This is 'Daddy's doing'

Last year after Valentines Day was over, Alan and Selah began a plan for this 2010's Valentines Box. They decided to make a swimming pool with a Barbie diving in. So Bryce and I started coming up with the ideas of what he could do for his Valentine's Box, and he liked the idea of an aquarium. And Charis just took off on her own design with paint brush in hand.

Last Friday night all 5 of us spent the whole evening, and part of Saturday as well, creating their boxes, and bringing their ideas to life. The kids really did most of the work. There were times when Alan and I threw out ideas, but they wanted to go with what they were thinkin'. And must say.... my husband is pretty darn good at this stuff! Who knew!?!? He whipped that little adirondack chair out of cardboard (Selah painted it), and then Selah found a round "craft paint lid sealer" that she decided she could use for a table next to her chair. She told Alan she needed a little tiny glass of lemonade to set next to the beach chair... so he snipped the end off of a pink straw. When we hot glued it to the table, and the hot glue inside actually looks shiny, like ice! So cool! Literally...
With all this crafting lately, the kids are getting pretty good at using the hot glue gun and Modge Podge. They've all been burned a time or two, but that doesn't slow them down one bit.
The Valentine's Day boxes turned out AWESOME! The kids were proud to show them off today.


LABOR OF LOVE!!






DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS,





Taa Daa!! IMPRESSIVE! HOW FUN!





IT'S PARTY TIME!!!





WHOA... SUGAR RUSH.....