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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Blog Hopping with the Junior Stamping Kit


In celebration of crafting with our kids, we have developed this "Junior Stamper" kit targeted for ages 4 through 14.  The kit includes a whole assortment of products from stamps, ink, neon papers, coloring pages, twistable crayons, markers, window markers to stickers, washi tape, and scissors (safe for 4+).  There is a huge list of supplies and many of them reusable for a long time to come.  It's important to celebrate our children and so the kit is complete with a "Junior Stamper" Certificate of achievement.  The kit is absolutely loaded with value....gotta love that!



Jesta is part of our Simon team.  Jesta's son, Will, used his kit to make lots of great projects.   She said Will was overjoyed to get the kit to work with.  Can you believe how beautifully he colored this page!?  Here Will is with his coloring page and a birthday card:





For my son Jaxon, I'll be honest.  It wasn't really about the finished project.  It was about the fun he had creating art..... and something really special that happened that I had not anticipated - his eyes completely and totally lit up when he opened his very own Junior Stamper Kit box. 



Something about getting his own kit made him feel so very special.  AND I must say.... when he saw that the coloring book had our dog, Simon, on the page, he squealed with delight.  Kristina Werner did a fabulous job designing the coloring book pages!   Jax was so excited to work with the kit, he actually climbed right onto the table and started stamping and washi taping his pages immediately.  He is definitely one happy boy.



I love that each kit has unique stamps and an assortment of washi tape.  It's individualized and reminds me of collecting trading cards when I was a kid.  It was fun to see which cards were included in each pack.  This way if you have multiple kids in your household - they will be able to share their stamps!  (I keep telling Jax that sharing is a GOOD thing)

We sent the kits out to a fantastic assortment of kiddos to try and give us their feedback.  Please be sure to stop by and see the creativity at work. 

If your child has created art and you'd like to share it, please be sure to visit our "Children's Challenge".  You can link up their work using inlinkz and they can see what other kids have been up to this summer! 

Our Next Blog Hoppers:
May Flaum
Jennifer Mcguire
Laurel Beard  
Nichol Magouirk
Sarah Moerman
Jo Nevill

Thanks for visiting! The next stop in the Simon Says Stamp Junior Stamper Blog Hop is May Flaum.  I can't wait for you to see what her girls have been up to!  If while hopping, you encounter a broken link, you can go back to the beginning for links to everyone who is participating in the hop.

It's not over yet!  Do you want to win a $25 gift certificate to Simon?  You can comment below and tell us a bit about what makes your child(ren) excited.  Jax LOVES to get mail.  He also loves to make his baby sister giggle.  One lucky winner will receive a $25 Simon Shopping Spree! YAH!

- In stamping fun (for all ages!)
Heidi

75 comments:

  1. An awesome kit! My girls are having so much fun creating projects for the contest they even invited our neighbors to join in the fun. Great idea, SSS and thanks for spreading the sunshine!

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  2. my boys get excited over new Lego sets, stuffed animal, animal stickers and anything with WHEELS!

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  3. Both my kids love to get mail. This kit looks like so much fun!

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  4. My niece gets excited about going for ice cream. Proof she's related to me! I hope I get the chance to share this kit with her and see how excited it, too, will make her. Thanks!

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  5. My little girl is so easy to please! When I get a package....she's happy with the bubble wrap and claiming it as her own! I think she would be THRILLED with a package of her own so we will look into making you some art today! :D

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  6. Gracie (who is six) loves seeing her friends at school, seeing her grandparents, going on adventures (especially to the movies and to Disney) and she loves listening to music in car!

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  7. Since I am a child/teen myself I get really excited when I get mail from Simon Says Stamp or any other crafty mail! :)

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  8. What fun these kits are for the kids. I am sure my grandchildren would love to have their own kits to create with. My grandkids love to swim at our house and take care of our farm animals.

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  9. Going to the zoo! such a cool kit!

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  10. What a fun kit. My son loves to go shopping for toys or video games for his DS at Toys R Us. Money burns a hole in his pocket. jeannett_mcgee@comcast.net

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  11. My child is in college so he gets excited by going out with friends and new video games. I love this kit and would get it if my baby if he were just a tad younger. :p

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  12. What an excited smile on your son's face! ;-)

    My neice and nephew always loved to get mail. I had to work with them on their 'sending' part. LOL

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  13. Great kit. My son has always loved getting a new comic book!

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  14. My 5 year old son really loves to make cards!

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  15. My son-6 gets so excited when he comes up with a new (always clever) knock knock joke. Rebekah

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  16. My child is in college but he was little once and he really gets excited when he gets to buy designer clothes. My neighbor's child who is 8 loves Lego so its really exciting for him when his mum treats him with a set!!!

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  17. How fun! We LOVE our kit that you sent last week! I took some photos that I was going to share in a blog post soon, Ellie sends you guys a HUGE thank you!

