Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration - What's in the PARTY BAG?

Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration is back by popular demand! Cutoff Crafts will be hosting the Pokémon Celebration at the Rathdrum Lions Club, April 18th, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mark your calendars! There will be games, contests, giveaways, trivia, trading, prizes, swag, and more! The Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration is free for all ages to enter, and has free parking.

As a super special for the Spring Pokémon Celebration, we are selling Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration Party Bags! These are a fantastic way to get that exclusive all day pass to unlock absolutely everything at our event. Each bag comes with a whole pile of goodies.

$20 Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration Party Bag Contains:

1 Pack Battle Tournament Ticket

1 Japanese Booster Pack

1 mini Pokéball with mini-fig and stickers inside

5 Official Pokémon Card Sleeves - protect those pulls!

2 “Don’t Say Pokéball” Sheets

1 Random Energy Card - An Extra Life for Team Rocket Battles

1 Vinyl Pokémon Sticker

1 Delicious Bag of Pokémon Fruit Snacks

1 Official Pokémon Coin

1 Official Pokémon Puzzle Piece

1 Official Pokémon Damage Counter

1 Extra Entry into End of Day Prize Drawing!

Let’s whip out our trusty Pokédex and get the deets on all these epic items.

1 Pack Battle Tournament Ticket - This ticket instantly grants the player access to the Cutoff Crafts Pack Battle happening April 18th, at the Spring Pokémon Celebration. Players go head to head in an elimination style tournament. Each round, the victor moves on to the next round. All players get to keep all the cards they pull from the packs provided. All packs are provided by Cutoff Crafts. The Grand Prize Winner will win a Sealed Greninja ex and Kingdra ex Special Collection box! This box comes with eight packs, two stamped promo cards, and one jumbo card. For maximum awesomeness, the Pack Battle Prize Pool increases as more people join! 

Individual tickets to the Pack Battle Tournament are sold online, or at the event, for $10. One is included in the Party Bag!

WIN ME at the Pack Battle Tournament!

1 Japanese Booster Pack - coming all the way from Japan, the home of Pokémon, these cards are printed in Japanese kanji and can have full art special illustration rares, just like the English packs! Japanese Packs are random, some lucky Party Bags may even have Ninja Spinner! This is the Greninja set that has not even been released in English yet! When it releases in English it will be called Chaos Rising. Who doesn’t want a sneak peak preview before it even hits the shelves?

1 mini Pokéball with mini-fig and stickers inside - they are adorable, they are tiny, they can hide ANYWHERE! These mini Pokéballs open up and have a cute little Pokémon fig inside as well as mini stickers.

5 Official Pokémon Card Sleeves - protect those pulls! These are enough sleeves to completely sleeve every card in a Japanese pack. Or you can customize and use them on some of the prize cards you win at the show!

2 “Don’t Say Pokéball” Sheets - gasp! Members of Cutoff Crafts are banned from saying the word Pokéball. Players with sheets can call out any member of Cutoff Crafts who slips up. Vigilant players gain Pokéball stickers to put on their game sheets. Fill the sheet to unlock prizes and extra drawings! A single sheet is provided with any purchase at the Cutoff Crafts booth during the day of the event. The Party Bag is special and comes with TWO! Each sheet can be filled and submitted for end of day prize drawings.

1 Random Energy Card - an extra life for Team Rocket Battles. Every guest who comes to the Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration is given special Fire, Water, and Grass energy cards to battle against the dastardly Team Rocket members lurking about. Players who beat Team Rocket in Fire, Water, Grass (akin to our Rock, Paper, Scissors) gain a random Pokémon card! Players who lose, lose that energy card. The Party Bag comes with an ADDITIONAL energy card for an extra chance to beat Team Rocket!

1 Vinyl Pokémon Sticker - incredibly resilient, these vinyl stickers are perfect for customizing your gear. My binders and thermoses are covered with them!

1 Delicious Bag of Pokémon Fruit Snacks - they are FRUIT SNACKS shaped like little Pokémon! They are delicious and hilarious. 

1 Official Pokémon Coin - these coins are great for those who play the Pokémon card game and for collectors alike. Some collectors keep entire coin binders to collect all of the unique coins!

1 Official Pokémon Puzzle Piece - mini tin collectors collect these puzzle pieces to make fun mini posters. 

1 Official Pokémon Damage Counter - fun little dice that are used in the Pokémon card game. They are also satisfying to just fidget and play with.

