Create-a-Creature is a very popular event in the college entertainment world that students love. The event’s popularity is no surprise. When you combine its down-to-earth nature, social elements, and the fact that you get an adorable keepsake out of it, you can see why it makes for the perfect event for college students.
At Neon Entertainment, we have decades of experience providing quality experiences like this. Today, we are going to break down with you what Create-a-Creature is and how you can run your own DIY creature event.
What is Create-a-Creature?
Create-a-Creature is a DIY Event that we provide to colleges, towns, corporations, and other entities. The event consists of participants coming to you, choosing a creature, stuffing the creature, dressing the creature up, and ultimately taking it home.
How Does It Work?
Typically, we provide about 100-300 creatures, the stuffing for them, and the clothing to dress them up. It’s a DIY event, so from there you can take things at your own pace. We recommend having your creature options lined out for participants to pick from. Next, a stuffing station with space prepared for students to stuff their creatures. Finally, a “dressing room” or just space that has the clothing options lined out.
Also, having some calming music play can improve the experience greatly. Afterwards, we encourage you to give students space to chat and show off their creatures to one another and, of course, take pictures to share on social media.
What kinds of creatures are there?
A lot. First, we have your choice of 8inch vs 16inch creatures. We have almost 100 different options of both 8inch and 16inch creatures to choose from! Or you could just let us know the size, and we could pick some of our favorites.
Environment-Friendly Friends, Save the Planet with Cuteness
We also have Eco-Friendly Creatures! These creatures are made out of 100% recycled materials, even down to the packaging! That makes them perfect for environmental awareness and making a difference. These creatures both have 8inch and 16inch options.
Eco-Friendly Creatures can create a DIY make & take for any sustainability or green event!
Fashionable Shirts for your Stuffed Friend
The clothing that creatures wear is customizable; if you provide us with your desired image, we can print your logo, text, or design on their T-shirts! Colleges usually use this as a great opportunity to spread and extend campus spirit to these little animals, but if you are having a create-a-creature event for a holiday like Valentine’s Day, these creatures can be dressed up with hearts and roses and other imagery more appropriate for the event.
Look, We’re Matching!
Now, creature clothes are adorable, but what’s even more precious is seeing college students dressed up in the same shirts as their little buddies. As an add-on to your normal Create-a-Creature event, we could send you the full-sized human version of their shirts. It’s funny, it’s cute, and it makes for great pictures on social media that students can’t wait to share with their friends!’
Custom Shirts Help Lift Engagement for Any Type Of Event!
Bear Hugs: A Bear-y Positive Make and Take
A variety of the normal create-a-creature program is something we call Bear Hugs. This event is designed to promote positive mental health among college students. Each of these special creatures comes with an uplifting message to let their owners know how amazing they are. Some of these are:
– You Belong
– Here For A Reason
– You Got This
– My Study Buddy
– I am ______ (fill in the blank with included fabric markers)
– or choose your own message to be printed on the t-shirts.
These lovable shirts help make Create-a-Creature a positive and healthy addition to any event!
Squeezable Stuffable Squishies!
Stuff-a-Squishe is another delightful option to allow your students to create their own plush. If you want your students to have an incredibly squishy, huggable companion, a Squishie could be right for your event!
Still stuffable and loveable, with an added focus on being especially squeezable!
Whether you use Create-a-Creature for mental health, for a special event, a holiday, or just for fun, these little creatures can’t wait to go home to dormitories and bedrooms to be a positive force in the student’s life.
If you have more questions or are interested in bringing creatures to your event, let us know! We’d be happy to answer your questions or provide creatures for your event! Also, don’t be afraid to pair up Create-a-Creature with other DIY events. Combine it with a DIY Paint Social or a DIY Tie-Dye event, and you’ll have the foundation of a campus craft fair!
