So the sun is out (finally) and
school holidays have begun! Like many
mums, my thoughts have turned to how to keep my youngest occupied during the
next 5 weeks that is (a) not too expensive (b) doesn’t involve sitting
in front of the TV/computer for hours on end and that will (c) hopefully keep
him from groaning ‘Muuuuummmm - I’m
bored’ after only the third day off !
Of course, it’s all ok when there’s good
weather as there are many freebie entertainment options like parks, scooters, bikes & picnics etc but on wet days it’s always good to have a few ideas ready up your sleeve. For me, being as I have plenty of
crafting materials around, it makes sense to use some bits & pieces for the
good of entertainment and one such idea is this simple covered pot (of course, this is my 'test' version in nice girly colours but my youngest wants to make one in rainbow brights!)
Once made, this could be used as
a money box, pen pot, a store for precious collectables and all sorts of other things! It came about as an idea after teaching my
youngest to crochet simple ‘chain stitch’ (he'd got curious when I was making a you tube
video for Beadclub called How to Crochet Chain Stitch and even joined in on the end of it which proves it is that easy!) After he got the hang of it and made yards and yards of wibbly chains, I tried to think of something novel he could do
with this newly learnt skill...
So, here we are, and all you really need for this
idea is wool, crochet hook, a suitable ‘pot’, glue & scissors. To start with just make enough chain length to be able to wrap
around the entire pot. Then, starting under the top rim, take your time wrapping & gluing it all into place. If you have made several different colours of chain you just
need to butt the end pieces up as closely as possible to avoid gaps when joining the new strand. Finally, when you get to the bottom of the pot, trim
the excess chain then tuck & glue the end neatly under the last round of
chain.
If the pot has a lid it can be
used to store stuff (of which most kids have plenty!) or you could cut a rectangular slot in it so that it can be
used for coins that can be saved for the next rainy day. Or, if there is no lid it
can be simply useful as a pen pot or similar organiser type thing.
Well, I'm off to think of more ideas and I hope that’s one
afternoons worth of idea 'brownie' points for you during the hols!
Happy Making ;-)
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