As a mom and a stamper, there is something that is very endearing to my heart ..... crafting with my almost 5 year old son. He is a huge fan of my Sizzix Big Shot and an even "huger" fan (in his words) of the Vagabond by Tim Holtz! He loves to color, but most of all he loves to cut and tape and glue! He enjoys (mostly) free reign of my craft supplies, but I do find it would be nice if he had something to call his very own. We can craft side by side.
That's where the idea of our "Junior Stamping Kit" originated. To celebrate back to school and Simon's annual STAMPtember extravaganza we are making the "Junior Stamping Kit" available in our store while supplies last.
In celebration of crafting with our kids, we have developed this "Junior Stamper" kit targeted for ages 4 through 14. The kit includes whole assortment of products from stamps, ink, neon papers, coloring pages, twistable crayons, markers, window markers, to stickers, construction paper, glue stick, 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.
You can purchase yours here while supplies last. This kit is loaded with fun AND value! The retail value of this kit is almost double what we are actually charging.
*This is a special edition Kit and not part of our regular Card Kit Club Program
Thank you with all my heart for allowing me to share this passion with you! The best parts of my day are when you share your passion with us! Comment below and tell us if you know any kids that love to craft. Do you craft with them? We'd love to hear from you! Several lucky commenters will receive a Junior Stamping Kit as a gift :) Winner announced Friday 8/10.
In stamping fun,
Heidi
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What a wonderful idea! While I don't have any kids, I do have a brown Boston Terrier and was wondering if you have any plans to make those adorable drawings of Simon into stamps? He's so cute, and I would love to have a stamp that looks just like my pup Hazel. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Christina! Our Simon is a brown boston terrier too :) He is our family pet. It's a secret, but we do have a huge surprise with Simon planned as part of our STAMPtember celebrations coming September 1.
DeleteYay! I can't wait to see what you have planned! Thanks so much for the response. :)
DeleteWhat a sweet photo of Jax and Tim!
ReplyDeleteMy grandson would just live this Junior Stamper Kit! Thank you so much for always thinking of the children too. They love to craft just as much as us big kids!
Dottie Cain
dottiec1949@yahoo.com
For sure! It's even more fun with a partner too :) Thanks for commenting!
DeleteThis kit looks wonderful! I definitely have a junior stamper/crafter, which I love, although I'm not always good at sharing my stuff with her. I sometimes do card workshops and I always save a set to do with her. She knows she has access to my scraps and even does fussy cutting. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled that my youngest grandson loves to join me in my craft room.I am even more thrilled that his father,the football coach,totally supports him in"playing" with me.
ReplyDeleteThis kit is perfect for the kids! My girl loves to make cards but she is only 3 years old. So most of the time she like to punch flowers and glue them or paste the stickers. And I usually help when she needs it ;)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have a crafter in the house! YAH!
DeleteI have 3 kids 8, 11 and 13 and they all love to craft:)
ReplyDeleteFab Junior Kit, my son would love to have. He love to make cards, he enjoy carfting, and he is only 5 years old. He started to craft with me 2,5 years ago. :) Hugs,Moni
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome idea! Although I don't have any kids of my own (yet!), I can totally see using this kit during quality time with my 8 yr old niece! Thanks!
ReplyDeletewowoowowow so many wonderful supplies .... truely a treasure trove of goodies. Thanks for making this an exceptional value as well...perfect gift for my neices. LOVE seeing SIMON in his very own stamp set. The photo of Tim and Jax is awesome and LOVE the post. Hugs, Kathy.0
ReplyDeleteLove you too Kathy!!
DeleteHey Heidi,
ReplyDeleteI too LOVE that I can stamp and craft away with my kiddos!
We are a homeschooling family, our favorite class time is what I call, ART THERAPY...We could spend HOURS playing in the schoolroom:) which serves also as our stamp/craft room.
The kiddos are having a great time showcasing their work in the BACK TO SCHOOL CHALLENGE!
OH Laura! It's so great to hear the kids are enjoying the challenge! Art therapy definitely is good for the soul :)
DeleteWhat a great idea. My kids love crafting with me and are starting to accumulate their own little stashes. What a fun way to help them achieve this.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! My daughter will be delighted to have something like this kit... She also loves to play with my big shot sizzix and my stamps and papers and pencils while I seat to craft :)
ReplyDeleteMy children are grown now (22 & 20) but we used to do a lot of crafting together when they were younger. My daughter is still a crafter, but doesn't do as much as she used to, I'm sure she will get back to it one day. I do have a few great nieces that love crafting. I love to buy them supplies for Christmas and birthdays, things they wouldn't usually have. Your kits look wonderful! What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter LOVES to stamp with me! She always goes for Lawn Fawn stamps - probably cuz they're so cute and whimsical :) I will definitely be submitting some of her creations for this challenge and I thank you for thinking of our little ones too :)
ReplyDeleteMy 5 year old Son also loves making cards with me!! Everytime I sit at my table he joins me! He would so love to win this kit!!
