Monday, June 29, 2009

Color My Wardrobe

Very simple idea. Inexpensive. The best gift ever!



My daughter received a Crayola: Color My Wardrobe craft kit for her birthday in April. She just loves it. Not only does it stimulate creative thinking, but also role play and hours of fun. She still has dresses left to decorate after all of these months. It is something fun to do with her older sister as well. After making numerous designs, they hold fashion shows with the cardboard doll to share their new creations with the family.



I'll have to confess, I designed a few dresses myself. Hubby even made a camo-dress. What a great Dad- designing dresses with his daughters!
(Don't tell anyone. He, He!)


Blank dress



Dress after creating!



Another creative design

And Dad's famous......


Camo Dress

Although this product is inexpensive, you could make your own cardboard doll and cut out dress patterns for your child. Use small pieces of Velcro to attach the dresses to the doll. Also, you can use other art supplies such as ribbon, little fabric flowers, or glitter glue to decorate the dresses.

Enjoy your day and have fun being creative!

Jen

8 comments:

Preschool Playbook said...

I guess with all these wonderful creations you are all off to fashion school? I LOVE birthday presents like this. Looks like lots of fun. Hope your feeling great. Take care-Trish

Sula Lee said...

Love it! Will have to get this for my daughter - she would adore this! Maybe it will save me from doing so much laundry??! She seems to go through at least 6 outfit changes a day!!! Thanks for posting!

Andrea said...

I love your site. I am not creative at all. You really give me some ideas on what to do with my babies. thanks

Jenni Jiggety said...

What a cool idea!

czaroma said...

this is wonderful. love this just like my daughter who loves to play dress up...

Preschool Playbook said...

Me again. We haven't heard from you in a while and I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you and hoping, no praying, that you are feeling better. Take care--Trish

Christy said...

I haven't seen that before. So cute, my daughter would love it.

Valerie said...

I love the camo dress. My hubby's a bit of a closet crafter too. Shhhh! Don't tell him I said that! ;-)

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**Use ziplock baggies to organize craft supplies. Label with permanent marker. (Yeah, I organized the craft drawers yesterday! Let's see how long it stays neat before the girls destroy it!!)

**Don't throw away your little plastic apple sauce containers; they make great water or paint holders for your little artists!

**Create charade cards for a family fun game. Play in teams with Daddy, too. For younger children, draw little pictures for them to act out.

**Using washable markers, draw little faces on your chidren's toes. Yes, I said toes!! They will have fun having a conversation with thier little tootsies. (TOE TALK from 365 ways to a SMARTER PRESCHOOLER)

**Connect the literature you are reading to your child with a follow up activity. For example: Have your child paint or draw a picture of the main idea in the story or search online for crafts relating to the story.

**File those creative ideas! If you find a learning article or fun activity, but don't have time to do it right away, file it for later. I keep a file in my file cabinet labeled Learning Ideas.

**Keep a junk box for your child that is filled with recycled materials. It is amazing what they can create out of junk. Things to include: paper towel rolls, small boxes, yarn, small plastic containers, spools, popsicle sticks or tongue depressors, scraps of fabric, straws, etc. If you need a quick activity with the kids, it is right at your fingertips!

**To help eliminate clutter from all of your child's precious artwork, take pictures and create a photo album of their work. This takes up less space, but still provides you with memories. Keep a few favorites to frame and hang on the wall!