Designing your own table centerpieces for a birthday party not only allows you to express your creativity but also saves money. Customize handmade centerpieces to suit the theme of the party or pay tribute to the guest of honor. The homemade decorations will serve as conversation starters because they provide more interest than store-bought embellishments. Does this Spark an idea?
Photo Collage
Gather small photo frames in colors that match the party decorations. Fill them with pictures taken of the birthday honoree over the years. Choose compatible images like portraits, silly faces, vacation shots or eye-catching candid photos, for example. Arrange the frames on stack of books or boxes to create a dynamic presentation with varying height. For a more formal look, print three photos on transparent vellum paper and affix the images inside acrylic box frames with the cardboard backings removed. Stand the frames in a triangular arrangement and place a battery-powered tea light in the center to illuminate the centerpiece.
Favorite Objects
Design birthday party centerpieces that are free and still reflect the birthday honoree's personality. Create an arrangement of objects that signify a hobby, achievement or favorites. If you're making a homemade centerpiece for a child's birthday party, for example, assemble a cluster of beloved toys. For an adult's birthday, gather and arrange preferred movies, compact discs or items used during a favorite pastime like fishing or golf.
Water
Create quick, handmade birthday centerpieces by adding water to shallow glass bowls until each one is half full. Place colorful floating candles, the guest of honor's favorite flower blooms or bath toys on the water. As a whimsical centerpiece, fill the bowls with toy boats that carry flags bearing the birthday honoree's age or birth date.
Art Project
Instead of using pre-assembled centerpieces, place a large terracotta pot filled with vibrant markers, glitter glue, stickers and rubber stamps in the center of each table. Invite guests to take turns decorating the pots. Ask them to write short messages to the guest of honor, along with appropriate birthday sentiments, well wishes, movie quotes or song lyrics.
Double-duty Centerpieces
Assemble birthday centerpieces that are more than just decorative items. Place tiered snack dishes or stack pretty glass cake stands in the center of the table and fill them with colorful finger foods. Try fresh vegetables, candy and nuts in decorative cupcake wrappers, finger sandwiches or sugar cookies, for example. Or make kebabs with chunks of seasonal fruits and stand them in wide-mouthed flower vases to resemble traditional floral centerpieces.
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