Honestly, there are times I wonder, just a little bit, if our kids are actually pioneer children. They truly enjoy the simplest of toys, games and activities. We’re thrilled, because we prefer the simpler things in life, anyway! But I sure am glad that they, too, can find such appreciation with simple, simple things.
Such is the case with these little wooden toys. We were in one of our very favorite stores. Not the ‘mercantile’ in town (I would LOVE it if there was one!), but Michael’s Arts & Crafts, when we spotted these little wooden toy kits…..for a $1 each! Now, as parents, we don’t get our kids something every time we go into a store. Or even 2% of the times we go into a store. We just find it unnecessary. They don’t even ask or expect anything, either. But when I saw these toy kits, I knew they would truly LOVE putting them together, and painting them, for hours. I also knew they would be happy with their work, and play with them after. So, sometimes, it’s nice just to surprise them. When I told that them they could go ahead and all pick one out, they were very excited, and had almost as fun picking 0ne out, as they did building and painting it. Even our 11 year old can still enjoy such simple pass times, and she never passes up an opportunity to do a project with the little ones, anyway. They just love to do stuff, together.
So….not much else to say. But we think they came out great, and I did have fun taking photos to share! LOTS!
And boy are we down to the wire!! Tomorrow is the last day to get your name in that bowl again, and Wednesday we announce the winner of OUR FIRST GIVE-AWAY!! WHO’S name will we pull out of the bowl? WHO will have a special package of home-made gifts, made by US, delivered to their home?? We can hardly take the anticipation! Can you??
Fun little crafts! They turned out cute!
We’ve done the plane and the fighter jet. I’m going to have to buy more!
T and Daddy LOVE those! They have done the plane and the train and T actually spent his own money on them so they are VERY special to him. We are the same way here, we truly enjoy the simplest of toys and things. Ours too don’t ask for things because we have never started the habit of buying when we go to stores…isn’t that wonderful??
They did a great job! And for $1? I may have to plan a trip to Michael’s soon! I like the photos of their toys with them blurry in the backgrounds. I’m sure I didn’t use the correct photography term here, sorry! =) But you know what I mean!
my kids used to build those all the time! i still have the ones that have lasted thru the years put away…can’t bear to throw them out.
Well then!! It seems we were the only ones in the world who didn’t know about these cool little wooden toy kits before! Why didn’t you TELL US?!! Well…now we ALL know how much fun the kids have with these things! They definitely are something to put in their keepsake boxes, as something they made all by themselves when they were little.