Makit and Crayola have partnered together to offer specialized kits and templates online at www.createaplateonline.com to create your own personalized melamine plate, tray, or snack set.   Here you can purchase one of our kits, select one of our bright templates, or upload your own creation and personalize your plate by adding your own text to the template.  Whether you are looking for a way to preserve a personal treasure or entertain a group of creative minds, Makit and Crayola^© have a project for you.

The Crayola^© Create a Plate Kit is ideal for gifts and awards. It is also a great way to commemorate a special occasion.

If you need more space to create your masterpiece, consider the Crayola^© Create a Tray Kit. You can draw your family tree, record a dearly loved poem or recognize your favorite holiday.

The Crayola^© Create a Snack Set Kit is a wonderful idea for bringing that personal touch to the dinner table or your picnic basket. Each set includes a plate, a bowl and a mug.

For parties, classrooms, and large groups, think about getting the Crayola^© Create a Plate Group Kit. Children of all ages will delight in the opportunity to show off their creative talents.

Making memories has never been easier. Each kit comes with blank templates, Crayola^© 8 ct. washable markers, a processing certificate / order form, and a pre-addressed envelope to the Magic Factory™.

So you say don’t have time to receive one of these great kits in the mail?  No worries, at createaplate^® online you can pick from one of our bright templates or even upload your own artwork and add personalization with your own text. Simply go to this link. Select a premade special crayola template or upload your own creation, photo or scrapbook design and then add your own text.  For the text you can choose from a variety of different fonts and colors.

For this project, all you need to bring is your imagination for a fun and creative activity. The result is a unique keepsake that you can cherish, share or give as a gift. Any reason. Any season. Makit and Crayola^© give you the tools you need to make those memories last forever.

Visit Makit’s sweepstakes page and enter for a a chance to win one of these special prizes

Teachers, Educators and Child Care Providers have been our inspiration for over 40 years. We wish to express our appreciation for your continued support by offering you a chance to win one of these special prizes. Simply place your order for any of our products and be automatically entered to win, to enter without purchase. Limit one entry per person. Winners will be notified on June 1, 2010.

TT-02RX Document Camera with Projector ELMO combines the versatility and advanced technology of the TT-02RX document camera with CRP-22 projector to create the Doc-Tor… a document camera and projector bundle system that you’ll agree is at the head of its class.

A large, high-resolution LED-backlit IPS display. An incredibly responsive Multi-Touch screen. And an amazingly powerful Apple-designed chip. All in a design that’s thin and light enough to take anywhere. iPad isn’t just the best device of its kind. It’s a whole new kind of device.

The PowerShot SD1200 IS Digital ELPH has everything going for it – exuberant color, the sculptured style of Canon’s famed ELPH series – and the innovative know-how that takes you to a whole new level of picture-taking accomplishment.

Goto Makit now and enter your name and email for a chance to win!  Good Luck!

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Visit www.makit.com for complete details and to enter without purchase. Purchases do not increase your chances of winning. Sweepstakes sponsor is Makit Products, Inc. 4510 Duncanville Road, Dallas TX 75236. Prizes include: 1 Elmo document camera valued at $2,700; 2 iPads valued at $500 each, 3 Canon Powershot SD 1200 IS Digital Elph cameras valued at $200 each.

Carol Connors and her Makit Photo Plates

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Freedom's Feast Thanksgiving Dinner Plate Collection

They were created as part of Raising Citizens, a partnership between CMOM and Freedom’s Feast a year round public program inspiring families to explore our democratic tradition and their family stories through celebrations of major American holidays. Engaging activities at CMOM and at home allow families to experience renewed meaning in our civic calendar and turn what is usually time off into meaningful time on to help raise the next generation of citizens.

View these fantastic pieces and their story here. What amazing creativity and passion was taken to create these plates that will last forever.

Makit began as the creation of Bob Hodges in 1969. One day a neighbor, who was a teacher said, “Wouldn’t it be fantastic to capture kids’ artwork on something useful, instead of it falling off the refrigerator and throwing it out?” With a background in plastics and dinnerware manufacturing Bob saw an opportunity to create a craft medium that children and parents would love. The Make A Plate was born. School teachers across the country continue to use our products for class art projects and family traditions have sprung up as generations create designs that become treasured heirlooms.

Today we are amazed to see all the ideas and creativity that goes in hand with our melamine plates.  From children crafts to creative personalized melamine plates.  Here we will share with you what wonderful ideas come across our desk.