DIY Disco Decor Kit from STMT!

 

Horizon Group USA is company that has several different craft kit brands under it's umbrella, one of those brands is called Simple Trendy Modern Touch or STMT for short. Once a quarter I get sent a fun box of kits to try out with my kids & review here on my blog. Today I will be sharing the DIY Sparkling Disco Décor set with you that can be purchased on Amazon. The kit is recommended for ages eight and older due to small ingestible pieces.

This DIY kit has a lot of potential but it fell a little flat for us & I will go into why we felt that way about this kit. The kit comes with three décor items to decorate - a heart, a ice cream cone & an actual disco ball. Along with the foam pieces to decorate you will also receive some chains, key chain hooks, and several sheets of the small shiny plastic squares you will use to create your disco look. 

The first issue we ran into with this set is the plastic squares, each one has a tiny protective sheet on it that needs to be removed. It takes a very long time to get all of the little plastic pieces off! After they end up all over your work space & like to stick to your hands. The instruction sheet mentioned you can apply a piece of tape to the top & peel to get them all off at once, we tried it with two different types of tape and neither worked. My daughter ended up giving up trying to peel all of them off even with my help so her project still has them attached to a good portion of the squares. The second issue my daughter ran into was the shape of the pieces, because the little plastic pieces are all square & do not have any kind of bend to them it was hard to get them to sit properly on the decorative pieces without there being large gaps between many of the pieces that were easy to see when viewing the finished project. 

My daughter is still going to keep the one she did to hang up in her room & we are going to try to figure out a way to do almost a mosaic style on the other two in order to fill in the gaps. Normally we are big fans of the various Horizon Group lines & the kits they have, this one was just an oddball that didn't quite work out. I feel like with a few minor adjustments this kit would be so much better. They have tons of other great craft kits for a wide range of ages & all of them are quite affordable, you can check out what they have to offer on Amazon or local stores such as Walmart, Target, Michaels & more.

Disclaimer- Horizon Group USA provided the product above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

Hello Kitty Sparkling Tumbler by Horizon Group USA!

 

If you or a child/teen in your life are a fan of Hello Kitty, Horizon Group USA sells a number of Hello Kitty DIY kits. We were recently sent one of their Glitzy Pop Sparkling Tumblers, this kit comes with everything you need to create two customized disks to decorate the front of your tumbler with. It includes the tumbler itself, a straw + lids, two decorative discs, two containers of gems and a gem pusher. 

It actually has way more gems than you will actually need for the kit so you will be left with extras to either use for another project or hold onto incase a gem ever pops out. The instructions have you pour a vial into the gem pusher & then you'll push the gems into the disc as the colors pop out. My daughter didn't want a random pattern so we poured them into a shallow dish so she could use the colors she wanted. 

The gem pusher is easy to use, she finished the kit in just a few minutes then gave the cup a good wash & made something to drink. The cup itself is cute, being able to customize it slightly gives it a little personal touch. Horizon Group USA sells their products on Amazon and also in select stores such as Walmart. This kit along with their other Hello Kitty DIY's would make a great birthday or holiday gift for the Hello Kitty lover in your life. They have several different product lines for various ages & most kits are under $20 which is fantastic. 

Do you have a favorite Hello Kitty Character?

Disclaimer- Horizon Group USA provided the product above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

Build & Paint your own Bird House!

We recently received a bonus summer mail from Horizon Group USA, they sent use a build and paint your own bird house. I like putting out bird seed for the small birds we have in the area so I am hoping one of the lovely couples decides to make this house their home. This kit comes with all of the pieces you'll need for the bird house itself, along with smaller wood pieces to use as decoration plus glue, paint and a paint brush.

My son put this together and painted it all on his own and he wanted me to make a note about how easy this bird house was to put together. It was one of the easiest kits we've ever used to build a bird house. The little wooden birds they included as decorations are pretty cute, I also like the little fence pieces included. 

Some of the paint colors you will need a second coat otherwise it is a little too thin, otherwise we didn't have any issues or negative points with this kit. Adding the string to hang it from was easy peasy and took less than a minute to do, now we just need to find the perfect spot on the back porch to hang it up on. As a bonus this kit only cost $8 on Amazon! 

Disclaimer- Horizon Group USA provided the product above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

STMT jewelry making kit review!

