remove any handles.

2. To build the brim, gently roll down the top of the bag until it reaches the desired hat sides (figure F). Pinch the brim to adjust the fit.

3. Paint the hat with craft paint and a foam brush (figure G).

4. Decorate with pompons, pipe cleaners, feathers, paper cut-outs and googly eyes (figure H). Make antennas by coiling the ends of pipe cleaners and poking the other end of the pipe cleaner through the hat; secure on the inside with tape. Make planets from foam balls and pompons.

Figure F

Figure G

Figure H

Noisemakers

Shake up every party with noisemakers fashioned from tin cans, beans and the most colorful decorations you can imagine.

Noisemakers

Materials:

tomato paste cans
safety can opener (leaves no rough edges)
12"x12" scrap fabric
ribbons
dried beans
Fabri-Tac glue

1. Remove one end of a can with a safety can opener; thoroughly wash and dry the can (figure I).

2. Apply a bead of Fabri-Tac glue to one edge of the fabric scrap; fold over the edge to form a glued hem (figure J).

Figure I

Figure J

3. Place the can horizontally on the other end of the fabric and roll until it meets the hemmed edge on the other side.

4. Apply another bead of glue and secure the fabric around the can (figure K).)

5. Fill the can with a handful (approximately 1/4 c.) of dried beans (figure L).

6. Pinch the fabric at each end and knot ribbon around any excess fabric (figure M). Decorate as desired.

Figure K

Figure L

Figure M

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