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kids in the craft room: armed with punches!

Hi all!

Wanted to pop in really quickly... I've been sick with an AWFUL cold for the past TWO WEEKS! First I caught a cold from my kids and then as I was getting better, I got sick AGAIN! Ugh. I have NO IDEA where I got sick again from but I'm trying my best not to get my kids sick again!

*cough cough*

Anyway, I wanted to share some new pics of M in my craft room:

She has discovered the joys of my paper punches.

 

And after she punches her shapes she sticks them in a bag... or in this case, the little pumpkin-thing you see that's next to her on the table. haha.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day! :)

12 Little Reindeer!

Hi everyone!

I have a question for you all today... If you're a crafter, have you ever gotten comissioned to do a project because you're the "crafty" one?

I'm usually the one who gets asked to do birthday cards, thank you cards, appreciation cards, etc... And with Christmas coming up, I was asked to create a card for J's pre-K teacher on behalf of his class.

I kind of didn't know where I wanted to go with this project, but thankfully, one of the moms in his class steered me in the right direction with the creative ideas, and sent me a few links to several projects.

And I LOVE the thumbprint project idea!

supplies: CS: kraft (Paper Accents), Solar White (Neenah); DP: Jillibean Soup; ink: Creamy Caramel, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip (SU!); pens: black (Copic; sentiment: Winter Wishes (K Andrew Designs); ribbon: Ribbon Carousel

I was lucky enough to get all of the kids to do a thumprint for me one morning before school started - it was kind of tough trying to wrangle up 12 kids before school, but I had lots of help from J and one of the moms (Thanks Julie!)! I had my cardstock precut into small rectangles and the stamping ink ready for each child, so all they had to do was do a thumbprint, I'd write their name on the back of the little card in pencil, and I'd wipe their thumb clean with a baby wipe I had ready! Yay for my organizational-Virgo-tendencies! *lol*

I created the card to be 5x7 because I wanted to make sure I got all the kids "thumbs" on there without cutting anyone off or leaving anyone behind. I figured a grid pattern would be the easiest so that's what I did. I was toying with the idea of creating ornaments somehow, but I wasn't sure how that would pan out, so I just stuck with it being simple. I think it worked, don't you?

I doodled the faces, ears, and antlers with my markers - I don't consider myself as  much of a freestyle artist, but I'll let you be the judge of that! *lol* I finished each little square off with some sponged ink around the edges and wrote each of the kids' names on the bottom.

I finished off the card with a sentimet from the Winter Wishes stamp set from K Andrew Designs & some ribbon from Ribbon Carousel. And TA-DA we've got ourselves a card! :)

The other moms in the class have already given feedback on how much they love the card. I hope J's teacher does too!

Three more days until Christmas! Are YOU ready? :)

kids in the craftroom... errr, craft closet.

Hi everyone!

I figured that it's been a while since my last "kids in the craftroom" post! The other day, I actually had my camera in my craftroom with me so I decided to take some pictures.

I had bought J a new Lego set a few weeks ago to keep him busy while I worked on some projects. I thought he would want to sit across from me at my craft table (like he usually does) - instead he wanted to sit in my new little "craft closet nook" that my husband put together for me...

I'd show more pictures, but it's not as organized as I would like it to be! :)

And if you notice, they're looking over their shoulder at something - the TV is behind them and across the room! *lol*

The spot where M is sitting is now occupied by my Grande Mark. It takes up quite a bit of space, but I had my craft closet put together just for it to fit.

And before you guys say anything, I'll post more pics soon!

Anyway, hope you all have a fabulous Monday! Thanks for stopping by! :)

kids in the craftroom: stamping - I'm teaching them young!

Hello Everyone!

Has your week been as busy as mine has? *sigh* It's been so busy for me that I haven't had a chance to do much crafting to stay ahead of the blogging game. I'm hoping my mojo will pick up, but you never know...

Dare I say it?

I might be out of steam! Eek!

Well, I'm hoping to sneak some crafty time today while M takes a nap this afternoon. Keep your fingers crossed!

Anyway, I wanted to share with you another "Kids In the Craftroom" post....

I found these large inkpads and foam stamps at Lakeshore Learning last week...

