tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260210775280841929.post480112765209726629..comments2023-06-13T02:09:12.991-07:00Comments on Peace Among Thorns: crafty craftyPax (on both your houses)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00737450677848507191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260210775280841929.post-43954145837998110502013-11-12T14:23:32.116-08:002013-11-12T14:23:32.116-08:00You inspired me to write more about this: http://o...You inspired me to write more about this: http://ourordinarylifeextraordinary.blogspot.com/2013/11/easy-crafts-for-toddlers-not.html<br /><br />Pippa sounds high-energy, but she'll probably get more interested in concentrating on crafting as she grows.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662784804825998751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260210775280841929.post-1504637628476480042013-11-12T06:44:26.314-08:002013-11-12T06:44:26.314-08:00I've learned that Sly is just not going to be ...I've learned that Sly is just not going to be "good" at crafts for a long time, and to be ok with it. He really enjoys what he calls "crafts", but he'd prefer if I basically made the whole thing for him (because he doesn't have the skills to make anything that actually looks like anything, and he knows it). He enjoys when our crafts turn out to actually look like something, but these ones involve a lot of my time. Like making hand turkeys for Thanksgiving. I trace Sly's hand, cut it out for him, and then help him glue things on. So most of the time when he asks to do a craft, I just pull out our supplies, and let him do what he wants. Sometimes I give him one piece of scrap paper (Tom brings them home from the recycle bin at work) and one sheet of stickers, and let him do his thing. Or I give him some stencils and a few sheets of paper. Or a string with a small bowl of beads. Or a pair of kid scissors and paper. In these cases, there's no real finished product to speak of. Most of them get put away or thrown away soon after, and he doesn't mind. I think of it more as practice, and something that keeps him busy and happy.<br /><br />Messy stuff like markers or paint only come out if I'm in the mood for a highly supervised craft, which is probably once a month or less!<br /><br />Craft stuff doesn't need to be expensive. We find all of ours at thrift stores, dollar stores, or the clearance bin at craft stores. I like things that are reusable (beads, clay, lacing cards, etc.) or that I can dole out in small amounts.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662784804825998751noreply@blogger.com