A great theme for girls is a crafting party. The main things to remember is that the craft should be appropriate for the age of the guests. Another important concept to keep in mind is that this is a party so you must have fun. If it is just learning and turns into hard work it could never be a party. The third thing about crafting is that individualism and creative expression should be valued much higher than perfection. Mastering the craft is not the idea of the party, but learning about it and enjoying the introduction is what the theme should be about.
If you are planning just one craft, design your entire theme around that; otherwise use elements from several crafts. For example if your craft is beadwork, brightly colored or painted or actually strung bead could be used instead of streamers, but in the same ways. Are you going to be painting, you might consider using library loaned pictures or copies of famous painting from clip art on your party walls. Add palettes and brushes for another design element. If you could round up enough easels and smocks or old paint shirts that would be fun. Add a beret to wear for your little artists. Teaching sculpting try to find some inexpensive plaster busts or statue to inspire your little sculptors and use as decorations. Maybe, you wish to transfer your love of sewing or quilting to young girls. They might create very tiny quilts for their dolls and bears. Quilted patterns of paper or cloth or the actual pattern themselves can make lovely decorations or place mats for the tables, possibly hangings for atmosphere. You might cover little margarine tubs with cloth, making a pincushion for the lid as favors or the actual project. Fill the tub with some inexpensive and basic sewing supplies like needles, thimbles, and brightly colored thread. There are many ready- made stitching, beading, or other projects for a variety of age groups. Do you remember the sewing cards or stitching cards they may have been called? These were colorful shapes of dolls, animals or everyday objects on very heavy weight board with holes punched around the outline. These were laced with yarn laces. These are wonderful for tiny girls. It is great for dexterity and you could make your own. Find some poster board of a heavy weight and use shoelaces for the 'sewing.'
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