As I may have mentioned here before, I am not the craftiest person. But I do like doing crafts with my kids because a) it's creative and b) they love to do them.
So the other day when I found a Klutz pipe cleaner craft kit at the used homeschool store for $4, I knew we had to give this craft a try! As you can see from the photos, they loved making the different critters, and were soon making whole families of critters and playing elaborate games with them. That was time (and a little bit of money) well spent!
The best moment of all was when I was talking about our day with my three year old. I asked her what was something fun she did that day and she replied with intensity, "When we made craftses. And mommy, they were bootiful."
The best moment of all was when I was talking about our day with my three year old. I asked her what was something fun she did that day and she replied with intensity, "When we made craftses. And mommy, they were bootiful."
I couldn't have said it better myself.
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I'm always surprised at what my kids take off with. It's never what I think it will be. My girls currently have developed this elaborate story with their American Girl dolls. They have blogs set up about them. They have a "doll condo" (toy cabinet) set up for them - complete with decorations (gift wrap) and furniture (some doll items, some kleenex boxes and the like). They even e-mail each other, telling of their travels. When they travel, they go to different rooms of the house. I think one has gone to Paris. And they go EVERYWHERE the girls go! We're constantly saying, "No dolls in the store/church, etc.".
It looks like they had a lot of fun! Guess I am going to have to actually schedule a craft time in our week.
With those butterflies, you could make a spiritual application as well. God is in the process of changing us-- Romans 12:1, 2 uses the word we get the word metamorphosis from-- as we renew our minds. I have a blog article posted on this very thing this morning. Click on over and give it a read!
Those are adorable! You are such a patient mom Marybeth. I need to stop and remember that little crafts like those mean so much to my kids and it's not just a mess on the floor but memories in the making. Thanks for sharing!
That's precious! I'm glad you had a fun day making crafts with the kids.
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