Did you know that many local businesses are offering TO GO at-home activities and kits for kids right now? What a great way to provide something new and exciting for the kiddos, yet also support local Lancaster County business during this unprecedented time!
I spent a couple of hours researching these kits (because I kept finding more and more). In fact, I found so many that I made a separate post for 10+ Take Home Pizza Kits in Lancaster County and To-Go Kits for Teens & Adults in Lancaster County.
I was surprised to find at-home kits for everything from ice cream sundaes, to cookie decorating, to cross-stitch and soap making, to princess care packages and pottery painting. I hope you enjoy this list of at-home kit ideas in Lancaster.
At-Home Activity Kits for Kids
Lickety Split (New Holland) – Offering an ice cream sundae kit for families. Choose from a “Jiminy & Hope Kit” or “Nuts about New Holland & Chocolate Kit”, each $15.99 and include 2 pints of ice cream plus lots of toppings! Check out the details for each kit. Plus they have great take-out food options to go along with the kits. Call (717) 354-4986.
Son’s (East Petersburg) – Offering kids quarantine survival kits. The kids kit features all the yummy things to create a sundae. Watch their page because they offer new varieties regularly but sell out quickly. Call when you arrive and they bring your order to your car! This Dirt Sundae kit was offered on April 7 just to give you an idea of what they are like.
Lancaster Cupcake – Offering to-go at home decorating kits. Different themes are available including spring, mermaid and sports. They are $26 each and available for pickup or delivery. Details on their website.
Pottery Works (Lancaster) – Have pottery delivered to your home to paint. Select pottery and 4 colors will be delivered within 10 miles, along with brushes, pallets and paint. They will pick up! Curbside pickup is available Monday-Friday from 10am-2pm (guaranteed). Check their Facebook page for photos of ceramic options.
Jen’s Pottery Den – Art Survival Kits To Go are being offered by Jen’s Pottery Den. They have a really neat virtual store Order form that makes it easy to choose a wide variety of items and see the prices immediately, however you can’t see a photo of the actual product—you’ll need to check their Facebook page for some of those. My personal favorite are the paint-your-own succulent potters (as shown above). They also offer paint-your-own canvas options.
Jen’s Pottery Den occasionally offers half-off deals, so be sure to watch for those too. But please spend at least $10 more than the deal value when you contact Jen’s, to help support their business right now. Thank you!
Auntie Anne’s – You can get a DIY-At-Home-Pretzel Kit for $20. Each kit includes all of the ingredients and a recipe to make 10 freshly baked pretzels, just add butter. If you order your kit by Monday, April 20 it will arrive in time for National Pretzel Day on April 26th. You can also use DoorDash to order fresh hot pretzels and nuggets delivered to your door.
Laura the Cookie Lady (Ephrata) – Each week her kits go on sale on Thursdays at 2pm. They sell out in about thirty minutes! Pick ups for kits will be on Saturday between 1pm-2pm. Please note these are for pick up only and cannot be shipped. Kits are $20 for six cookies and $35 for 12 cookies. Please visit www.lauracookielady.com at 2 pm and click on online store.
Madcap & Co – Offering DIY coaster sets!! For $28, the set comes with the supplies to color the tiles yourself, seal them and then enjoy them!
Check out all the sets by visiting their website. Purchases will be delivered FREE within 5 miles of Lancaster or can be shipped.
Madcap & Co – Also offers cross stitch kits for $18-20. See all of the unique kits and order online at www.madcapandco.com. They ship and offer FREE delivery within 5 miles of Lancaster.
Geneva Bakery Cafe (East Petersburg) – Offering new kid-friendly DIY kits each week. In the past they have offered sugar cookie kits with a dozen dough balls, icing and sprinkles for $12 and DIY cream cheese mints making 12-16 candies for $8. The kit includes a dozen sugar cookie dough balls, icing and sprinkles. Call 717-569-5919 to place your order, leave a message and they’ll call back to confirm.
The Party Princess Place – Offering princess quarantine care packages from Ariel, Rapunzel, Elsa and almost any other princess. They will ship a package of 10-12 pieces handpicked by their princess along with a handwritten letter from your child’s favorite princess. Care packages are $25 each (ask how you can have your package delivered by a princess). Superhero packages are also available. They also offer virtual princess meet and greets. See all their available packages on their website.
Shepherd’s Gate in the Willows – Offering Hedge Hogs of Hope kits for about $10-14. The bin is on the table in front of the shop with various colors available. See photos of the kits and the hedge hogs here.
