Help with a Handy Manny party

[jtanddolly]

What about something like this? I wasn't quite sure what you meant by 8.5x11 folded. This image is 8.5x5.5. Please don't quote this image as it takes up linking space. Let me know what you think or any ideas you have for changes.



Here is the crayon box. I have not printed this out so you may have to play with it to get the dimensions perfect. First right click and "save as" a jpeg to your pictures. Open up a Word document and set the margins to .25 and the orientation to landscape. Then insert the image into the Word document. Then click on the picture and go to "format" at the top of word, then "picture" and click on the "size" tab. Change the height to 7.24 and click the tab button on your kepboard and the width will automatically correct itself. Then click "okay". Print on white cardstock and do a trial print using a fast draft and use black ink so that you can cut fold and put the crayons in it to see if the sizing is correct. You could also hold it up to a regular crayon box to see if the dimensions are the same. This is what worked for me...but you may have to tweak it for yours. Also, look at a regular crayon box so that you will know which lines to cut and fold.

If anyone wants a crayon box there is a blank Handy Manny one in my 4shared file in the "24 crayon box" file.

 

[MrsGoofyMitchell]

Wow, this is great! Makes me really want to change my DS's birthday theme from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to Handy Manny!

 

[alisonh]

That's great! I guess I meant that I have cards that I bought at one point they fold in half to maybe about 5x7 outside and then open. I can do this on paper and use business envelopes no worries.

 

[jtanddolly]

Wow, this is great! Makes me really want to change my DS's birthday theme from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to Handy Manny!

Don't change it...Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is a lot of fun for a party...use this one another year. Here is a link to a Disney website that has GREAT printables for a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party like hats, placemats, banner, cupcake toppers, etc.

http://tv.disney.go.com/playhouse/grown-ups/celebrationcenter/decorations/mmch/index.html

 

[scrapah1]

The font I used was one that everyone should have on their computer...it is Ariel Black. Then I used Photoshop "Text Effects" to turn it into "Wood Paneling" and I copied the screws from the "Handy Manny" sign and moved them on top of the letters. So it wasn't as simple as just inserting the text and it already being wood letters with screws.

I MADE A HANDY MANNY FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO USE IT FOR WDW/HS. YOU CAN FIND IT IN MY 4SHARED ACCOUNT IN THE LINK IN MY SIGNATURE. LOOK IN THE CANDY WRAPPER FILE.

Dolly,

Perfect, thank you so much! I will check out the Text Effects in Photoshop. I have never used that before!
April

 

[scrapah1]

The font I used was one that everyone should have on their computer...it is Ariel Black. Then I used Photoshop "Text Effects" to turn it into "Wood Paneling" and I copied the screws from the "Handy Manny" sign and moved them on top of the letters. So it wasn't as simple as just inserting the text and it already being wood letters with screws.

I MADE A HANDY MANNY FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO USE IT FOR WDW/HS. YOU CAN FIND IT IN MY 4SHARED ACCOUNT IN THE LINK IN MY SIGNATURE. LOOK IN THE CANDY WRAPPER FILE.

Glad you liked it! The best paper to print it on is glossy brochure paper that you can get from office supply stores. Also, I made it 5.5 x 5.25 inches and it fits perfectly around a plain hershey milk chocolate candy bar. Hope your party is a success!

Oh Yeah, I am so happy to read this. I have been wondering how to make the candy wrappers look "real" and cardstock just didn't feel right. Thanks for sharing!
April

 

[alisonh]

I am in awe of your wonder.

 

[alisonh]

Tried printing the candy bar wrapper today, it printed too large, any tips? TIA!

 

[jtanddolly]

Tried printing the candy bar wrapper today, it printed too large, any tips? TIA!

First, right click on the image and "save as" to your "my pictures". Then open up a word document. Next go to "insert" at the top of Word and then in the drop down menu click on "picture" and "from file" and then find the image of the candy bar wrapper and click "insert".

Next click once on the image to make sure that it is highlighted. Then go to "format" at the top of Word and in the drop down menu click on "picture" and finally click on the "size" tab. Then make sure that the height is 5.5 inches and click on your tab button on the keyboard and the width should automatically correct itself to 5.25. Then click "okay" and the candy bar wrapper should be sized correctly.

If that doesn't work let me know and I will set it up in word and email it to you.

 

[beccaiden]

I just wanted to thank you alll for you wonderful ideas. I am having a 2nd birthday party for my son at a playground place, but he is having a Handy Manny Character come to visit so I am planning to do somewhat of a Manny theme.

