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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, 2025

12 Crafty Birthday Activities That Double as Party Favors

tin cans painted a variety of colors
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Tin cans of all sizes can be transformed into toy drums. Photo: iStock

Drums up!

For those rock-and-roll tots, It’s Always Autumn has a fun birthday party craft project to get the beat going. These drums are made from tin cans, balloons and rubber bands, and each little drummer can make his or her own instrument to take home. You’ll have a full drum line before you know it!

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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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