Rebel Girls Book Reading Event - Amelia Earhart

We kicked off the weekend for some adorable littles with daydream inspiration and motivation! Working with one of my favorite books, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, we put together an Amelia Earhart book reading and paper airplane contest event. Rachel, our event coordinator, invited her friend Chelsea, who is a pilot in the Air Force - perfect reader for our event! Amelia Earhart is from Kansas, so a great rebel girl for our event.

We wanted to help our little readers' daydreams soar, so Rachel brought the sky to life on our backdrop. She made white balloon clusters for clouds, and we found the perfect red airplane balloon. With the Rebel Girls poster, we attached strings to the airplane to make it look like the airplane was pulling the poster. Fishing line is great for airplane balloons, to make them look like they are soaring through the air. For the kids, we made a fun photo prop for them to stand behind, letting everyone know they are a Daydream Believer!

After we posted about the event, Emilee, creator of Smarty Girl, reached out about her fun airplane leggings. She is local to Wichita and makes adorable leggings with "boyish designs for girly girls." If you have a daughter that loves girly colors and themes such as airplanes, science, insects and more, definitely check them out!

Chelsea was amazing with the children! While the kids enjoyed some Miri's Minis donuts, she read them the Amelia Earhart story, shared her personal story, and finished off with a little speech about having courage. After speaking, she passed around her patches and scarves from over the years - kids always love a good show and tell! Even the parents found themselves asking questions and wanting to know more.

After the reading, the children made paper airplanes. There were many different, colorful airplanes soaring around the space. We then rounded everyone up for a distance contest. Each child threw their airplane and the two that flew the furthest won. Rebel Girls sent some fun goodies, and we threw in a few of our own. It was such a fun and easy activity for kids of all ages.

It was such a fun morning! Chelsea was amazing - we loved having a true rebel girl do the reading for this event. Even Shop Baby came to participate! Obviously she wants a copy of her own. If you haven't purchased the two Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls books yet for your littles (girls & boys), they're a must for bedtime stories. They are one page stories with beautiful artwork of famous women that did incredible things. You can purchase them in our online shop or in the shop.

A huge thank you to Chelsea, the Rebel Girls team, and my team for helping put together this event! Also, thank you so much to everyone that joined us. We are hoping to do another one in the future, so watch for it!

Lots of Love,

Superhero Valentine Making

Photos via Erin Kata Photography

Superheroes, cookies, and valentines make for the perfect date with kids! The day before Valentine's Day, we hosted a kids' event as a thank you for a fun Valentine's season.  We pulled one of our adorable superhero kits, and setup some tables for them to get crafting.

How perfect is this jacket!

Photos via Beck and Roam Photography

Photos via Erin Kata Photography

The kids had fun putting together their superheroes. I love letting kids craft away and see how they put things together. This kit was fairly easy, so most could handle putting them together on their own. Love a good glue stick craft, especially when it's not at your house!

Photos via Erin Kata Photography

Nothing like a paper superhero to entertain your kids for thirty minutes!

Photos via Erin Kata Photography

Photos via Beak and Roam Photography

We sweetened the afternoon with cookies from our favorite, Sweet Sugarlicious. She created amazing pop art prints on top of heart cookies to tie in the Valentine aspect. Will someone please let us help you have a superhero party! These cookies, with our supplies are such a good combo.

Photo by Beck and Roam Photography

Thank you to everyone that stopped by! Also, thank you so much to Erin and Ashli for capturing your kids having fun crafting at the shop - love that they had fun!

Lots of Love,

Morning Craft & Breakfast - Superhero Capes

I felt like kicking off the year with a boost of super powers at the shop! Last year when getting in lots of fun party supplies, I found some great little capes to use for a superhero party. I decided they would work perfectly for a Morning Craft & Breakfast if I found some fun foam stickers for the kids to use. Plus, I love keeping my craft Saturdays inclusive of boys and girls. Who doesn't love being a super girl or boy? I mean, I'm in my late twenties and still wish I had actual super powers!

To set the scene, I pulled some of our fun superhero supplies. We didn't need plates since it was a one snack situation, but the "WHAM" napkins were perfect. I also wanted to use the adorable banner I had Dixie & Twine make to coordinate with the supplies. To create a backdrop, I used thick, yellow washi tape to make a few lightning bolts. The "KABOOM" balloons were a fun pop of color against the white backdrop and on the tables I laid out their gear. The party masks were a must to complete the overall look!

I love crafts that are open ended for creativity. Some kids made patterns, some put their names, some covered it in all the things. So fun! A few attendees even showed up in their superhero gear ready to take on the day. Once they had finished their cape masterpieces, we tried snapping a few pics. Try telling a kid who just put on a cape to stand still! Not so much, but got a few.

Thank you to everyone that attended! It was such a fun activity and I hope your little superheros had the best time. Our next one is Valentine making! You can reserve your spot here.

Lots of Love,