Birthday Parties - Avenue Road Arts School, Toronto, ON

Timing
Please be on time, as the party will begin at the stated time. An adult will be expected to wait in the lobby for late-comers.
Birthday Party Projects
3-D Landscape
Children create a landscape scene using pastels and markers and then bring it to life by glueing various types of papers and materials onto a foamcore box. The scene is finished off with model magic insects and other small creatures. Ages: 6 and up
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Animals in their Habitats
Children explore various wildlife creatures and investigate their environments. Using a woodblock as a base, children will create their habitat with
pastels, tempera paint, markers and pieces of various papers. An animal will be made out of Model Magic and decorated using markers and googily
eyes.
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Banners/Flags
Create a family crest or a mythical landscape! Using oil pastels, permanent markers and tempera paints children transform a piece of fabric paper
into a magical scene. Once the jewels and foamy shapes have been glued on the banner is ready to hang up on your wall or bedroom door.
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Masks
Become a bird, a lion, or any magical creature from your imagination! Using a simple paper plate, pastels and tempera paint, partygoers create a
mask. The project is completed with the addition of foamy shapes, jewels, feathers and decorative papers.
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Mirror
Decorate your very own mirror. Paste metallic papers and tissue paper onto a foam-core frame, then finish your piece with pastels and metallic
markers.
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Picasso Portraits
Children assemble a self-portrait using various types of papers, fabric, pastels and foamy shapes. Once the portrait is made they will decorate a
foam-core frame.
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Rainstick
Create your very own instrument! Decorate your rainstick with pipe cleaners, decorative papers, pastels, metallic markers and jewels. Children will
finish their project by beading a pipe cleaner handle. (*To incorporate beading children must be over 5 years old.)
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Space Aliens from Mars
Children transform a simple tube into a space shuttle using pastels, tempera paint, foamy shapes and metallic papers. Kids form their alien out of
model magic and bring it to life using markers and googily eyes.
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Wings
Design your very own wings! Children will decorate a pre-cut set of wings with oil pastels and tempera paint. They will then embellish their
creation with coloured papers, jewels and metallic markers.
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Wishing Wand
Make a wish and get ready to create your wand! Children decorate a piece of bristol board with markers, foamy shapes, feathers and pieces of
decorative papers. The final touch is added when children take a piece of model magic and decorate it with markers and jewels.
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