Art Party

For Corbin’s 6th birthday party we hosted an art party.  Corbin loves to draw, paint, and build so it was the perfect theme for this year.

The kiddos started at the table with a birthday coloring book and sticker art.  I always like to have an activity that keeps them occupied and all in one place until everyone arrives.

Then we sang “Happy Birthday” and each kid decorated their own cupcake with an assortment of candies, gel frosting, and sprinkles.  Wow, there were some interesting creations on that one!

Getting ready for a big blow…

and there he goes! Officially 6 now that he has blown out his candle.

We stayed at the table and he opened his gifts.  All the gifts were awesome and he was a very excited boy. Here’s just a few pictures from books, to Royals gear, to a Rubik’s cube.

Then we all headed down to start gettin’ our art on! I explained each area’s activity and then they were free to explore and create.

Creating their own monsters were a hit:

Who doesn’t like a good Play-Doh station and tangram pictures?

Below the kids are decorating bug jars that we later took outside. Several kiddos took home a multitude of roly polies in their jar; sorry parents (and roly polies)!

What can you make with beads and pipe cleaners? These kids were creative! We had tiara’s, bracelets, snakes, and glasses.  It was fun to see their ideas come to life.

We also had a free draw area with big paper and markers (no pictures of that) and a bar.  What birthday party is complete without a bar, especially for 6 year olds 

A painting bar that is.  The kids hopped up into a chair, requested their paint colors and painted away on their canvases.  This was definitely my favorite station!

I really liked a few things with this party. One, the adults (which were all of my family and Chris’s) were interacting with the kids and having fun.

Two, seeing the kids use their imaginations and creativity is always enjoyable for me.

Kids are so bold and unafraid of making “mistakes”. They would sit down and just start creating. There was no hesitancy or wondering what they would do. They just did whatever popped into their minds and loved it.

We all had a great time celebrating Corbin’s 6th birthday!