Party Craft Ideas: Pirate Telescope Craft

Looking for fun ideas for your upcoming Pirate themed party? Want to keep all your party guests busy and having fun until your very own Pirate entertainer arrives to inspire adventure on the high seas with pirate lessons, pirate face painting, balloon sword fighting, and pirate games? One Time Through has a great idea to do just that: DIY telescopes! They're super easy to make, and your little buccaneers will have hours of fun with them after the party, too. :) 

What you'll need:

• Paper cups (1 per telescope)
• Blue food coloring
• Small see-through cylindrical container a little bigger than the opening in a paper towel roll, and about 1/2" - 1" deep (1 per telescope)
• Acrylic paints or Paint Marker pens
• Glue gun
• Tape (electrical tape works great!)
• Things to decorate the outside of the telescope (they used black and gold paint, glitter foam sheets, thread, and plastic beads)

Here's the full step-by-step tutorial. Have fun, and happy crafting!

Party Snack Ideas: "Snowflake" Pretzel Snacks

These "Snowflake" pretzel snacks are a great idea for Frozen themed parties, and using only two ingredients (three if you use sugar or sprinkles), they're super easy to make!

What you'll need:

• Almond bark or Wilton melting chips
• Pretzels
• Sanding sugar or sprinkles
• Parchment paper

Use pretzel rods to make magic wands for Cinderella themed parties, or regular pretzels for that snowflake look for Frozen themed parties.

Different colored sprinkles make these a great choice for just about any party theme! 

Here's a step by step tutorial from Chef Maid Mom.

Party Snack Ideas - Rainbow Cake Pops

These inside-out Rainbow Cake Pops are perfect for any Rainbow themed party. They look and taste great and they're surprisingly easy to make.

What you'll need:

• 1 box of yellow cake mix
• 1 can of vanilla frosting
• 1 12-ounce package blue candy melts
• 1 package of mini m&m's
• Mini marshmallows (1 for each cake pop)
• Food coloring pastes (Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
• Block of styrofoam to hold pops while they dry

Here's the step-by-step instructions from Munchkin Munchies.

Party Craft Ideas: No-Sew Super Hero Capes

Looking for goodie bag or craft ideas for your upcoming Super Hero themed party? These no-sew hero capes work great for any Hero party, and are inexpensive and super easy to make. Make the capes themselves beforehand and have your guests decorate them during the party to keep them occupied and having fun until your very own Super Hero arrives. Or, personalize each one, and give them to your guests as they arrive. :)

What you'll need:

• Fabric glue
• Pinking shears
• Grosgrain ribbon
• Self-adhesive Velcro dots for attaching at the neck (or just leave the ribbon long and tie it instead)
• Fabric: about 27- x 30 inch piece of knit fabric for each guest (choose colors that fit your specific hero theme: blue and red work great for just about any party, black for Batman, etc.)
• Felt (for the cape logos)

Here are the step-by-step instructions:

• Lay your ribbon 1 1/2 inches from the edge of  one of the shorter ends of the fabric. 
• Place fabric glue below the ribbon in sections. 
• Fold the edge over the ribbon, sealing it to create a "tunnel" for the ribbon. 
• Gather the fabric in the middle and add glue at the openings to secure. 
• Trim the ribbon to the desired length with pinking shears. 
• Add the Velcro dot so that the cape can be fastened around your child's neck (or leave the ribbon longer and just tie it). 

And here's the full tutorial from Family Fun Magazine:

Party Snack Ideas - Cinderella Macaroons

Have a Cinderella party coming up and want to give your party guests the royal treatment? Dive into decadence with these delicious Cinderella inspired French macaroons. Great for Frozen parties too.

 

 What you'll need for the cookies:

• 3/4 cup of almond flour
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 egg whites (room temperature)
• 1/4 tsp of cream of tartar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• royal blue gel food coloring
• pearl dust

Use Lemon Curd and Cream Cheese Buttercream  for filling.

 Here's the video cookie tutorial from I See Melanie:

 

Party Craft Ideas - Princess Braids!

More great party craft and goodie bag ideas from What's Up Moms!

These Princess braids are perfect for any party, but especially fun for Rapunzel themed parties. If you make the braids themselves beforehand, you can even have your guests decorate them during the party to keep them occupied and having fun until your very own Rapunzel arrives. :)

What you'll need: 

• Yarn: about 1 skein for each guest. Choose yellow for Rapunzel hair, white for Elsa hair, red for the Little Mermaid, etc.
• Decorations: flowers for Rapunzel, snowflakes for Elsa, etc. Check your local dollar store for great deals!
• Hair ties (2 per braid)
• Ribbon to secure the ends of the braid and hide the hair ties, or get some extra so you can weave it through the braid itself. 

Here are a couple of examples of Rapunzel hair:

Or give them a Frozen twist with white yarn and snowflake decorations: 

And here's the full tutorial (including some other great party craft ideas):