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  18. My kids love to sit down and listen to their dad read a book out loud. They've loved it ever since they were tiny and now they are starting High School this fall! They still beg him to read to them any evening we have together as a family. They also get really excited about making cards together for a charitable cause. That's one of the things that makes them more excited than anything else - service. Love my teens!!!

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  19. In answer to today's blog...I don't have children, but I was a teacher for many years with special education children of all ages. They always love it when I brought in stamps, markers, crayons, decorative scissors etc...We would make cards and things for various holiday's and they had so much fun. So I can imagine how much a child would love to get this kit and make things. I would love to win a gift certificate also...thanks Hedi for offering it today.

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  20. My girls LOVE their Daddy.
    My oldest loves crafting. All of it.
    My youngest loves stickers. and books

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  21. Love the pic of Jaxon, he looks soooo excited with his own goodies! I know all kids get a kick out of getting their own mail, and their own package...that much better!

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  22. I don't have children but my niece and nephew love to ride their bikes. My nephew is the crafty one. I always give him crafty gifts that he loves

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  23. My kids love washi tape. And since they like to display their art work on their wall, we use it to tape it on their wall. Greatest thing is they can rearrange their art work whenever that want! It is great for painted walls. They have been painting and making sculptures with Model Magic.

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  24. Great kit for kids! As a retired teacher I would recommend it for any and every child.

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  25. This is a kit my kids would love. My kids get very excited about meeting up with our family friends, ice cream and family movie night.

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  26. Vicky loves to creat new things... call it lego, cardmaking, new fairy tales, she is a creative 6 year old!
    Thanks for the chance :)

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  27. Thanks for the chance! My girls would love this kit! My oldest would love to have something just for her!

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  28. I don't have kids, so maybe I can tell what makes me excited. Yesterday in a fleamarket I found a My Little Pony! So beautiful one with neon pink body and beach theme, I couldn't stop smiling all day :)

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  29. I don't have kids, bUt I have 31 students. Learning random, fun facts makes them excited.

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  30. What terrificly, handsome boys and so clever.

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  31. Oh, my kids get SO excited when they get mail or a package! They also love to get invitations to borthday parties...makes them feel extra special!

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  32. My children are grown. They loved to do all kinds of crafty things when they were young. Once my boys moved on to other things, I had a craft night once a week with my younger nieces. They loved anything & everything with bling. Now the students in the special education classroom I work in get to use my supplies. They love stamps & ink! These kits look great for kids.

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  33. My nephew likes to sleep, he's to small yet for games=)

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  34. I don't have any kids, but my nephew is really into trains and little animal figurines. He's just getting into drawing/coloring. This kit looks so fantastic! I know I would have loved it as a child--shoot, even now I'd probably have some fun with it!

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  35. This kit is just awesome and I know, that the kids are going to just love it. I have 8 grandkids aged 4 to 16 and they all just loves to come here and craft, and kids are far better crafters than most people seems to think, and they have such wonderful ideas always. All my kids have made tons of awesome things over the years and I know, they would be thrilled with a set like this. ¤ of them actually just went home hto get back to school here last week-end after a week here, so maybe I should share some of their great projects with you guys.

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  36. How fun! My daughters both love different things, oddly enough! My oldest is a bit of a perfectionist, and loves to craft! My youngest also loves to craft...but is kind of like like a mini hurricane with what she leaves behind! They also love to help others!

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  37. My son loves crafts and I try to nurture and encourage with this tendency as much as I can! He is really into stamping right now so this kit is perfect!

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  38. My son likes to scrapbook with me he'll ask, "Mommy can I borrow some of your "sassy" paper so I can scrap?" I think he's so cute. My daughter gets into the crafts too! She's always making signs for things. For our zip up gazebo she did one using WRMK Tiffany that said, "Keep out the bugs. Zip it when exiting Thank you!"

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  39. my niece loves to make cards with me and she does come up with some cool looking cards! She loves the new Hero Arts Neon inkpads.

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  40. My kids love anything new... at least for a time! We enjoy crafting together when there is time. The nice thing about homeschooling is that it can be considered school! YAY! God bless!

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  41. My son loves painting. He'd happily sit there all day with paints and a brush.

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  42. I think this get would put the Bright Eyes on any kids face. One could create such memorable moments. Smooches...

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  43. My son loves anything that has to do with trains, and craft wise he loves to paint!
    THanks!
    Lisa

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  44. THANKS for sharing!! I can totally see my 5 yr. old son being as HAPPY as these guys!! THANKS for the FUN Blog hop and for the chance to win!! AWESOME!! =)
    Have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

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  45. so cool! this kit makes me wish i had kids to share it with. i bet my 10 year old self would have really loved it. kristina puts great stuff together!

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  46. my son loves new toys and dvds. My daughter loves new clothes and accessories - typical. :)

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  47. Love the kit (great idea) and cute kids! My darling Sophie (3) squeals every time the dog barks. It's hilarious but she thinks it's the funniest thing!

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  48. Awesome kit!! My kids are grown but my 8 year old nephew loves my crafty cards and altered art and scrapbooking! He would love to win a craft kit!!!!

