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Conventions

We play games and do crafts at gaming conventions! Motley Kids are four through eight-year-old Con Kids (sometimes younger, sometimes older) who are learning to love gaming just as much as their Responsible Adults — and we’re so glad to help keep them geeky and entertained!

Motley Kids Craft-a-long

We make neat things with stuff we have at home and show you how – follow along with our blog posts here; join us on Twitch for our live craft-a-long streams or watch us on YouTube when it’s crafting time for you!

Motley Thoughts

A lot has been happening in the world. Sometimes it’s nice to have a way to talk to kids about it.

Short essays, intermittently published.

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We went back in time yesterday!

We went back in time yesterday!

Everything lights up and sparkles with magic Craft

Everything lights up and sparkles with magic
Crafting in ways we had never imagined
Parties and laughter, your thoughts taking wing -
Thanks for the memories - our favorite things!

It's been a hectic four days at Gen Con! Our Kid Zone was hopping from morning to evening - and we hope each and every one of you had just as amazing of a time as we did!

It's good to be back in our own home and our own routines, but the time we spend with our Convention families is something we look forward to every time. We love seeing your faces as you grow.

And thank you - to our volunteers, who gave up part of their Con to keep us running smoothly. To our GMs, who are endlessly creative and always willing to step in for one more table. And to you - the adults who stepped in and restocked glue guns and ribbons, picked up markers, showed us grace and patience when everyone came in at the top of the hour. Your kids see you helping, and they will remember that too. Thank you for being there, and for sharing your amazing Motley Kids with us for a few days!

See you real soon, as they say -
With love (and games, and sparkles),
Matt & Nykki, for the Motley Kids crew.

Books that are boxes and crowns bright with flower

Books that are boxes and crowns bright with flowers
Flash and fedoras and crafting for hours
Tiny environments filled with our bling
These are some more of our favorite things!

Lanterns and alien spaceship abductions Dice rolli

Lanterns and alien spaceship abductions
Dice rolling towers and magical potions
Stuffies and Stories and monsters that sing
These are some more of our favorite things!

Come play with us! We have all sorts of new things

Come play with us! We have all sorts of new things today - and some old left over - as well as My First RPG on the hour.

Tonight's end-of-day Stuffies and Stories party is listed as sold out ( you can always bring your own Stuffy for free) - BUT we found some extra Stuffies, so you can also bring some (6) Generic Tickets for an on-site upgrade while supplies last!

'Twas the night before Gen Con, and all through th

'Twas the night before Gen Con, and all through the room
Not a crafter was stirring, but wait - very soon

These tables will bustle with children galore
Who'll tap into sequins and feathers and more

We'll decorate dragon wings, make pointed hats
And play games with heroes and wizards and cats

And here in this room we'll find laughter and chatter
With new friends and old in a place where kids matter

Away down the corridors fly like a flash
And find us in Wabash 2 - don't be abashed

Convention kids welcome! Just bring your adult
And mix up a potion, or open a vault

Make magic and mischief and sparkles and smiles
We'll open for mayhem at nine on the dial!

And we hope you'll explore all the fun things to do -
We think Gen Con is awesome - because it has you!

Sunday was super hectic for us! I didn't have a lo

Sunday was super hectic for us! I didn't have a lot of time to run around and take pictures, but we saw you all smiling.

Thank you so much for an amazing Gen Con! We'll see you next year! #gencon2022 #gencon #motleykids #craftanarchy #kidscrafts

Aliens (although we did not anticipate the scale o

Aliens (although we did not anticipate the scale of the alien invasion! Thank you for your grace and flexibility while we recharged and then ran out of containment beads) and steampunk toppers and minis and gnome abodes and an undersea walk in our octopus's garden!

#gencon2022 #motleykids #craftanarchy #gencon

We are having so much fun at #gencon2022 ! We're m

We are having so much fun at #gencon2022 ! We're making dragons and puppets and monsters and fairies and memories...

These Gothic lanterns from @craft.genesis will be

These Gothic lanterns from @craft.genesis will be on our crafting menu on Thursday at #gencon2022 - come brighten your day with us!

#kidscrafts #motleykids #lanterns

We'll be building these paper planets at InConJunc

We'll be building these paper planets at InConJunction Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention next weekend! Come join us!#motleykids #kidscrafts #craftanarchy #inconjunctionconvention

We are having packing difficulties. Does anyone ha

We are having packing difficulties. Does anyone have a creative way to convince Kibby that she does not actually fits?

We'll be making Truffula Trees at @inconjunctionco

We'll be making Truffula Trees at @inconjunctioncon ! We're looking forward to seeing what the Motley Kids will grow...

#inconjunctionconvention #kidscrafts #craftanarchy #motleykids #youdontneedathneed

We've been busy in the workshop getting ready for

We've been busy in the workshop getting ready for @inconjunctioncon too! We'll be bringing crafting and kids games to the Marriott East for the Fourth of July weekend, including these upcycled book flowers.
See you there!

#kidscrafts #craftanarchy #inconjunctionconvention #motleykids #upcycle

It's been kind of quiet around the workshop. A lot

It's been kind of quiet around the workshop. A lot of things have happened this spring, and there's been a lot on our plates.

But we've heard from several of our favorite people lately, wondering if we were planning to be at #gencon2022 -- and we're delighted to tell you that YES, we will!

We're re-tooling our crafts based on some changes the pandemic brought, so instead of craft-specific spots we'll have a smorgasbord of options every day, but we're bringing our crafting supplies, our dice, our GM's, and our creative spirits! We hope to see you there!

#MotleyKids #kidscrafts #gamerkids #gencon

Our Intergalactic Fashion Show was a stunning succ

Our Intergalactic Fashion Show was a stunning success! We are having so much fun with all of you at #sbi2021 - and we're just as excited about tomorrow!

#seeyouonthestarbase #fashionshow #runwaystyle #kidscraft #upcycle #motleykids

We are cruising at crafting speeds on the Starbase

We are cruising at crafting speeds on the Starbase this weekend! Come join us today for stars and starships...
#seeyouonthestarbase thestarbase #sbi2021 #motleykids #kidscrafts #nerdykids

See you real soon! #starbaseindy #kidscrafts #sett

See you real soon! #starbaseindy #kidscrafts #settingup #motleykids #seeyouonthestarbase thestarbase #sbi2021

You are all amazing and we had so much fun! We wil

You are all amazing and we had so much fun! We will see you next year at #gencon2022 ...unless we see you sooner!

#gencon2021 #kidscrafts #makebeautifulthings #motleykids

This was our Saturday at #gencon2021 - fairy house

This was our Saturday at #gencon2021 - fairy houses, monster mobiles, mini painting, and all the questions! Not pictured: pull back racecars and our race car derby...

#motleykids #kidscrafts #minipainting

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