The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc. See a page about color mixing to see how to combine paint to make all the colors of the rainbow.

Birthday-Related Items:

BIRTHDAY WHEEL Make a paper Birthday Wheel, a handy birthday reminder.

MEMORY BOX Create a wonderful box to help you remember a year in your life.

Make your own flag A printout in which you can make a flag to represent yourself (or a friend) on a special day.

Birthday Party Activities:

PAPER BAG PINATA Make a great party pinata from a paper bag and colored tissue paper.

CANDY NECKLACE Make edible necklaces at the party using licorice laces and cereal.

TREASURE HUNT Make a treasure hunt that children will really enjoy. This is a great activity for a birthday party.

CANDY TRAIN Make tiny candy trains from wrapped candies.

HAT, BIG Make incredibly huge hats from a large brown paper grocery bag. This is a nice, simple craft that works well at children's parties.

FUNNY FACE FLIP BOOK An easy-to-make flip book that can be made by a group and presented to the birthday girl or boy.

TISSUE PAPER FLOWERS Make beautiful tissue paper flowers.

MEDAL CRAFT Easy-to-make medals to award at parties!

TREASURE CHEST Make a pirate's treasure chest from a shoebox. Fill it with candy or tiny toys, hide it, then write and hide a series of clues. You'll have an exciting treasure hunt at your birthday party!

Birthday Party Treats (to make in advance):

CUP O' FISH Make an edible aquarium.

CUP O' WORMS A very yucky treat made of chocolate pudding and gummy worms! Great at children's parties.

DINOSAUR CAKE Make a Stegosaurus cake from a round cake.

Cards, Envelopes and Place Cards:

POP-UP HAPPY BIRD-DAY CARD Make a "Happy Bird-day" card using paper, scissors, and crayons.	Hand-Made Envelope Craft Make a special envelope out of gift wrapping paper, old maps, pretty wallpaper scraps, catalogs, brochures, newspaper, or magazines. You can even make a tiny envelope to match a gift exactly.	Pressed and Dried Flowers Stationery and Cards Craft You can press and dry delicate flowers and then use them to make beautiful cards and stationery.	BUTTERFLY CARD A great butterfly card.
POP-UP FLOWER VASE CARD A card that opens to reveal a 3-D vase of flowers for someone special.	POP-UP FLOWER GARDEN CARD A beautiful card for a gift, birthday, Mother's Day, Spring, or Get Well Soon card.	BROWN PAPER AND RIBBON CARD Make a beautiful card or party invitation from a brown paper grocery bag and ribbon.	FLOWER PLACE CARDS Print colorful flower place cards (some with "Happy Birthday" on them).
All-Purpose Check-Off Card Print a card that is good for many occasions, including Happy Birthday, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Congratulations, Graduation, Get Well Soon, Pi Day, Easter, Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Anniversary, New Year or Many Thanks. Just print the card, then check off the appropriate occasion.	Birthday Party Thank You Card Make Thank You cards for your friends, thanking them for coming to your party, and for the birthday party gifts.	Write a Thank You Note - for Early Writers Use this form to write a thank you note and draw a picture for someone special.	Write a Thank You Note Use this form to write a thank you note and draw a picture for someone special.

Gift Boxes to Make:

PAPER BOX Make a little paper box that is great to hold a little gift.

HEXAGONAL BOX Print and make a hexagonal box with an interesting closure.

