This painting party for kids is such a fun activity! Everyone gets to go home with a one-of-a-kind party favor—a painting for their bedroom! This post contains affiliate links.
Kaylee wasn’t sure what kind of birthday party that she wanted to have last year. She is super creative so I suggested maybe having another painting party! I frequently see my adult friends post about the painting parties that they go to and they look like a lot of fun. A painting party for kids sounded perfect and was super easy to plan. A trip to Hobby Lobby and an order to Amazon. Done.
The canvases doubled as the birthday party activity and the party favor at the same time!
We called it a “Pastries and Painting Party”. Kaylee wanted donuts instead of a cake which I was totally down with. She also saw this darling unicorn at Hobby Lobby and it matched the paints that she had picked out for the canvases. So that was a no-brainer. I love that she was completely involved with the planning.
Painting Party for Kids
Supplies:
Canvas (11×14″ pack of 7 $9.99 at Hobby Lobby)
Table Cloth ($1 at Walmart)
Acryllic paint: $.77/each at Hobby Lobby
Set up was super easy:
I set out a plastic tablecloth and paint pallets for each girl. I also ordered sponge brushes and aprons.
I cut out the first letter of each of their names in vinyl and had the canvases all ready to go. The goal was to fill up the entire canvas with color, then remove the vinyl letter after the paint dried!
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Aren’t these colors perfect? They were so pretty and totally coordinated with the unicorn piñata.
At one point the house was absolutely silent. My husband and I couldn’t believe it. 10-year-old girls NOT TALKING. They said they were too busy concentrating on their paintings.
Each painting turned out so unique! Some of the girls used only the round sponge brushes. Others used the foam brushes. By the time the party was over the paintings were dry, making it easy to transport them to their homes.
Their paintings are now proudly displayed in their bedrooms. She is already talking about doing another painting or craft party this year. I can’t wait to see what she decides on!
If you liked our painting party you might like some of these other easy birthday party ideas!
This party was so easy to plan! A friend of ours came and taught the girls a short routine that they performed for their parents when they came to pick them up! Stop by and see the darling luncheon that we served!
When your daughter’s favorite animal is a pig, a pink piggy party is a must. Come see how we put this party together, including how to make pink piggy ice cream cones and the cute barn boxes that we ordered!
What type of vinyl did you use on the canvas before they painted it? Did you have to do anything to the canvas for the vinyl to stick and then be removable? I’ve read different things. Thanks for any help!
Hi Sherri! I used cricut vinyl for the letters, but you could also use contact paper. I didn’t have to do anything to it for it to be removable, it came right off!
Hey where did u get the letters from
Hi Sherri! I cut the out of vinyl (contact paper) using my cricut. You could also cut them with scissors and a template!
Hi Brandy,
What size did you make your letters? Thank you
Hi Stephanie! The letters were 7″ tall. Have a great day!
Did you prime your canvas? And did each girl end up using all their own paint or was there left over ?
I didn’t do anything to the canvas and the 6 bottles of paint were enough for all of the girls with plenty left over. Probably only used 1/2 of each bottle.
How long did it take for the canvas to dry so you could remove the letters? Just trying to take that into consideration to plan other things to do to give enough time.,
Hi Deb! I removed the vinyl while the paint was still a little tacky. I used tweezers to pull the vinyl up. MOST of the canvases were dry by the time the party ended, after allowing them to sit for 45 minutes or so.
How long did the girls spend painting? Planning this as the activity for my turning 8 year old. Just wondering if I will need other activities to fill time. Thanks
The girls spent about 45 minutes painting, but some used quite a bit of paint and so I’d allow about an hour to dry. We painted as soon as they arrived and did all of the activities after while they dried!
I am not familiar with using cricut vinyl, but would like to do this activity for my daughters birthday. When I look up this material on Amazon there is so much to choose from! Could you please tell me which specific vinyl I should get? Some say removable, some have adhesive, etc.. Thank you!!
Oh, I KNOW! There are so many to choose from. My vinyl is super old, and I hardly use my 14 year old Cricut anymore (time to upgrade, haha). You’ll just want a removable one. You can also use contact paper that you’d find in the shelf liner section at Walmart or Target. It comes in clear and white. I just used a darker vinyl so that it would be easier to see when it came time to peel it off after painting.
I think your idea of having a painting party is absolutely creative! My daughter is celebrating her birthday this coming July and I was troubling over how to celebrate it for her this year. I think that my girl will love your idea and what’s more, the kids will even get to bring back their own artwork! I will definitely talk to my husband about hosting a painting party this year and see what he can contribute.
Thank you! The kids had a great time and still have their masterpieces! 🙂
What colors are the paint
Hi Amanda! I don’t have the exact colors that I used anymore (we used up the bottles awhile ago). I just picked up a vairety of purple, teal, green and pink colors for them!