How to have a Crayon-Themed Birthday Party

Crayons are a fun theme for a party!

What better theme for a toddler or preschooler's birthday party than crayons? After all crayons are at the center of everything kids do!

Things You'll Need

• Crayons. Lots and lots of crayons.
• Balloons in primary colors
• Streamers and ribbons
• Giant crayons
• Paper plates, napkins, plastic ware and cups in different colors

Instructions

1. Buy lots of crayons. Every August Walmart sells packages of Crayola crayons for an unbelievable price. In 2008 it was twenty-two cents per box of twenty-four! Buy as many crayons as you can. I bought about thirty boxes - five boxes each time I ran to Walmart for something.

2. 

   Create decorations made of crayons! I bought cardboard craft boxes and glued crayons all around the outsides of them to make candy dishes and napkin holders. I also glued empty crayon boxes together to make holders for the plastic silverware.

3. 

   Buy balloons, ribbons and streamers. With a crayon theme, it's easiest to stick with the primary colors - red, blue and yellow. Buy a helium tank to fill the balloons. Use boxes of crayons as weights for your balloon bouquets.

4. 

   Order a cake to match your theme! I could not find a baker to make a cake shaped like a crayon. I decided to just order a cake in fun, bright colors to match the party decor.

5. Pick a different color for each of the following: table cloths, napkins, plates, cups and plastic forks. Having each item in a different color will really help get across the colorful crayon theme.

6. 

   Turn your favorite photographs into coloring pages for your young guests. It's fairly simple to do with a program like Photoshop.

7. Let your imagination run wild - that is, after all, the point of crayons!