Children's Mercy Park (Sporting Kansas City)

Blanks are shredded bits of the plastic stadium seats mixed with complementary team-colored resin.

Available Sizes:

• Pen Blanks: Minimum 3/4" x 3/4" square
• Bottle Stopper and Ring Blanks: 1-1/2" round
• Full Pen Blocks: 6" x 5" and a minimum of 7/8" thick
• Knife Scale Pair: 2@ 5" x 1-1/2" x 3/8" minimum

All blanks include one Certificate of Authenticity (COA) per blank—a 4" x 6" card stock with foil-embossed seal, protected in a hard-shell plastic sleeve. Full Pen Blocks come with 10 COAs.

Most blanks are cut to order for freshness. Pen Blocks require a 2-3 week turnaround.

Children's Mercy Park: Sporting KC's Soccer Sanctuary of Heartland Hustle

Children's Mercy Park anchors the bustling Village at Sports Park in Kansas City, Kansas, a soccer-specific shrine elevating Sporting Kansas City from shared-field nomads to MLS mainstays since its groundbreaking genesis. Conceived in 2007 amid the club's quest for a dedicated home after decades at Arrowhead Stadium and CommunityAmerica Ballpark, the $200+ million marvel—funded by private equity and public bonds—broke ground on January 20, 2010, under Populous architects aiming for urban modernism with fluid motion motifs. It ignited on June 9, 2011, with Sporting KC drawing 0-0 against the Chicago Fire before 18,467 fervent fans—christened Livestrong Sporting Park for Lance Armstrong's cancer-fighting foundation, evolving to Sporting Park (2013–2015) and Children's Mercy Park in 2016 via a $100 million, 10-year pediatric hospital pact, symbolizing KC's kick toward Soccer Capital status.

Encircling a compact 18,467 soccer souls on hybrid natural-synthetic turf (standard 120x75-yard MLS pitch), the venue brews bone-rattling intimacy with steep stands just 15 feet from touchlines—fostering fabled "Cauldron" chants amid those sweeping steel canopies and 360-degree concourses. Evolutions echoed: 2011's initial 18,500 swell, 2013's MLS Cup upgrades with premium suites and videoboards, 2017's $10 million sound system surge for US Open Cup glory, and 2020s' tech tweaks like LED lighting and app integrations—blending heartland hospitality with high-octane hustle, all while hosting 200+ events yearly in a 300-acre district laced with training grounds, youth academies, and tailgate zones.

Soccer-specific stronghold for Sporting Kansas City since inception, Children's Mercy has cradled two MLS Cup triumphs (2000 pre-park echoes in 2013's PK penalty over Real Salt Lake at home), the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup conquest (2-1 vs. New York Red Bulls), Eastern Conference finals in 2011 and 2012, and record roars like 21,650 for the 2011 playoff upset of Houston—pulsing with 500+ home wins, sellout streaks since 2011, and stars like Peter Vermes' vision and Johnny Russell's rockets. Beyond boots, it hosts USWNT friendlies, international qualifiers, and concerts, etching KC's cross-state camaraderie into lore. As Sporting chase more silverware, Children's Mercy Park endures as a testament to tenacity, triumphs, and timeless turf in MLS's midwestern marquee.