A Hit of a Birthday Present

May 30, 2009

I’ve been having a run of good luck with my homemade Fun Box.

I start with a Sterilite Snap Box (found at Target) and do the lettering with the help of some painter’s tape to keep me straight. Then I head to my local Craft store (Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, etc) for the innards. The key is to buy in bulk and get into my Costco-size Ziploc bags to do the dividing.

So here are the goodies:

1) Velvet coloring activity I found in the $1 bin; 2) safety scissors; 3) glue stick (you might want to warn the parents about this one); 4) crayons – I like these new Crayola twistables; 5) a bunch of stickers; 6) foam stickers (animals, stars and bells, letters and numbers); 7) colored craft sticks; 8) regular craft sticks; 9) bells; 10) pompoms; 11) googly eyes; 12) pipe cleaners; 13) activity books: dot-to-dot, mazes, etc. (School Zone Publishing has great ones for about $1.40 each and available here:

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Mazes Animals Activity Zone

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3 Comments »

WT
on June 3, 2009 1:57 am
I want one for my son!
Kaye - SandwichINK
on July 23, 2009 1:34 am
What a great idea for a gift! A fun set of crafts and the box to keep them tidy. I know my grandkids all love their own little boxes and bags! In fact, I’m headed off to visit some of my grandkids soon with little grocery store recycle bags full of washable markers, coloring books, and stickers from the back-to-school sales that just started up. 🙂 Too fun! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Noreen
on November 9, 2009 10:07 am
My youngest started getting bday party invites and this is a GREAT idea!! Thanks!