Fairy Things to Make and Do

We try to do an art project with our girls at least once a week. When I told the girls it was time for our project this week, Bugga immediately went running for my bedroom, shouting that she was going to get her art supplies. Squeak followed. Wanting to make sure that they didn’t get into anything that is not theirs, I went too, and was surprised when Bugga went straight to her Fairy Things to Make and Do Kid Kit. This was another birthday gift for Bugga, and even though I forgot it was back there, she apparently didn’t.

Usborne Kid Kits are amazing things. Each one comes with an Usborne book and all the supplies you need for a project or two to go with the book. Our Fairy Things to Make and Do Kid Kit came with the Fairy Things to Make and Do book (also sold seperately), paints, paint brush, scissors, glue stick, cardstock, a glitter glue pen, tulle, ribbon, pony beads, flex straws, and a wooden dowel. Lots of fun stuff for any little girl to play with.

After flipping through the book, we chose to make fairy puppets. Because neither of my girls have very good control of scissors yet, I did the cutting, but they both glued the pieces together with only a little bit of help, and then decorated the fairies by themselves.

Because the kit comes with all the supplies we needed it really simplified the process for me. Normally we’re going through every color of paper I have to find just the right one. With paper in the kit I just had them choose from what was there. I’m not a fan of glue sticks, so we used some liquid glue instead. When it came time to make the faces I grabbed a scrap of skin-tone paper from my stash, and cut circles. I think if we did this again I would use a large circle punch instead.

Since the kit came with paint, of course the girls just had to use it. What would an art project be without some way to make a huge mess? I don’t know exactly what kind of paint it is, but it washed off of hands really easy and the one spot that ended up on a dress came almost all the way out with a wash rag and some cold water.

Over-all, I highly recommend all of the Usborne Kid Kits, but if you have little girls who enjoy art projects, the Fairy Things to Make and Do kit should be at the top of your wishlist.

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