Birthday Bulletin Board Printouts:

Monthly Birthday Cake Printouts Print a bulletin board cake for each month of the year and a candle for each student. Cut them out and post the 12 cakes on the bulletin board. Write a student's name on each candle and place each candle on the birth month.	Monthly Birthday Cake Printouts Black and White Print a black-and-white bulletin board cake for each month of the year and a candle for each student. Have students color the cakes, then cut them out and post the 12 cakes on the bulletin board. Write a student's name on each candle and place each candle on the birth month.	French Months Birthday Cake Printouts Print a bulletin board cake for each month of the year in French and a candle for each student. Post the 12 cakes on the bulletin board. Write a student's name on each candle and place each candle on the birth month.	French Months Birthday Cake Printouts Black and White Print a black-and-white bulletin board cake for each month of the year in French and a candle for each student. Have students color the cakes, then cut them out and post the 12 cakes on the bulletin board. Write a student's name on each candle and place each candle on the birth month.
Italian Months Birthday Cake Printouts Print a bulletin board cake for each month of the year in Italian and a candle for each student. Then cut them out and post the 12 cakes on the bulletin board. Write a student's name on each candle and place each candle on the birth month.	Spanish Months Birthday Cake Printouts Print a bulletin board cake for each month of the year in Spanish and a candle for each student. Then cut them out and post the 12 cakes on the bulletin board. Write a student's name on each candle and place each candle on the birth month.	English/Spanish Months Birthday Cake Printouts Print a bulletin board cake for each month of the year in English and Spanish and a candle for each student. Post the 12 cakes on the bulletin board. Write a student's name on each candle and place each candle on the birth month.	Spanish Months Birthday Cake Printouts Black and White Print a black-and-white bulletin board cake for each month of the year in Spanish and a candle for each student. Have students color the cakes, then cut them out and post the 12 cakes on the bulletin board. Write a student's name on each candle and place each candle on the birth month.

Birthday Activities:

Birthday Cake Matching Printout Draw lines between the birthday cakes that have the same number of candles. Or go to the answers.	Birthday Synonyms Use the word bank to find synonyms of common birthday words. Words: gift/present, ribbon/bow, candy/sweets, guest/visitor, noisy/loud, happy/cheerful, wish/desire, eat/consume, friend/pal, talk/chat. Or go to the answers.	Birthday Spelling Word Questions Use the list of birthday spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: party, games, fun, presents, balloons, cake, ice cream, candy, clown, wish. Or go to the answers.	Match Birthday Words and Pictures Match 10 birthday vocabulary words to their pictures. The words are: cake, ice cream, hat, gift, candy, candle, bow, card, balloon, clown. Or go to the answers.
Circle the Correctly-Spelled Birthday Words Circle the correct spelling of birthday words, and then color the picture of the words. The words are cake, gift, hat, card, candle, candle, ice cream, bow, balloon, clown.	Missing Letters in Birthday Words Find the missing letters in birthday words, and then color the picture of the word. The words are bow, hat, cake, gift, candy, card, ice cream, balloon, candle, clown.	Unscramble Birthday Words Unscramble the birthday words, and then color the picture of the words. The words are bow, hat, cake, gift, candy, card, ice cream, balloon, candle, clown.	Put 10 Birthday Words in Alphabetical Order - Worksheet Put 10 birthday words in alphabetical order. The words are: birthday, cake, candle, card, frosting, gift, happy, ice cream, party, wish. Go to the answers.
Birthday Wordsearch Puzzle Find the words in the birthday wordsearch puzzle, then use the extra letters to find the secret message. Secret Word: "Year." Or go to the answers.	Write Eight Birthday Words Find and write eight birthday-related words. Sample answers: cake, candles, ice cream, party, card, gift, friends, games.	I Can Draw Birthday Words Draw and color birthday-related words, including bow, cake, candle, candy, card, ice cream, party hat, balloon, clown, gift.	I Can Color Birthday Words Color birthday-related words, including bow, cake, candle, candy, card, ice cream, party hat, balloon, clown, gift.
MAKE YOUR OWN TIMELINE You can create a timeline for anything, your life, the life of a historical figure, etc.	Birth Month Puzzle Four children have different birth months. Figure out who was born in each month. To solve the puzzle, read each of the clues, fill in the table (to draw conclusions by eliminating impossibilities), then answer the questions. For the puzzles in which you are trying to determine the order in which things are ranked, an easier way to solve it is by keeping track simply of their order (and not using a square chart).

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