ReplyDeleteI teach a preschool class at church and we are always crafting there. It's lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter (5 1/2) and I love to sit down and stamp and make cards together. It is fun to work side by side with her. I love to see what she can create.
ReplyDeleteI bring over all my spare stash to my good friends home her daughter who is 5 says she's a professional card maker and can craft for hours making cards. It's amazing to watch them create and run thru stash so quickly. This would just be AMAZING to bring over for her to play with. thanks for the chance
ReplyDeleteI know a lit girl who loves to draw=) Last weekend I taught her how to draw dog tracks.
ReplyDeleteMy good friend and her daughter love to craft together and that just makes it all the more special, they inspire me to craft and share in their joy!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! My son has his own collection of stamps and pads :)
ReplyDeleteMy great nieces LOVE to craft! We have so much fun.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute and fun! :) Love it!
ReplyDeleteI craft with my 7 year old niece Hana - she uses my craft stuff (under supervision!) and just LOVES it - her and her best friend idolise my cards and my 'talent' as they call it hehe, when they grow up they want to open a card shop lol. She loves colouring in with my 'grownup markers' as she calls my Promarkers! I did a crafting session for her 7th birthday and herself and all her friends got stuck right in making cards, it was a fun and productive way to keep a bunch of rowdy children occupied for a couple of hours, considering here in Ireland, it rains pretty much constantly :P
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What a great story Tanya! Thanks for sharing :) Great way to pass the time
DeleteI have Grandson who is very creative - he has crafted since he was very small. Even though we do not get to see each other too often ( he lives in another state), we do make things whenever we are together and he is always making crafty things with mom and dad!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you don't get to see each other more, but it's great to hear that you spend quality time together when you do see each other. Crafting Rocks!
DeleteMy nephew Rylind would love something like this. One day he was in his room and he was tracing a shark from a book and I realized that he was the artistic one. So this past Christmas I gave him this giant tracing/coloring book and it was his favorite gift. Needless to say that made me smile.
ReplyDeleteHi Heidi, thanks for sharing the kit and the pic of your son with Tim Holtz! Amazing! I have 4 kids and three of them LOVE to stamp and craft with me! The oldest (13-year-old boy) has never been into art but the other three LOVE stamping, Cuttlebugging, glittering, die cutting, Stickling, decorative sicissoring, coloring, painting...even playing with polymer clay! I, like you, am SO happy to see my kids enjoy the same hobby that brings me so much joy. My stamps might be a bit messier around the edges after they play, but it makes me smile the next time I reach for that stamp!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is so great. My son always wants to make cards with me. He'll be so excited when he'll receive this kit!
ReplyDeleteoh yes! My boys LOVE to color the die cuts I make with the Cricut. Their favorite cart is Create-a-Critter. They make "cards" for their stuffed animals all the time. My little guy also enjoys stamping and coloring the images. His favorite set is "Critters in the Burbs" by Lawn Fawn.
ReplyDeleteI have a lovely 6year old granddauhter who shares my passion for cardmaking. When they come for a visit (they don't live in this country) we spend time every day in my craft room. She absolutely loves my cuttlebug and makes cards to send to her other Granny and all her cousins!
ReplyDeleteMy son just turned 5 and has enjoyed making his Father's Day cards for the past 2 years and his birthday thank you notes last week. His easel is one of the most used "toys" he's has and I'm looking forward to sharing MY toys with him as he gets older.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea, Heidi! My 4 yo old niece and I craft side by side. I have several containers full of crafty goodness that she knows she can play with. The thing she lives the most are my Distress Inks and those tiny HA stamp sets that come in the plastic bucket. She'll still on my lap forever stamping away!
ReplyDeleteYes I've crafted with my daughter many times. We stamp together and she's even used the stamps, etc to do speeches at school doing demonstrations.
ReplyDeleteMy 8 year old daughter and my 6 year old son both love to hang out in my craft room with me. They always want to make what I'm making and learn how to use all the tools. Rebekah
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea! I love to scrap with my 5 yo daughter, and she loves to stamp and cut and glue! She particularly loves to make LO with photos of herself with her young sister... we enjoy this time together so much!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! I got four kids and they are always using up my stash.
ReplyDeleteVery cool idea, and it was great to hear about your experience with your son. So happy you have that in your life. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteKatie B.
this is wonderful! Thanks for the chance to win...my sweet granddaughter would love it!
