How to Make Souvenirs for a Birthday Party

Party favors ensure guests will leave the party happy.

Birthday souvenirs or favors are the ideal way to end any party on a high note. Providing each of your birthday party guests with a souvenir doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming; all it takes is a little creativity. Before making souvenirs for a birthday party, consider the ages and interests of your guests to choose a favor theme that is best suited to them.

Things You'll Need

• Birthday wrapping paper
• Tape
• Toilet paper rolls
• Ribbon
• Candy
• White pillowcases
• Wax paper
• Foam stamps (alphabet and shapes)
• Colored acrylic paints
• Pillows
• Colored plastic headbands
• Hot glue gun and glue
• Colored embroidery floss
• Sequins
• Buttons

Instructions

Candy Poppers

1. Wrap a piece of birthday gift-wrapping paper around a toilet paper roll, taping it to the roll itself and allowing at least 4 inches of extra paper on both ends.

2. Twist the paper on one end of the toilet roll like a candy wrapper and secure it with a piece of ribbon tied in a bow.

3. Insert a variety of candy through the open end of the toilet roll until the roll is filled.

4. Twist the paper on the open end of the toilet roll and secure it with a piece of ribbon. Repeat Steps 1 through 4 until you have enough poppers for each guest.

Sleepover Pillows

1. Insert a piece of wax paper in a plain white pillowcase.

2. Take a letter from the alphabet foam stamps and dip it into the colored paint you desire. Stamp the letter firmly onto the pillow, and repeat until you’ve spelled the name of one of your birthday party guests, such as “Ben” or “Lauren.”

3. Dip any of your assorted foam stamps in shapes such as animals, flowers or stars into the colored paint you desire and stamp the shape onto the pillow. Repeat until the pillowcase is decorated to your preferences.

4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for each guest at the party. Allow the pillowcases to dry overnight, then remove the wax paper and insert a pillow into each to hand to guests as they leave in the morning.

Girlie Headbands

1. Dab a small amount of hot glue on one end of a colored plastic headband. Press the end of a strand of embroidery floss in a different color to the glue and wrap it around the headband, leaving some of the plastic visible so the headband has two colors.

2. Dab a small amount of hot glue on the other end of the headband and press the end of the embroidery floss into the glue.

3. Dab a small amount of hot glue anyplace on the headband and press small buttons or sequins to decorate as you wish.

References

• Kaboose: Cardboard Tube Candy Surprise
• Kaboose: Sleepover Pillowcases
• Kaboose: Pretty Wrapped Headbands