Start them young
The snow is old news. It’s melted here so things are back to normal. Whilst things were grim and wintry outside we needed activities to fill the holes left by trips to the swings or playing chase on the village green. We broke out the ‘Sparkly things to make and do’ book.
This book is like blogland for four-year-olds. Just one peep and there are ‘oooooh’s and ‘aaaahhh’s and ‘can we make that?’s.
This is what MissP, her little curly friend and I made earlier in the week. Sparkly fairy tiaras:
Materials: tissue paper, PVA, glitter, pipe cleaners.
Let me tell you though, I was close to making one for myself. I need an antidote to the tax return procrastinating dullards (a recognised medical condition). Do you think if I wore one of these whilst calculating profit (that’s hoping there is any) it might make it less mind-numbing?
As for nineteen-month-old little P, she’s been making bead snakes with her very big wooden beads recently. She drags them about saying ’ssss’. Whilst I made cottage pie one day last week I cast about for something to give her. I found some home-made polymer clay beads in a pot at the back of a cupboard. They’re smallish so I gave her the pot to put the beads in. She discarded the pot immediately and signed to be given the bead string. This is what happened next:
Perhaps my profit will be higher with a little child labour.
January 14th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Ah, she’s a prodigy! Send here over, we’re going into production mode here!
I can’t believe how long your taller Pebble’s hair is now - it’s gorgeous.
January 14th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
What fantastic motor skills your little 19 month old has. I think my little one would probably just eat the beads as she has taken a liking to dry pasta for some reason
I know what you mean about those arty books for kids, I think I get more excited about the projects than they do 
You can never have too much glitter and sparkle !
January 14th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Yes, get them grafting! You’d only need to pay them in fairy cakes!
January 14th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Such gorgeous little hands!
January 14th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
You are obviously building a business dynasty up there! What clever girls you have. Why do we all leave our tax returns… I did mine last Sunday (plus several months of book keeping in order to do the tax return) and it took all day!
January 14th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Utterly gorgeous head gear on those two littlies and like most others watching the film, just loved the little hands busy beading……………….
January 14th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Love the tiaras…. just right for this time of year!
And the fine motor skills of your little one are a joy for any nursery teacher to watch!
January 14th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Please Mrs P, I’d like a tiara to wear when I see how much tax I have to pay. Maybe one with glittery flowers hanging in front of my eyes.
Miss P2 - you go girl! what clever little fingers. She’ll be designing her own range of beady necklaces this time next year
Celia
x
January 14th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Love the headgear!
When my daughter was very young, all the toddlers were wearing a similar sort of thing,which we called disco boppers!
January 14th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
They are fabulous crafty children!
January 14th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Oooh I wonder if a fairy tiara would help me with my taxes! K x
January 14th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Holy Cow Emma! That’s amazing that she can string those beads at such an early age — I think most 19 mo olds would try to EAT those beads! You’ll soon be a corporation! Cute little tiaras too!
January 14th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
This is all so cute. I love that little miss P2 can string those beads - what a clever little lady!
Monda
x
January 14th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
The tiaras are gorgeous, as are both your beautiful Little Ps. Your littlest P is amazing to be stringing beads like that and very sweet :o) xx
January 14th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
It’s in the genes, evidently! The love of sparkle and the crafting ability both.
January 15th, 2010 at 12:14 am
How cute, it’s a shame about the dangerous element of heat in ironing, otherwise that could be her next new thing
I love the tiaras. Twiglet and I made some alien antennae last year that were similar, involving pipe cleaners and bun cases !!
Twiggy x
January 15th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
How brilliant! Tiny Miss P is definitely going to be an asset to the business! And tiara wearing is sure to help with the tax returns! Lucy xxx
January 15th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
What a clever girl!
January 15th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
definitely taking after her talented mummy!!!
xxxx
January 15th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Ooh, look at those dexterous little hands! That is the best vid so far Mrs P
Rather superb sparkly headgear too.
Just the thing to keep the wintery blues away!
xxx
January 16th, 2010 at 1:31 am
How amazing . She’s so competent.
Perhaps you could get her to fill in your tax return.
I get my husbands accountant to do mine and I pay hi a sum of money out of all proportion to what I actually earn..and I do most of the work myself..spread sheets etc. (my husband just chucks him a carrier bag full of receipts and bank books.)I just daren’t fill in the form myself.
January 16th, 2010 at 2:09 am
ADORABLE!
January 16th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I love the fairy headgear Emma - Miss P has obviously inherited your artistic talent!
Have a lovely weekend. Jeanne x
PS Thank you for your comment at mine Emma. All the photos were taken in Romania, I can definitely see the similarity to Italian architecture and at the end of the post there was an attribution to the fine young photographer in question (which may have been missed by readers)! Alas they are not my photos! I have posted a comment to clear up any confusion by subsequent readers!
January 16th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
definately a talent in the making — wonder where she gets that from
January 20th, 2010 at 11:22 am
If you ever start production of tiaras to ward off the tax return procrastinating dullards please reserve me one. I spent the whole of Monday evening in front of my computer to work out that I owed them 30p which I then had to pay by debit card. So worthwhile.
But enough of the rant. Your jewellery is lovely and your daughters have obviously inherited your gift for creating.
I also loved you idea of the book giveaway, though sadly I hesitated a little too long on the commenting to actually take part. Maybe next time.
Lynne x.