Fall is birthday season in our house. We have all 4 birthdays within about 2 months of each other. Last week my girl turned 7. She is in love with art so we decided to throw her an Art Birthday Party.
This post is sponsored by DecoArt. All opinions are 100% my own.
Once everyone arrived, they painting began. DecoArt offers many designs with their Social Artworking package. My daughter chose an ice cream design that is part of their Junior package for younger kids. I really loved seeing the difference in each girls’ painting.
Another little detail that I loved were the paint chip utensil holders that I made. Easy and free!
I kept the decorations simple and colorful. I used white background so the colors would pop. I hung simple (and cheap) streamers, made small art easels out of popsicle sticks to hold the food labels and filled plastic paint cans with shredded tissue paper for more decor.
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Alex - northstory says
So fun!! I love all the bright colours and the theme, which of course is amazing b/c not only does it take care of the activities at the party, but promotes creativity!
Kara says
I want to be invited to an art birthday party! This is AWESOME!!
chelsea wood says
This party seems doable…which is what I need right now! Did you buy the jars and the paint trays at deco art as well?
Kelly says
The jars are Starbucks frappacino bottles that you get at the grocery store. I drank A LOT of them and hoarded the bottles 🙂 The paint trays were from Michaels but you can probably get them at any craft store.
Erika says
Hi,
What a nice party! Love the ideas and the little details! Where did you get the paint cans? Thanks!!!
Kelly says
Hi Erika! I think I ordered the paint cans from either Oriental Trading Company or Amazon.
Becky says
Love this party! I’m looking at the designs and they give an estimate for time needed to complete the painting. Some take an hour and others are said to take 1.5 hours. Would you say these times are accurate? How long did it take to complete the paintings at your party? My daughter keeps picking designs with the longer time and I’m a little worried it may be too long. I’m also trying to decide on the length of the party as well. 🙂
Kelly says
Hi Becky! Our party lasted 2 hours and the girls had plenty of time to finish their paintings. I would say it probably took them about an hour to paint. During the second hour, we had the food and opened presents.
Christina says
I love this!! My daughter is turning 7 this month and she wants to have a painting party too! Where did you get the easels?!
Kelly says
The easels came with the DecoArt Social Artworking package. You can also find them at craft stores such as Michaels.
Michelle says
Such a fun party! My daughter just asked to do an ‘art party’ for her 7th birthday and I stumbled across your page while searching for ideas. Did you have to have a bottle of paint for each child, or did the 4 oz bottles cover it for all 11 kids?
Kelly says
The 4 oz. bottles covered it all. I had a few extra bottles of white.
Kelly says
Any chance you have a printable for the watercolor gifts? Super cute!
Kelly says
Hi Kelly! I’m sorry but I don’t have that printable available for download.
Kelly says
Kelly,
If you are still looking for the watercolor gift printable, I just uploaded them to my Etsy shop and you can find them here >>> https://www.etsy.com/listing/279804634/art-birthday-party-printable-collection
Lindsay says
Hi!
I wanted to see if I could get the watercolor favor tags?
Thank you,
Lindsay
Kelly says
Hi Lindsay! Thank you for your interest in the tags. I don’t offer them as a free download but you can get them in my shop here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/279804634/art-birthday-party-printable-collection
DAna says
Hi – Love, Love, Love this idea. My daughter is turning 10 in July and this is our theam. Where did you get the name tags for each popsicle easel and the tags that say “Thanks for making my party a Masterpiece? Where did you get the labels for the creative juice? and the plates and napkins?
Kelly says
Hi Dana! Thanks so much for your kind words. I made all the printables. I’m thinking about putting them in my Etsy shop soon. I got the plates and napkins from Walmart.
Dana says
I just “favorite” your Esty page. If you can have the easel label’s, masterpiece label’s and an Art Party invitation on your Esty page, I will buy they all.
Thanks
Kelly says
Hi Dana! These are now listed in my Etsy shop.
Invitation: https://www.etsy.com/listing/180797229/art-birthday-party-printable-invitation
Party Printable Collection : https://www.etsy.com/listing/279804634/art-birthday-party-printable-collection
Kelly says
Hi Dana! If you are still interested in these printables, I just listed them in my Etsy shop. You can find them here>>> https://www.etsy.com/listing/279804634/art-birthday-party-printable-collection
Dana says
I just ordered them. I also sent you a message on Etsy.
Thanks
Jenny Brannon says
Hi Did you buy a “kit” for each child? I’m trying to judge how far the paint and the actual design will go and how much to buy
Kelly says
Hi Jenny! There is a party planner portion on their site where you can enter in the number of guests and it will suggest the amount of items that you need. I think that I used 1 bottle each of the colored paint and 4 bottles of the white paint but it will vary depending on te picture that you choose. There were about 10 girls at the party.
Sarah says
How do the patterns work? Do they print out and you give to each child or??
Kelly says
There is one pattern that you stencil onto each canvas. I stenciled the canvases before the party started.
Thuy says
I was actually wanting to do an art party for my daughter and saw this and this helps so much. I do have a question though, how long did it take for you to receive the items? And you said you had to stencil the pic on the canvas that they provide?
Kelly says
I would allow a few weeks for delivery. Definitely plan early and don’t wait until the last minute. I think the kit came with a special type of paper that allowed you to trace the design directly onto the canvas.