Hobbies And Interests
Toddlers
Keep things simple. Toddlers love markers, stickers and using glue sticks. Cut out book-bag or purse shapes from construction paper and let each child decorate an item. Have an adult supervise and control the craft. Stick with familiar games for children. Use "I Spy," "Duck, Duck, Goose" and "Simon Says."
Elementary School Children
Turn your craft into a game by making it a contest. Give each child a cupcake. Provide sprinkles, jellybeans, multicolored icings and licorice. Let each child decorate a cupcake and give prizes of candy to the most colorful, most creative and most yummy. Crafts that involve decorating an item they can eat or wear (such as sunglasses or flip-flops) excite the children and keep their attention. Plan games that involve burning off energy. Set them loose to play "Freeze Tag" or have a relay race in your back yard. Keep them inside for a game of "Catch the Balloon" or "Hot Potato."
Teenagers
Fun crafts for teens vary based on the interests of the group. For girls, making jewelry or decorating a bag with patches and buttons will stir their creative flair. For boys or co-ed parties, give each teen a T-shirt to tie-dye or decorate with puffy or glittering paint. Games need to challenge. Plan a scavenger hunt at your local mall or around your neighborhood. Send each group out with an adult for safety reasons. Provide clues and reward the winning team with gift certificates.
Adults
Surprise guests in an unexpected manner. Have adults, individually or in teams, create outfits from newspaper, toilet paper or things found around the house. Use challenging board games, such as Monopoly or Pictionary, or interactive games, such as having teams make a cake. Provide ingredients for the cake, but no measurements. Each team has to guess how much of each ingredient to mix together and then bake. The best-tasting cake wins.