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  49. Our grandkids get excited about spending time with us! ;)

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  50. My son loves it when I let him take the sponge and get it full of ink. Some of the color combos he comes up with, I have to admit look really nice together!

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  51. Awww, great story and pics :) My Emily loves it when Mommy stays home from work, when she gets her Highlights Jr. magazine each month, and sending her homemade cards to her Grandma and Grandpa!

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  52. can't wait to see what the other kids have come up with! my son loves anything CARS!

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  53. What gets my oldest son excited is hitting an archery target. My younger son gets excited making his friends laugh and inventing games. My nieces would get super excited about this kit!

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  54. My boys both love to play outside. They love Lego and music.

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  55. What a wonderful idea for a kit!!!
    My daughter just loves horses, unicorns and kittens! My son loves science and building or problem-solving video and computer games. Thanks so much for the chance to win!

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  56. I so love that you are showing us some things from the kids. I love when kids are excited about being creative. My kids are grown now, but when they were kids, they always got excited to have some new art supplies. One time a huge craft store went out of business and we happened to stop in on their last day in business. They were selling a cart full of whatever you could fit for $20/cart. They had a ball! Things that I would usually say "No you can't have that." I was saying "Sure, why not?!!" We ended up getting something like $2000 worth of supplies and had a ball sharing them with our friends and their school. That was one of the best and most exciting creative adventures ever.

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  57. What a thoughtful gift idea for parents!! I don't have a kid but I've a baby cousin. He gets excited with the mirror. He'll do many different funny faces in front of the mirror and laugh hysterically.

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  58. My 5yr old loves to make things. He gets so worked up every month when his Kiwi Crate arrives and he LOVED the Big Picture Class summer class we did this summer where he got to fill in his own SMASH book. The Michaels passport program was also a huge hit with him this summer.

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  59. Oh wow this is such an awesome kit..love the way you have added all those fun things.well my 13 yr old daughter gets super excited to get new craft supplies especially stamps ... she is starting to be a die hard crafter like me :)

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  60. I think this kit is an awesome idea and I could see buying it as a gift as I don't have kids myself. Just kitties, and they get excited playing with there toys. Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  61. Love this kit! What makes my niece excited (I don't have children of my own)? ...scrapping with her aunt (me)! Actually it makes me super happy to do stuff with her. It's our special time together to talk about all sorts of "girly" things!

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  62. Sweet story of your boys'fun with the kit.
    My kiddos have gotten so excited reading a the comments left on their
    entries for the "Children's Challenge".
    Thank you for leaving encouraging messages!

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  63. My adult children love to get birthday cards made by Mom- especially if there is a check enclosed. Iris

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  64. Getting mail but especially packages (pajakes in kiddo speak) and getting to go "somewhere fun" which lately has meant bowling!

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  65. What a neat kit! Thank you for entering us all in the giveaway!

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  66. Fabulous picture and card Will :-) and Jax certainly looks like he is enjoying his kit too !! :-)

    going on the hop now ,,, soo looking forward to seeing what the junior designers made :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  67. I don't have any children, but I remember doing my first embroidery project (of a cat) in kindergarten and being sent to the crafts teacher to show it off (and getting praised). Well, I still like cats and I still like to be praised. I love it when a card really comes together and other people come to visit my blog and leave sweet comments.
    Love the pictures of your proud and happy kids! That's what it's all about isn't it?

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  68. Great projects! The boys are so happy! My sonny who is 19 month loves big cars and trucks. He also likes cows so much and he gets so excited when we walk past the diary products shelves at supermarkets that starts dancing =)

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  69. Our kids are all grown, but my granddaughter gets excited when she knows that Nana has ice cream in the freezer!

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  70. I really want this kit for my youngest niece, she is turning 8 this month. She is like her aunty, she loves to craft. When she comes to visit thats all we do. She lives so far away and I think this would be so neat to send to her so she could craft with her own stuff. Her biggest loves, painting, dancing, and being daddys princess.

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  71. Our 6 year old, she is crazy about dogs (43 stuffed dogs in her room and on her bed, 1 doggiebank, 1 knodding puppy, a ton of stickers, should I go on?), so when she saw the prize for this kids challenge, she got so excited, she couldnt sleep úntill she figured out what great creation to make to win that kit, man that was a sleepless night for mam & dad. Thank you for that! LOL

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  72. You people on SSS are so thoughtful of our little stampers! My girl and her girlfriend already have made their cards for the challenge and just can't wait for the results :)

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  73. My granddaughter who is 3years old enjoys the beach, playing with her cousins and making cards with me!

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  74. my 4 years old son gets excited whenever he sees a 'sport car look-alike' on the road and he will exclaim 'vroom..vroom..' He loves Cars2 movie and watched it over and over again.

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  75. Well, I don't have any children, but the child inside me gets pretty excited by anything in RAINBOW COLORS! I have to over-rule her; I don't need five or six blenders even if they do come in a rainbow of colors. Alas.

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