Create and Play: DIY Birthday Party Stations You and Your Kids Will Love

I recently attended a birthday party with a DIY bag charm station, and I absolutely loved the experience! Those few minutes of creating the charm for my daughter brought me back to my younger self, carefully choosing colorful beads in different sizes and shapes.

My daughter adored the finished charm so much that we kept talking about it for days after the celebration. Looking back, I realized I also felt proud showing her the bag charm because it wasn’t just an ordinary giveaway. It was a hands-on party activity that let me pick beads reflecting her favorites like bears and unicorns.

That fun birthday experience inspired me to explore more DIY party station ideas for kids’ events. If you’re planning a birthday party, you might want to add a creative and interactive station that’s always a hit with kids and grown ups alike!

As a parent, you’d sign up for any sensory activity for your kids, all for the educational and enjoyment value they provide. This is exactly the story of Mommy Angel Tan-Nierva, who explored sensory play as an indoor activity during the pandemic for her two year old son. Her exploration led to slime making, gifting, retailing, and eventually offering DIY slime carts for kids’ parties!

Kids rave about the sweet scent of the slimes from Angel Slimes, and parents love that the slimes don’t stick to their kids’ clothes. If you book them, you’d have to choose among two packages: In Make Your Own Slime, you and your guests will get a slime making kit, and you decorate it by getting sprinkles, charms, glitters, sequins, and more from the cart! How fun would that be, right? On the other hand, in the Slime Scooping Station, you’ll get your slimes pre-made. All you have to do is pick a color from the scooping station and pick your decorations! This second option is recommended for younger guests.

So Moms and Dads, have you taken your pick yet? There’s no shortage of fun with your slime-loving kids!

To book Angel Slimes for your event, contact: angelslimes.ph@gmail.com | +63947 9942261 | www.angelslimesph.com | Instagram

Plushies know no age: give a kid one and it will automatically be in his or her circle of “friends”; give an adult one and it will definitely be on his or her workstation or display.

So getting a plushie making station for your party would definitely be a hit. Bonus points if your supplier is a local brand born from the love of learning and creativity, and an advocate of the environment! You see, through their products, they give scrap materials another chance to be cared for.

These and more are what you’ll love about Ant’s Pocket. Through their DIY plushie station, they also encourage kids to take ownership and accountability for their toys. After all, they’re party of the plushie-making process! If you’re looking for more activities, they can also bring you other DIY stations so you can create your wreaths, door hangers, and headbands with the characters you request, of course! Ant’s Pocket customizes the theme, making their station seamlessly blend in to your party!

To book Ant’s Pocket for your event, contact: 0929 425 2829 | aqmateo@yahoo.com | Facebook | Instagram

Aren’t building bricks and blocks part of your childhood? Oh, how fun it was to mix and match pieces to create scenes and characters! Admit it though: bricks never left your childhood, did they?

It’s why Bricksy Bits is a hit: it brings you back to your childhood days by allowing you to build your own minifigures in your event. Think matching headgear, head, torsos, and more to create your own character! It can also be turned into a keychain on the spot, so you take home a fun and functional reminder of the event. Since guests will be taking home their creations, you may also opt to have a minifigure guestbook in a frame you will take home, where your guests write their names on bricks and place them beside their custom minifigures.

Isn’t this such a fun activity for the young and young at hearts alike?

To book Bricksy Bits for your event, contact: bricksybits@gmail.com | 0976 136 3540 | Facebook

Now that everyone can’t seem to get enough of anik-aniks, Chance and Charms brings them right into your special events through their DIY charm bar! Owned by cousins Wynwyn and Acelyn, Chance and Charms‘ loop, string, chunky, and recently-released leather charms are surely becoming a hit at Southies’ parties.

What you’ll love about their charm bar is not only how it lovingly agrees with your theme, but also how organized it is – taking you step by step to “create your own magic” so you won’t get overwhelmed with their assortment of beads. When you’re done with the process, you take home a party keepsake made more special with memories of making it with your family and friends.

Are you still looking for that extra charm to complete your party? Chance and Charms might just be it!

To book Chance and Charms for your event, contact: 0998 979 0642 | Facebook | Instagram

When you hear the words “arts and crafts”, you’d probably first think of drawing, painting, crocheting, and making projects out of paper. While these activities are very welcome in a kids’ party, Color Play Happy takes arts and crafts a notch higher by bringing educational activities in your party beyond paper, scissors, and glue.

Born from the heart of teacher and mom Lace who has a solid background on Early Childhood Education, Color Play Happy offers learning experiences through onsite activities that seamlessly merge fun and learning. Think assembling flowers in a frame for a floral-themed party, or building a mini pony terrarium for a party of similar theme! If you’re thinking of taking your guests to a sea-themed party, then you might just get an adopt-a-sea turtle activity corner where your kids can also be subtly taught the value of caring for the environment!

Booking Color Play Happy for your event is just like bringing the classroom in it. If you’re up for the whole package, they also offer teacher-led mini hosting and segments for intimate parties!

To book Color Play Happy for your event, contact: colorplayhappy@gmail.com | Facebook | Instagram

Accessories are receptacles of memories. Every piece can hold a story of the giver, an event, or a circumstance that you will never forget.

It’s what Fairyplay aims to achieve in their bead and bracelet bar. As you and your kids put together beads and charms to your bracelet, you don’t only finish an accessory that you will wear. You feel the moment and put together your dreams, goals, and favorites to create something that will also serve as reminders of the event and of yourself.

Aside from this fun DIY bracelet bar, Fairyplay also offers food carts, mobile playground rental, and slime souvenirs for your convenience.

To book Fairyplay for your event, contact: Facebook | Instagram

What’s your style? Individuality and creative expression are two highly encouraged values in today’s world, and DIY party stations zero in on just that.

For example, Ink & Style PH brings onsite souvenir crafting to your events, so you can express your style in your pouches, tote bags, caps, tumbler, mugs, and more. Let them know your theme and they take care of the details, and all you have to do in your party is enjoy, and watch your guests have fun in choosing details that speak their style!

Ink & Style PH also offers digital printing and embroidery, and they are your one stop printing shop catering to your printing needs. Their services have grown to cater to more of your personal and event needs, it’s hard to believe they started only with selling product label stickers roughly five years ago!

To book Ink & Style PH for your event, contact: 0918 957 1321 | inkandstyleph@gmail.com | Facebook | Instagram

You never truly know how creative and imaginative your kids are until you give them hands-on activities, and you actually see them do it! Now picture you and your kids just attending a birthday party and you take home not only keepsakes, but also evidences of exploration, imagination, and creative skills!

Meet The Party Project, an educational activities provider for your events and parties! Think of any customizable item or accessory – tumbler, cap, eyeglass, bag, pouch – you name it, they got it! In your party, your kids and your guests will be given their hands-on tasks right where they’re seated – and they will surely not want to leave! Every themed-zone is eye-candy and task-oriented so everyone is engaged in creating meaningful projects and fun memories!

With The Party Project, there’s no hit or miss; only hits, fun, and joy all blended into love of learning, discovery, and imagination.