Crafts aren’t a requirement, but you can certainly include craft-making if your child and his or her friends enjoy making things.

Consider buying inexpensive pillow cases and letting the kids decorate them with fabric pens for a super slumber souvenir. (Slip a piece of cardboard inside when decorating to keep the ink from seeping through to the other side.)

• Search Kidspot for popular party themes and fun birthday ideas.
• Add your favourite birthday party food to the Kidspot Recipe Finder for everyone to enjoy.