ReplyDeleteMy kids have always loved seeing my scrapbook pages and now that i am into card making they like to create their own cards. So my 3 kids are always peering over my shoulder on in my lap (!) when I am crafting. Thanks for sharing your sweet story and the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteMy seven-(and a half)year-old grandson loves to "do art projects" with me. His little brother is joining in now, too.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fabulous kit for kids. My daughter loves to craft. It is great mother, daughter time and something we enjoy doing together. It is memories that will last a lifetime. Hannah is 12 and I just hope that as she moves into her teenage years that passion stays with her.
ReplyDeleteYour son is adorable and what a lucky little guy to have already met Tim. :o)
This is such a thoughtful and fabulous idea. I have 2 young kids, my eldest is almost 5 and has been diagnosed as Autistic. We have had our work cut out for us trying to get him to draw and cut with scissors to develop the muscles needed for writing when he starts school and in the last few months we have seen some great success. I love making cards with him as the motivation of giving his work to someone he loves, like his grandmother or cousins, really helps. When we give the card he then gets more encouragement and support for his efforts from the recipient. My daughter is turning 3 this month and is startingt o get in on the drawing, cutting and glueing action too. I love to share my passion with my kids, just like you, and while it sometimes means chopped scrapbooking layouts, smooshed tombow markers, or other disasters, it is worth working through that to be able to share something so special with them.
ReplyDeleteThis Stamp kits sounds such a wonderful Idea for the kids...I have 2 Kids and do enjoy crafting with them a Lot :) Their Ideas are so out of the box and I am always surprised by their Innovative ideas !!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I have two little girls who love crafting. We just made their daddy birthday cards. it was fun for everyone. Great kit!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea!! Last year my son that is now 6 and I would craft in the afternoon when I got my other son down for a nap. We had a blast! He even taught me some different color combos that worked wonderful together. This year he will head to Kindergarten so we will have to find another special time to play! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!!! my 5 year old grandson would love to have this, he loves to card craft with Nanna - Thanks for the opportunity to win one of these - if I don't win I will certainly buy one for my g.son!!!!
ReplyDeleteBoth my grandkids are avid cardmakers -- yesterday, we created cards for their great-grandmother's upcoming 90th birthday! It was so much fun working with both of them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea. My daughter is 9. She likes to do all kind of crafts (I am pretty sure she takes after me). The only thing I am finding is that her attention span is not that long. If I am stamping she decides to stamp as well but won't last more than half an hour before she moves onto another craft.
ReplyDeleteMy granddaughter loves to craft with me. She has fun with all my tools and loves to make cards. She even taught my church stamping group how to make a card. She is only 6 years old.
ReplyDeleteMy 7 year old son loves to craft with me! This kit looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! How AWESOME!! =) What a GREAT idea and I too have a 5 year old son who LOVES my sizzix and Vagabond machines!! He LOVESW making cards and projects for his classmates-especially for the holiday parties!! I would LOVE to win and give him his own supplies for his birthday coming up at the end of September!! He also LOVES to cook with me and asked for his own set of pans for his birthday!! I keep thinking about his wife someday and how she will appreciate the man he will grow up to be!! Crafty and able to cook!! =) THANKS AGAIN for sharing and for the chances to win!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
ReplyDeleteMy boys (10 and 6) would love this kit. I think I would love it even more because it they had it then they would stay out of my stuff!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea. My daughter (6) loves using my stamps to create cards. it would be great to win this kit for her.
ReplyDeleteI have a 1 year old who isn't quite ready to craft with me yet, but soon, I think!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
ReplyDeleteWow....this is awesome!!! My kids love to craft. My daughter is 14 and has always loved jumping in with me on anything she could. Now my son is 7 and I can not sit down without him being right in the middle of what I am doing. He loves being creative and thinks he has to use everything to do so. I love that kids like to do this instead of playing video games or watching tv. I encourage all kids to craft and use their imaginations.
ReplyDeleteOh, my son (who turned 3 today, yay!) LOVES to craft and especially stamp!
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ReplyDeleteThis is such an awesome idea and I´m just sorry, you didn´t post it just 1 day earlier. I have 8 grandkids,7 girls and 1 boy aged 4 to 16, who all just loves to craft and we use to make a craftweek here all together every summerholiday, and then again in the week of the fallholiday all together, and they all just left here last night, as they´re going back to school again on monday. But they´ll definitely love this,I´m sure. Ofcause the older ones wants to use the adult stuff, but I´m sure the 4 smaller kids would be on the moon with this, and maybe then then could keep on at home too, and not always have to wait to get to gran´s house to play, because the mum´s just hate to craft LOL. We have a bunch of really awesome pics from all the gatherings here over the years, that´s for sure. I´ve started to make a scrapbook for each of them, which I expect to give them as they get wed , so they can follow their crafting life at gran´s house over the years. And it´s soo fun to see, how even the oldest one at 16 still set everything aside to be here that one week, each time, even it can be long between we see her else, when they´re busy with school and friends, but that week is sacret to all of them, that´s for sure, and the older ones even more and more often bring some of their friends too now, who don´t have a place to craft, because they obviously also tells their friends about our weeks here every year.
