Tag: Craft

Build-A-Bear At Home

Do your kids love the excitement of Build-A-Bear? Mine sure do!

They are always asking to go to the store and make a new friend.

With the Build-A-Bear Workshop kit from Just Play – you can make your own bear in the comfort of your own home.

 

 

 

There are 2 options currently available in the 10″ Furry Friend line – Rainbow Bear and Pink Kitty. Both are available at Walmart

 

Each Workshop kit comes with 1 furry friend, a birth certificate, a fashion outfit and a ton of accessories. You are able to write a message and place it inside the little plastic heart, which is sewn onto the filling bag. Once your message is written and placed in the heart, simply open up the velcro backing of the furry friend and place it inside. Its extremely easy and there is no mess. My daughter was so excited to write ” I love you Bow Bow ” on a piece of paper and place it inside her new friend, which she decided to call Bow Bow (Rainbow Bear).

 

She loves playing dress up with it – and I love that it comes with so many fun add on items all for a low price of  $20! It is so affordable that I think they would make great donation gifts this fall to your local Toys For Tots collection bin.

Be sure to look for these fun Workshop Build-A-Bear kits at your local Walmart, or at Walmart.com

 

 

 

Fun Ways to Use Your Stamping Skills at School

 

Fun Ways to Use Your Stamping Skills at School

Stamping is a great way to get into paper crafting. It allows you to be creative, but it also provides you with a starting image or phrase that can spark that creativity. And one of the best places to be creative is at school!

Whether you’re a teacher looking for a fun way to get creative in the classroom, or you want to wow the kids and parent’s in your child’s class, these fun ways to use your crafting stamps at school are sure to get attention for all the right reasons.

Customize a Stamp for Your Kid’s Class

There are plenty of fun ways to use stamps. We’ll get to a few in just a second, but one of the best ways to use stamps is to share the joy of using them with others. There’s no better way to do that than with custom stamps!

Create a special design just for your class. Then, either use the stamp throughout the year for special projects, or create enough to pass them out to each of the students at the beginning of the year. They’ll love getting to use their new stamp on projects in school and at home!

Create Holiday Cards

Cards are one of the best ways to show others that you’re thinking of them. Unfortunately, cards from the store can be expensive, and they’re so impersonal. Instead, buy cheap cardstock and create custom cards for each of the kids in class! Create fun cards for:

  • Birthdays
  • Valentine’s Day
  • Christmas
  • Graduations
  • Thank yous
  • And more

Because stamps are so easy to use, you can even get the kids in on the action! Have your children help you make special cards for their friends. If you’re a teacher, bring stamps to school and create a fun activity that allows the kids to make cards for each other.

You can even create stamped holiday cards for other teachers and staff in the building.

Use Stamps to Create Goody Bags

Goody bags are a staple in any classroom. If your child has an upcoming birthday, or if you’re planning a Valentine’s party for your class, you just have to fill some bags with goodies.

It’s true that the kids will want to tear into their bags to see what’s inside, but shouldn’t what’s outside by just as wonderful? With stamps, they’ll think twice about tearing that bag to pieces.

Use stamps on plain paper bags to customize them for each student in the class. You can even use stamps on cardboard and wooden goody boxes. You may find that the kids take them home and reuse them.

The sky is the limit when it comes to fun ways to use stamps. From art projects to special holiday celebrations, you’ll have fun making things for the kids, and the kids in the class will love using stamps to bring out their creative side. Especially if you have special custom stamps made for everyone!