Andrew's Craft Box

[katemn]

Most of you know I'm a crafty sort of person--as in, likes to make stuff, not plot--and so OF COURSE as soon as my son got old enough to have one, he now has a craft box.  I'm so excited about it and just have to tell you.  I'm not doing so to say what a fantastic mom I am, it's just because I have a whole room that could be considered my Craft Box and it is stuffed.  Having a whole room qualifies me as Certifiable.  No wonder my three-year-old son walks around in public with marker marks all over his arms and legs.

Actually it's a good excuse to scoop up all the random crayons, paper, paint boxes, string, markers, playdoh and all the rest of it and dump it into one place and call it something sophisticated like the Craft Box instead of The Dumping Ground for Broken Crayons And Pieces of Paper Nobody Knows What to Do With. 

Here is a list of what's in Andrew's Craft Box:

1.  A pad of newsprint from my attempt at being an artist days. 

2.  A Plastic art kit we unearthed from cleaning out the junk room--not our junk room, someone else's--when we moved into the house.  It contains oil pastels, markers, colored pencils, crayons, and a paint box. 

3.  A ziploc bag of playdoh I made for him when I was on maternity leave from school and tearing my hair out.   Buy a can (a CAN, not a box anymore! Brilliant!) of corn starch, there's a recipe on it.

4.  A ziploc bag of fuzzies I got in the craft section at WalMart.  Andrew glues them onto paper in little lines, draws legs, and calls them caterpillars.

5. Glue.  Glue stick.

6. Construction paper and other types of paper to paint and color on.

7. Another watercolor paint box and brushes.

8.  A ziploc bag of colored noodles.  I bought a bag of mixed shapes and a bag of elbows, and then we raided the bathroom for half-finished bottles of rubbing alcohol and colored the noodles three different colors with food coloring.  Tonight he made a necklace out of red penne.  He was admiring it then accidentally held the string by the wrong end.  Red penne cascaded onto the floor.  That was the end of the necklace-making session. 

9.  Pipe cleaners in brilliant colors. 

10.  Fabric paint.   I will have to raid my fabric boxes to find fabric for him to paint on. 

11. Sequins, glitter, and iron-on decals in floral motifs.  This is a kid who knows what a pipe wrench is and how to use it.   I'm not worried.  Even if he was into girly things, I still wouldn't care.  He's my child. 

12.  Enough crayons to float the Titanic.

13. String.  (No scissors, though.)

14. Clothespins to hang up his handiwork.  I'll pass on the Picassos in favor of Andrew's originals any day.  And that's pretty serious coming from someone with an Art Background.

15.  Jingle bells, wire, tape. 

I think that's it.   If anyone has any more suggestions, let me know!  We're going to make fingerpaints later this week. 

Tags: art, crafts

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[MommaK2007]

Jul. 15, 2008 at 12:39 AM This sounds great! I need more structured activity time with Abby -- this might channel some of her energy.  Love the fuzzy ball/caterpillar idea!