Collect some empty paint cans from your local home improvement store – you will need one for each guest.
Painting Party For Kids: A fun and creative birthday idea!
Kaylee wasn’t sure what kind of birthday party that she wanted to have last year. She is super creative so I suggested maybe having another painting party! I frequently see my adult friends post about the painting parties that they go to and they look like so much fun. I’ve even seen virtual paint parties. So fun this past year! A painting party for kids sounded perfect and was super easy to plan and host. A trip to Hobby Lobby and an order to Amazon. Done.
The canvases doubled as the birthday party activity and the party favor at the same time!
We called it a “Pastries and Painting Party”. Kaylee wanted donuts instead of a cake which I was totally down with. She also saw this darling unicorn at Hobby Lobby and it matched the paints that she had picked out for the canvases. So that was a no-brainer. I love that she was completely involved with the planning.
Painting Party for Kids Supplies and Instructions
Supplies:
Canvas (11×14″ pack of 7 $9.99 at Hobby Lobby)
Table Cloth ($1 at Walmart)
Acryllic paint: $.77/each at Hobby Lobby
Paper Towels or Wet Wipes (for spills)
Set up was super easy:
I set out a plastic tablecloth and little paint kits (palettes and brushes) for each of our guests. I also set out aprons to protect their clothing.
I cut out the first letter of the first name of each participant in vinyl and had the canvases all ready to go. You can also use shapes like a heart, star, or unicorn silhouette!
Note: If you don’t have vinyl (and a vinyl cutting machine) you can use contact paper and cut the letters out by hand.
The goal was to fill up the entire canvas with color, then remove the vinyl letter after the paint has dried, leaving the monogram letter behind.
More Easy Birthday Party Ideas
Aren’t these colors perfect? They were so pretty and totally coordinated with the unicorn piñata.
At one point the house was absolutely silent. My husband and I couldn’t believe it. 10-year-old girls NOT TALKING. They said they were too busy concentrating on their paintings. They could let their creativity shine and there were no rules. The perfect skill level for beginners.
Each painting turned out so unique! Some of the girls used only the round sponge brushes. Others used the foam brushes. By the time the party was over the paintings were dry, making it easy to transport the fine art masterpieces to their homes— mess free.
This was an amazing paint party and was so easy to plan! Their paintings are now proudly displayed in their bedrooms. I’m glad they all had such an awesome time! When it came time for me to clean up I simply rolled everything up in the disposable table cloth and tossed it in the trash. Mom win.
She is already talking about doing another painting or craft party this year. I can’t wait to see what she decides on!
Here’s a collection of other ideas to use at a painting party for kids!
Paint / art PARTY GAMES & IDEAS picture me
This activity will help each little artist to understand the meaning of group effort. Have all the participant’s gather in a circle. For each participant provide a piece of paper and something to press down on. In the middle have pens, pencils, and colored pencils.
Have each player draw a circle or oval to represent their face and write their name at the top of the page. Next they all pass their paper to the left and everyone draws that persons eyes. They all pass their page to the left again and everyone adds a nose. It continues this way as players keep passing and everyone adds another feature to each persons portrait.
Everyone gets to keep their portrait of themselves at the end. A portrait drawn by all their friends.
ART / PAINT PARTY GAMES & IDEAS frozen & posin’
This game will take four people at a time. Two participants will be the ones posing and the other two will be the frozen. The audience will shout out a scene from a painting, movie or an everyday activity. You can even print out some famous pieces of art beforehand that the posers can use for reference.
Now it is the job of the posers to put the frozen in a position to act out what has been requested. They will mover their arms and legs for them, sit them down, move their heads…etc. This game is very entertaining, especially when parents are the frozen ones.
paint / art PARTY GAMES & IDEAS paint balloon masterpiece
Stretch a white sheet between two trees, poles, or something similar in your back yard. Make sure there is nothing in the surrounding area that you don’t want to get paint on.
Fill a bunch of water balloons full of colored water. up Have each kid line up and take take turns throwing balloons at the sheet. When they are done a master piece will have been created! Guest of Honor can keep it as a special keepsake.
