A PICASSO PARTY!! SET UP THE BACK YARD OR WHEREVER YOU MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE IT OUTDOORS WITH TODDLER SIZE BANQUET TABLES, WHICH I RENTED FROM A PARTY SUPPLY STORE ALONG WITH TODDLER SIZE CHAIRS. I COVERED THE TABLES WITH RED TABLE CLOTHES AND THEN ADDED WRAPPING PAPER AS A RUNNER DOWN THE MIDDLE TO PROTECT THE TABLE CLOTHES FROM PAINT AND IT ALSO ADDED A LITTLE TO THE TABLE SET UP. EACH  CHILD HAD A WOOD BIRD HOUSE AND A LARGE PAINT BRUSH  SET AT THEIR PLACE AT THE TABLE ALONG WITH SMALL APRONS WHICH I PAINTED FOR EACH OF THEM WITH THEIR NAMES ON THEM. THE POCKETS OF THE APRONS CONTAINED A LITTLE BAG OF BIRD  SEED, GUM ,SUCKERS & THE PAINT BRUSH.I PURCHASED WASHABLE TEMPRA PAINT ALONG WITH THE BRUSHES AT A SCHOOL SUPPLY STORE AND FILLED SMALL SOHO DIPPING CUPS WITH ASSORTED COLORS OF PAINT AND SET THEM AROUND THE TABLE SO THAT EVERY CHILD HAD A CHANCE TO USE EACH COLOR. I PUT CUP HOOKS INTO THE TOP OF THE HOUSES SO THAT THE KIDS COULD HANG THEM WHEN THEY GOT HOME. AFTER THEY FINISHED THEIR  MASTERPIECES I PLACED A LARGE TIN BUCKET OF SOAPY WATER BY THE TABLE SO THEY COULD ALL WASH UP.THE KIDS HAD A BLAST AND THEY WERE SO PROUD OF WHAT THEY HAD DONE. TO TOP OFF THE PARTY WE HIRED A LOCAL ART STUDENT FROM A NEARBY ART COLLEGE TO DRAW COLOR CARICATURES OF EACH CHILD, HE DID A GREAT JOB AND IT WAS A HUGE HIT WITH BOTH THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS.     FOR THE INVITATIONS, I HAD A LOCAL STATIONARY/CARD SHOP PRINT UP INVITATIONS BORDERED WITH COLORFUL CRAYONS. ANOTHER IDEA COULD BE TO MAKE INVITATIONS IN THE SHAPE OF AN ARTIST PALETTE. THIS PARTY TURNED OUT TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS FOR MY NEW 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS AND PARENTS. GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!!