Tuesday, February 12, 2008

pop-up books and glue guns!

i don't know about you, but i have always loved pop-up books. for christmas, this year, caleb received an amazing one on beasts. he loved it so much he slept with it for several nights. i think what is so fascinating about them is the creativity it takes to make one. they truly can be works of art. speaking of art - this year we have delved into the world of glue guns. with the help of my sister in-law (thank you nettie) i realized that my kids were/are old enough to handle a glue gun. these are very exciting times!! we are fortunate enough to have a craft room in our house filled with many wonderfully creative things for our entire family to "craft" with. in any given week we can spend countless hours creating. so, some of you may be wondering where i'm going with all this and so here it goes......

i walked into the craft room this afternoon and saw a bizarre sight. i called lilly in and asked, "what is this?" she looked at me sheepishly and said, "i wanted to make my own pop-up book". so, with the help of a piece of paper, a glue gun, and several plastic dolls and furniture pieces she went to work. i couldn't help but laugh...... she had literally glued everything down on a piece of paper with the hopes of creating her own pop-up book story!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

misty that is too funny! LOL! it is so cool that lilly is so uninhibited with her crafts that she would glue her own toys down. you have to be the coolest mom in town :)

alicia said...

That is the coolest picture ever! I am so excited for you to be blogging again...it's about time!!! Just kidding. I love you and I love Lilly...this is great!

Charity said...

That is too sweet.

Good job Lilly!!!

THE GTEAM said...

Cute. We're jealous you have a "craft room." Ah..the mid-west!

Melissa said...

That. Is. HYSTERICAL!