Are you familiar with the Oriental Trading Company?
I’ve been shopping with the Oriental Trading Company for many years. I used to buy goodies for my kid’s classrooms and classmates. You can always find some wonderful toys, trinkets, stickers and candies – in bulk – at Oriental Trading Company for amazing prices.
As a class parent I always wanted to have plenty of goodies to give out to the kids during class parties. Over the years I have picked up many fun things to give to the kids, from coloring books to super adorable Rubber Duckies and more.
I know a lot of teachers pick up supplies and “prizes” for kids at Oriental Trading Company. Even our Pediatric Dentist purchases stickers through Oriental Trading. You can even find craft kits for every holiday, season and even religious events on their site and in their printed catalog.
Here are just a few examples.
Prism Smile Face Roll of Stickers – 100 stickers ($2.55)
DIY Wood Hinged Boxes – 1 dozen ($20.50)
Tootsie Roll® Miniature Pops® – 200 lollipops ($9.99)
It’s true that you can buy a lot of fun things in bulk at Oriental Trading Company, but did you know you can also buy gifts, holiday decor and supplies too?
I LOVE decorating for the holidays. It’s unfortunate we live in a tiny condo. If we have a house with a yard I would go crazy decorating.
One of my favorite things to do when I was little (and I still enjoy today) is making paper chains to decorate around the home and sometimes the tree.
Oriental Trading Company sells pre-cut paper strips that have an adhesive on one side that you can lick (or wet with a damp towel) to help you make paper chains quickly and easily. No more cutting up stripes, hoping they are the same size, and having to deal with rolls of tape. With the pre-cut/pre-glued paper strips from Oriental Trading Company you can decorate your home and tree in a fraction of the time.
We have the Candy Striped Paper Chains. You can 500 pieces for only $6.25! They have other Paper Chain designs available too for other occasions such as the 4th of July and Valentines Day.
My family and I had fun putting together the paper chains to decorate our home.We had FUN doing it. It wasn’t laborious like traditional paper chains. There was no cutting, gluing or taping involved.
If paper chains are not your “thing”, Oriental Trading Company has this beautiful felt Christmas Shapes garland. The garland spans 6 feet!
For some reason I thought this garland was made of paper. It’s not. It’s mad with a thick, soft felt and the shaped pieces are beautifully put together and decorated. Had I know how lovely this was going to be I would have ordered several sets.
I am hoping to pick up more of this garland to hang up around our home. Currently it’s hanging near our Christmas tree and it looks so nice.
Oriental Trading Company has shaped garland and other type of garland for every occasions, season and events.
What I love about both of these products is that they can be re-used and enjoyed year after year. If the paper chain happens to get flattened or ripped I just have to replace those pieces with a new strip.
One of my family’s favorite holiday decorations from Oriental Trading Company is the Countdown Snowman Face. He’s super adorable and he helps us to keep track of how many days until Christmas. Each day you move his carrot nose to reflect then number of days left until Christmas Day.
He’s got a good weight to him too. He’s a lot heavier then he looks.
My kids are teenagers and both of them fight over who gets to move the Snowman’s nose every day. They are supposed to take turns but my son tends to do it every morning when he wakes up (he’s the first one up during the week).
Oriental Trading Company also have a kit where you can make your own Countdown Snowman Face craft (the kit makes 12 snowmen).
Oriental Trading Company also has holiday decor that makes wonderful gifts too. Take for example our chubby Softy the Snowman. This adorable plush snowman says “Families are forever because love never melts,” across his tummy.
He would make a wonderful gift, especially for a loved one far away.
He’s a nice size and has a weighted bottom so he doesn’t tip over.
You can display him year round or just for the winter/holiday season. I plan on keeping ours out year round, since he’ll never melt, not even in the heat of summer.
The cute little kitty cat seated on the floor next to Softy is also from Oriental Trading.
The Plush Cat with Cardinal stands 12″ tall. He’s more of a decoration than a toy. He’s also dressed for Winter, not Christmas, so he can be enjoyed all winter long. He’d make a great gift for a cat lover.
Not to leave dog lovers out there is also a Plush Dog with Bird. He’s the same size as the cat and is also a decoration (not a toy) and would be a cute gift for a dog lover.
We have a dog and five cats, so I love both of these adorable plush decorations.
As you can see, Oriental Trading Company is so much more than just inexpensive bulk toys and candy. You can find plenty of wonderful (and affordable) gifts, decorations for every holiday and season and so much more.
Don’t forget stocking stuffers! Oriental Trading Company has plenty of goodies to stuff your stockings – and more.
If you haven’t stopped by Oriental Trading Company lately you should. You are missing out on some wonderful finds – www.OrientalTrading.com.
Oriental Trading Company can also be found on all the social media sites – Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and Google+. Their YouTube channel is great. They have a lot of fantastic ideas there.
Have you ever shopped at the Oriental Trading Company? Feel free to share your thoughts. I love to hear from my readers.
Kimberly
*I received free product samples in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.
Angela P. says
Thanks for reminding me about Oriental Trading. I was contemplating going to the Dollar Store to get holiday mugs for a little gifts my kid’s are making for their teachers. They might even have a better bulk price here. I’m going to check it out now.