I thought it would be neat to let the kiddos go at it and stamp to their hearts' content...

Eh, the ink was great because it was washable. The foam stamps? Not so much.

They didn't hold the ink very well and we had to really PRESS the stamp into the inkpad. I don't know if it's because the inkpad wasn't super juicy or what, but it was kind of a FAIL.

So now we're using the inkpads for other stamps - old Sanrio stamps I've had, some rubber stamps from my stash... And I'm going to save the foam stamps for paint.

When I'm brave enough to revsit the Tempera paint again....

Thanks for visiting today! Have a great Thursday!

kids in the craftroom: taking it OUTSIDE!

Hi there!

For some reason the local weather here has been weird. It's usually HOT in the summer where I live in the Bay Area, but the weather has been warm, sometimes cool, sometimes cloudy. *sigh* I can't figure it out!

Anyway, I wanted to give the new kids an activity - painting with their easel that their aunt & uncle gave them for Christmas a few years ago. Up until last year we lived in a condo so we couldn't use it there... And I hadn't gathered enough courage to deal with the mess that would ensue so it's been tucked away in a corner until I was brave enough (and tired enough) to let them have fun with it.

So last week Michael's had a sale on there Tempera paints. I know this is the paint kids use at school so I figured it was really washable (hopefully!). I had gone back to Lakeshore Learning and picked up some paint pots and brushes to *hopefully* contain most of the mess...

And then I set up the easel.

And let them go crazy.

Funny how I set up 2 sides of the easel, but they had to play *rightnextto* each other...

All in all, they loved it. This mom? Not so much. I loved seeing them have fun, but my OCD-Virgo personality got the best of me and my heart stopped everytime a drip of paint got on the ground. I know I know. I can spray down the cement, but still.

I will say, however, it's a nice change from being in a cramped craftroom! It's nice to be outside and let them go crazy!

And that's what it's all about, right? Letting them be free. Who cares about paint on the ground! :)

Thanks for visiting today!

kids in the craftroom: oh my table!

Hello Saturday!

Quick post from  me today... I present to you Exhibit A...

J took it upon himself to draw on my craft table...

And when I asked  him who did it, he quickly responded, "Eeyah..." His nickname for his little sister.

Um, hello? He's the one who was using the green marker and she doesn't know how to "draw" people yet.

*sigh* Is it time for me to shutdown Kids in the Craftroom???

BTW, the ink is not easily rubbed off with a baby wipe. :(

more adventures of kids in the craftroom...

So since my last post about my kids in the craftroom we've ventured to Lakeshore Learning to gather more kid-friendly supplies for their crafts. My supplies (and heart) couldn't take any more of their roughness! *lol*

Have you ever heard of Lakeshore Learning? Well it's a fabulous teacher supply store that has EVERYTHING you could ever want for some fabulous craftmaking with kids.

Here's some of the stuff I bought - some things are missing because the kids got to the bag before I was able to snap a picture!

I picked up some construction paper packs ($0.99!), foam cut-outs, large WASHABLE stamping ink pads, paint containers, and tissue squares, glue, colored macaroni....

The kids had a blast. :)

Oh and I picked up these art trays to contain their mess.

And what a mess they made....

Then it was on to the painting...

M had a fabulous time...

And J loved making his "palm tree with coconuts in the sun..."

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Thanks for stopping by! :)

kids in the craftroom: stamping + the kidlets = only a semi-disaster.

I guess I should say it wasn't *too* crazy...

M had the bright idea to play with my SU! stamps. I gave them a set to share and play with...

 

They had a grand ol' time pressing the stamp in the ink... All the while giving me a heart attack and lots of "Don't make a mess!" "Be a good boy!" "Be a good girl!" and "Be gentile!" statements.

Needless to say, they really did enjoy it. (I kind of freaked out about my stamps getting destroyed, though...)

 

But how could I freak out? Look how much fun they were having!

 

And then the hot mess began... She freaked out about her fingers getting dirty. *note to self - I really need to scrapbook this photo... *lol*

*sigh* Anyway, sick of my random kids in the craftroom posts? Let me know! I thought they'd be enjoyable as "filler" blog posts during the week when I have nothing planned, but if you want me to keep the blog crafty, I will! :)