Making your own jewelry can be a lot of fun, because you can make exactly what you want & how you'd like it. It can also be a great craft for kids as it keeps their hands & minds busy and focused, so if you are looking for a inexpensive & fun craft kit for your kids for the summer Horizon Group USA has plenty of them. Under their STMT (Simple Trendy Modern Touch) line they have several jewelry kits under $20, along with a jewelry stamping kit for under $25. The particular jewelry kit we were gifted to review, I do not see on amazon however they have similar kits & their products can also be found at stores such as Walmart, Target & Craft stores. 

This kit has everything you need to make ten different pieces of jewelry. Included in the kit is an assortment of chain & string types, clasps, rings, small pliers and several different types of beads and charms. There are not only earring hooks, but if you pick some up then you can use this kit to make earrings as well. For the price it comes with an awesome amount of beads & supplies, I like the assortment of letter beads that are included. The kit can be for an individual or you can make a jewelry party out of it. 

My daughter enjoyed using this kit to make some jewelry with her favorite bands names on them as some of the bands are hard to find merchandise for. I enjoyed being able to show her a few ways of closing the clasps instead of just tying it off on the ends, and being able to come up with color combinations with her. In the future we may pick up some of their other kits as well as each one has different goodies.

What kind of jewelry would you make?

Disclaimer- Horizon Group USA provided the product above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

STMT DIY Geode Canvas Review!

 

Summer is quickly approaching which means the kids will be out of school & looking for things to do, that is where Horizon Group USA comes in. They have several different product lines that offer engaging craft kits for kids of all ages, and best of all most of the kits cost under twenty dollars. I have a few kits I will be sharing with you soon, but today I will be focusing on the STMT D.I.Y Geode Canvas kit which can be bought from amazon for $19.99 it can also be bought at retail stores such as Target, Walmart, Craft stores, Etc. This kit is for ages 14+ which I recommend sticking close to the age range if they are doing it on their own, otherwise if you will be supervising children slightly younger can do this kit as well.

The geode canvas is a resin pouring kit, it can get a little messy so make sure you are using proper protection over your work space. I laid down a table cloth & we also used one of the plastic pieces the kit is packaged in to do the actual pouring over so no drips were on our workspace or table. The kit comes with three different colors of paint, a paint brush, glitter, glass crystals, a canvas, plastic gloves, resin parts A & B along with stirring sticks. You will still need some mixing bowls or cups, a pencil & something to protect your workspace. I recommend using disposable cups or bowls to get mix the resin.

Instead of going with a traditional geode look my daughter went with a design from one of her favorite anime, the project turned out a bit messy but she had a lot of fun doing the project. The steps are easy to follow & the colors included in the kit are nice. Even with the resin on the canvas, the canvas still remains light weight.

Disclaimer- Horizon Group USA provided the product above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

Build a wooden Gingerbread house!

 

Building a Gingerbread house can be a lot of fun, but they typically won't last that long so if you are looking for something to build with your kids that you can hold onto as a decoration for years to come why not build a wooden gingerbread house? Made by Me! has a build & paint your own gingerbread house kit which sells for $19.99 on amazon. 

When purchasing this kit I would also pick up an extra bottle of glue & a extra bottle of brown paint as there isn't enough of either in this kit otherwise we are quite happy with everything included. It comes with instructions on how to build the house, a little bit of glue, some paint, a paint brush, lots of pompoms & glittery stickers that look snow covered to put into your house plus the wood pieces to build it of course. 

The great thing about this kit is that it can be done alone or the whole family can participate by decorating different parts of the house. Your work station will get a little messy but it is no where near how much of a mess we usually make with the candy version of the gingerbread house, plus the walls held together much better & we didn't have to worry about gum drops falling off. 

I think this turned out pretty cute & there are still a few things my son would like to add to this to give it some extra holiday magic. I love that we can keep this for years to come & maybe even include in a Christmas village type set up. I am happy with the amount of time the craft takes up & the materials provided, for $20 this is a fun and worth while kit to pick up as a last minute Christmas craft or to hold onto to do next year.

Disclaimer-  Horizon Group USA provided me with the products mentioned above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase. 

Paint your own ceramic pottery kit - Review!

Made by me! is one of the brands that Horizon Group USA creates & sells that offer hands on craft kits for kids that suit a wide range of ages. One of the kits we were recently sent to review is the Paint Your Own Ceramic Pottery which can be purchased on amazon for $16.97 and some stores such as Walmart & Target sell their products as well. This kit is recommended for ages 6-9, slightly older kids may enjoy it as well, even adults can use this kit to paint the ceramics. Painting is a low stress craft activity that can be quite peaceful, then after you are done panting you can either keep the items or gift them.