Sweet Tooth Cookie Art (Lancaster) – DYO kits featuring dinos, flowers, woodland critters and unicorns and princesses. Each kit includes one dozen un-iced themed cookies, 4 colors of yummy buttercream frosting and 2 fun packages of sprinkles. Kits are $25. Very safe, no contact porch pick-up. Email SweetToothCookieArt@gmail.com to order.
Couture Cupcakes (Lititz) – Decorate Your Own Cookie Kits with porch delivery. Kits are delivered on Friday and Saturday. She has a fun game where she hides golden cookie coins on packages for some kids to find and earn a free future box! Kits are $20 and includes delivery within 20 miles. Kits include 8 cookies, 3 bags of royal icing, 1 sprinkle mix packet and instruction sheet.
Suzanne’s Soaps (Lititz) – FREE soap balls available for porch pick up. These are Pass-it-on Gratuity tokens that can be given to those serving our community like your mailman, delivery person, grocery clerk or bank teller. You can also purchase a $6 make your own soap ball kit available for porch-pickup. See the DIY soap ball kit on their website.
DEAL ALERT >> Use FRUGALLANCASTER when you purchase the make your own soap ball kit and receive a lip balm and sample lotion bar kit for FREE. One per kit per household. Orders can be picked up, or order online to have mailed to your house.
Trellis Marketplace (Elizabethtown) – Pine Knot Nook’s mini water color kits. These will be available very soon. Watch their website.
Art Matters Studio (Lancaster) – Art To Go Kits include everything you need to create our projects at home including paint, how to sheets for canvases and pallets and craft supplies for mixed media projects (colors may vary). Call to place your order and pre-pay at 717-208-6901. They will call you when its ready for curbside pickup. View full gallery of art kit options including animals, Star Wars, dinosaurs, cartoon characters, birdhouses and even small ceramic painting kits. They have kits for adults too, and canvas to go kits for teens available as well.
Cleverly DeSigns Pottery (Morgantown) – To Go Kits with pottery pieces, glazes, and brushes. Perfect to keep everyone busy in your home. They need your item of choice and colors and will then arrange time to meet you. Call 610-698-3660. Pay when arrive and choose from these items.
Julia Nikolaus Cupcakery & Co (Columbia) – Spring Daffodil Cupcake Decorating Kits are $20 each. Contactless pick-up and delivery. FREE porch deliveries within 10 mile radius from Columbia. Includes 6 cupcakes, 4 bags of frosting, 2 small containers of sprinkles and access to PDF and instructional videos.
Dutch Country Soft Pretzels (New Holland) – Bake-at-home kits include children in a fun for the whole family educational baking experience. You can make bread, sandwich rolls, pizza crust, pretzel dogs, ham & cheese hot pockets, pretzel bites, traditional hand-twisted soft pretzels and more. Offered at a reduced price up to $2 off. View options on their website. You can also grab a half-off deal for this location (but we encourage you to spend at least $10 more than the $20 deal when you use the deal, to support the businesses with some extra cash flow right now).
Friendly’s – At-home sundae kits. Keep the kids occupied with an edible art project. Call (717) 393-3369 to place your order. Ordering online? Find our sundae kits under the Family Meals section at friendlys.olo.com
Stephie’s Outlaw Bakery – Paint your own cookie kit includes one stenciled cookie with a paint palette and 1 brush for $5, additional cookies are $4 each. You can also get a paint by number cookie kit with hand drawn design on the cookie (fish or butterfly) for $15, or a paint your name cookie kit for $15. Contactless ordering and driveway pickup. Orders must be received by Wednesday at 4pm.
KiwiCrate – This is not a local kit, but its a great one to keep tucked up your sleeve! I’ll confess, I sometimes order them and keep them hidden until a rainy day, or I’m desperate for something for them to do. 🤷‍♀️We love receiving Kiwi kits whether we get the STEM kits for my boys or Doodle kits for my daughter. They have crates for all ages (literally from baby to adult). Our favorite crates have been make-your-own-headphones, pinball, spin art, make-your-own-succulents, make-your-own booklets, and of course the make-your-own robot kit!! You can get 30% off your first month right now, making it just $13.95.
Pizza Kits & Kits for Teens/Adults
You might also be interested in a pizza kit for your child to enjoy making for a special lunch some day. Here’s a list of 10 Take-Home Pizza Kits being offered by Lancaster County pizza shops.
You might also be interested in a list of activity kits and ideas that adults and teens would enjoy including soap making kits, adult art canvas kits and more!
