Every day the kids get to do a craft. I have been keeping random craft stuff around the house, they would find it, then insist on doing it right then. It was a mess.
Today I put together a tote of crafts they can choose from. I’ve set a schedule where each kid gets to pick the craft every other day. They are both excited and have been looking at the tote today deciding what they will pick on their next turn.
Wish me luck. I’m really hoping this will keep the crafts organized and easy to pick. I’m also hoping they don’t bug me about doing crafts all day every day now that we have a process.
mildlygranola 
Smart move.
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That sounds like a good plan:) Do share their crafts with us too.
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I will do that. They will be so proud that I’m sharing them with my internet friends.
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Great idea!
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I wish I had thought of something like that when my kids were little. It would have handle the “I’m bored” ennui for sure! Love the recent hat, the color is gorgeous.
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Thank you! I had to do something – they are used to going, we never spend all day at home. It has been a big change for them and crafts are helping.
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Such a neat idea! Your kids are pretty lucky to have a cool mom like you. 🙂
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Hang in there and be a “mean mom” about when craft time is, and they will soon quit asking and treasure their daily dose!😉
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What a great idea! And they look like nifty crafts too 🙂
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Wow! What a great idea! When my kids were young we would also write on the calendar special things that we would do each day so they had something to look forward to. It was stuff like “go to library” and “feed ducks at the park” since I was pretty broke all of the time. Now that we are stuck inside it could be stuff like “build a fort” or maybe “make cookies”. I love that your kids have a grab bag of crafts to look forward to. Good job, mom!!
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I must confess, last week we had “golden mug day” where they drank out of our copper moscow mule mugs at meals. They thought it was a great treat.
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You’re doing great mom! I always found books, toys and crafts were way more appealing to the children when they were organized nicely like yours.
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So much fun! My kids are neck deep in homework. I’d rather be crafting with them.
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This is brill. I’m definitely going to try doing the same, thanks.
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I hope it works for you too.
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[…] week in to the craft tote, and so far it has been a success. I thought I would share what the kids picked as their crafts […]
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