Gifts for children in a creative way

Hi
Kids parties can be real fun. There are many ideas you can use to prepare cheap decorations and gifts at home.

Starting from really simple and popular triangle birthday hats and face masks. With a bit of coloured paper and elastic string you can create many different designs.
Other good idea to create costumes and decorations is using crepe paper. Colorful garlands, funny hats, capes or skirts are only a few things you can make using crepe paper.

Another easy and cheap idea is making felt finger puppets. I am posting some links for you how to make them: How to Make Felt Finger Puppets | eHow.com , How to Make Felt Finger Puppets - wikiHow Different themes and designs only depend on your imagination, so you can experiment a lot. I'm sure kids will have fun playing with them and it'll also be a nice gift to take home.
When you'll already have some felt handy you can also decorate some pens or pencils with it. I found a tutorial how to create nice funny designs perfect as cheap homemade gifts. Fun Felt Pens | Last-Minute Christmas Gift Ideas | FamilyFun

If you want kids to be occupied at the party you can also prepare some salt dough for sculpting. I remember it from my childhood and really enjoyed playing with it. it's very easy to prepare. I am sending you a link where you can find a recipe Salt Dough Crafts
You can add some colour to it by adding dry spices to the dough (haldi, paprika, cinnamon) or kids can paint the ready dry sculptures themselves in example by using acrylic paints.
To dry the sculptures just put it in the oven (110 degrees) for about 3 hours. You will notice when the dough will get hard and dampness will disappear.
Dried and painted figures you can spray with clear varnish to add some shine and durability. Kids will definitely enjoy taking their sculptures home and it will be a nice keepsake.

Hope you'll like some of my ideas and you'll create some really nice stuff. Good luck and have a good time at the party