5 DIY Balloon Ideas

If you have unused balloons from a party, save them for your next party or you can do one of these easy DIYs.

Bowl

You can use different materials, glitter, buttons and even chocolate. Get the tutorial here.

source: Sad to Happy Project

Lamp shade

Use threads or even twigs to create lamp shade out of balloons.

source: Stylish Eve

Ice pack

Frozen water balloons can be used to display as well as cool drinks for your next party

source: Create Craft Love

Vase

Use balloons to tweak your old vases. 

source: Stylish Eve

Party Favours

Use balloons to store party favours for your next party, fill them with water or blow them up with air. You can use them instead of pinatas for a fun party game.

source: The Gunny Sack

source: Paging Fun Mums

5 Easy to Make Paper Plate Crafts

Bought too many party paper plates & don't know what to do with it? We have gathered these 5 easy to make crafts for you to try your hands on with your leftover paper plates.

Crowns

Make a crown fit for a queen or a novelty hat, making crowns with paper plate is the easiest craft you can do for the kids and adults alike.

source: Meaningful Mama

Masks

Make a full face one or just for the eyes, you only need some colour paints and your own imagination and you got tons of characters to play around with.

source: Krokotak

source: Mom.me

source: Indigo Bunting

Wings

Try these craft out for decoration or fancy dress, it works well both ways.

source: Maker Mama

source: Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss

Baskets

Make the paper plates into tiny baskets for fruits or snacks to take it with your or to give someone as a gift. 

source: Sarah Hearts

source: One Good Thing by Jillee

Bag

Not only baskets, but paper plates can turn into a bag as shown below. Make one for your kid or simply hang it as an office organiser.

source: Fab DIY

source: Molly Moo Crafts

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5 DIY Christmas Party Decor

7 more nights to go for Christmas. Hoping all of you have got your gift sorted out as well as your Christmas parties. If you are organizing a Christmas party and want to get ideas on party decor, then you have come to the right place. We have collected some easy to do party decor to make your party a festive affair.

A Fun Candy Christmas Tree

Get instruction on how to make it from 'Lookie What I Did' blog.

Festive Napkins

A Christmas tree napkins would add a touch of festivity to your dinner, get more ideas on napkin decor here at Amazing Interior Design. 

Candy Cane Name Holders

All you need for this DIY is candy cane with the colour of your choice and hot glue gun to glue them into stand upside down, get more inspiration from the Ciao! Newport Beach blog.

Snowman Door

Wouldn't it be great to welcome your guests to the party through a snowman door? Get instruction on it from the Creative Stamper blog.

Artificial Snow

It wouldn't really feel like Christmas without a bit of snow, would it? Even if mother nature fails, you can make your own snow, get the instruction here from Growing a Jeweled Rose.

 Have fun DIY-ing!

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Party DIY: Photobooth

Nowadays photo booths are all the rage in any event. If you don't want to spend loads on rental booth, you can create a simple one yourselves.

Here is a checklist of materials you will need:

Digital Camera
Camera Tripod
Backdrop
Painter's Tape
Remote Shutter Release
Props

Camera

A basic digital camera works well for a DIY photobooth but you will need a tripod tall enough to extend to eye level and a remote shutter release (available cheaply online or at camera shops). A remote shutter release allows guests to take their own photo. Make sure to turn your camera's flash on if you are photographing in a dark area or place a floor lamp beside the camera facing the backdrop for lightning purposes.

Backdrop

You can get creative with the backdrop. You can make it with fabric or table cloth or theme related with scene setters. Scene setters is mostly used to turn your room into any party theme but you can make a part of it as a backdrop for your photobooth.

Scene setters

Wildlife scene setters

Another way to create a backdrop is to use cut outs of various theme related items or celebrity.

Props

What makes photo booth heaps of fun are the variety of props you can use.  Get your hands on fancy dress accessories: feathered boas, quirky hats, glasses, scarfs, inflatables, necklaces; there are lots of ideas to use, you can narrow it down according to the theme or era.

Printable props are also available online here.

 

Shop online here for all fancy dress accessories you can use.

Location

Choose a location for the photobooth where people can easily walk through, a hallway is ideal; you'll need a space big enough to accommodate the camera,  the backdrop and the maximum number of people ideally up to 5.

Setup

Once you have chosen the location, clear the wall decor and furniture. Use tape or blu tack to put up your backdrop.

Mount the camera on the tripod and place it a few feet away from the wall. Frame the shot and angle the camera accordingly. Try out a few photographs on  someone and using the tape, mark the spot on the floor for the tripod and the center and outer limits where guests can stand for photos. Set up remote shutter release and test before the party begins.

Here is an image of how you can set it up minus the lightning: 

Source: Photography Centre

Assemble the prop on a table at the entrance of the photo-booth and create a simple signboard with instructions for the guests to follow. 

Happy Shooting!

5 DIY Outdoor Party Games

Bean Bag Toss/ Cornhole

Cornhole is a fun outdoor game played similarly to horseshoes except you throw bean bag at a board, laid at an incline with a hole cut in it.  It is preferable to make the board with wood but you can also try out cardboard such as one done by Missy Balance that also act as a photo backdrop.

Balloon Pop

Take a plywood or wallboard and attach cork squares to it to make a dartboard. Lean it against a tree or fence. Completely cover the board with blown up balloons using tape or thumbtacks.  Cordon off the area to prevent injuries and with continual adult supervision, have party guests take turns trying to pop the balloon using the darts with plastic tips. When the balloon pops they get the prizes inside. To do this just add in the party favors before you blow up the balloon, for more detail, here is a tutorial from Off Beat Families.

source: Teachpreschool

Garden Twister

To play twister in the garden for a party, paint in the colours using a cardboard with a circle cut out on the garden. Make the grid larger depending on the number of party guests.

source: Womenlivingwell

Outdoor Bowling/Ring Toss

Fill in plastic bottles with coloured water for lawn bowling or ring toss. To make the ring, just use a nylon rope wrapped in a duck tape or use colourful large size braceletes.

source: Susquehannastyle

source: Teachpreschool

Toppling Tug of War

 A twist to the original tug of war, make the players stand on milk cart or a small chair and  have them pull their opponent off the chair to be the winner.

source: Bhg

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