Craft Time

Fred and I used to be very involved in Awakening retreats for Catholic Young Adult here in Houston (and elsewhere).  Over the years we have amassed  a pretty large box of craft materials, and Wednesday I pulled it out to find some puff paint while Charlotte was busy with her play doh.  Of course Charlotte spied all kinds of things in this magical box that she just had to have.  I went through it and pulled out a few things I didn't mind her playing with, and she pulled out a few that I wasn't so crazy about but let go.

This was the result:

 

Good times!

The stamp markers were pretty shot after who knows how many years, so I pitched them quietly after we played, but the play doh and foam cut outs were a big hit.  I must confess that I am wired oddly and have issues with the play doh colors getting all mixed up and then turning into gray blobs (or whatever color that is exactly), so I only pull out one canister for Charlotte to play with at a time.  She knows to put one color away before I'll give her another one - I am probably creating a monster.  I am totally boring!

The foam cut outs allow her to use different colors together and I can easily separate them out when she's done.  Some of the fancier play doh toys still require supervision, or my impateint daughter ends up screaming because something isn't coming out the way she wants it.  With the foam and play doh, no glue and only light supervision is needed - so I can do things like clean, or cook dinner, or write a blog post.

Sweet, huh?