Knowing that we were planning on having kids at our wedding, I decided to make little activity kits to keep them out of trouble. I bought these colorful lunch box looking plastic cases for $2 each at Michaels:
Then, I filled it up with kiddie goodies:
I bought the boxes of crayons on sale last August/September (Mr. Toucan thought I was crazy) during the annual Back-to-School sale at Target. Each box of crayons only cost me 10 cents! I bought cute little foam sunglasses from Michaels (on sale, 50 cents), and packages of play-dough ($1 for pack of 6, or 17 cents per tub). Then, I printed out coloring sheets on normal computer paper and stapled them together to make a little booklet, and VOILA! A kiddie activity box for less than $3!What have been your best (or cheapest!) children’s gift finds?
I was just thinking to myself today that I should make goody bags… this is an even better idea, goody bags would just fatten them up with sweets, but this will keep them entertained, I hope…thanks!
I gave bags with play cars (the girls like them more than the boys!) Crayons and coloring book, Mr. Potato head, a slinky, and a stuffed animal. Do you know what they liked the best? THE SLINKY!
Such a fantastic idea … some bridal magazine suggested buying crayons for TEN DOLLARS a package – just for crayons! I love your idea – totally cute and budget-conscious.
Hurrah for Micheals and back to school sales! Maybe I will put a few kits together too….
We did the coloring book and crayons for the little ones and then added toy cars and yo-yos for the boys and princess wands and braclets for the girls (all from the $1 bin at Target). The girls loved playing princess for the day, and I loved playing Queen!!
I dont think we’re having many kids at the wedding but I’d probably load em up full of sugar. Hey Kids! Here’s a bag of Pop Rocks! Go wild!
We’ve just been informed that FI’s uncle is bringing his two pre-teen daughters (they weren’t invited and no other kids will be at the wedding) so now I need to come up with something for them.
This looks like a great idea!
Spectacular idea! I plan to do something similar with beach toys.
I was at Target yesterday and noticed the back-to-school stuff is out. By the end of August/early September, it will all be on clearance 
I found some neat stuff at Five Below– there aren’t a ton of them yet but it is basically an upscale dollar store aimed towards kids/teens and everything is under $5. They have TONS of stuff, cute totes, board games and many other cute odds and ends that are sure to be loved! I got interactive books by Cranium that have games and such in them for $4!
That is a very cute box for the kids. I know they will love it. I like the little book you made them.
That’s so thoughtful! But aren’t you afraid they’ll start scribbling on everything in sight with the crayons (like the nice table linens)?
@Marlene and MissDragonfly: I’m already married – I just didn’t have time to post this before the wedding.
@Marlene: The kids did love them, though I think they seemed to like the box better than the contents of the box!
@MissDragonfly: Nope. There wasn’t any crayon anywhere. It’s harder for them to draw on linens with crayon (why I didn’t give them markers), and it’s why I also gave them coloring pages – so they wouldn’t draw on other things. I left a few blank pages as well for free drawing.
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Mrs. Toucan, Boston Age and Occupation: 25, Full-time Research Assistant, Part-time Graduate Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Actuary Engagement Date: February 18, 2007 Wedding Date: June 7, 2008 Blogging Since: November 07, 2007 Venue: St. Catherine of Genoa, Jin Asian Cuisine Restaurant About Me: I’m a Gemini to the extreme. On one side, I’m a girly girl. I read countless bridal and fashion magazines, and have an obsession with keeping up with the latest Hollywood gossip. On the other side, I’m a sports fanatic. Despite being a full-time bride-to be, full-time research assistant, and part-time student, I’m also a full-time Red Sox fan from spring training to October, and a full-time Patriots fan from mini-camp to February. I devote almost as much time researching my for fantasy football team as researching for our wedding!
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