Fish Aquarium Classroom Kit

I wanna rock right now

I'm a Fish Aquarium and I came to get down

I'm not internationally known

But I'm known to rock the cool classroom.

That totally does not rhyme.

Hit it!

That song NEVER gets old. Picture me dancing like Elaine on Seinfeld while I rock it out and you've got yourself the real life visual.

Except when I said I'm not internationally known, I really meant that the Fish Aquarium Classroom Kit is NOW OFFICIALLY INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN.  As in there is a classroom full of kids on an American Army base in SOUTH KOREA who are currently creating 14  Fish Aquariums using the supplies of this super awesome classroom kit. 

This teacher only has 14 students in her classroom, but I can make a classroom kit for as many students as you have.

All the supplies are packed up in this reusable scrapbook paper box. You can use it again and again. Store your leftover art supplies in it. Or your calming aromatherapy oils. Or your candy and cookie stash. I used to be a teacher. I don't judge.

Want to see inside?

Ooh wee T-Shane! That's a lot of stuff! 

Paint and glue and paper plates and preprinted fish parts (that the students will cut - it's great scissor practice!) and sand and shells and crushed shells and seaweed and the list goes on and on! All you need to supply is scissors. Easy peasy!

Hey parents! You know what? Even though this is a classroom kit, you could also use it for a party craft. Super fun. Super cute. I do all the work. You get all the credit. Superstaaaa! 

And see how those little bags tell you how much of each supply to give each kid? You could do this in your sleep! Which is good, because if you're a teacher, you're probably not getting much sleep anyway.

Bonus! I've included lots of extra scrapbook paper fish parts so that the kids will have a variety of colors and patterns to choose from. If you want to actually let them choose, well, that's up to you. :)

Did I forget to mention that I wrap it all up with some yarn? Eh? I KNOW! Totally amazing.

Happy classroom crafting!

Caterpillar Party Kit

I just finished another Caterpillar Party Kit!

I love doing party kits because I get to spend the time to personalize them. It's fun for me - it gets my crafty brain moving! And I love the idea that I get to help make a child's birthday a little extra special.

So, sweet little Cayden was turning one and his mom was planning a super awesome bug themed party for him. She was going with a light blue, navy blue, and light green color scheme and asked if I could color match the caterpillars. Why certainly! And not only that, I matched the party favor bags, too. I LOVE this stuff!

Happy Birthday, Cayden!

Since most of the party guests were going to be little, little, little, I prepainted the caterpillar heads and tails and precut all the caterpillar body circles. It's an easy, fun craft. Perfect for the littles.

And, of course, I always include:

And a little card, too!

And, guess what! Cayden's mom said the caterpillars were a HUGE hit!!! YAY! 

It's party time made simpler!

New Lion and Lamb Party Favor Kit

So, this really awesome mom contacted me about making some Lion and Lamb Note Holder party favors for her son's 1st birthday. I love making party kits!

While I was in the middle of making her order (you can see the old version of the party favor here), I decided to switch up my party favor packaging a little. Because I'm ca-raaazy like that. I am so thrilled with how it all turned out! I LOVE IT! 

Here are the lions:

And the lambies:

And a little bit of a combo:

And the sweetest part - the back! All cute-ified and personalized for the birthday boy. SERIOUSLY. I LOVE IT!

Each birthday party guest gets to take one home! 

Are you noticing the color-coordinated yarn on each one? Because I love that part.

And, of course, I include a birthday message to be used as a table topper or birthday card:

And it is all wrapped up in a cute box to be opened before the party:

It's party time made simpler!

Leaf Suncatcher Party Kit

It's been on the grand To Do List to set up a Leaf Suncatcher Party Kit. I was lagging on that particular task until one cool mom asked me to create a Sharing Day activity for her son's classroom. Sometimes I just need a little push! 

Introducing my new Leaf Suncatcher Party Kit! 

When Ella saw all the supplies out, she wanted to make another one. In her 4 1/2 years she's made about 20 of these. For some reason (C'mon! You know the reason! The Leaf Suncatcher craft is awesome yo!), my kids never get tired of making this craft.

Notice the new frame paper we used. I call it Disco Corn Cob Funk. Ella loves it.

Anyway! Back to the party kit.

Individual craft supply bags for each party guest (or student):

And I always include some:

All labeled and sweetly packaged:

But really it looks like this so it will all fit when I close up the box:

In a cute reusable box:

With a special message that can be used as a table topper or birthday card:

All wrapped up with pretty coordinating ribbon for the birthday boy or girl to open before the party (or special day):

It's party time (or sharing day) made simpler!

Piggy Bank Classroom Kit

Little Ava is one lucky girl! Her mom is going to make a Piggy Bank for each of the party guests who come to her birthday party. 

Mom is going to set them out as decorations and then the little party-goers get to take them home as party favors. I think that the Piggy party decorations will be super cute, but I forgot to warn her that when piggies get together Them Piggies Is Crazy! 

Since mom is making all the piggies herself before the party, we decided that a Classroom Kit would be the perfect match. All of the crafting supplies, none of the prepping or shopping or organizing hassle. Pure crafting fun!

All the supplies are labeled and sweetly packaged (look at all those white styrofoam piggy legs waiting to be painted the perfect piggy pink!):

In a super cute reusable box:

With a birthday message that can be used as a table topper or birthday card:

It's party time made simpler!

Butterfly Party Kit

I have made a lot of party kits since I opened my etsy store a couple years ago. But this Butterfly Party Kit has a special place in my heart. It's just so classic and simple and fun.

I also think it's great since the party-goers can really personalize their butterflies with color. I've done this craft with hundreds (really!) of kids and no two butterflies are ever exactly alike.

And on the grown-up side of things, it's so fun to watch little kids get excited as they experience the magic of color blending. My own kids have made these butterflies many, many times. They still get amazed when they dip their marker-scribbled coffee filters into the cup of water and watch as the colors blend before their very eyes.

On to the party kit! Here we go!

Individual party favor supply bags for each guest:

Packed in a cute reusable box:

With a birthday message that can be used as a table topper or birthday card:

All wrapped up with pretty coordinating ribbon for the birthday girl or boy to open before the party:

So fun!

It's party time made simpler!

Lamb Party Kit

I just finished a sweet little lamb party kit for a 4-year-old's birthday party. It's soooo cute!

The little birthday girl had looked through my shop and decided that she and her twelve party guests should each make a lamb note holder at her birthday bash. Isn't that the sweetest choice? Can't you just imagine thirteen little cuties proudly running around with their own little lambies?

So I put together adorable little party favor supply bags for each guest:

(I packed the glue and glue supplies separately for the grown-ups to distribute, because who wants free-range glue roaming around at a 4-year-old's party? No one with a 4-year-old. Am I right? Seriously, just thinking about it makes me shudder.)

All filed neatly:

In a cute reusable box:

With a birthday message for the birthday girl that can be used as a table topper or birthday card:

All wrapped up with pretty coordinating ribbon for the birthday girl to open before her party:

You know, to make her feel extra special! How fun!

It's party time made simpler!