How to Make a Dino Egg Invitation

Theme birthday parties are big hit with children, and you can carry the theme over to the invitations as well. Dinosaurs are popular with most kids and an easy theme to implement for any age. A dino egg invitation will let the baby dinosaur be "born" to announce the birthday of the special child in your life. Making it yourself is easy and will save money over bland store-bought invitations.

Things You'll Need

• Card stock
• Scissors
• Glue
• Hole punch
• Ribbon
• Pen
• Markers
• Envelope

Instructions

1. Cut 2 egg shapes from heavy card stock. Make sure they are the proper size to fit inside your envelopes. Cut a third egg shape that is 1/4 inch smaller than the other two.

2. Place the two larger egg shapes on top of one another with the fat end of the egg on the bottom. Glue the bottoms and two-thirds of each side together, leaving the top third unglued.

3. Write your invitation on the smaller egg. Draw or glue a picture of a dinosaur to the top portion of the smaller egg then write your invitation below it.

4. Punch a hole in the top point of the smaller egg. Tie a ribbon through the hole.

5. Decorate the front of the glued together eggs so that it resembles a dinosaur egg. Slide the smaller egg into the envelope made by the 2 large eggs, making sure the ribbon hangs out of the top.

6. Open the invitation by pulling on the ribbon. The baby dinosaur will emerge from the egg with the invitation below. Place the invitation into a small invitation envelope for mailing.

Tips & Warnings

• Instead of an egg shape inside, cut out a small dinosaur shape that fits into the egg envelope.

Resources

• Dinosaur party ideas for kids.