I love the brand Melissa and Doug - they make great puzzles, play food and imaginative play activities. They also have great packaging - a lot of their products come in wooden crates like these:
This one if from a four pack of wooden puzzles. I take the puzzles out and put them into Ziploc bags
with a picture of the puzzle - my kids get the puzzle pieces mixed up and this is a good way
for us to keep them separate.
with a picture of the puzzle - my kids get the puzzle pieces mixed up and this is a good way
for us to keep them separate.
My daughter painted the box herself - I squirted acrylic craft paint (her choice of colors) on the areas to be painted and she painted and spread the paint to cover the crate.
Now she has a divided wooden crate to keep her little treasures.
This is where my daughter wanted to end the project, but painting her name on the top, gluing down beads and/or sequins will probably be add-ons another day.
I'm linking this up to DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land and Get Your Craft on at Today's Creative Blog.
Cute!! My 4 year old would love to go to town with some pink paint. I wish I'd thought of that before I got rid of a similar piece. :) Visiting from Kimba's party. :)
ReplyDeleteMy goodness - I have a ton of these and never thought to do anything with them! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty -- love that pink!
ReplyDeleteNice!!
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Don'tcha just love those Melissa and Doug crates!? My daughter had the magnetic paper doll, and we almost immediately turned the box she came in to a desk organizer for scissors and markers and stuff. We didn't get to paint ours though! The lid decorating will be super fun!
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