DIY Birthday Party Centerpieces

Celebrating a loved one's birthday with a party involves paying attention to details such as food, favors and decor. A creative piece of birthday party decor is a centerpiece that can embellish a bare dinner or snack table during the festivities at hand. Making a birthday party centerpiece at home is an easy and cost friendly alternative to purchasing a premade one. Making your own birthday party centerpiece serves as a creative endeavor that can allow you to present them as gifts throughout the year. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Select a suitable base for your centerpiece. A base can be something as simple as a cardboard shoe box, a large serving platter or something creative like a fishbowl. Depending on the theme of the birthday party, the centerpiece base should match it.

2

Fill the selected base with substrate. For a birthday party, vibrantly colored tissue paper strips serve as useful substrate. Depending on the size and shape of the base you choose, the amount of substrate varies. For example, a three-gallon fishbowl can be filled with four handfuls of colored tissue paper strips.

3

Arrange a couple of birthday ornaments or trinkets in the center of the base on top of the substrate. Examples of birthday ornaments or trinkets include novelty ornaments from a store or memorable items such as photos of the birthday guest of honor. You can also stack a few small presents in the center of the centerpiece to serve as a functioning piece of decoration.

4

Blow up a few balloons that match the theme of the party in color or style. Birthday party balloons are traditional, so adding them to a birthday party centerpiece accents it further.

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Attach the balloons by placing a strip of clear craft tape to the knotted end of each balloon. Adhere them to various parts of the centerpiece. You can line them around the edges or place them in the center as the focal point of the centerpiece.