Michaels has just announced the best way to have a birthday party for the crafty kids in your life: Michaels Birthday Parties. It’s a great idea for how to host a unique party for your kids ages 4-12.
You can leave all the party planning to Michaels and choose from 7 fun themes. To celebrate the launch, Michaels is offering a limited-time theme featuring Dreamworks’ beloved Gabby’s Dollhouse with themed cat crafts, including foam masks, pom-pom kitties, and a pop-up cat card.
Meet Gabby from Gabby’s Dollhouse!
MomsLA was invited to experience the launch of Michaels Birthday Parties here in Los Angeles and we got to meet Gabby! The crafty party atmosphere was super fun for the kids and parents, too.
The party room is decorated for fun, and the tables are filled with craft supplies. Each kid in attendance gets all the makings for a fun craft, and you have the option to get them a goodie bag, too.
The party captains from Michaels are there to help make sure each kid has everything they need to make a fun craft, as well as all the clean-up and design ideas.
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Michaels Birthday Parties
Here are the details of what you will get when you book a Birthday Party at Michaels.
- Pricing: Starting at $299 per party (an average of $25 per child for a party of 12)
- Birthday Parties Availability: Families can begin booking Michaels Birthday Parties for kids ages 4 – 12 nationwide by visiting Michaels.com.
- What’s Included: Includes 2 hours of private party time with 3 different projects, Michaels “party in a box” with all the necessary supplies, a dedicated “party captain” to help host, and a themed evite – with options to include add-ons like goodie bags and balloons. Families can also bring their little’s favorite foods or purchase a Domino’s upgrade with pizza and drinks!
- Themes include: Dinosaur Discovery, Enchanted Fairy Tale, Tie-Dye Time, Space Flight, and more!
3 Top Tips from Michaels for the Best Kids Birthday Parties
Choose a theme your kid will love:
A party theme will help your vision take shape and give you a direction for choosing things like decorations, activities, and goodie bags. Themes don’t have to be elaborate and can be built around what your kid is into at that moment, like specific colors, animals, or hobbies.
DIY to customize:
If you have time, DIY’ing things like decorations, goodie bags, treats using pre-made mixes, and games or activities can save you money and make your party truly unique and memorable. For homemade treats, consider leaving them un-finished and letting the kids decorate their own cookies or cupcakes to get more bang for your buck. DIY’ing also enables you to customize elements to your theme and guests!
Make it about more than cake and presents:
Plan a few guided activities to help give structure to your party and keep guests engaged. Spending time doing group activities like crafts and games that ignite imagination and creativity can strengthen friendships and build memories.
Related: MomsLA Birthday Party Guide
15 Michaels Locations in SoCal
Michaels stores are located all around SoCal, so you can find a great spot nearby to host your kids’ next Birthday party! Locations include:
- 12100 Lakewood Blvd., Downey 90242
- 18030 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills 91344
- 401 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach 90277
- find the rest of the SoCal locations here >> Michaels Store Locator.
More about DreamWorks Animation’s Gabby’s Dollhouse
Since the debut of DreamWorks Animation’s hit series Gabby’s Dollhouse, kids around the world have been having one big sprinkle party with their new friend Gabby and all her kitty friends. Created and executive produced by celebrated storytellers Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey, Gabby’s Dollhouse is a mixed media preschool series that unboxes a surprise before jumping into a fantastical animated world full of adorable cat characters that live inside Gabby’s dollhouse.
Rooted in growth mindset, Gabby’s activity-based episodes encourage flexible thinking and learning from your mistakes. The show has charted as a top 10 kids’ series in 89 countries and has become one of the fastest growing brands in the preschool space, inspiring an award-winning toy line, publishing, home, apparel, and more, as well as original music, a top-rated app and a growing YouTube channel visited by millions of fans weekly. Additionally, Gabby’s Dollhouse continues to lend itself to global fan experiences including Universal theme park activations, live events and much more. Any adventure can unfold when we play in Gabby’s Dollhouse, now streaming on Netflix.
Enhanced Classes & Events Program
Michaels is reimagining its classes and events program, offering customers opportunities to learn something new and get inspired in the format and setting that works best for them. To support customers in turning their ideas into I-did-its, Michaels is providing convenient and affordable ways for creatives to learn new skills or hone their abilities.
Customers can visit Michaels in-store to get inspired through updated MakeBreaks and the return of Kids Club. Both experiences offer the opportunity to create a seasonal or on-trend craft with age-appropriate skills. Registration is not required, but customers may choose to sign up online for attendance reminders.
- MakeBreaks: With the purchase of an affordable “base” component, customers will be provided guided instruction and all the necessary supplies to complete their craft. MakeBreaks take place the first and third Sunday of each month and are a great way for creatives of all ages to learn new skills or test out a new hobby.
- Kids Club: A free experience for young creatives ages 3 and up with all supplies and instructions provided at no cost. Kids Club will take place the second and fourth Saturday of each month.
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