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Colorful Art Party

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It’s taken a week of recovery, but I’m ready to share the big Art Party.  We celebrated the boys 5th & 2nd birthdays with 30+ family and friends last Sunday.  They are just 13 days apart (I was due on big brother’s birthday) so we do a big joint party.  Both boys have been big into drawing and creating crafts so we decided an art birthday would be perfect.  Think lots of white with a splash of color everywhere.

Art Birthday Party

Throwing an art party is fairly simple and very budget friendly.  We used white as a base canvas for everything and let the food and accent decorations add our splash of color.  A plastic table cloth acted as the backdrop and another tablecloth with just a trim of fun color on the table.  Fun art splattered paper lanterns added dimension against the white back drop.  I used white plates, napkins, and severing plates with a few colorful accents for food.  I found a fun clear paint can and scattered a huge bag of different paint brushes on the table.  We used a few chalkboard painted items to add another layer of fun.

We did a mid afternoon party so we didn’t have much food, but offered several small finger foods.  Sandwiches were layered on a chalkboard tray.  Colorful veggies were scattered on a orange tray reminiscent of a paint palette.  Chips were piled high in the clear paint can.  Condiments were served with a foam paint brush.

art party table    
We weren’t brave enough to do painting with 10 toddlers and preschoolers; instead we offered some fun alternatives.  There weren’t any organized games and let the kids run off their energy outside and pick what they wanted to do.  There was a large art mural on the back wall.  We put white butcher paper at kid height and gave them twistable crayons to draw on their canvas.  Twister was laid out in the yard for them to brave.  We covered a table in butcher paper and setup a spirograph center.  I loved spiral art as a kid.  Other than the mural I think bubble painting was a hit.  The parents got to blow the bubbles while the kids caught them on their watercolor paper canvas.  It was fun watching them chase the colorful bubbles all over the yard.  They’d go from parent to parent trying to vary the color.

art party games
Each kid went home with their own art kit and apron.  Oriental Trading Company sent us a nice selection for our little guests.  It was hard making a decision with so many great art supplies and projects to choose from.  Ultimately I decided to go with something from each art genre: painting, coloring, sculpting, and even origami.  We were provided with samples, but when I started planning and doing comparison shopping they came in at and mostly below my local retailers and offered a larger selection.  Most of the items cost less than a dollar and were very well made.  I can’t wait to use the mini rolling pin for our next play dough session.  The stacking crayons were a hit too and wrote a lot like a colored pencil.

art party favors
My oldest has never been a big cake fan.  He like the cake portion but frosting has always been too sweet for him.  For his first birthday we did a huge pumpkin cupcake for him, but since he’s always asked for a giant chocolate chip cookie.  Our guests seem to agree because we often never have leftovers and they were asking to cut into it early.  This year I turned the giant cookie into two art palettes, one for each boy.  We also had rice krispy paint brushes that were a hit too.

art party treats
Checkout the adorable art palette cake plates Oriental Trading Company sent too.  Many of the kids wanted to take theirs home.  Hardly any of the white plates were used up.  The finger hole was perfect for balancing treats and multitasking with party games.

paint palette cake plates
I know we won’t always be able to do joint birthday parties, but for now I’m enjoying it.  My big 5 year old and 2 year old are so loving to one another.  I couldn’t ask for any sweeter brothers.

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  1. Amanda

    Very cute party! Where did you get the Every Child is an Artist print? I am currently planning my daughters’ art party and have been looking for a print like that! Thanks

  2. Allison

    how did you make the cookie and get it so perfect? And what temp and time did you do? I wanna make this for my step dad!

  3. Rosa

    Hi Kelly, what a wonderful idea!!! I was wondering how you made the rice krispies pencils? What did you use for the color? Thanks!

    • Kelly Denton

      Hi Rosa,
      I used pre-packaged rice Krispy treats and cut them in half. The color is gel food coloring in white chocolate. Wilton candy melts would work also.

  4. cindy h

    What did you use to make the paint portion of the rice Krispy Paint brushes. I want to make these for a party in a few weeks. What type of food coloring also.

    • Kelly Denton

      Hi Cindy. I used white chocolate with a gel food coloring, though I have learned that Wilton candy melts are much easier to work with and give a darker color. The food coloring tends to dry out the white chocolate, making it hard to work with.

  5. Dina

    Hi there! We are doing this for my 12 year old but instead going to those new location where you paint on canvas ?. The snack plates are adorable and love the paint can idea for the chips. Please do share how and from where! Thank you for sharing all your ideas!

  6. Alyssa

    I love the palette cookie and Rice Krispy brushes! I am featuring this on my Birthday Party Roundup if you don’t mind.

  7. Cindy deRosier

    I’m the Editor of Fun Family Crafts and wanted to let you know that we have featured your art party! You can see it here:

    http://funfamilycrafts.com/colorful-art-party/

    If you have other kid-friendly craft tutorials, we’d love for you to submit them. If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can get one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for sharing your neat party!

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