FOR MY SON'S 5TH BIRTHDAY I DECIDED TO HAVE A CRAYON THEME. THE PARTY WAS HELD AT A GYMBOREE, SO I ONLY HAD TO DECORATE A SMALL AREA. THE CAKE WAS A SQUARE SHEET CAKE MADE TO LOOK LIKE A CRAYON BOX. IT WAS YELLOW WITH THE CRAYOLA LOGO AND I USED CRAYON CANDLES. I FOUND SOME CRAYOLA THEMED TABLEWARE A FEW YEARS AGO IN A CLEARANCE BIN, SO I HAD THE TABLECOVER AND MATCHING CRAYOLA CUPS. I ALSO FOUND SOME CRAYOLA BRAND FLAVORED WATER WHICH I USED TO DECORATE THE KID'S TABLE. AS A CENTERPIECE FOR THE KID'S TABLE I USED A YELLOW ART CADDY. I STUFFED THE BOTTOM WITH TISSUE PAPER AND PLACED CRAYOLA NOTEPADS, AND CRAYONS ON TOP. IT WAS CUTE BECAUSE THE NOTEPADS WERE ALSO SHAPED LIKE CRAYON BOXES. I ATTACHED A LARGE SMILEY FACE CRAYON BOX BALLOON TO IT. IT MADE A VERY CUTE CENTERPIECE. I FOUND MOST OF THE NOTEPADS IN BIG LOTS, AND THE BALLOONS ARE EASILY FOUND ON EBAY. I PURCHASED TWO LARGE SMILEY FACE CRAYON BOX BALLOONS, AND THREE 18' ROUND SMILEY FACE BALLOONS. I PUT THESE IN BUNCHES AROUND THE GYM WITH OTHER BALLOONS IN PRIMARY COLORS. I ALSO PURCHASED LARGE CRAYON INFLATABLES. I BELIEVE THEY WERE ABOUT 26 OR 28 INCHES. I DECORATED A LARGE BOX TO LOOK LIKE A CRAYON BOX AND PUT THE INFLATABLES INSIDE. I USED SOLID YELLOW WRAPPING PAPER (PURCHASED IN WALGREENS) TO WRAP THE ENTIRE BOX. I THEN USED GREEN TISSUE PAPER TO MAKE THE TRIANGULAR TYPE SHAPES ON THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE BOX. WE ALSO PERSONALIZED IT BY PRINTING UP MY SON'S NAME ON THE COMPUTER AND GLUING IT IN THE MIDDLE AND TOP OF THE BOX. SO THE MIDDLE AND TOP SAID TOMMY'S CRAYON BOX. WE THEN CUT THE TOP FLAP SO IT LOOKED LIKE AND ACTUAL CRAYON BOX THAT YOU COULD OPEN AND CLOSE. I GOT MANY COMPLIMENTS ON THIS DECORATION. IT WAS RELATIVELY SIMPLE TO MAKE AND IT WAS VERY EYE-CATCHING. MOST PEOPLE NOTICED THIS DECORATION FIRST BEFORE NOTICING ALL THE OTHER LITTLE DETAILS ON THE KID'S TABLE. AS FAVOR BOXES I MADE LARGE PERSONALIZED CRAYON BOXES. FIRST WE SCANNED AN ACTUAL CRAYON BOX ON THE COMPUTER. WE CHANGED THE PART THAT SAID PREFERRED BY TEACHERS, SO IT WOULD READ, 'TOMMY'S 5TH BIRTHDAY'. WE THEN WENT TO STAPLES TO HAVE THEM PRINTED OUT TO FIT THE SIZE OF THE CAPRI SUN BOXES. I THEN WRAPPED THE PRINT OUTS AROUND THE BOX, AND CUT THE TOP FLAP SO IT COULD OPEN AND CLOSE LIKE A CRAYON BOX. IT WAS SUPER CUTE! THEY LOOKED LIKE ACTUAL SUPER SIZED CRAYON BOXES. I THEN STUFFED THEM WITH CRAYOLA STICKERS THAT HAD PAINTBRUSHES, CRAYONS, EASELS AND OTHER ART SUPPLIES. I ALSO STUFFED IN PLASTIC CUPS THAT HAD A BACK TO SCHOOL THEME ON IT. IT HAD RULERS, PENCILS, MARKERS, ETC. I THEN ADDED MODEL MAGIC CLAY, AND ART ACTIVITY KITS THAT HAD STENCILS AND RUBBING KITS. MOST OF THIS STUFF I FOUND DURING THE BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON IN DIFFERENT STORES LIKE WALMART, BIG LOTS, WALGREENS. I ALSO FOUND (ON EBAY) CRAYOLA CUPCAKE RINGS. I DIDN'T HAVE CUPCAKES AT THE PARTY, BUT I PUT THESE IN THE FAVOR BOXES FOR THE KIDS TO USE AS RINGS. AS A FINISHING TOUCH I WENT TO TEACHER SUPPLY STORE IN MY AREA AND PURCHASED BLANK CRAYON BOX BULLETIN BOARD DECORATIONS. IT WAS BASICALLY A PACK OF LARGE BLANK CRAYON BOXES THAT I USED PUT NAMES ON. EVERYONE RECEIVED A COLOR NAME. FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS DAMARA DESSERT SAND. I PUNCHED HOLES IN THE TOP SIDES AND STRUNG IT WITH  CURLING RIBBON TO MAKE NECKLACES. I MADE THESE FOR THE EVERYONE AT THE PARTY, INCLUDING THE ADULTS. EVERYONE GOT A KICK OUT OF THESE. WE ALSO HAD A PINATA, IT WAS SPECIAL ORDERED FROM A SELLER ON EBAY. SHE MADE ME A CRAYON PRINTED PINATA. IT WAS SQUARED, WITH A CRAYON PRINT AND LOTS OF FRILLY SHREDDED BLUE AND YELLOW PAPER. VERY CUTE! AT THE END OF THE PARTY, EACH CHILD RECEIVED A CRAYON FAVOR BOX, A LARGE CRAYON INFLATABLE, BALLOONS, AND THEY GOT TO PICK OUT NOTEPADS AND CRAYONS FROM THE TABLE CENTERPIECE, AND THEY'RE CRAYON NAME NECKLACE. NOT TO MENTION ALL THE CANDY FROM THE PINATA! MOST KIDS LEFT WITH TWO BAGS OF CANDY. THIS IS A GREAT THEME THAT WORKS FOR BOYS OR GIRLS. IT TOOK A LITTLE MORE PLANNING AND WORK, BECAUSE MOST THINGS HAVE TO BE HAND MADE. (RELATIVELY EASY TO FIND CRAYONS AND TREATS DURING THE BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON.)ALL IN ALL IT WAS A HUGE HIG! THE KIDS HAD FUN, AND THE ADULTS THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY CREATIVE THEME.