This painting kit comes with four different items to paint & decorate how you'd like. There is a small bowl, a vase, a flower pot & a dome pot. Sadly, our kit came with a broken vase that wasn't fixable so only three of the products will be shown on this post. It also comes with twelve bright acrylic paints plus a paint brush.  

All of the ceramics are light weight & take the paint quite easily. The kids liked that they didn't need to add several layers of each paint color to get the shade they were wanting to achieve. The kids had fun using different themes to paint the ceramics, the bowl my daughter did a underwater scene on & my son did the other two. The flower pot he did with a sunset theme & it has some glitter as well to give it a shimmer like a real sunset, and the dome he did a turtle shell however you can't quite tell in these photos. 

Which of the ceramics would you want to paint? Do you have a favorite craft or art type you enjoy?

Disclaimer-  Horizon Group USA provided me with the products mentioned above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase. 

STMT DIY Custom Candle Making Kit Review

 

When it comes to craft & activity kits Horizon Group USA has become a household name for us, they have a number of brands which include Made by Me!, Simple Trendy Modern Touch, The Young Scientist Club & more that each have their own assortment of fantastic products. The best part of all of their kits is that they are all affordable & fun. As part of their influencer program I get a box once a quarter with some fun kits to try out & review. You can see some of the past products I've featured by clicking on this link. We recently received the STMT DIY custom candle making kit which can be purchased for $16.99 on amazon & can also be found at a number of stores such as Walmart that sell their brands. 

This candle making kit comes with everything you need to make two candles. You will receive three scents, two color dyes, stir sticks, scent recipe cards, two wicks, a pen and some decorating products to adorn your candle tin with. The stickers you don't use can be saved & used for other projects, you may also have some left over wax, scent liquids & dyes so as long as you pick up an extra wick or two you'll be able to make an additional candle.

Older children will be able to do this kit on their own with minimal supervision, however younger children will need help melting & pouring the hot wax into the tins. You will need a microwave safe bowl to melt the wax. You can make one candle at a time & mix the scents and color in the bowl before pouring into the tins or you can mix it around after you pour the wax into the tins. 

My kids really enjoyed using this kit, and were both quite happy with how their candles look & smell after it finished hardening. We enjoy this kit because after we make them we can either keep them for use around the house or we can add them to gift bags for the holidays/birthdays, who doesn't love a useful handmade gift? 

What is your favorite scent when it comes to purchasing or receiving candles?

Disclaimer-  Horizon Group USA provided me with the products mentioned above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase. 

Rainbow Loom bracelet kit Review + Giveaway.

 

Ever since my kids were young we've always worked on craft kits together, and now that they are older they love doing them by themselves as well. Which is why we are always overjoyed to be part of the Horizon Group USA content creator team, once a quarter we received a fun package from them with a few things to review. Over the last month I covered their Fossil dig kit and the Halloween sticker set, today I will be telling you about their Rainbow Loom bracelet making kit. 

The kit comes with a loom that you create your bracelet with using small rubber bands in various colors, it also comes with clips and the hook you need for creating your bracelets. The basic bracelet instructions are easy to follow, getting the intertwining of the bands can take a little getting used to, you have to do just the right pace or the bands can accidently come off the hook and the loom. Although it is easy to weave it back in if it does happen to come off of the loom. My twelve year old daughter was able to pick this up quickly and is starting to complete bracelets in a matter of minutes, my eight year old son was also able to make a bracelet all on his own.  

I also tested out their pattern for the mermaid tail bracelet which takes a longer amount of time and more bands, however once you get into a groove the time will fly by and it will be completed before you know it. I didn't go with a specific color pattern for the tail bracelet, I just added whatever color came next in the pile and I like how it turned out. 

The end result is a cute and stretchy bracelet. I can see these bracelets being helpful for anyone with anxiety, and anyone who likes fidget toys because it is fun to stretch the bracelet and run your fingers along. Looking at similar kits they have and other patterns you can also make small figures, keychains, rings and more with these bands. If you run out of bands to go along with the loom, they have packs of just bands you can purchase. 

The holidays are coming up and this would make a great gift! You can pick it up online on Amazon or find it in store at places like Walmart & Target. Want to win a kit of your own? Enter below: 

Prize Alert:  One winner is going to win their own Rainbow Loom kit.

This is open to U.S Residents ! Please remember if you DO NOT leave a comment on this blog post as your mandatory entry into the giveaway then all of your entries will be void. Doing the Daily entries will increase your chance of winning. Winners have 72 hours to respond to the notification email! 

This giveaway ends on 11/29/2021

Giveaway entry question: Leave me a blog comment letting me know what color bands you'd like to have on a bracelet. 

