Nativity Family Ornaments: Kid-crafted

Today was a lazy day.  As in we sat around in our pajamas, ignored the to-do list, and just spent enjoyed some down time together.  Some of us (read: those over the age of 18) had a sleep in, ate a yummy breakfast (bacon, eggs, and fresh biscuits), slowly did some chores, and just didn't worry about the rest.  My dishes are done.  A few loads of laundry made it through. Following on yesterday's theme, just decided to "be".  We've all been out-of-sorts and a little stressed out and I think some days relaxation is just what the doctor ordered.

Kevin & the boys popped by a vendor event at our church last weekend.  A friend of mine was there with her son who had his own table at the event selling Perler bead ornaments beside me.  Kaleb came home with a head full of ideas about how he can make things and sell them at my table with me.  The crafter and entrepreneur in me jumped up and down inside with excitement.  The slightly more neurotic realist wondered how we would actually carry this out without 1) either of us tearing our our hair and 2) coming up with ideas that he could manage with limited supervision.  I figure if he's selling his product, he should be spending at least equal time putting it together.

We browsed Google and Pinterest all week to come up with some reasonable ideas.  We hit Michales to pick up supplies.  We (he) learned that sometimes it's easy to get so excited about a project that the whole of it becomes overwhelming. ("Mom, I need to just think about one thing at a time.  My head hurts because there are so many ideas in there.") So today we took some time between video games, movies, and an AMAZING game of Simpsons Clue to put together his first batch of creations.

Behold, Kaleb and his Nativity Family Ornaments:

Yeah, he's pretty cute!  He was so proud of himself for using the drill to put holes in all his stars.  Justin got in on the action using "wire cutters" to trim our wire to length.  Kaleb added the wires to the stars and twisted together. Mom manned the hot glue gun... but then he stuck the pieces together.  This basket full of goodies is his end result.  He's planning on coming to my next show with me and selling these ornaments.  We're still working on the whole process of understanding that he has to pay for the supplies out of his sales.  Overall though, one proud mama here... love this kid!


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