Pick your child's favorite
book for their next birthday or theme party. Read the book at the party and follow
our fun activity guide. This makes a great way to develop a theme and add fun party
activities.
Using sturdy plastic
PLATES,
CUPS and bowls you can insert anything from logos to fabric
between the colored and clear plates, cups and bowls. All you have to do is use whatever
picture you want and place it on a solid colored plates, cup or bowl. Presto! You've just
designed your own theme party!
SOLID COLOR PLATES AND CUPS
DESIGN A PLATE OR
BOWL
1. Center a circle template (the size of
the inside circumference of your plate or bowl) over a design you wish to cut out and
lightly trace around the outside of the circle.
2. Cut out the design along pencil line.
3. Place the circle in the center of the colored plate or bowl.
4. Place the clear plate or bowl on top.
5. Use your plate or bowl for sandwiches, cake, ice cream, snacks, etc.
6. Change the clear plastic plate or bowl after each use. Save the solid color plate
or bowl for another use, just replace the clear plastic.
Some themed printed table cover will have designs that will fit 10 1/14" plates. If
the design size permits, cut out the figure instead of using the circle
pattern. Leaves or small flowers would be interesting and fun for children. Fabric to
match your décor. Logos from your company or school. Graduation or wedding
announcements. Picture of the guest of honor or the birthday child's picture. Take a
picture of each child at the party and let each one make their own special plate to take
home. The ideas are endless.
DESIGN A CUP
1. Using white glue
and
Stickers,
Confetti or other small designs decorate the solid color cup.
2. Place a few of the smaller pieces of confetti in the bottom of the clear plastic cup.
3. Slide the solid color cup into the clear cup, making sure they fit snugly.
4. Slide the solid color cup out of the clear cup and apply a thin line of white craft
glue right on the top line of the clear cup.
5. Carefully slide the solid cup back into the clear cup.
6. Let dry. The confetti at the bottom of the clear
cup is visible and gives a sort of snow globe effect.
7. Send home with each guest as a party favor.
8. Make sure you carefully rinse out only the inside of the cup after each use.
Your imagination is
the only limitation to customize your next party or gathering! Use assorted party
goods to create designs that are fun, unique and easy to make.
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
For special occasions, such as Birthdays, Bar/Bat Mitzvah,
Congratulations, Preschool Graduation, etc...print out photos from your computer, or color
copy them. Use them for plate inserts or create small collages with photo stickers
that you can have made at your local photo lab. If you have a digital camera, you
can take picture at the party, print them out on your computer and send home extra special
favors.
SPORTS THEME PARTY
Make it a card! You may want to put a trading card within
your plate creation for an added favor. Serve the birthday cake on the plate and
when they finish they see the surprise!
EVERYDAY CUTOUTS
You can cut out characters from cereal boxes, toy boxes,
magazines and books to use as plate inserts. Coloring book pictures make great plate
inserts because it gives the added fun of kids coloring and creating their own
one-of-a-kind plate.
Crayons & Coloring Books
GREETING CARDS
Recycle your old greeting cards, invitations and thank you
notes into plate inserts by centering a circle over the main design. Use the extra
invitations after you've sent them out to your guests, use wrapping paper left after
wrapping the gifts, order extra thank you notes that match your party them and put a thank
you for attending our party in the plate to your guest.
TAKE A NATURE WALK
Leaves, feathers and pressed flowers can create some
interesting plate insert designs, If you have a nature themed party, you can take a
nature walk as a activity and then use the gatherings to create plate, bowl and cup
designs.
Note: Preschool age
(2-5). You should keep your party short and simple. 1 to 1 1/2 hours should be about
right. Choose simple activities such as a mystery hunt, coloring, dancing to music and
sing along.
Design
Harry Potter
Theme Party
Plates
The following instructions are given for
Harry Potter Party but you can use any party theme you
want.
Supplies needed:
* One Decorated Table cover will make at least 10 plates
Theme Table Covers
* 10 1/4" Plastic Plates 25 plates in a package
* 10 1/4" Plastic Plates 20 plates in a package
* Scissors
Directions:
Center the pattern over one of the characters on the table cover.
Lightly trace around the outside of the pattern.
Let each child cut out along the pencil line.
Or if the character is the right size, the child can actually cut out the figure instead
of using the pattern.
Place in a purple (use your theme
color) plastic plate.
Place a clear plastic plate on top.
Send home with each guest as a party favor.
You can send a note home to the parents suggesting that they can replace the clear plastic
plate after each use with a clean one, providing their child with a fun snack plate for
months to come.
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Harry Potter