Dolly- I was looking through some of your shared files (thanks so much for sharing them BTW, that's very generous) I LOVE the Abby Cadabby t-shirt design that you have created and was wondering if you had a Handy Manny t-shirt design similar to that?

Thanks again for your help and generosity.

 

[jtanddolly]

I made a Handy Manny shirt similar to the Abby Cadaby shirt. You can find it in either my photobucket for a few days:

http://s415.photobucket.com/albums/pp232/jtanddolly/Requests/

or look in my 4shared file in the link in my signature and it will be in the "t-shirt file.

 

[beccaiden]

THANK YOU< THANK YOU, THANK YOU! It's wonderful and has saved me tons and tons of time.
Now to figure out what other things I am going to make for the party. The shirt is obviously for my son. I just need to decide on favors. I was thinking of chocolate tool lollipops and maybe a tag of some sort for them. Not all of the children are 2. Anyone have any ideas of things that are for multiple age groups? The children range from 6 months to 13 years.
Thanks again so much for all of your help!

 

[beccaiden]

Wanted to thank you again for all of your help, I just found out that Handy Manny is not available for my son's birthday party. It is Bob-the-Builder. So I've had to change my plans So sad. we have decided to go with Elmo instead. (Got anything Elmo?)
So now I have to change all of my plans for the kiddie party. Although plans for Handy Manny are still on for the family party with his cousins! I think I am going to go with the large Hershey bars, wrapped for favors at the family party. The kiddie party...i have no idea. Still in the beginning stages of that and I don't have a lot of time.

thanks again for any help you can give me.

 

[beccaiden]

Dolly...I meant to ask you what font you used for the Handy Manny t-shirt so I can use it on the wrapppers.
thanks bunches.

 

[alisonh]

Dolly, I have been crazy busy and did not get to try printing things again, I will let you know if I need more help. I have a new problem that has arisen, one of my sons friends has severe food allergies and so to get treats for their bags and such that he could eat I ended up with some different things. I am wondering if you have anything for a sucker or to wrap around fruit snacks w/HM on it? I did not see any in your shared files but I could have over looked it. Have a wonderful evening!

 

[jtanddolly]

Dolly...I meant to ask you what font you used for the Handy Manny t-shirt so I can use it on the wrapppers.
thanks bunches.

I used a font called "thwack" for the wording on the t-shirt

Dolly, I have been crazy busy and did not get to try printing things again, I will let you know if I need more help. I have a new problem that has arisen, one of my sons friends has severe food allergies and so to get treats for their bags and such that he could eat I ended up with some different things. I am wondering if you have anything for a sucker or to wrap around fruit snacks w/HM on it? I did not see any in your shared files but I could have over looked it. Have a wonderful evening!

I will try to make a sucker wrapper and put it in my 4shared file with the other wrappers in the next day or two. I don't have a template for fruit snacks and don't know what the dimensions would be...so I will have to stick with the sucker wrapper.

 

[jtanddolly]

Wanted to thank you again for all of your help, I just found out that Handy Manny is not available for my son's birthday party. It is Bob-the-Builder. So I've had to change my plans So sad. we have decided to go with Elmo instead. (Got anything Elmo?)
So now I have to change all of my plans for the kiddie party. Although plans for Handy Manny are still on for the family party with his cousins! I think I am going to go with the large Hershey bars, wrapped for favors at the family party. The kiddie party...i have no idea. Still in the beginning stages of that and I don't have a lot of time.

thanks again for any help you can give me.

I actually have a sesame street/elmo blank invitation in my 4shared file and a sucker wrapper. I also have some cute cookie monster things like a cookie wrapper and Cookie Monster recipe cards for sugar and chocolate chip cookies. Spend a little bit of time looking through my 4shared files.

 

[erynsmom]

Dolly,
Could you do the Handy Manny t-shirt with a 4? Thanks.

BTW I tried to delete an image for you but it had already been deleted.

Cheryl

 

[jtanddolly]

Dolly,
Could you do the Handy Manny t-shirt with a 4? Thanks.

BTW I tried to delete an image for you but it had already been deleted.

Cheryl

I will work on it and put it in my 4shared file with the rest. Also, in post #19, would you mind editing the post and deleting the link? When you click on edit...you should still see the link to the original image. Photobucket still leaves a link that says the image has been deleted, as I deleted the image from my photobucket but it still leaves the link that takes up bandwidth. Thanks!

 

[erynsmom]

I will work on it and put it in my 4shared file with the rest. Also, in post #19, would you mind editing the post and deleting the link? Photobucket still leaves a link that says the image has been deleted, as I deleted the image from my photobucket but it still leaves the link that takes up bandwidth. Thanks!

Thank you.

Done.