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Gift Idea: Plates Featuring Your Child’s Art Work By MakIt

My love for homemade gifts was instilled in me from an early age. As kids mom encouraged us to make homemade gifts every Christmas, and from 1985 – 1991 our homemade gift of choice were plastic plates featuring our art work. Every year it was the same routine, mom would get out the markers and the special circle papers, and my sister and I would go to work designing plate after plate for family members.

Last month, my grandmother presented my sister and I each with a stack of the plates that we made for her as kids. (She’s at that age where she is giving back gifts for us to keep.) We both chuckled over our art work (I was 5 – 11 when I made the plates). Just look at my mad skills –  at least I made progress over the seven-year period.

Turn Your Child's Art Work Into a Plate - MakIt

The following week I was contacted by MakIt, the same company my mom used to make our plates all those years ago, about reviewing their product. Talk about serendipity. Of course, I couldn’t resist my daughters making plates! And my daughter was equally thrilled when I told her she would be making her very own plate.

MakIt offers an array of art projects and personalized photo keepsakes including plates, bowls, tumblers, etc. When ordering art projects, you can order a pre-paid kit or a classroom kit. Each kit comes with a stack of papers to create on, so your kids can get artsy and you can choose your favorite to turn into a plate. Regardless of which kit you choose, you can order as many (or as few) final products as you like.

Pre-paid Art Plate Kit $17.99 (note, special offer below)

  • 25 paper templates
  • Markers
  • 1 pre-paid item

Classroom/Group Kit: $5.99

  • 50 paper templates
  • No Markers
  • No pre-paid plates

Additional Plate Pricing (includes shipping):

  • 1-3 plates $11.99
  • 4-9 plates $9.99
  • 10+ plates $6.99

When our kit arrived, K couldn’t wait to sit down an created a plate. She created plate after plate insisting that the extra plates are for her – no idea what she thinks she is going to do with them.

Little Artist At Work Since the process requires the use of washable markers, I even helped baby sister create a plate by tracing her hand and then letting her scribble away. It was the first time I let her use markers, so she was very happy, but there might have been more marker on her than on the paper when she was done.

Kids Craft Homemade plates

I had a great time making plates with my girls, remembering my own plate designing marathons of years ago. After carefully selecting one plate for each girl (a difficult process, I assure you), I returned the papers in the enclosed envelope.

I can’t wait for our plates to return to us!

MakIt products are a fun kids craft that clearly lasts for decades. How many homemade gifts can you say that about?

Special Offer

The Suburban Mom readers can save $5 on a Make A Plate Pre-Paid Kit by purchasing through this link. The special offer is only good through May 31, 2013.

Giveaway

One lucky winner will receive a MakIt Make A Plate kit.

To enter – Please use the Rafflecopter form below to take advantage of your entry opportunities.

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Contest ends May 14, 2013.

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I received a plate kit to facilitate this review, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own as are the plates from the ’80s. 

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Comments

  1. Jeanna says

    April 30, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    I would love to see my son’s art made into a plate!

    Reply
  2. Rosalie says

    April 30, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    I would love to give this to Emily to do on her 3rd birthday (in May!)

    Reply
  3. Julie says

    April 30, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    would love to see my little girls work

    Reply
  4. Debra Hall says

    April 30, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    i’d love to see my grandsons work

    Reply
  5. D SCHMIDT says

    April 30, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    I cannot wait to see my two sons artwork !

    Reply
  6. nicole krutz says

    April 30, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    i want to do this for all 3 of my boys!

    Reply
  7. Ani says

    April 30, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    I’d love to see my 3 boys’ artwork made into plates.

    Reply
  8. Heather says

    May 1, 2013 at 12:22 am

    I would love to see my four year old son’s artwork on a plate!

    Reply
  9. Michele P says

    May 1, 2013 at 12:48 am

    my grandsons, Bentley & Demetrio!

    Reply
  10. carla g says

    May 1, 2013 at 5:23 am

    y son’s, of course 🙂

    Reply
  11. latanya says

    May 1, 2013 at 9:03 am

    my son

    Reply
  12. keely hostetter says

    May 1, 2013 at 9:55 am

    Any of my kiddos

    Reply
  13. D'Ann says

    May 1, 2013 at 10:34 am

    I have two children, 5 and 3. I would love to see their artwork made into plates!

