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May 21, 2014 by: Ashley Greenwood

DIY Birthday Banner for a Backyard Campout Party

Everyone knows that banners are all the rage but how do you make a DIY birthday banner cool for two rough and tumble boys? No fancy embellishments or ribbons for them!

This easy tutorial for making an inexpensive DIY birthday banner is perfect for a Backyard Campout Party. It’s so simple that my boys helped me create it!

Just what you've been looking for! A DIY Birthday Banner by 3 Little Greenwoods that's perfect for a Backyard Campout Birthday Party! Simple to make an crazy cheap!

 

DIY Birthday Banner for a Backyard Campout Party: Materials Needed

2 new brown paper grocery bags

black paint

paint brushes

string

heavy duty stapler with staples

DIY Birthday Banner for a Backyard Campout Party: Instructions

Pick up a few brown paper grocery bags from your local store.

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Next you will need to open up the bags so that they will lay as one flat piece. This can be easily done by cutting up the sides of the bag along the folded creases. Once the bag is opened up, it will make the perfect canvas for a DIY birthday banner.

Fold the edges back so that the blank inside of the bag is visible.

Since this birthday banner is for a Backyard Campout Birthday Party I wanted it to be simple and rustic. I used a crayon to write out the words then handed the paint brush to my children.

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Our youngest son to work on the tent signs with a small brush and black paint. He simply painted over the words I wrote.

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After the DIY birthday banners for each tent were finished, he started on a huge banner to welcome the other campers to the party. The extra long welcome banner was made by stapling two opened paper bags together.

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Hanging the signs was a snap! I just folded over and stapled the top edge to make a pocket for the yarn/string to be threaded through. The bottom edge was stapled in place too. That added a little weight to the banner so it didn’t blow around too much in the wind.

All of the signs looked fabulous displayed around the camp site!

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The boys loved having to separate tents for their friends to sleep over.
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Several tall branches secured in large flower pots were used to hang the Welcome DIY birthday banner over one of the tables. Notice that there is yarn strung through both the top and bottom folds of the banner.
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All of our friends and family had the best time at the Backyard Campout Birthday Party!

Catch up on all the Backyard Campout Birthday Party fun here:

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Comments

  1. 1

    Marti says

    May 21, 2014 at 10:47 am

    I love the banners….they look so campfire-ish!!

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    • 2

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 22, 2014 at 8:10 am

      Thanks so much! The boys had a great time painting them!

      Reply
  2. 3

    Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says

    May 23, 2014 at 2:59 am

    Yay! Heading over to check it out! 😀

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    • 4

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 23, 2014 at 3:26 pm

      Thanks so much sweet friend!

      Reply
  3. 5

    marti says

    May 27, 2014 at 2:27 pm

    They look great
    love the idea
    Marti

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    • 6

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 28, 2014 at 8:14 am

      Thank you Marti! The campout birthday banners were easy and CHEAP! Two of my favorite things!

      Reply

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