It has been a bit since my last blog post. At the beginning of the pandemic I went full force crafting with the kids, but after a few months I was burned out and so were they. We took a break from construction paper and glue, but we never took a break from reading. Reading brought us places while we stayed safe at home. It gave us laughter and comfort and always something to do.
Lucky for us, our library kept us afloat in books. Our holds pickup was routinely the extra-large shopping bag on the table. When the library offered pajama story time from the comfort of your own couch, the youngest was introduced to NOT A BOX by Antoinette Portis, and some crafting returned to our home.
NOT A BOX celebrates imagination and all of the things you can create with, well, a box! It is simple and delightful. The companion, NOT A STICK, is just as wonderful. With an excess of paper bags from grocery pick-up, the youngest and I were inspired to create Not a Bag bags.
Materials:
- crayons/markers
- scissors
- glue/tape
- Anything else you have around the house
- IMAGINATION
We grabbed some paper bags and supplies, then got to work creating. What you see below is NOT a bag. It was some crafting fun.
Monica Acker 