1 Extra Entry into End of Day Prize Drawing - at the end of the Celebration, entries are pulled from the great prize Pokéball. Players with matching ticket numbers can win pokémon cards, packs, official merch, stickers, swag, and more!

Each Party Bag costs $20. They can be preordered online at our shop: HERE. Party Bags can be pre-ordered in person at the Cutoff Crafts’ booth at the Rathdrum Craft and Farmers’ Market on April 11th at the Lions Club. Party Bags can also be purchased at the Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration on April 18th. All preorder bags will be available for pickup at the Cutoff Crafts’ Spring Pokémon Celebration. We made a limited number of these bags, get them while supplies last!

All prizes are subject to change and are based on availability.

April Fools Day Craft Show Surprise!

This Saturday, March 28th, Cutoff Crafts will be at the April Fools’ Day Craft Show in Rathdrum, Idaho. It is hosted by the Rathdrum Craft and Farmers Market at the local Lion’s Club. We’re hoping for beautiful blue skies as everyone gets ready for the spring time craft fair fun! Doors open at 10:00 a.m. and the show runs until 3:00 p.m. Parking is free and the show is free to attend for all ages.

We will have dice, pins, crochet toys, 100% nylon scrubbies, earrings, stone bracelets, keychains, laser cut wooden jigsaw puzzles, and of course… Pokémon trading cards! Not only will we have packs of cards, including the latest set Perfect Order, we will be selling tickets to the upcoming Pack Battle Tournament! That’s right, mark your calendars for April 18th because Cutoff Crafts is going to host another takeover of the Rathdrum Lion’s Club for a Cutoff Crafts Spring Pokémon Celebration!

You can buy tickets to the Pack Battle Tournament in person at our booth at the next TWO Rathdrum Craft and Farmers Markets, March 28th and April 11th. You can also buy them online from our shop over here: https://cutoffcrafts.square.site/product/cutoff-crafts-spring-pokemon-celebration-battle-tournament-ticket/ZO7BF7BRFJSWRBWRVEJVKBFD . The Pack Battle Tournament will be April 18th. The grand prize is a sealed Greninja ex & Kingdra ex Special Collection! All packs are provided by Cutoff Crafts. The prize pool increases as more people join the tournament. There is also a super special card that one lucky ticket holder may win. ZOOM!

So come swing by the Rathdrum Craft Fair and say "hi" to us. We will be in the Lion’s Club building. We will have our tower of $5 mystery loots and goodie bags, and our dig bucket spectacular of 2 for $5 toys. Our dice have a new addition, released for this April Fools’ show! The trickster dice are 2 for $5 and can be ANYTHING! You have been warned. We will also have sparkly mystery bags of laser cut wooden jigsaw puzzles for only $15 or 2 for $20!

We hope to see you there!

All prizes are subject to change and are based on availability.

The 2026 Valley Vista Spring Craft Fair is Coming!

The 2026 Valley Vista Spring Craft Fair is rapidly approaching! May 2-3, 2026, the historic Valley Vista barn and the surrounding land will once again be full of the hustle and bustle of a booming craft fair. All the colorful tents full of amazing wares will cover the field and stuff the barn to the brim! Live music will be playing, hot piping food will be dished up, and there will be tons of laughing, smiling, faces.

I adore this event. Like the vibrant purple and yellow crocuses bursting forth in a riot of color, the Valley Vista Spring Craft Fair really kicks off the craft fair season. It’s incredibly easy to get to the show. The Valley Vista barn is located right off of Highway 95, between Athol and Sandpoint. It’s an iconic landmark for the area. Every year, Jan Reid works with the Idaho Department of Transportation to provide a safe slowdown and turn section. This is deeply appreciated.

Kids have the option to storm the giant inflatable bounce houses, go on a pony ride, or even go for a classic hay ride. There is no entry fee to the Valley Vista Spring Craft Fair, it is open to everyone! Parking is also free. 

As this is the week right before Mother’s Day, the Valley Vista Spring Craft Fair is a fantastic place to find Mother’s Day gifts! There are tons of delicious treats like freeze dried candy; all kinds of handmade artisan crafts; cute custom signs; and more! Last year I got my mom a laser engraved wooden magnet. She loved it!

