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I saw Brenda F's Backyard Carnival Party and almost flipped. The attention to detail was amazing. Then I discovered she pulled the whole thing off on a budget of $464 for 70 people. That's about $6.50 per person.

Arts and crafts parties are some of our most popular on our main site. So how wonderful is it that Ivona from Sugarsticks Parties has created these adorable FREE arts & craft party printables for your next kid's birthday or playdate. And what kid doesn't love to get crafty???

The set includes an invitation, favor tags, and a blank placemat for drawing.

Now that I've shared what's in my party toolkit, I thought I'd compile a list of all the items you have in your party toolkits (thanks for all the comments) so everyone can see and maybe add to theirs.

3M Mounting Strips - Love these, have some. Must get more!

I've been meaning to post this for a while... Here are the items in my party toolkit that I couldn't live without. I'm dying to know what is in yours, so please comment at the end of this post.

A good pair of sissors.

I last featured Pamela S's Aly's "I Love Art" Party in a recent party on a budget post. She threw the whole party for $100 and one of the ways she did it, was to make her own favors.

For the little kids she made homemade "art supply"  favors (I know, great!), and for the older kids, she made these chocolate painters' palettes. So cute. Well, here's how...

I've been meaning to do a post like this for a while. How adorable are all these birthday girls in their special birthday outfits.  (To see what party the photo is from, click on the link above the photo or the photo itself.)

Let's hear it for the girls!!