Want one of my favorite ways to make a party feel like a big deal? Life-size character cutouts!
For our Bluey party, I made Bluey & Bingo myself. They're each about 3 to 4 feet tall, & the entire foam board was $17! Little details like this make a party feel like you hired a planner, & they're easier than they look.
What you'll need
- Your characters, printed as a banner (I had mine printed at Walgreens)
- Pink foam board (I used FOAMULAR from Home Depot)
- Elmer's spray adhesive
- Scissors
- Tape, if your characters are big like mine
- A hot knife for cutting foam
- A mask, for when you cut
How I made them
- Print your characters. I had mine printed at Walgreens. The regular banner is $31, but they always have coupons, so you can get it for way less. Around the holidays, you can even get it for $13.
- Cut them out with scissors.
- Tape the pieces together if you need to. Mine were so big that I had to tape them.
- Peel the plastic cover off your foam board.
- Spray glue on the back of the paper.
- Press it onto the foam board & smooth it flat with both hands. Start by smoothing it out in the center so there aren't any bubbles.
- Cut around your character with the hot knife. Wear a mask!
- Stand them up at your party! I just propped mine up. To make yours stand on their own, add a triangle of foam to the back.
Want them smaller? I could have printed all the characters on one 2x6 banner instead of two.
A little safety note: wear a mask when you cut with a hot knife. It can be toxic! The blade also gets very hot, so keep little hands away from it & work in a well-ventilated space.
If you can cut & glue, you can make a cutout! Which character would you make? Come tell me over on Instagram.
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