Are you ready? The Minions have their own movie! See them in theaters July 10. To celebrate the festivities, I hosted a Minions bash in my house and the kids had a BLAST. I know I gave you a sneak peek of it all a few days ago during my DAILY VLOG update, but here’s a closer look at some of the arts and craft projects we did. It’s all about DIY when it comes to kids, right?
I went to the store and picked up anything Minions related. Lucky for me, I found a few great options including duck tape, bananas (lol), sunglasses, Play-Doh and Crayola kits and sunscreen. THEN I got a little creative at the arts and craft supply store. I LITERALLY picked up anything that was yellow, black, blue and white. I didn’t know how it was going to end up – but I knew where I needed to start.
Once I had everything in front of me, I decided that the kids would make their own Minions cupcakes, visors, Play-Doh creations and of COURSE duck tape purses. SO FUN!
The Minions Movie is coming out on July 10th, so I wanted to put together a few fun activities for the kids to replicate once they were home on their own — in an attempt to get them excited for the release.
We started out with the pre-boxed activities. Play-Doh and Crayola have a few great items currently on the market. The children enjoyed putting together a Minions 24 piece Jigsaw Puzzle and showing off their creativity by mastering the Play-Doh Featuring Despicable Me Minions Disguise Lab. You KNOW Caleb loved every second.
One of my guests – Owen – ROCKED the Play-Doh creations. Look at his MINION! Amazing!!!
Then it was onto the visors. This was such an easy craft. I let the children create their Minions visor any way they wanted!! Some used graphics I had out on the table while others drew it out completely from scratch. A really affordable DIY opp if you ask me!
If you haven’t figured out my M.O. yet, let me spell it out for you. E-A-S-Y. I can’t do a lot of intense crafting. Pinterest is fun to check out but… not to actually replicate. I need SIMPLE crafts that kids can do because I don’t have the capacity to help them!!
So, when I bought some paper in minion colors and told the kids to go wild… they did just that without any adult supervision. And isn’t that a WIN, my friends?????
I told all the kids that after they go and see the Minions movie on July 10th, they should go home to their kitchens and REMAKE these cupcakes. I didn’t have time to actually MAKE cupcakes (keeping it real here – not going to lie), so I had them ice over some store bought ones. They had so much FUN !!!
Last but certainly not least was my FAVORITE craft of the day — duck tape purses and wallets. HOW FUN, right?? We use Minions Twinkies as stuffers. Perfect takeaways! And PS – did I tell you that some of the Twinkies were banana flavored? I can’t!!!
This July, go back to where it all began. ‪#‎Minions is in theaters July 10!!
* I’ve teamed up with the Minions Movie to help spread the word about their release date. All opinions are my own.