Showing posts with label crafting with children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crafting with children. Show all posts

Monday, 26 July 2010

We're under quarantine!

Last Thursday saw the last day of Little P's first year at school, but in the early hours of the morning the little poppet woke up covered in itchy red spots...........yes, you guessed it, Little P had caught the Chicken Pox!!

It was inevitable really as the virus had been circulating in her school for over a month and little P had managed to avoid it previously, but in a small school environment these germs seem to get shared around quite readily!

So the first few days of the long Summer holiday have not been a barrel of laughs. Poor little p has been quite poorly, but we have had one very enjoyable afternoon's activity. You see about a year and a half ago one of my lovely brothers bought little P an amazing craft set and we have been waiting for the best time to use it, a time when we could devote at least a few hours to concentrated cutting, glueing and pasting loveliness. Chicken Pox has given us the perfect opportunity to make this amazing 'Three little Pigs' craft set. It kept us entertained for a full five hours!! We loved it so much that we looked up where to get another set in the same series, but sadly it's no longer being made. It's such a shame as this is easily the best children's art and craft set I have seen in years, complete with a brilliant instructional DVD designed for children. All I can say is, "Thank you Uncle Mark, you've made a little girl and her mum very happy!"

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Little P does some crafting!

A cold, miserable afternoon- we didnt feel like doing anything adventurous after school today and I wanted to free up some time to make a few more hair clips so before pick up I ran up a person shaped base for a softee. When little P arrived home she stuffed it and helped to sew the gap left for turning and stuffing. Then I left her to it and she sorted out the hair, used felt tips for the face and make a little dress but cutting out a circle of fabric and cutting a hole in the centre for the head.

So there you have it, one happy afternoon's crafting and one very happy little girl!