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12 Crafty Birthday Activities That Double as Party Favors

Adorable DIY arts and crafts they’ll want to keep

Shar Petit

By Shar Petit

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Published on: March 12, 2024

12 Crafty Birthday Activities That Double as Party Favors

pile of rocks with googly eyes and smiles drawn on
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So many rocks, so little time. Photo: iStock

Pet rocks

Red Ted Art presents an adorable idea for creating hideaway rock pets. Matchboxes plus felt, googly eyes and a rock = a quirky pocket friend, not to mention an easy craft to entertain a whole roomful of imaginative tots. We bet the kids will have just as much fun making up stories about their new pals as they do making them.

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Shar Petit

By Shar Petit

Sharlyn Petit is a Northwest-obsessed, annoying iPhone food-documenting, day-tripping fool. By day, she's an HR communications specialist, but she spends every other waking minute as a freelance writer and editor for food, travel and lifestyle content. Born in Hawaii and  raised in Alaska, she left the coconuts and survival camps behind long ago for a quiet life in the Emerald City with her French husband.

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