{Free Printables} Reindeer Food Tags!

My friend, Lisa asked me to customize our Vintage Rudolph Fancy Labels with this adorable poem for Reindeer Food! Have you heard of this fun idea? I am definitely doing this one with the kids on Christmas Eve! I know they will LOVE it!

Here's what you need:
Baggies
Oats
Sprinkles
Glitter
...and anything else you might want to add!

Tie with ribbon and our FREE printable labels!

DOWNLOAD HERE!

{Real Parties} Cameron's Art Party!

You are going to LOVE this party! You may remember this creative momma from when we featured this fabulous party a couple of months ago! Lauren recently contacted us to help with the designs for her daughter Cameron's 6th birthday party. Unfortunately, we were booked on custom work but Lauren did an absolutely fabulous job on her own!

The party started with personalized aprons for the guests as they arrived. Normally, the favors are given at the END of the party, but they gave them out early so the guests could wear them during their art projects. They had Art Stations throughout the party and did activities such as "Draw a Self Portrait" and "Make a Masterpiece" where they made bracelets and decorated butterflies. They also had "Nail Painting" and "Face Painting" areas. So much fun!

Lauren got very creative with the food.....

Lauren, you did another fantastic job!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful day with us!

Back to School: DIY Printable Thank You Cards ~ Perfect for Teachers!

It's BACK-TO-SCHOOL time, and what a great way to start off on the right foot with your children's teachers....

Give him/her a set of these adorable thank you notes!

I just created this new apple design, and you can print as many as you would like HERE for free!

{Instructions}

1. Print PDF file on bright white cardstock
2. Cut page in half (dotted line)
3. Fold in half, or score/fold (I use a bone folder)
4. These notecards fit in standard A2 envelopes.
5. Tie with a cute ribbon or package in a cellophane bag and tie with ribbon!
6. Give to your favorite teacher!

If you would like to personalize these with a name,
email me at kim@thetomkatstudio.com
and for a small design fee,
I will create a custom file for you!

If you are interested in additional printable items with this theme (tags, labels, etc), let me know!

Enjoy!

Apple illustraton & card designed by The TomKat Studio.

© The TomKat Studio ~ For personal use only.

Invitations: I love to Color!

I recently created these invitations and other party items for Vivienne's upcoming birthday! Her mom's request was for a coloring themed party! She mentioned she would like a variety of rainbow colors, but that the ladies of the house LOVE pink! I incorporated bright, fun colors with a touch of pink!

Have a fabulous party Miss Vivienne! We'd love to see photos from the crayon party!

Birthday Parties: Gorgeous Party Hats!

Mmm, Mmm, Mmm....these are the most beautiful party hats I have EVER seen. I found these out in the blog world, on Sweet Cuddlecakes, and originally from Such Pretty Things. After viewing the full tutorial, I realized the papers used are from Heather Bailey. No wonder I love them so much! This looks like a super easy project for your child's next birthday party! Maybe I should create matching ones for my party collections and offer them in my shop?!

CLICK HERE FOR TUTORIAL

Birthday Parties: Kate's Yummy Lollipop Party!

My little cupcake turned two last week, and her lollipop birthday party was this past weekend! I had so much fun designing her invitations and decor! Everything turned out really "sweet"! I think everyone had a great time! Shown above: Yummy Lollipop invitations, more info from my previous post HERE! I also designed cupcake toppers (3 versions: "kate's sweet shop", "k", and "kate"), and favor tags ("thank you for being sweet") tied to the mini swirl lollipops!

Shown above: Cupcake stand (more on this later!), marshmallow pops inspired by Bakerella, pink snowballs turned lollipops, rainbow jello form stuck with a lolli stick, and I also did fruit on lollipop sticks!

Above: Kate's Sweet Shop Door Sign, Cotton Candy Buckets (walmart Easter section $1!), and bright necklaces (walmart)! Homemade giant lollipops made of paper plates, paper, wood dowels, cellophane & ribbon!

Above: My little princess all dressed up in her TUTU from Etsy and custom lollipop rhinestone TANK TOP from Pouty Pants, courtesy of my fab sister-in-law, Nicollette! Orange & pink tissue paper pom-poms by Martha Stewart!

Party guests having fun! Love this picture of my best friend's daughter with googly eyes for the marshmallow lollipop! Kate got some fabulous gifts including the memo board made by my crafty friend, Thuy! For a craft, the kids decorated foam circles, made into lollipops!

Having your own Lollipop Party?! You can now find invitations, favor tags, cupcake toppers & more in my ETSY SHOP!

Birthday Party: The Great Outdoors - Camping

We attended a really fun birthday party today for our little friend, Bella! Bella's creative momma, Vicki planned a great camping themed party to celebrate Bella's 4th birthday! With fantastic March weather in Phoenix, the Great Outdoors theme was perfect!

The kids started with a craft, painting little bird houses. They were so cute! See Tommy & Kate's above! You can find birdhouses or other paintable wood objects at Michaels or any local craft store.

A huge tent was set up in the backyard, and all of the kids were gathered in the tent while Dad went around and created a scavenger hunt! Meanwhile in the tent, Mom gave out glow bracelets and wooden sticks, and sang songs with the kids. The kids were instructed to find certain objects (snakes, frogs, horses) and were let loose to hunt!

After pizza, the kids were given cupcakes to decorate as ladybugs, as well as cups filled with "mud" pudding to add ingredients to (like gummy worms, graham crackers)! This was a hit! One of the little boys even dumped the entire bowl of oreo bits into his cup! (see below) Too cute!

It's a great idea to have lots planned activities to keep the kids busy and having fun! For party favors, gifts were wrapped in a bandana and tied to a wooden dowel! Adorable!

Great work, Miss Vicki!

I searched online for some cute camping invitations, but didn't find too many cute ones! Maybe I should design one! Here is one cute one I found:
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Any other ideas for a Camping or Great Outdoors themed party? Comment here!

Kid Crafting: Tommy's "Beautiful" Painting

This is what happens when you leave your 3-year old alone in the craft room for 5 minutes (or maybe 10 minutes?) Keep in mind, I gave him a little bit of ONE color to paint with. He went ahead and helped himself to Mommy's stash. I was upset at first (this isn't washable paint), but when he looked up at me and said, "But, I was making a beautiful picture for YOU, mommy"....my heart melted and we played "clean up"!