How to make DIY birthday invitation cards
Where does the organization of any holiday begin? With the guest list, of course. And when the list is already made, it's time for invitation cards. Here, many go the simplest way - they buy ready-made postcards in the store, sign and send or distribute to guests. This option is also possible if the birthday is already on the nose and there is no time to create a unique postcard design. But every parent wants his baby's holiday to be special, which means that the option with standard invitations will not work. Yes, and the birthday man himself will take a lot of pleasure in the process of creating invitation cards with his own hands for his own holiday.
To get original and unusual cards, you need to make invitations for a children's birthday with your own hands. And it’s good to include fantasy in this. And we will just give you some ideas for creating postcards that will inspire you in the creative process.
Before you start creating, you need to acquire everything you need. Whichever option you choose, in any case, you will need:
- cardboard or thick paper;
- scissors;
- glue;
- pens, pencils or markers.
If the design of the postcards is planned to be non-standard and interesting, then you may also need: corrugated paper, bows, beads, ribbons, lace, sparkles. Well, in order to attach all this beauty, you need to have a glue gun, a hole punch, a stapler on the farm. This is not a complete list of materials that may come in handy, but they will be enough to make beautiful invitation cards.
Choosing a shape and color
If you don't want to bother, opt for a standard square or rectangular shape. This form is also beneficial in terms of saving material - cutting a large sheet of cardboard into rectangles, you will get a minimum of waste. You can make an ordinary single card, or you can bend it in half so that it opens.
Well, if you think the standard version is too banal, make a postcard of some more creative form. Here are a few ideas to keep in mind:
- for girls;
- for boys;
- universal.
Such blanks can be cut twice as much as required for invitations, and fasten them together, for example, with a ribbon. Then you get invitations that you can open.
As for the color, it is advisable to make its choice depending on the theme and color scheme of the holiday itself. After all, for this we choose the theme for the holiday, so that even such details as invitations can be kept in the same style. It will be illogical if you make blue invitations for a children's birthday party in the style of a ladybug.
Preparation
When the color and shape are chosen, it's time to start working on the postcards. First of all, you need to buy the base material. It is better to choose thick paper or cardboard so that your invitation card does not wrinkle during transportation. If you are making colored cards, choose colored cardboard so you don’t have to paint it in the right color. Next, we take a template of the shape that we chose the day before and circle it on cardboard. After that, it remains only to cut out and blanks for postcards are ready for us.
Content
To fill out a postcard, you need to draw lines on the blanks in which we will write the text of the invitation. You can draw such lines by hand, or you can print them on a computer and stick them on top of the workpiece.
When there is a place for the text, you can proceed to the text of the invitation itself.
What must be in the invitation?
- Date of the event. After all, the invitation itself is a message about when the celebration will take place. The guest may know when the birthday person has a birthday, but there are times when the celebration takes place on another day, so you need to tell the date.
- Time spending. One more obligatory requisite of the invitation. Be sure to indicate the start time of the holiday.
- Location. Let it be your home or a children's cafe, in any case, it is worth writing it in a postcard. If you mark in a cafe or restaurant, then it is advisable to indicate its exact address so that the guest knows exactly where he needs to go.
Invitation text
We already know the main components of the text, but the originality of the invitation is given by a creative approach to the text. Here are some examples of unusual invitations:
- Beautiful princess! Come join us for a birthday ball…….to be held on…..in……
- Secret message to the secret agent…… We are waiting for you at the meeting of the scouts in honor of the birthday…….
- Hello, my friend! I am waiting for you on a fun birthday, which I will celebrate ... in ... Come, it will be fun!
Depending on the chosen theme of the holiday, you can come up with your own version of the text.
decoration
After that, you can already start attaching various beautiful things. The main thing here is not to overdo it. Let it be a couple of bows or one ribbon and a bead, because if you need to send invitations by mail, then they should not be too voluminous and fit into an envelope without any problems.
invitation templates
If you don't have the time or opportunity to create cards, but you want original children's birthday invitations, templates will come to your rescue. You just need to print them, enter your text, and the cards are ready.
These templates are suitable for a girl's birthday. Delicate, in pink tones, with hearts and flowers, little guests will definitely like them.
But such postcards would be appropriate for the birthday of a little gentleman. The first option is on the automotive theme, the second and third are more neutral.
Such a card will suit both a boy and a girl, so if your guest list includes children of both sexes, then take such a universal option.
And this option is suitable for those who do not have a color printer at home. Black and white postcards will look stylish, but if you wish, you can paint them by hand. This design option is simple and your birthday boy will like it.
Conclusion
Whatever version of invitation cards you choose, the main thing is to put your soul into your creation, then the guest who received the card will definitely feel it and understand how they are expected at the event. And the birthday man, who made invitations with his own hands, will wait even more for the upcoming birthday, because he also took part in its organization.
