Last week, I posted about the concept of the busy-bags and a how-to on making your own mini-chalkboards; my own creative contribution to the project!
Well, on Monday night I visited the lovely Emma from Storehouse Project's home with bag of mini-chalkboards in tow. They'd been quite labour intensive, but something told me it would be worth it. And I wasn't disappointed:
Aside from being a great way to meet new people and get involved in something crafty (even if you don't believe you are v artistically inclined) -- there is something self satisfying about having a little box filled to the brim with crafty activities to entertain your young-un's at a moment's notice... I'm hiding mine and bringing them out one-by-one -- yesterday I pulled out the coloured noodles and Fern had a blast for half an hour while I was madly tearing about tidying up the house creating "noo-noo" necklaces! And the best bit is that each activity is designed to be packed away and used again... how handy is that?!
Seriously folks, have a think about doing this in your area -- I can't rave about it enough!
Anyway -- there is a Teddy Bear's picnic in two days... and I havn't quite got around to planning a menu yet. Best get onto that.
Have a great weekend... pray for good weather for me? A Teddy Bear picnic is not quite so glam hosted in the garage!!
x
Glad it turned out to be such a successful night. Let us know which activity packs Fern seems most interested in. Good luck with all the paryt planning, I know you and it will be super duper perfect with all your attention to detail and planning. Can't wait for all the 'debriefing posts'. Big hugs xx
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE this idea. This whole concept is genius! Fun and creative and exceptionally cool. I hope my mothers group is up for the challenge!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great idea. x p.s. check out my giveaway this week