    Reply
  14. ken ohl says

    May 1, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    my niece love to have done

    Reply
  15. Laura Jacobson says

    May 2, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    Oh my Grandson’s!

    Reply
  16. Taryn Pasco says

    May 2, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    I would love to see my daughters art on a plate! Thats so cute!

    Reply
  17. Samantha C. says

    May 2, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    My daughter has lovely art work!

    Reply
  18. Jessamine D. says

    May 2, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    I would love my 4 year old daughter’s drawings. She draws very well for her age. 🙂

    Reply
  19. Rachel says

    May 3, 2013 at 8:47 am

    I would love to have my mom’s Sunday school class make these! It would be such a fun, unique idea for them!

    Reply
  20. lisa says

    May 4, 2013 at 7:06 am

    my kids

    Reply
  21. Patricia Wojnar Crowley says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    I’d use it for my nephew’s art!

    Reply
  22. jess msng2urhd says

    May 4, 2013 at 11:12 pm

    I cant wait to see my sons art on a plate. I have my hubbys art on a plate from 1979. I just need my sons.

    Reply
  23. Stephanie Larison says

    May 5, 2013 at 3:31 am

    I’d love to see my daughters!

    Reply
  24. Gianna says

    May 5, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    My twins.

    Reply
  25. Belinda Parker says

    May 6, 2013 at 10:14 pm

    Would love to do this with all three of my kids!

    Reply
  26. Angela Yeremenko says

    May 7, 2013 at 9:44 am

    I would love to see my daughter’s art.

    Reply
  27. Nichol Tone says

    May 7, 2013 at 11:24 am

    my daughter

    Reply
  28. jennifer aikens says

    May 7, 2013 at 11:42 am

    My daughter’s! Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  29. Emily Wells says

    May 7, 2013 at 7:05 pm

    My 7 year old son. he’s quite the artist!

    Reply
  30. Sylvia Zajis says

    May 7, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    I would like to make a plate for my children to keep. It’s something I have wanted to do for a long time.

    Reply
  31. Susan H. says

    May 9, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    My great niece’s.

    Reply
  32. Victoria Carlson says

    May 9, 2013 at 12:43 pm

    I can’t wait to see my nephew’s art made into this plate! 🙂

    Reply
  33. tina reynolds says

    May 9, 2013 at 6:40 pm

    my daughters thanks for the chance

    Reply
  34. Margot C says

    May 10, 2013 at 2:10 am

    My niece, Alysia could make something so cute with this

    Reply
  35. Barbara Montag says

    May 10, 2013 at 8:25 pm

    Would love to see the grand kids art on this – thank you!

    Reply
  36. Denise Taylor-Dennis says

    May 11, 2013 at 5:03 pm

    I would like to see my son’s artwork on a plate

    Reply
  37. Terra Heck says

    May 12, 2013 at 12:34 am

    I’d like to see my 11 yoa step-daughter’s art put onto a plate. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Reply
  38. Robin Wilson says

    May 12, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    the art of my great-niece would be great

    Reply
  39. Bo says

    May 12, 2013 at 11:32 pm

    I would love to see my niece’s artwork!

    Reply
  40. David Carlson says

    May 13, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    I can’t wait to see my cousin Katie’s art made into a plate.

    Reply
  41. golden storm says

    May 13, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    my sons work from when he was younger

    Reply
  42. Laurie Emerson says

    May 13, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    My daughter’s as she is so imaginative when it comes to art.

    Reply
  43. jules m. says

    May 14, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    my youngest daughter alex

    Reply
  44. susan smoaks says

    May 14, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    i can’t wait to see our daughter’s art made into a plate

    Reply
  45. Vikki Billings says

    May 14, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    I can not wait to see my grandson’s art work

    Reply
  46. Donna Kellogg says

    May 14, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    I would make it with my daughters art work she just drew me a picture for Mothers Day this would be perfect .

    Reply
  47. Miranda Ward says

    May 14, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    I would love for my daughters to design something together 🙂

    Reply

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