Create. Dream. Play Art Play Date

Art inspires creativity, imagination and lots of colorful fun. That is why I decided to host a Create. Dream. Play. Art Party play date with some of our dear friends and let the creativity flow.

One of my favorite play dates was an art activity we did a few years ago with an old sheet, paint and spray bottles. I decided to make an ordinary play date extraordinary with the free Lots-O-Dots printables from Piggy Bank Parties.

To create a memorable afternoon with your kiddos all you need are a few supplies and some yummy treats.

Hang an old white sheet outside and fill spray bottles with 2-3 drops of tempura paint. Next, add water until you have a thin, watery consistency. Make sure you use washable paint, it gets messy!

Let the kids create a colorful masterpiece with their spray bottles.

The kids worked up an appetite, after lots of spray painting on the canvas and each other. I kept the snacks simple, yet colorful to keep in theme with our “art party.” I served rainbow fruit kabobs, rainbow sprinkle marshmallows, rice krispie paint brushes, paint mix Chex Mix and rainbow water. I used the masterpiece the kids created last year as the colorful backdrop behind the food table.

We had a fun afternoon playing with our friends and most of all using our imaginations to create a beautiful masterpiece! Turn an ordinary afternoon into an extraordinary and memorable art play date, sure to inspire your little ones.

You don’t have to spend a lot to create this fun Art Party, here is the breakdown on what I spent:

Spray Bottles – $6

Food – $4 (Chex Mix, gumballs, and rainbow sprinkles. Everything else I already had.)

Decorations (white painters palette, paint brushes) – $3

Printables – FREE

* I already had the paint and white sheet.

Total Cost – $13 for 6 kids

Linking up here and here.

Comments

Dani says

May 9, 2012 at 12:22 pm

oh this looks like a great end of year party for my preschool! Thanks again for the great ideas!

Bellenza Wedding Bistro says

May 9, 2012 at 12:58 pm

Such a fun play date idea! Can't go wrong with art activities. 🙂

Shelley says

May 9, 2012 at 7:13 pm

What a fun play date! It looks great!

Shelley@DivinePartyConcepts

Printabelle says

May 9, 2012 at 8:33 pm

I just love this! The palettes are so cute! I'd love for you to add it on my link party at: http://printabelle.com/?p=3188 Thanks!

Printabelle says

May 9, 2012 at 9:21 pm

Thanks for linking up! A party for six for $13? That is unreal! Plus, it looks so fun, I'll bet the kids had a great time!

Julie says

May 12, 2012 at 3:58 pm

I am inviting you to come and be part of my blog hop:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/05/show-your-stuff-23.html

melismama says

May 13, 2012 at 11:24 am

Very cute party ! Love the spray bottle idea!

Julie says

May 18, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Thank you for participating in Show Your Stuff Blog Hop, You are invited to come back:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/05/show-your-stuff-24-bread-machine-banana.html

Birds Party says

May 23, 2012 at 9:33 am

Oh my gosh!! that is soooo cool!! bet the kids had a blast!!

LOVE parties on a budget – that way you have to be really creative, and you rocked this one big time! 🙂

Thanks you so much for linking to Bird's Party Link Party!!
Hope to see you next month!
XOXO