A great party for your guests to allow their creativity to shine. Each party guest will receive all they need, in a drawstring party bag, to create an eye mask fit for a MASQUERADE BALL.

THE PARTY BECOMES THE PARTY BAG

OUR AIM IS TO SUPPLY A CREATIVE PARTY IDEA THAT KIDS WILL LOVE AND AFTER THE FUN - SOMETHING TO TAKE HOME TO TREASURE.

PARTY INSTRUCTIONS

1. We suggest that you set up the party table before any guests arrive, with each guest given a space at the table where they can prepare their masks.

2. To protect against spills cover your party table with the pink table cover supplied.

3. Each place on the table should have:

a. A Pair of Scissors

b. A Bag of Decorations

c. Glue Dots

d. A Dimensional Writer

e. An Ostrich Feather

f. Feathers

g. Pieces of Felt

h. Glitter paper

i. Ribbon

j. A Stick

4. HINT: I always find it a good idea to have the guests party bag hanging on the back of their chair within easy reach, so as they finish with something they can place it into their bag, making sure that whatever they put in there is sealed if applicable!

5. We have included with the pack an A4 piece of card with the outline of a basic mask, showing the eye holes and the nose shape. It is strongly advised that for the nose and eyes you make use of this template, but apart from that the guests can design anything they like.

6. Using the piece of card supplied the guests should draw their design, bearing in mind that they should work around the nose shape.

7. Once they have designed their mask on the card they need to cut around the outside of the design. You now have the start of your mask.

8. Next, you need to cut out the eye holes ? which can be a challenge! I always ask the children to poke a hole in the middle of the eye and then start cutting from that hole. Alternatively, you can have an adult remove the eye holes using something like a scalpel.

9. Now the guests need to get super creative and use the felt and glitter paper they have been given to cover the card. This is done by cutting out shapes from the materials supplied. There is no need for the felt or glitter paper to be cut into perfect shapes, rather let the material overlap as this adds to the effect of the mask. However, I have always found that the glitter paper works best if used first with felt being overlapped onto it.

10. The glitter paper is self-adhesive by removing the paper from the back. The felt should be stuck down using glue dots. REMEMBER, when sticking down the felt and glitter paper, the eye holes should not be covered!

11. Once the material has been stuck down, the guests can use their dimensional writers to highlight the mask, perhaps around the eyes or anywhere else where BLING is required!

12. They can then make use of all the other decorations to make their mask unique.

13. Now for the stick. Start with the satin ribbon at the top of the stick. Put a glue dot on the stick and then place the end of the ribbon over it. It may be advisable to have a glue dot on either side of the top of the stick. Wrap the satin ribbon around the top of the stick twice before spiralling it down the stick. HINT: It is easier to hold the ribbon against the stick and twirl the stick slowly in your hand as opposed to attempting to wrap the ribbon around the stick. Allow the satin ribbon to overlap slightly as you twirl down the stick. Use glue dots to stick the ribbon at the bottom of the stick.

14. Next the guests need to apply the curling ribbon to the stick. Using the glue dots to stick the ribbon at the top and bottom of the stick, the curling ribbon should be twirled around the stick in the middle of the satin ribbon.

15. Now that both the masks and the sticks have been decorated, an adult can glue the sticks to the back of the masks. There has been a single tube of glue supplied for this purpose, which is a strong glue that should be kept away from children. Apply the glue to the back of the mask and then hold the stick down against the glue.

16. The masks should ideally be left to dry for a while - a good chance for the guests to run around a little (or be fed!).

17. Last but not least, ask the guests to model their creation!

Preparing the Party Bags

Before the party write a party guests name onto each party bag. There are many ways you could do this including having the party girl write each guests name and special message in the heart printed on the bag. This allows the party girl to feel she has contributed to the party preparation.