Kelly Kits ~ Review & Flash Giveaway

One of the challenges I face as a mom is making sure my kids get enough creative play time.  They do have many wonderful toys that engage them in creative play, but I seriously lack in providing them with art or craft activities.  One reason for this is that I’ve never seen myself as a creative person and don’t really express myself that way.  Another reason is that I just don’t know how to come up with fun projects on my own that they will want to spend time doing.  I love seeing other people’s blog posts and pictures with their crafty ideas, but I never think that I’m capable myself or even if it did look simple, I still wouldn’t have what I needed on hand to actually do the project.  If you share any of these challenges Kelly Kits is the perfect solution in ensuring your kids are exposed to fun art activities.

Kelly Kits is a subscription based company that will send you everything you need for a fun and creative art project once a month for one or two children. 

I received the art play activity for July from Kelly Kits.  The art technique for July was Printmaking and the activity was Sponge & Stamp.  One of the great features of Kelly Kits for someone like me is that they don’t just send you the package and expect you to know just what to do with it.  Yes, it does come with instructions, but what’s even better for a visual learner like me is that they share instructional videos on theire website.  My 3 year-old daughter watched the video with me and it got her really excited to do some painting.  She was disappointed when I told her we were going to wait until her brother got home from school.

On the walk home he quickly agreed to do an art project with us.  He was intrigued when I said it involved sponges and paint, but he was confused when he didn’t see the sponges in the materials I laid out.  When he learned that part of the activity was making the sponges he thought it was pretty cool.  He decided he wanted to make a Mickey sponge.  He had good intentions when drawing on the special paper provided, but once he started cutting we had to alter his plan a bit.  He ended up with a couple of circle sponges one big and one small perfect for stamping a Mickey shape on his paper. 

Then my daughter decided she wanted Minnie Mouse so I helped her with that.  They both had great fun dipping their sponges in the paint and pressing it on the paper.  Yes, their fingers got messy but that part of the fun.  After they were done with their Mickey shapes they had even more fun cutting the sponge paper in new ways and making new stamps.  I let them do it however they wanted and it was great that way.  There was enough paint provided in the kit that we’ll be able to do some more sponge stamping again soon.

I loved that there was little to nothing outside of the box that had to be provided.  I only had to put some water in a small cup for the sponges and get an extra set of scissors out since they both wanted to cut at the same time.  Their fingers and placemats were messy with paint, but very easily cleaned up with a wet washcloth.  It really was simple and provided them with almost an hour of entertainment and creative play. 

The cost for an annual subscription to Kelly Kits is $99 and includes the kit with everything you’ll need and online access to their instructional videos.  Shipping and handling is also included in that price. You can also purchase the kit monthly and pay $9.99 a month plus $2.49 shipping. Head over to Kelly Kits or watch the video below to learn more.

 

The Giveaway:  One lucky reader will win a year long membership to Kelly Kits!  Plus everyone that enters will receive a code to get one free monthly kit (Promo code does not include $2.49 shipping cost)

Enter the Kelly Kits Giveaway

Giveaway will run from August 29th-30th only!  So make sure you get your entries in right away!  Open to US only.  Good luck!

Disclosure: I was provided this item to review at no charge in exchange for an honest review and giveaway. No further compensation was received. All opinions are 100% mine.