Child Care Center booking

I booked a Christian Child Care Center today for a Valentine's Day stuffed animal workshop. Woo-hoo! Also, received several calls regarding some daycare conferences coming up.
I still am amazed how one day can be no calls or just one or two, and the next day is crazy with phone calls. Sometimes I truly need a secretary. Great problem to have, though!!!
Nite!
Oh, can you believe it is almost February?!?!? Happy last day of January 2007!

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Noah's Ark Animal Workshop

Noah's Ark Animal Workshop is getting better in 2007

Wow- the yearly Noah's Ark Animal Workshop Leadership Rally was this past weekend in Chicago. I wasn't able to attend :( but I have already heard about all the wonderful things that were announced!
I must make sure I get all my information correct before I blog about all of it, but 2 things just to mention real fast right now....
New incentive program:
For 2 months: February 1st thru March 31st

Win a 3 day 2 night vacation – 90 different vacation spots available.

How: Recruit 1 member that activates (purchases $235 in product) and you (the crew member) will receive 1 vacation and your new member gets one for free too!

Every new recruit gets a vacation for free!

Wow!!!!

and
2. New Product Introduction:
Noah’s Ark Collector's Club

Limited edition Noah Baby collectibles
8 inch miniature plush replicas of Noah's Ark animals
Wearing hand made costume originals
Each series will be in limited supply

Very cute idea! Must get much more information on this!!!

Nite!

2 Great Noah's Ark Animal Workshops today

Hi-
I had 2 GREAT workshops today. Both for "older" children- 8 to 10 year olds- AND both were ALL girls. I don't get that very often. It was a lot of fun! The different age levels have their own special things that I truly enjoy. For example, the age group I did today was special because I was able to do some real games, as well as, watch them stuff their own animals and not have to be so hands on myself. But, don't get me wrong, the little ones are so sweet to watch and it is so much fun to watch parents down on the floor getting involved in helping out their children. That is what makes Noah's Ark Animal Workshops so wonderful- it is great for ALL ages.
The other funny thing to keep track of is the different animals that are popular at each workshop. At my first workshop today, the bunny was the most popular animal. At my workshop this afternoon, it was the Hope Bear. Go figure.
My next workshop is this coming Friday and it is a Bella Bee Glamour Girl workshop for 20 girls!!!! I am excited to do a Bella Bee party as it has been a month or so since I have done one. We will be smelling like yummy grapes and looking like glamour girls!!!! By the way, our make-up is not very colored- it is more sparkly and shiny. But, all 4 flavors smell absolutely yummy!!!
Nite!

In the newspaper!

Hi! An article about birthday party options for parents/children in the Ft. Worth area came out today in the Ft. Worth Star Telegram and I am one of only 5 options mentioned!!!!!! I am the third one listed!!! Not first, but not last. AND, just to be listed at all is awesome!!! It was quite the big article- front page of the Family Section with a continued page on page 6! AND, this was all free! Thank you Star Telegram. Yea for Noah's Ark Animal Workshop!

Noah's Ark Animal Workshop

Hello! I had my "last minute" Noah's Ark Workshop this past Sunday and it was so great. The mom (and the entire family) were just awesome. I had some of the best spinach dip I think I have ever had! Anyway, there were about 15 kids. The birthday boy was just precious. They all seemed to have a great time. There were a lot of girls. So cute. The house was beautiful. I love my job because I get to go to the homes where you drive by and think, hmmm, I wonder what it looks like on the inside. :) I even sold 4 extra outfits. Very nice. My next workshops are both on Saturday. Both Noah's Ark Animal Workshops. Both for girls in the 8-10 age range. I like this age range because they will get to make their own door hangers as their "arts-n-crafts" activity and I really enjoy seeing all their creations. Oh, I did book another daycare for early March this past weekend. I had a vendor booth at a local daycare conference and made some good connections there. Had several directors interested in workshops for the summer! And, I can't remember if I posted this, but I had 3 repeat daycares call last week to already book for the summer. Yea! These will both be activity fee sponsored events which means EVERY child will participate. Gotta' love those! Must get to bed. Sweet dreams. Oh, speaking of sweet dreams, I don't know if I have even posted about the name of my Noah's Ark team- it is the "Stuffin' Sweet Dreams Team". We are stuffin' our way to our dreams- mine is to get out of debt!!!!!

