Art Kit Party Favor

There are many ways to go when planning a party favor. I love the one-gift idea very much, like a puzzle or a ball or some princess wings. We’ve also done our fair share of paper bags filled with junk. These happen to be a parent’s least favorite, but the kids love them. The more useless dollar store toys + candy the closer they feel to having won the jackpot. My very favorite favor to give is arts + crafts (of course!). I am so excited to share this favor idea because it’s affordable (about $5.00 if you make 10 or more) and so cute!

Art kit party favor items:

muslin bag (10 x 12, set of 25 for $28, $1.12 ea) or (muslin bag 8 x 12, set of 10 for $12, $1.20 ea)

wooden star (5.5 x 5.5, $0.47 ea)

paints (I got mine at Michael’s, $2.99 for set of 3, $1 ea) – you can also find these at CVS or Walgreens

brushes (I got mine at Michael’s, 25 brushes for $4.99, $0.20 ea)

glitter glue (I got my 5-pack at Michael’s for $2.99, $0.60 ea) – you can also find these at CVS or Walgreens

pom-poms ($8.90 for half-pounder bag, about $0.10 per handful) – you can also find these at Walmart or Michael’s

mini plastic bagettes (2 x 3.75, $5.35 for box of 175, $0.03 ea) – you can also get these at Walmart or the same place as the wooden stars

lollipop (24 pops for $9.15, $0.38 ea)

I used alphabet rubber stamps and some perler + letter beads to embellish the muslin bags. But honestly, you could put all of this stuff in a paper bag or a plastic bag, too.

I envision the kids racing home to pull out their stars, paints, glitter + poms. Then propping their finished stars up on the mantle for everyone to admire. Well, that’s at least what’s happening over here!

Happy ~~Monday~~ Tuesday!

21 May 2013By: Barbara Rucci Category: Crafts, Create, DIY, Featured, Party, Stamping, Supplies Tags: art kit, muslin bag, party favor, Stamping, wooden star

Bubble Wrap Printing

This is a very fun and quite simple art idea for the whole family. All my kids got involved — my 6-yr old stayed with it for hours! We printed on a long roll of paper (our intention was to make wrapping paper), but you can also just use sheets and hang them up as art!

Supplies:

bubble wrap

coffee can (or any container that is sturdy)

duct tape

watercolors

paintbrushes

2 sponge

water

Cut a piece of bubble wrap and fold it over the top of the can (with the lid on). Use duct tape to secure it so it’s tight. Mix a color and paint it on the bubble wrap. Try not to push too hard — you want to paint the bubbles, but not the crevices in between. Paint fast before the paint dries, then turn it over onto the paper and press down.

It may take a few stamps to get it right, but the beauty of this project is that even if you are too heavy-handed, or the opposite — it’s printmaking and it’s supposed to be imperfect!

I am a big believer in never going for perfection. Point out to your kids how beautiful each stamp is — no two are alike (just like snowflakes).

We wrapped teacher gifts with the paper. I will share more of our wrapping papers in my next post!

13 Jul 2012By: Barbara Rucci Category: Crafts, Create, DIY, Featured, Stamping, Teen Craft Tags: bubble wrap, craft, printing, Stamping, wrapping paper

Pencil Eraser Stamping

I love this idea! It’s so simple, so colorful, and so fun. Any child at any age, really, can enjoy this. Just buy some new pencils and a rainbow ink pad and that’s all you need to make some art! This idea came from a rubber stamp artist named Carloe Lie.