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Disclaimer-  Horizon Group USA provided me with the products mentioned above for the review + giveaway free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

Tie-dying with Horizon Group USA! + A Giveaway

 

Summer might be coming to an end and the kids are headed back from school, but that doesn't mean that we are done doing fun summer crafts together! In my summer Giveaway Guru box from Horizon Group USA they sent me one of their large Tie-dye kit from their Just My Style line. It can be purchased from Amazon for $12.99 or it can be picked up at stores such as Walmart and Target.

This colorful set comes with eight different colors, several sets of gloves, rubber bands and instructions. My kids made tie-dye shirts for themselves during the holiday season last year, so this time around we decided on creating some cute shirts for my niece and nephews.  

Following the suggestions and instructions included in the box I went out and picked up some white cotton shirts, a cotton onesie and socks to use. The kids were excited to help me make these surprise gifts and we got to work after getting home from the store. We have a box of gloves here at home already so we used the gloves we have and saved the gloves in this set to use for another time. 

The bottles arrive with colored powder in them so you'll need to add warm water to the bottles and use them within 45 minutes of mixing them up. The process was easy and went by quickly, we didn't have any issues with the lids not closing all the way or any leakage. The tie-dye can stain certain surfaces so you may want to do this project outside, we used our kitchen sink since it is stainless steel. 

The colors looked quite bright and vibrant on the clothing so we we couldn't wait to see how they turned out. It says to leave them be until they are dry to the touch, you can leave them in a zip-block or plastic bag to dry. Once they were dry we finished following the instructions for finishing the process which includes putting them through a short wash/dry. 

I didn't add any laundry soap to the washer, I just popped the clothing in on a delicate load in the washer and put them on delicate in the dryer as well. When we pulled everything out it wasn't nearly as bright as we thought they would be and the color came completely out of the socks. They still look great, just not as bright as we had hoped so I am not sure if the dye just didn't take or if we did something wrong in the steps. I think the girls shirt/onesie looks better with the blue and purples than the green and blue combo. Either way we had a great time with the kid and have some cute clothing from our activity. 

Prize Alert:  One winner is going to win their own tie-dye kit!

This is open to U.S Residents ! Please remember if you DO NOT leave a comment on this blog post as your mandatory entry into the giveaway then all of your entries will be void. Doing the Daily entries will increase your chance of winning. Winners have 72 hours to respond to the notification email! 

This giveaway ends on 07/27/2021

Giveaway entry question: Leave me a blog comment letting me one thing you'd like to make with this kit.

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Disclaimer-  Horizon Group USA provided me with the products mentioned above for the review + giveaway free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

Rock painting with Horizon Group USA + Giveaway!

                                                    

I am very excited to say that I will be working with Horizon Group USA again this year to review some of their new craft products, and since I am a "Giveaway Guru" they also send me a second set of each item I review so I can give one away to one of you. I will get to work with them four times through out the year, this first time around I have two great products to share with you but I will break them down into two separate review/giveaway posts. 

The first product I will be sharing is a create your own rock art kit, which can be purchased on amazon for $10 and some Walmarts may carry it as well. It comes with everything you'll need to start your rock painting journey. Inside of the box you'll find 20 rocks, the packaging says they are large rocks but as you can see they range in size. It also comes with twelve different paint colors, four glitter glues, cute transfers and two type of paint brushes. 

All of the rocks are cleaned before being added to your package so you won't have to worry about them being clean before painting. The different shapes and sizes can help you come up with ideas of how you'd like to paint each one using either examples from the box or ideas you've come up with on your own. 

My kids have been having fun painting different themes on their rocks, as you can see above there is a rainbow on a cloudy day, a lava monster and a watermelon slice. When you are done painting them you can keep them for display, add them to your garden, gift them or add them to different areas of your local park for people to find and make them smile. The paint dries quickly and it seems like it will be durable so your stones will last for some time after painting them, I also like that the paint didn't have a strong scent to it. 

Prize Alert: One lucky winner is going to win their own rock painting kit!

This is open to US Residents! Please remember if you DO NOT leave a comment on this blog post as your mandatory entry into the giveaway then all of your entries will be void. Doing the Daily entries will increase your chance of winning. Winners have 72 hours to respond to the notification email! 

This giveaway ends on 05/14/2021

Giveaway entry question: Leave a comment telling me a design you or your child might end up painting on one of these rocks!

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Disclaimer-  Horizon Group USA provided me with the products mentioned above for the review + giveaway free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.