I have spent the past month collecting every toilet roll, paper towel roll, cardboard box and pipecleaner that has come into our house, and unknowingly saving it for today.
This morning Stu took off early for a round of golf and I was supposed to get a sleep in. Well I did, till about 6:45, hurrah, and then we were all up and ready to go.
I am not creatively inclined when it comes to doing stuff with the kids, but I am taking on the challenge. So inspired by F1's recent fascination with all things astronautical I decided that we would make space ships.
What a fantastic way to spend some time. F1 & Z2 were so inspired.
We had pipecleaners of all colours, aluminium foil, sticky tape, egg cartons, carboard rolls and random pieces of plastic which all came together nicely in two spectacular rocket ships that kept the boys amused for hours.
One rocket ship now sits poised for take off as a sleeping F1 dreams of astronauts and moonlandings; and the other is sitting on the launch pad downstairs, where it will undoubtedly get some air time tomorrow. I am proud to say that the vita-weet box car we made last week is still sitting with great pride on the dining table; steering wheel intact, though the spoiler has gone missing and the paint job has taken a beating.
It doesn't have to be expensive to keep kids amused and engaged, it just requires a little effort and a bit of thinking with the box instead of inside it. Let your mind open and give your kids space and time to create without worrying about the mess. It will get their creative juices flowing and you will be so proud ... and probably have some fun too.
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