2026 Valley Vista Spring Craft Fair

May 2

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

May 3

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Entry Cost - FREE

Parking - FREE

Mark your calendars for a weekend of fun at the Valley Vista Spring Craft Fair! It’s a free, wholesome, good time.

FOR VENDORS:

Any interested vendors need to submit their applications as soon as possible! There are only five booth spaces still available! Photos of the items you sell must be submitted with your completed application. The 3D Printed category and the Laser Art category are currently full.

Booth Info:
Booth Space:10x10
Booth Cost: $100

Setup times are provided for both Friday, May 1st, and Saturday, May 2nd.

Tear down begins on Sunday, May 3rd, after 4:00 p.m.

To apply for a booth space, send this application to Jan Reid: Click here for app.

Be aware of scammers! Send applications ONLY to ValleyVistaCreations@gmail.com.

Cutoff Crafts Spring Pokemon Celebration has Been Announced!

We are excited to announce that our Spring Pokemon Celebration will be at the Rathdrum Lions Club on April 18, 2026 from 9am to 1:30pm! We will feature Cutoff Crafts exclusive games, trading, contests, prizes, giveaways, Pack Battle Tournament, and more! Our Spring Pokemon Celebration is a party like no other! Unlike card shows, we focus more on hanging out, trading, playing games, and celebrating all that is pokemon!

Thanks to Poppin Packs giving us a bunch of empty tins, we will be giving out a free SWAG tin to the first 20 visitors! These tins contain official pokemon fruit snacks, 3 official pokemon sleeves, one random Pokemon card (could e bulk to a possible EX), Pokemon stickers, a pokemon miniature, code card, and a CC energy card (If ya now, ya now!).

Of course, like our previous events, Cutoff Crafts will be hosting several exclusive games with fantastic przes!

Our previous events have featured:

• Coloring Page Contest
• Trivia Game
• Team Rocket Battle
• HP Battle
• Find the Pikachu
• Collect the Energy
• The extremely popular, "Don't Say Pokeball" (This one is my nemesis)
• Guess the Pokemon in the Pokeball
• Who's that Pokemon
• Word Scramble
• Pokeball Surprise
• Sleeve Extravaganza
• Fact or Fake
• Pack Battle Tournament
• and more!

For those that may be wondering if we will be hosting another Pack Battle Tournament, the answer is YES! Tickets are $10 to play and the Grand Prize will feature a sealed Pokemon TCG: Greninja ex & Kingdra ex Special Collection! This box comes with  one Stamped Promo Card of Greninja ex, one Stamped Promo Card of Kingdra ex, one oversized card, and EIGHT Booster Packs (2 Surging Sparks, 2 Twilight Masquerade, Two Journey Together, and 2 Destined Rivas!)

How to play:

Packs are provided by Cutoff Crafts to all participants. Each participant goes head to head against the others in an elimination style tournament! Win, and you move on to the next round, lose and you are out of the game. Each player keeps every single card they rip… and the ultimate winner gets a sealed Pokemon TCG: Greninja ex & Kingdra ex Special Collection!. 

But we here at Cutoff crafts like to add to the prize pool! So as we gain in players, the Grand Prize gains in prizes!

• Level 1: (10 Players) One set of black star promo cards is added to the prize pool
• Level 2: (25 Players) One random Japanese booster pack is added to the prize pool
• Level 3: (50 Players) One random Pokémon Mini Tin is added to the prize pool
• Level 4: (100 Players) One sealed Palafin EX Box is added to the prize pool
• Level 5: (200 Players): one sealed Pokémon Center ETB will be added to the prize pool!

Tickets can be purchased HERE: Cutoff Crafts Pack Battle Tournament Ticket

Keep an eye out on our social media profiles to see what prizes will be announced for our FREE-TO-PLAY games and get ready for the best party in the spring!!

Games, Games, Games - Cutoff Crafts’ Pokemon Day is Loaded with Games!

Cutoff Crafts’ Pokémon Day Celebration is fast approaching! This Saturday, Feb 28th, Cutoff Crafts is throwing a Pokémon Day Celebration at the Rathdrum Lions Club. Entry is free! The Celebration runs from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Almost every single game is free to play and there are tons of prizes and giveaways throughout the day. In fact, there will be more than $750 worth of prizes that could be given away! Pokémon packs will also be available to purchase and you are more than welcome to bring your trade binder! We will also be luring the stop for any Pokémon Go players.

