Talking About The Little Experience

One thing I have learned from the few birthday parties that we have done is to expect the unexpected. This year, the unexpected surprise came in the form of a simple little gift. It wasn’t anything fancy, and when Bugga (my just turned 6 year old) opened it, I don’t think she knew quite what to expect, but I was excited.

Bugga received a create-it felt daisy chain kit from The Little Experience. Of all the gifts she received, I think this was my favorite. This morning we sat down to play, and she was immediately engrossed. She wanted to make a necklace just like the little girl who is pictured on the package. In fact, the packaging itself is wonderful. A card-stock card with all the information on it and attached to that was a small canvas bag that all the supplies had been tucked into. A very cute way to package a craft kit, and a great way to keep all the pieces together even after you are done. The only difference in our kit from the one on the website is that ours came with enough supplies to make 27 flowers instead of 12. Plenty to share with Squeak (my 2 year old) who had to get in on the action as well.

We opened our little bag, got all the pieces out, and looked at the instructions. Bugga is not reading yet, but the instructions were illustrated, so she easily figured out on her own how everything went together. We had a small problem controlling how much glue was ending up on each piece, so I took over the job of putting glue on the pieces and the girls took turns putting them together.

While Bugga was carefully setting each flower aside to dry, Squeak was busy manhandling them. There were a few on her side of the table that had to be re-glued a couple times before we finished and banned them both from the table until they were dry.

Once the glue was dry, we simply slid the stem of each daisy through the precut hole in the stem of another to make the beautiful necklaces and crowns that our girls were so proud of.

We had so much fun with this craft that I had to find out a little bit more about the company. The Little Experience is based in the UK. I simply love how they described their goals for the company.

Who would have thought that we could change the world creating cool things for children to make and do? Its more than a job for us it’s a mission into the imagination. We are dedicated to creating quality time memories for today’s busy parents and their media savvy kids. Come on! Join in.

They have also taken the time to show how their different products are educational. From mental challenges to life skills, their products encourage learning and growth in several different areas.

I’ve sent off an email asking about places in the US or Canada that these products might be available. Until I hear back I’m going to busy myself with some of the free stuff to do projects that they have posted. It looks like there is enough there to keep me occupied for at least a little while.

UPDATE: I received an email back from The Little Experience. They said that occasionally their products are available in Target stores and you can also find them on Amazon. We shop at Target a lot, so I’ll definitely be keeping my eyes open the next time we’re there.

To find out what other people are talking about today, visit The Lazy Organizer. (She has a very cool new website!)

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