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Do-It-Yourself Decorations, Invitations and other Party Supplies

Whether you want to personalize your child's party with handmade decorations or are hoping to save money by making the supplies yourself, you can find ideas and tutorials here.

Halloween Party Craft: Witch Hat

DIY Scarecrow Party Crafts and Favors

Fourth of July Cake Idea: Mini Flag Bunting Cake Topper
Looking for a creative cake idea? Make a mini bunting cake topper. It's easy and practically free.

How to Make a Paper Napkin Ring for Easter or Other Occasions
Looking for Easter decorating ideas? Make this cheap, diy napkin ring for every place setting on your Easter table. Don't need napkin rings for Easter? Adapt the idea to other holidays or birthday party themes by changing the shape of the paper you cut.

Easter Activities for Kids: How to Make Bunny Headbands
Looking for Easter Activities for kids? You can make these simple bunny headbands with just a few basic supplies. Leave them plain or have the kids decorate the bunnies with glitter, googly eyes and other supplies.

Finding Nemo Party Crafts

Easy Birthday Idea: Make a Tree of Reasons Why You Love the Birthday Kid
Looking for an easy birthday idea? Make a tree of reasons why you love the birthday kid.

Tips for Homemade Kids Party Invitations
Design ideas and tips to consider when making your own kids party invitations.

How to Throw a Glamping Party

How to Make a Shark Party Hat

How to Make a Dragon Pinata

Brave Party Crafts and Favors

DIY Pirate Party Supplies
How to make your own pirate map invitation.

How to Make Party Hats for a Kids' Birthday Party or Other Celebration
Make party hats that fit your kid's birthday theme following the instructions in this free craft tutorial.

Recipes and Printable Labels for a DIY Spa Party
Throwing a spa party for teens or tweens? Follow the recipes and print out the free labels from Nonpareil magazine for a spa party the girls won't soon forget.

DIY Tissue Paper Flowers: How to Make Paper Pompom Garland
Looking for cheap party decorations? These tissue paper flowers are easy and inexpensive to make. String them together as a garland and hang them from the ceiling or make individual flowers to decorate wrapped gifts or party hats.

Share Your Ideas for Making Green Party Supplies
Wondering what to do with scrap paper and junk mail? Even the inside of security envelopes can look pretty when you make these recycled cards and gift wrap embellishments featured on Design Sponge. Use them for a kid's birthday party or other celebration.

Make Heart Badges Like the Ones Worn in 'Julie and Julia'
Remember the Valentine's Day dinner scene in the movie Julie and Julia? Who could forget the adorable heart-shaped badges Julia Child and her friends wore while sitting around the table. You can make some just like them with your kids and wear them during a Valentines meal with your family.

Valentine Crafts: How to Make a Hugging Heart Party Invitation or Card
These hugging heart Valentine invitations are perfect to use for a Valentine's Day party with a cause.

Valentine Crafts: How to Make a Spinner
Looking for fun Valentine crafts for kids? Have them make a spinner that requires them to give hugs and do other love-filled tasks with their parents.

DIY Favors: How to Make Hardback Coloring Books for Kids
You probably have the supplies on hand to make these inexpensive hardback coloring books that match the birthday party's theme.

Real Birthday Parties: Get Ideas, Then Throw Your Own

DIY Pumpkin Place Cards for Kids
Decorate your Thanksgiving or Halloween table with these DIY pumpkin place cards.

How to Make a Scanned Collage Invitation for Kids' Parties
How to make a kids' birthday invitation by creating a collage, scanning it, and then printing it out

Make Your Own Party Supplies
Use these free printables to make your own party invtiations, favor bags and other supplies.

Homemade Christmas Card Gallery
Get inspired by these Christmas cards made by About.com readers.

Create a Spooky Outdoor Halloween Display
Enter this gallery--if you dare--for ways to set a spooky scene outside your home for Halloween.

Creative Cakes You Can Make
Get inspired by this gallery of birthday cakes, and learn how you can create them at home.

Readers' Birthday Invitations
Trying to get ideas for birthday invitations for your kid's next party? Check out the store-bought and handmade cards featured in this reader-submitted gallery. See submissions

Thank You Cards for Kids - Thank You Cards for Kids
Share your creative ideas for thank you cards for kids.

How to Make Magic Potion
How to make magic potion for an enchanted forest, fairy or magical themed party.

How to Make Lollipop Flowers
How to make lollipop flower treats for a kids' party.

How to Make Doc McStuffins Party Favors and Crafts

Show Us Your DIY Party Supplies
Did you create some DIY party supplies for your child's birthday or holiday celebration using one of the tutorials on the Kids' Parties site? Or...See submissions

Valentine Crafts: How to Make a Mailbox from an Empty Cereal Box
Looking for fun and easy Valentine crafts? Kids can repurpose an empty cereal box into a Valentines mailbox used to hold cards from their classmates.

Halloween Homemade
Let's face it. It can be fun to decorate for Halloween, but it's not like you can tweak those skeletons, witches and ghosts a bit and use them another time of year. So why spend a lot of money on Halloween decorations that'll only be up for a few weeks? Enter: Operation Halloween Homemade. If you're throwing a kids Halloween party and want to...

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