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My kids inherited my love for crafting.   That can also be categorized as a need to keep my hands busy.  With weeks off from school for their Christmas vacations, I know that I’m going to need products in my arsenal to keep them busy crafting.  These suggestions from Goliath Games are great gifts for little crafters!

Gift Ideas for Crafty Kids 

Paint-Station for Preschooolers 

My preschooler can make a mess when crafting.  So this mess-free Paint-Station is a great solution.  The Paint-Station comes equipped with the following:

• a plastic tabletop easel,
• three paint pots,
• two paintbrushes,
• and paper

Set up is a snap (literally, just snap the easel together).  Normally paint does not equal mess-free, no spill, and washable.

The set came with three colors, with refills are available here.

Check out the Paint-Station in action here:

Paint-Station is recommended for children 3+ and can be purchased here.

Photo Pearls

I spent so many summers working with pearler beads, melting them into things like keychains and coasters.  I made them as fast as my mom could iron them.  Underneath our Christmas tree, my kids will find the upgrade to my childhood fav.

With Photo Pearls, crafters can transform pictures into unique works of art.  Our Animals pack came with:

• 3600 beads
• 4 peg boards
• 4 adhesive sheets
• 4 templates

Place the 4 templates together and start placing pearls.  The picture starts to emerge with each bead!  One great part is there’s no ironing.  The adhesive sheets secure your work of art.  The kit we received includes a puppy illustration, but the possibility are endless. The easy-to-use Photo Pearl app will transform your own photos into pearler guide templates, so the possibilities are endless!

Check out the Photo Pearl video for more information:
Photo Pearls is recommended for children 7+ and can be purchased here.

With crafty kids underneath the Christmas tree, I know my kids are going to be so merry!

But by the time my kids turned two, they definitely had an opinion about which type of party they would like.  So as we approached Poppy’s second birthday, we started discussing options with her. She was unwavering in her decision, Minnie Mouse.

That, of course, pleased us to no end. Yet there was a sliver of hesitation.  We’d already had a Minnie Mouse party for Harper when she turned two. What would guests think if I hosted two parties with the same, exact theme?  Nobody cared.  And if they happened to notice I recycled some of the same decorations from four years prior, they didn’t mention it.

And recycle decorations I did.  But I still wanted here to be something special just for Poppy’s second birthday. This DIY Minnie Mouse Photobooth was just the thing!  Added bonus: it cost just a few dollars to make!

How to Make an Easy & Inexpensive Minnie Mouse Photobooth Backdrop

Materials Needed:

• Black tablecloth, purchased at the Dollar Store
• Clear packing tape
• White 3-inch circles
• Pink pom pom garland, purchased at the Dollar Store
• Photo booth props
• Lollipop sticks, paper straws, or BBQ skewers

Optional: 3M hooks

Attaching my black tablecloth to my block wall ended up being tricky, so I used 3M hooks. I placed four hooks along the top of the wall, following the package directions.  To prevent the tablecloth from tearing, I reinforced it with clear packing tape at the top. Then I made holes to hang the tablecloth.

Due to wind, I ended up placing bricks on the bottom of the tablecloth.  Just beware of stumbling!

My pint-size party assistants were kind enough to randomly place polka dots on the tablecloth.  The top was decorated with an inexpensive pom pom garland from the Dollar Tree.

I ordered Minnie Mouse accessories from Etsy & printed them at home. Using black & white straws I had at home, I attached the accessories.  Time to party!

Now that we’ve had TWO Minnie Mouse parties, it’s time to mix it up. What’s your favorite party theme?

Tsum tsums are seriously the cutest. If you haven’t checked them out, they’re Disney-themed stacking stuffed collectible toys. My girls are crazy for them!

When brainstorming a fun way to break some news (more to come on that!), I decided to make a Minnie Mouse tsum tsum pinata. Using recycled materials & a little bit of butcher paper, I was able to whip up this sweet party necessity in an afternoon.

[eltd_highlight background_color=”” color=””]How To Make a Tsum Tsum Pinata[/eltd_highlight]

Supplies:

• Projector (or awesome drawing skills)
• Butcher paper (I used black, white, red, and pink)
• Crepe paper streamers
• Glue or scotch tape
• Packing tape
• Cardboard
• Box cutter
• Marker

Steps:

1.  Create tsum tsum face-I traced the Minnie Mouse design using a projector & a picture from a Google image search. You could absolutely sketch your own.  Using various colors of butcher paper, I made two tsum tsum faces. If not a perfectly symmetrical image, you’ll want to make mirror images.
2. Trace face onto cardboard-Trace both face designs onto cardboard. I used leftover Amazon boxes.  Put face designs aside until finished construction of the pinata.
3. Cut cardboard-Using a box cutter, carefully cut the tsum tsum designs.  It’s okay if they aren’t perfect!
4. Cut strips of leftover cardboard-Using scraps of cardboard, cut long strips to serve as the sides of the pinata. Mine were approximately 4-inches thick.  You will need enough strips to go around circumference of pinata.
5. Roll strips-Roll strips tightly to make them more pliable.
6. Attach sides- Using clear packing tape, attach strips to one cardboard face. I stick to small pieces of tape, about 6 inches at a time, so that the pinata is breakable.  Tip: Make an X with your box cutter at the top of your pinata. This will allow for rope to be strung. Another Tip: Leave a gap in the siding to allow for adding treats.
7. Attach remaining cardboard face– Use packing tape to adhere remaining cardboard face.
8. Decorate siding with streamers-Cover the siding of the pinata with streamers. Zig zag back and forth, adhering with glue or small pieces of scotch tape. For a fringe look, cut 3/4 of the way through streamer.  Another alternative is to ruffle the streamers and glue down.
9. Attach butcher paper faces–Using glue, adhere faces to front and back of pinata

Although it looks like a lot of steps, making your own pinata is a lot of fun and relatively easy. Considering I already had all of the supplies in my recycling bin & craft supply, it didn’t cost me anything to make.

Our Minnie Mouse pinata had an extra special surprise inside that I’ll be sharing with you soon.

Which Disney character would you like to see as a pinata?