{"id":5709,"date":"2013-08-07T05:16:47","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T12:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=5709"},"modified":"2013-08-06T21:45:54","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T04:45:54","slug":"a-couple-of-diy-party-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=5709","title":{"rendered":"A couple of DIY party games"},"content":{"rendered":"

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K’s party had a loose water play theme, so I made these cute little spongeballs that I saw on Pinterest. I pin DIY projects like crazy, but I knew this one would be a snap to execute and would be economic and totally fun, so it was a must-try. I used this tutorial<\/a>, which is excellent and I highly recommend it! These sponges absorbed a lot of water and the kids had a blast.<\/p>\n

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Another game I made was requested specifically by the birthday girl. She wanted a “Pin the button on the dress” game, and as I mentioned before, I decided to convert it into a magnetized game on a whim.<\/p>\n

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The kids loved playing my take on “pin the tail on the donkey” and now I can use the board as a magnetic chalkboard! Bonus. I plan on putting it in a wooden frame.<\/p>\n

This was a very simple project and I used the following:<\/p>\n

24 inch x 24 inch sheet metal:\u00a0<\/strong>all hardware stores should carry this – mine cost $12
\n1 can of Chalkboard spray paint:<\/strong>\u00a0I used Rustoleum
\nPainter’s tape:<\/strong>\u00a0for safety – I didn’t want the kids to accidentally get hurt on the sharp edges of the metal sheet
\nMagnets:<\/strong> mine were from the Japanese dollar store Daiso<\/a>
\nSharpie:<\/strong> to mark the button positions. I used a silver one
\nFabric for the dress<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Spray metal sheet with Chalkboard paint. Two coats did the trick for me.<\/p>\n

2. Cover edges with painters tape. I also reinforced the corners – safety first!<\/p>\n

3. Cut out dress shape (I serged the edges and added lace – totally unnecessary steps) and mark button positions with Sharpie marker<\/p>\n

4. Attach dress to magnetic chalkboard with magnets (I used tiny ones I happen to have on my fridge)<\/p>\n

5. Play!<\/p>\n

The reason I used chalkboard paint was because I thought we would have time to create other games using chalk. There’s all sorts of potential here with a magnetized chalkboard, but if you want to skip that step, the metal sheet as is works great.<\/p>\n

All in all, these two games kept the kids happily entertained!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

K’s party had a loose water play theme, so I made these cute little spongeballs that I saw on Pinterest. I pin DIY projects like crazy, but I knew this one would be a snap to execute and would be economic and totally fun, so it was a must-try. I used this tutorial, which is excellent and I highly recommend it! These sponges absorbed a lot of water and the kids had a blast. Another game I made was requested specifically by the birthday girl. She wanted a “Pin the button on the dress” game, and as I mentioned before, I decided to convert it into a magnetized game on a whim. The kids loved playing my take on “pin the tail on the donkey” and now I can use the board as a magnetic chalkboard! Bonus. I plan on putting it in a wooden frame. This was a very simple project and I used the following: 24 inch x 24 inch sheet metal:\u00a0all hardware stores should carry this – mine cost $12 1 can of Chalkboard spray paint:\u00a0I used Rustoleum Painter’s tape:\u00a0for safety – I didn’t want the kids to accidentally get hurt on the sharp edges of the metal sheet Magnets: mine were from the Japanese dollar store Daiso Sharpie: to mark the button positions. I used a silver one Fabric for the dress 1. Spray metal sheet with Chalkboard paint. Two coats did the trick for me. 2. Cover edges with painters tape. I also reinforced the corners – safety first! 3. Cut out dress shape (I serged the edges and added lace – totally unnecessary steps) and mark button positions with Sharpie marker 4. Attach dress to magnetic chalkboard with magnets (I used tiny ones I happen to have on my fridge) 5. Play! The reason I used chalkboard paint was because I thought we would have time to create other games using chalk. There’s all sorts of potential here with a magnetized chalkboard, but if you want to skip that step, the metal sheet as is works great. All in all, these two games kept the kids happily entertained!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5709","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-crafts","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5709"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5715,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5709\/revisions\/5715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}