In anticipation of a long, rainy afternoon I picked up a carton of 1,000 craft sticks at our local big box store. Note to self: The box may look small but 1,000 is a LOT of craft sticks.
I gave the kids as many sticks as they wanted. Hannah used 43. Christopher used 41. (Yes, we will be doing this activity again.) I was surprised at how easily they picked up the box construction. Thank you Lincoln Logs.
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Christopher made his "roof" but needed some help to get it to stand up. It was more of a patience issue as I ended up just holding it in place while the glue dried.
When they were done building Hannah asked if they could paint. Why not? It was still raining and we had two full hours until dinner.
Then I found the pom pom balls (and started questioning my craft supply purchasing habit). Note to the Pampered Chef marketing department: Prep Bowls have many uses outside of the kitchen.
I justify my craft purchases by thinking of how happy the kids will be... and happy kids make happy moms. So, if happy kids cost $1.29? I'm all in.
The kids were super proud of their creations and I was pleased that we spent over an hour playing with an old school favorite. Now, what to do with the 916 sticks they didn't use?
Stopping over from We Play. I love how proud they are of their creations!! Kerri
ReplyDeleteHow sweet and happy they look. If I remember, the glue we had a kids didn't hold very well. Our projects rarely stayed together. Love the addition of pompoms.
ReplyDeleteSo Cute! I can't wait for Henry to get a little bigger to build with craft sticks! Yay!
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Love the houses! To think when I was growing up we had to actually eat Popsicles to get the sticks!
ReplyDeleteMy kids and I made Popsicle stick puzzles this week. I have a link to the tutorial in my blog if you're interested.
LOL - I bought that exact box too and have about 950 sticks left! We used them on wedding programs that we made into fans since it was an outdoor wedding. I'm open for anything you find and want to share. They are sitting collecting dust right now.
ReplyDeleteoh man, i am a big fan of craft sticks, too. my sisters and i used them to make puppets a lot (like using the stick for the puppet) and sometimes would combine them with the woodsy shapes from the craft stores, googly-eyes, and paint. ah, i miss those days :D
ReplyDeleteMy girls love craft sticks, though they're not at the stage of building houses. Love these. great idea.
ReplyDeleteI just love all your photos! They are brilliant! And your kids look so happy doing their crafting! Great how such a basic "craft item" can be turned into so many different things!
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Maggy x
I think every one of my relatives has a popsicle stick box that I lovingly made and painted and lined with felt.
ReplyDeleteLove your montage shots of the kids!
This is such a great idea! And something I haven't done with my kids for AGES! Actually now that they're a little older it would be really interesting to see what creations they came up with :-)
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Cute! I'm a new follower from the friday blog hop....hop on over to my site and leave your froggie prints!
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Oh I love their colourful creations, how cute!
ReplyDeleteDude, I have a TON of these in a drawer somewhere! I know my kids would love to do this project. I'm on it. :)
ReplyDeletevery creative, loved it! Check out the Hand prints Butterfly I made this week @ http://blog.memetales.com/
ReplyDeleteThis is a good idea!!! It's the glue that slows me down....but a paintbrush sounds helpful...thanks!!
ReplyDeleteAh, they love it and it shows! :) Thanks for participation in last week's High paw and hope to see you again this week!
ReplyDeleteSo many fun ways to use these! Thanks again for linking up to For the Kids Fridays!
ReplyDelete:)rachel at SunScholars.blogspot.com
I forgot how fun these can be - will have to drag ours out soon for some fun crafting. Thanks for linking to the Kids Can Craft Party!
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