Easy Birthday Party Crafts
How to Make a Paper Birthday Crown That Fits
Measure with a paper strip, join two pieces of cardstock, mark the points by folding and close the crown with an adjustable slot and tab.
Creative Birthday Party Crafts Made Simple
Discover handmade decorations, party favors and easy craft projects for creating memorable birthday celebrations.
Start Here
New to party crafts? Work through these four guides in order.
-
Birthday Party Crafts for Beginners: Supplies and First Projects
A short starter kit, three first projects that share the same paper and tools, and a simple rule for making handmade decorations look like one set.
-
How to Cut, Score and Fold Paper for Party Crafts
The core paper skills behind handmade party decorations: clean cuts with scissors or a craft knife, scoring so cardstock folds crisply, and even accordion folds.
-
Glue and Tape for Party Crafts: What Sticks to What
A plain guide to the adhesives used in handmade party decorations: which glue or tape suits paper, cardstock, tissue, felt and cardboard, and how to stop joints warping or popping open.
-
Handmade Birthday Decorations: How to Plan a Whole Room
Plan a party room in four zones: a focal wall, one overhead piece, the table and the entrance. Includes piece counts, a priority list and a make-ahead order.
Easy Party Crafts
View allFirst projects made with paper, scissors and glue: hats, crowns and a beginner plan.
Easy Birthday Party Crafts
DIY Paper Party Hats: A Simple Cone Hat From Cardstock
Draw a cone hat pattern with a pencil and string, decorate it flat, then roll and close it. Includes a size table and fixes for the usual problems.
Easy Birthday Party Crafts
Birthday Party Crafts for Beginners: Supplies and First Projects
A short starter kit, three first projects that share the same paper and tools, and a simple rule for making handmade decorations look like one set.
Party Decorations
View allStreamers, signs, photo props, a giant cardboard number and how to plan the room.
Birthday Party Decorations
DIY Photo Booth Props From Cardstock and Paper Straws
Draw eight simple props on folded paper, cut them from stiff cardstock and fix them to paper straws with tape and glue so the handles stay on.
Birthday Party Decorations
DIY Birthday Party Signs: Welcome, Table and Door Signs
Make a welcome sign, tented table signs and an arrow sign from poster board and cardstock, with layout habits that keep hand lettering readable from across the room.
Birthday Party Decorations
How to Make a Giant Cardboard Birthday Number
Draw a block numeral on a grid, cut it from a shipping box and cover it with paper squares, tissue fringe or paint and confetti dots. Includes an easel-back stand.
Birthday Banners & Garlands
Felt Birthday Garland You Can Reuse Every Year
Cut circles, stars and hearts from felt and thread them on yarn with a blunt needle, or glue a tab over the cord, for a garland that lasts for years.
Birthday Banners & Garlands
How to Make a Tissue Paper Tassel Garland
Turn one sheet of tissue paper into one tassel by cutting fringe, rolling the uncut center and twisting it into a loop, then string a dozen on twine.
Birthday Banners & Garlands
Paper Circle Garland: Glued and Sewn Versions
Cut cardstock circles and join them on thread with a glue stick or a sewing machine, then hang the strands as a dotted curtain or a horizontal garland.
Birthday Table Decor
Mini Bunting Cake Topper: A Paper Decoration for the Cake
A tiny paper bunting strung between two sticks: how to size it to the cake, fold diamond flags over the thread and tie it so it hangs in an even swag.
Birthday Table Decor
Paper Cupcake Toppers: How to Make a Matching Set
How to cut and assemble round layered toppers, flag toppers and mini rosettes on picks, and how to batch a dozen so they all match.
Birthday Table Decor
Handmade Birthday Place Cards: Three Easy Styles
Three place card styles cut from the same cardstock: a scored tent card, a small flag in a base and a tag tied to the napkin, with tips for straight handwriting and fast batches.
Party Favor Crafts
Handmade Party Favor Tags and Thank-You Tags
Cut matching favor tags in four simple shapes with scissors and a hole punch, add a white writing panel and tie them on with twine.
Party Favor Crafts
DIY Pillow Favor Boxes From Cardstock
How to draw a pillow box with a ruler and a round lid, score the curved flaps so they close cleanly, and glue, fill and band the finished box.
Party Favor Crafts
Party Favor Bags: How to Decorate Plain Paper Bags
Six ways to decorate and close plain paper bags for party favors, from a ribbon-tied fold to eraser-stamped dots and a cut window, plus a batch workflow for a full set.
Latest Tutorials
View all
Themed Party Crafts
Space Party Crafts: Stars, Planets and a Cardboard Rocket
Handmade space decorations from paper and cardboard: a freestanding rocket, a planet garland, a star and moon backdrop, rocket hats and star tags, all from simple shapes you draw yourself.
Themed Party Crafts
Rainbow Party Crafts: Paper Decorations in Six Colors
A set of rainbow paper decorations built around a layered arch: a rainbow-order banner and chain, a streamer backdrop, a cloud and raindrop mobile, and small arches for toppers and tags.
Themed Party Crafts
How to Choose a Color Palette for Handmade Party Decorations
A simple way to pick three or four colors plus a neutral for handmade birthday decorations, with a main, second and accent recipe and six palette families to start from.
Party Craft Techniques
How to Store Reusable Party Decorations
How to take down, pack and store handmade banners, garlands, rosettes, hats and props so they come out flat, untangled and ready for the next birthday.
Party Craft Techniques
Birthday Party Craft Station: How to Set Up a Make-and-Take Table
How to set up a craft table where each guest decorates one pre-cut paper item to take home, with supply trays, a sample, a spot for finished pieces and a simple cleanup plan.
Party Craft Techniques
Glue and Tape for Party Crafts: What Sticks to What
A plain guide to the adhesives used in handmade party decorations: which glue or tape suits paper, cardstock, tissue, felt and cardboard, and how to stop joints warping or popping open.
Ready to fold your first card?
Start with one banner or a set of toppers, then add garlands, table pieces and favors at your own pace. Every tutorial on the site is free to read, no sign-up needed.