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Bonkos and Didgeridoos…. Can Make Music Too!

Elsie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:21:00 +0000

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Before I wrote the post about the vuvuzelas and subsequent posts about güiros and maracas, I never realised that music instruments can have such strange, but melodious sounding names.

Bonkos, (not to be confused with bongo drums) and didgeridoos are two other music instruments that can easily be made at home and will lend [...]

Maracas – Another Great Music Instrument to Make for a Kid’s Birthday Party

Elsie — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:41:16 +0000

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Maracas, often called rumba shakers, are percussion instruments made from dried calabash or gourd shells, filled with dried seeds or beans. They are an integral part of the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Jamaica and Brazil.

I am sure that you have at some time in [...]

How to Make Music Instruments for a Kid’s Birthday Party

Elsie — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:56:09 +0000

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In my previous post I mentioned how easy it is to make music instruments that will lend a multi-cultural or international feeling to your kid’s next birthday party.

A dressing up party lends itself quite well to a multi-cultural/national theme. You and your child can decide which countries will be included in the theme.

On [...]

How to make stickers and sticker glue for children’s party favours

Elsie — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:23:31 +0000

Stickers are easy to make at home and can be a quick and easy filler for your kid’s party favour bags. You can even add a small bottle of home made sticker glue with a small brush and printed instructions to the favour bag so the party guests can make their own stickers at home.

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Oops… a broken link so no party hat template for the past few weeks!

Elsie — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:14:06 +0000

A short post and a lot of apologies tonight to every one who was trying to download the template for the party hat during the last few weeks… even months maybe. I uploaded this template in November 2009 and only found out tonight that the link was not working anymore.

Maybe it was a result of [...]

How to Make a Notebook from a Floppy Disk

Elsie — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:33:35 +0000

Old floppy/stiffy disks can easily be turned into little notebooks that can be used for kids’ party favours. Not only will they delight the guests at the party but you can also let them make their own notebooks as part of a party activity.

Here’s a step by step tutorial to show you how easy it [...]

Easy Paper Party Hats

Elsie — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:10:33 +0000

Party hats always lend a festive touch to any party and when the party hats are somewhat unusual, the guests will enjoy wearing them a lot.

I found instructions for two very easy to make paper party hats in a book this week and Mia was quite willing to model them.

Here’s another look at the orange [...]

Paper-mâché – Ideal for Kids Party Crafts

Elsie — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:53:20 +0000

Papier mâché has been one of my favourite crafts a few years ago but as is so often the case, crafts come and go and my period of paper mâché gave way to quite a few months of salt doughing.

If you have read the previous post, you will know that I am busy planning [...]

Face Painting – Fun Activity for a Kid’s Theme Party

Elsie — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:31:55 +0000

One of the most exciting and fun activities you can come up with for your kid’s theme party is a face painting session.

Having their faces painted, allow kids to be turned into whatever character they want to be; comical or fanciful, fairies, pirates, hairy monsters, animals or movie stars, patriots with their country’s flag painted [...]

Rapunzel Theme Party Activities

Elsie — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:02:15 +0000

Rapunzel spent many years of her life locked up in a tower, so I think the enchantress taught her quite a lot of crafts to keep busy with during these years. (In the fairy tale, Rapunzel did ask the prince to bring her skeins of silk so she could weave a ladder to get out [...]