ReplyDeleteI could make a whole book with tons of funny pictures and stories about our craftweeks here together over the years ha ha ha. And they love to see all these pics too and also to see, what they made themself year after year and see how they´re improving in skills and creativity too, and I too find that really amazing, to see how they gets better and better over the years. We got soo many here, that hubby last year made me a huge craftroom, where we can all be together now, so we don´t have to spread it all over the house anymore. Maybe he got a bit tired of having craftstuff everywhere. Not sure, but I sure love that new huge room, I can now play in every day here, that´s a big dream come true, that´s for sure.
It is such an amazing feeling and give a fantastic bonding with the kids, which is rare these days, so I can only recommend everyone to do this, if they have the possibility for it, that´s for sure, and if anyone would like to see pics or hear more about how we´ve done this, just let me know, I´ll be more than happy to share it then.
My kids love to craft. They have a big old bag of craft stuff set aside that they know they can dip into any time and take whatever they want. None of them have met Tim though, lucky boy!
ReplyDelete** Kate **
This absolutely wonderful. As a preschool teacher, I see how thrilled children get to make cards and share their message with their parents, friends, teachers, etc. I love the idea of this kit:)
ReplyDeleteThis absolutely wonderful. As a preschool teacher, I see how thrilled children get to make cards and share their message with their parents, friends, teachers, etc. I love the idea of this kit:)
ReplyDeleteMy daughter (5,5) likes to craft a lot. Lately I have to buy double from everything :-) This kit would be just great for her ! Last Christmas we sent cards to everyone made by her. She adores to cut, to colour and to glue. Thanks for the chance !
ReplyDeleteFabulous kit Heidi !! :-) I am thrilled that we have 2 of these kits to give away on our current Children's Challenge !! I will add the image to the post now and make a reminder post too :-)
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Great take on the Junior Stamper Kit! I have a 5 years and a half years old daughter who always around when I start to stamp. She would asks, "Mummy, are you playing with paper again?". That means I have to stamp something into her drawing book so that she can colors (she sometimes ask me to cut out and make a card). There is one time, I used Lawn Fawn Critters in the Sea to make a sea scene in her drawing book. I asked her to color and later make her name the sea animals by writing them on the drawing book! How awesome to know that Simon Says Stamp have this Junior Stamper Kit!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea. No kids here, but my sister's two grandsons would love this! Thanks for the chance to win one.
ReplyDeleteMy son has started to make his own cards. He likes the Spellbinders machine the most so far! Thanks for embracing this wonderful activity for kids!
ReplyDeleteI'm late to the party, but wanted to say what a terrific idea this is for a child's gift. I do "arfts and crafts" with my 4-year old niece. She even has a special artist t-shirt she wears (one of mine that covers her up almost completely). We have her supplies in a separate plastic file container which is now overflowing with supplies and paper. She loves it all. What a great joy for your son to meet Tim! Isn't that every crafter's dream?
ReplyDeleteI'm late too, but need to say this is a wonderful idea! I have been crafting with my 9 year old niece for about 5 years now and it's got to the stage where I think she does a much better job than I do! I just love spending that time with her.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a kit Heidi!! My kids have always enjoyed having access to all my craft supplies and as a result I have gotten some pretty special birthday and Mother's Day cards throughout the year. Love to hear that Jax has inherited your love for stamping. It's such a fun thing to create with your child. Such a cute picture of him and Tim too!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
xoxo, Christine
Love to see kiddos crafting! My 10 year old son is super crafty and I just love to foster the love of art within him, even though dad gets a little annoyed with our crafty messes! LOL! This kit is great and I know my boy would be super excited to win his own crafty kit. He loves getting mail! Thanks so much for the chance!
ReplyDeleteMy daughters aged `12,13 and 15 have all grown up seeing me make my own cards and over the years, they too have made their own cards for family and friends....they have often commented that handmade gifts are the best gifts for they are made with so much of love!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
Usha
usharaneem@yahoo.com
my youngest, aged 9 loves to colour in with me but wants to use my markers as his are "not as good". What can I say....it is true! Both my boys also love to bake with me, haven't got around to teaching them to knit yet
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My two daughters used to go to one-day crops with me, where they both worked on their own scrapbooks of themselves, in addition to the scrapbooks I have going for them and all the other family members. It's so very fun to look back at their own scrapbooks and read their own journaling! Sadly, now that they are teenagers and above (21 & 15 yrs) they have moved on to other things in their lives.
ReplyDeleteI dream of the days a few years from now when they *hopefully* come back to crafting with their mom! And at least the 21 year old is one of my biggest fans (I'm also a cardmaker) and always uses my own creations when she is sending off a card! She prefers them to Hallmark!