Here are some of the games that we will be hosting:

Cutoff Crafts’ Pack Battle Tournament

The Pokémon Pack Battle Tournament costs just $10 per ticket, and is the one of the only games requiring a paid entry at the Celebration. Packs are provided by Cutoff Crafts to all participants. Each participant goes head to head against the others in an elimination style tournament! Win, and you move on to the next round. Each player keeps every single card they rip… and the ultimate winner gets a sealed Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box. 

Of course, this is the 30th year anniversary of Pokémon… so let’s up the stakes! Not only does the winner get a sealed Surging Sparks ETB, but we will add more prizes to the prize pool as more people join! 

• Level 1: One set of black star promo cards is added to the prize pool
• Level 2: One random Japanese booster pack is added to the prize pool
• Level 3: One random Pokémon Mini Tin is added to the prize pool
• Level 4: One sealed Greninja ex and Kingdra ex Special Collection Box is added to the prize pool
• Level 5 (200 Players): one sealed Pokémon Center ETB will be added to the prize pool!

Tickets can be purchased HERE: https://cutoffcrafts.square.site/product/cutoff-crafts-pokemon-day-30th-anniversary-celebration-battle-tournament-ticket/LWG45YTH6I265RMMVESYT2WU

Fact or Fake

Everyone Explode Now! Is it a real move on a card? Or a fake one? That’s right, it’s real! In fact, it is a move that both Forretress and Drifblim can use. There are over 18,000 different English pokémon cards that have been made. Each pokemon from the TCG has one or two moves. These moves have very unique names, some of which are quite silly. The goal of Fact or Fake? is to decipher which move names are real and which have been made up by Cutoff Crafts. If a player gets their question right, they move on to the next round. Get a single question wrong, and the player is eliminated! The final winner gets a fun Ditto V to take home.

Sleeve Extravaganza

Pokémon fans know protecting their cards is pretty important. A great way to do that is to sleeve the cards so that they don’t get damaged as easily. Sleeve Extravaganza puts players’ sleeving skills to the test! It’s also a fantastic way to walk home with a ton of new cards! Cutoff Crafts will be providing stacks of pokémon cards and tons of official sleeves. Players go head to head in an elimination style tournament. Players have to sleeve their cards faster than their opponent. Each card they sleeve they get to keep. Fail to keep up and you still get to keep every single card you have sleeved. Winners of each round move on to play the next. The grand prize is a full art Blissey V from Chilling Reign.

Trivia

Do you know what color Pikachu is? Yep, he’s yellow. Cutoff Crafts has a whole new batch of Trivia questions ready for players to test their knowledge. Throughout the day, someone from Cutoff Crafts will approach players with trivia questions ranging from very easy all the way to super hard. Get the question right and the player gets a brand new pokémon card for their collection. Prize cards can be reverse holo, holo, ex, V, GX, or even a black star promo!

Pokeball Surprise

A bucket full of mini-pokeballs! Every single pokeball has a number inside of it. Players draw a pokeball and take it over to the prize counter. The number inside will match a ticketed prize. Prizes could include cards, booster packs, posters, swag, and more! Pokeball Surprise is open to absolutely everyone present, entirely for free. 

HP Battle 

Two players go head to head in a sudden death style tournament. Cards are provided face down on the table. Both players randomly draw a Pokémon card. The one with the highest hit points stays, to fight the next challenger. The one who failed still gets to keep their drawn Pokémon card. In the end, the last person standing wins the prize - a gold Duraladon VMAX from Silver Tempest. The longer a person can stay at the table, the more cards they can win… but the more likely they are to be stricken down and have someone take their place.

MORE GAMES

There will be tons of other games including: Find Pikachu; Energy Match; Don’t Say Pokéball; Guess the Pokémon In The Pokéball; Fire, Water, Grass; Coloring Contests; Pokémon Word Scramble; and Who’s That Pokémon? This is our fifth time hosting a Pokémon Celebration and we are so excited for this one! If you are able to come over to Rathdrum, Idaho, on February 28th and you like Pokémon, come on by! 

NOTE: due to the Pokémon Market, the cost per item is subject to change according to the market. Cutoff Crafts will not be responsible for the decrease or increase in price. We are simply stating an estimate. No cash or other items will be given for a loss or gain in market value.

All prizes are subject to change and are based on availability.