For his first project, Ben happily chose the ice cream truck, which did not surprise me at all. For quite a while last year, he told me that he wanted to be an ice cream truck driver when he grew up, and the three kids played "ice cream truck" together all summer long. Ben usually pretended to be the ice cream truck, walking around humming the truck's distinctive song and doling out pretend ice cream to his sisters in exchange for imaginary dollars. So, I knew he would love this craft!
After I assembled the cardboard pieces, Ben followed my instructions, gluing the various materials in the correct places.
Becca enjoyed watching the process, though she was a bit sad that she could not "help." She alternated between hovering over Ben and popping a piece of bubble wrap that I gave her to keep her little hands busy.
Ben did his best to be patient with Becca and even explained some of what he was doing.
For the finishing touch, he put round stickers all over the truck to add to its colorful, whimsical design.
He was so proud of the finished project! He excitedly showed Hannah and Josh when they returned home after school and work.
Because all of the kids are now interested in crafts, we knew we needed a better place to do them. Josh had a wonderful idea for this, once we took down our Christmas tree. Instead of returning the furniture to its previous location, we set up a folding table with a vinyl tablecloth in the living room. Now the kids can cut, glue, and color to their hearts' content without taking over the entire house! However, we soon will need an entire room dedicated to storing hundreds of paper snowflakes, heart chains, paper scraps, handmade cards, and toilet paper roll creations...
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