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What to Expect at a Van-Go Wagon Co. Party

Kelly Fitzpatrick December 14, 2025

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2K 🎉 and we celebrated the best way we could! By

2K 🎉 and we celebrated the best way we could!

By trying something new!

Picked up the @itschompshop chomp saw and figured out a million ways we would use it as we went..

Because Van-Go has never been about perfect… it’s about creating, building, and learning every step of the way.

If you’re here, you’re part of that 🤍

Save this as your reminder to try something new today and thank you for being here for the journey!

Here’s your reminder: you still have so much time

Here’s your reminder: you still have so much time to become exactly who you wanted to be.

If you had asked us years ago what this would look like, we wouldn’t have had the answer. This path wasn’t clear, and it certainly wasn’t linear. We were already deep into other roles, other plans, other versions of what we thought we were “supposed” to be.

But slowly, through experience, through the grand design of the universe and the paths it wove together, through noticing what felt meaningful, the pieces started to come together. What once felt disconnected now feels aligned.

And now, looking at what we’re building with Van-Go Wagon Co., it makes sense in a way we couldn’t have planned.

Sometimes you don’t see the path until you’re already walking it, or in our case the road until we were already driving it.

If you've had a shift too, let's cheer for each other 🫶🏻

It might be controversial, but we are saying it. K

It might be controversial, but we are saying it. Kids aren’t afraid to create… until we teach them to be. I was a public school educator, and I'm guilty of it, too.

No one sets out to limit creativity. But within the realities of time, pacing, and classroom management, it often happens unintentionally. There’s a lesson to move through, an objective to meet, and a schedule to keep.

The truth is, kids learn at different paces and in different ways. And as much as educators work incredibly hard to meet those needs, the system isn’t designed for that to fully happen at scale. There simply isn’t always time to experiment, revisit, or stay with an idea long enough to discover something new.

So kids often do what they know will work. They stay safe. They move on. Or they sit back and blend in. Or they make their behavior the thing that gets noticed, and not their need for more time or a different way.

That’s why spaces outside of school matter. Places where there’s time to explore, to think deeply, to make mistakes, and to try again. That’s where creativity, confidence, and resilience grow.

At Van-Go Wagon Co., we create opportunities for kids to create, build, and connect without the pressure to get it “right.”

Save this as a reminder: creativity needs time, space, and trust.

And follow along if this is what you feel, too.

In a world that moves quickly, we believe in slowi

In a world that moves quickly, we believe in slowing things down.

Creating space for connection. For creativity. For hands-on experiences that let kids explore, imagine, and just be.

At Van-Go Wagon Co., we design opportunities for children to create, build, and connect through birthday parties, process art classes, workshops, camps, and thoughtfully curated experiences for schools, communities, and celebrations.

Because these moments matter more than ever.

Follow along if you're looking for something different for kids, too 🫶🏻

What we see as scraps, kids see as possibility.

What we see as scraps, kids see as possibility.

With a few simple materials and the freedom to explore, they build, imagine and create entire worlds of their own.

This is the magic of process art and open ended play.

In our sessions, we see this every day. Kids think

In our sessions, we see this every day. Kids thinking, experimenting, problem-solving and pouring themselves into what they create.

Art isn’t just about the final piece. It’s about the process of exploring ideas, making choices, and expressing something from within. That’s where confidence, creativity, and connection grow.

At Van-Go Wagon Co., we create opportunities for children to use their hands, minds, and hearts because every child is already an artist ♥️

Follow along for more ideas that support hands-on, meaningful play.

Upcycled projects are always number one in our boo

Upcycled projects are always number one in our books!

Here's how to turn a jar into your own fairy home:

You'll need:
A jar, or a variety of jars of different sizes
Air dry clay
Paint or acrylic markers

✨Use the jar to mold the shape of your fairy home
✨Add details
✨Wait to dry (usually 24 hours or so)
✨Paint and decorate

This makes for a fun memory AND yard decoration, too 🥰

Save this for an activity they won't forget and follow for more art and play projects 🫶🏻

What makes something play? If there’s a fixed end

What makes something play?

If there’s a fixed end result, it starts to shift from play into work. But open-ended play is where the real growth happens: problem-solving, creativity, confidence, and independent thinking all live in that space.

When kids aren’t focused on getting it “right,” they take risks, explore ideas, and make discoveries on their own. That’s the kind of learning that sticks.

At Van-Go Wagon Co., we create opportunities for kids to build, experiment, and express themselves freely because the process is where the magic (and the development) happens.

Save this as a reminder: play doesn’t need a directed outcome to be powerful and follow along if this is important to you, too 🫶🏻

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