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Nov19

Planning a Kids’ Crafting Party: Possible Projects

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A friend of mine suggested we do a party for the kids to make gifts this year, and I think it is a great idea. I know my kids will love it, and we can get a lot done in a short period of time if we plan ahead a bit. To that end, here some projects we may want to do at our party, which will be on December 10th.

  1. Cool ornaments

    Photo Image credit http://www.younghouselove.com

  2. Water decals on ceramic mugs–I am trying to convince the boy to do original art for this one; he is oddly reluctant
  3. Make some salt dough ornaments ahead for painting
  4. Felt coasters
  5. Scrap-supply magnets–these are so cute, and I think the kids would have fun making them
  6. Glittery snowflake ornaments
  7. Geometric soaps–I am iffy on giving soaps as gifts, but it looks like something the kids would enjoy doing
  8. This dragonfly craft might be fun for my 14 year old and her friends

This list seems a bit heavy on the ornaments, but I think we can probably pick a few crafts from this list and set up a nice party. I need to look at the supply lists and see if we need to do prep work before the party for these to help narrow the list down. I should probably also consult with the kids and my fellow party giver. I think this is a good starting point, though.

Nov18

5 Random Things

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I have so many things I want to do this weekend, I can’t settle on any one, or even one thought to develop here. So instead, I am putting out five random things that I don’t want to forget, or can’t get out of my head. Since I took the kids to Ben Franklin today, I am mostly thinking about crafting.

  1. I have been thinking for a while that it would be awesome to find some kind of art club for my nine year old son. He loves art, and seems to be pretty talented. I know I am a bit biased, but other people say it too–the art teacher at his school says great things about him, and people are generally impressed by his drawing skills. I want to encourage this, because he really seems to enjoy it, and I always think it is a good idea to have mutliple activities to have different friends and different skills. I didn’t really know where to start, but a local friend reminded me today about Yucandu Art Studio, which is only two miles from my house, and has Art Clubs for kids! I need to look into this a bit more, but I think he will love the one for kids in grades 3 – 6.
  2. I am not sure how I stumbled upon this slideshow of 10 amazing craft rooms, but I find myself to be inspired. My basement is not the kind of basement that can be finished, but with some serious purging and re-organizing, I think I could create a functional craft space down there. Or I could redo my dining room. I am not sure how I am going to do it, but I need more space for crafting in my house.

    Image credit: http://allsorts.typepad.com/, via babble

  3. Note to self: read supply list before buying a lot of supplies at the craft store. Not much more to be said here.
  4. I am hosting a Christmas gift-making party for kids with a friend in a couple of weeks. Expect to hear more about that here as I try to plan ahead. I did buy a book with cheap gift projects today, so I will have to pick a few from there, and a few from my Bust DIY Guide to Life, and figure out what they can do. (Wouldn’t a great craft room help here? ;) )
  5. I have a backlog of Gaming Angels posts I want to do! This weekend may be light on content here as I focus on getting caught up over there.