Childrens birthday party entertainment

Hello- It's been a quite week. I did get a last minute phone call for a Noah's Ark Animal Workshop this weekend- Sunday. In addition to that, I have a vendor booth at a daycare conference in Plano on Saturday morning. BUT, the weather has been so weird here that the roads may not be drivable Saturday morning (I have to leave my home at 6am to be set up by 7:30am). Ugh. I really want to do this conference because it is in an area that I have not advertised in nor sent out postcards. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, though. Oh, and on a great note, the Ft. Worth Star Telegram called me to ask for information on Noah's Ark Animal Workshops! Yea! They took all the info, my name, and my phone number. The reported said she is doing an article on Children's Birthday Party Entertainment. I will post the article here if and when it comes out! Again, I am keeping my fingers crossed!!!! Finally, I am placing an order tomorrow and am excited because I will be ordering some of the new products. We have a new tiger and I am so excited to add him to my cuddly family. He looks soooo cute. I also have to order some new flavors/colors of the Bella Bee Glamour Girl products. By the way, these products smell sooooo good. I finally get to order the Grape Sweetheart and I heard it smells very yummy! Must get to bed. Ciao! www.MakeYourOwnStuffedAnimal.com

Noah's Ark Animal Workshop

Hi- My teenage party last night went VERY well. Having taught middle school for 20 years came in handy, though. Our weather here has been awful, so there were only 15 instead of 20. I started off with two "adult" games where the winners won a voice chip for their new stuffed animal friend. From there, I did my show-n-tell and they chose their new cuddly friend. Then we had a stuffing party- VERY easy with this age. I think I enjoyed that the most. Then, I was honest with them and said I only have a "wishing star" ceremony made for little kids. They actually loved it and were very good sports about doing the cute little ceremony with me. From there, they were able to close their own animals (another part I enjoyed) and then they dressed their new friends in t-shirts. At this point, they were ready to get on with other things, so I put their Birth Certificates in their bags and I packed up and left for home. It was so awesome, though, because all but 2 kids were walking around with their new cuddly friends in their arms (literally hugging them). This really is an activity for kids of ALL ages. In this day and age, who couldn't use a new, warm, fuzzy friend! My next activity is setting up a vendor booth at a local daycare conference next weekend. Oh, and I booked another Bella Bee party today for April. Between now and May, I only have a few weekends that are not booked with workshops!!! Every time I leave to go to work, I end up at a party!

Noah's Ark Animal Workshop

Hello-
So I have a "first" in my business occurring this weekend- a Noah's Ark Animal Workshop for 13-14 year olds! AND, I believe it is a mixture of boys and girls- TEENAGE boys and girls. Now, don't get me wrong, this is NOT my first ever workshop (more like my 100th)- but it is a first with this age!!! I usually do a little arts-n-crafts activity- stickers or decorating door hangers or coloring sheets. Needless to say, none of these will work for this up-n-coming party. Therefore, I am going to try some new "adult" type activities. One is having 2 teams and one person from each team has to draw a picture of an animal while the other team members guess the animal- BUT, the person drawing will be blindfolded! The other game is where everyone has to draw a picture (without looking) and then after they are done, they will "grade" their picture and get points for actually placing the items in the correct spot. I am hoping I don't get laughed out of the party. :)
The party is Saturday evening. I will do an update on Sunday. Yea.
Ciao!

Noah's Ark Animal Workshop
Birthday party entertainment
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Stuffed animal parties

Bella Bee and Noah's Ark Animal Workshops

Wow- it was quite the productive business week. Just this week I booked 6 workshops. Some are Noah's Ark and some are Bella Bee. This is addition to the bookings I already had on the books from before Christmas. I also had a GREAT Noah's Ark Animal Workshop- birthday party- this past Saturday. 15 kids- ages 2 through 8. The kids had a blast; the parent's loved it. It was such a nice family. I love that when I leave to go to work, I end up at a party!!! Oh, I also had some time this weekend to work on my website! Check it out if you get a chance. It is www.makeyourownstuffedanimal.com I have a huge Noah's Ark Workshop- birthday party- this coming Saturday for 13-14 year olds. They are thinking about 20 kids will be there. I have not done a workshop for kids this age. BUT, since I used to teach this age, this should be fun. My homework this week is to think of fun stuff to do with this age. I usually do one arts-n-crafts activity with my parties (stickers, decorate door hangers, etc...), but I will have to think of something different for this age. Nite, nite!

Back to work!

Hi- My break is over and it is time to get back to work. I sent out 30 postcards regarding Valentine's Day workshops. Hope to hear from some child care centers tomorrow! I am ready to get back to work . I have a large birthday party workshop this Saturday. I have been getting a lot of calls, but no bites. I get the usually, "let me check with my husband"- which means- no. Having a Noah's Ark Workshop is actually so much cheaper than many other forms of entertainment because 1- you only pay for the kids that actually attend, 2- I provide the invitations for free, 3- you don't have to buy any goody bags for the kids to take home. When it comes to only paying for the kids that attend, that is a bargain right there. Many, many other entertainers have a flat fee that they charge and they don't care how many kids are at your party. Back to work! Happy New Year!