Show-and-Tell Tuesday: The Grammie Box
For Pieces’ Show-and-Tell Tuesday, I thought I would tell you about the very simple project I did with my little ones today.
We have about 200 photos of the kids on our camera that I keep forgetting to have printed. My mom-in-law is coming for a visit this weekend, so I thought I would collect them all and present them in a fancy box for a present. Then I decided that she would probably like something the kids made even better, so we decided to make a Grammie Box.
The girls and I went to the craft store and the girls did surprisingly well: no meltdowns and very little grabbing. We picked out a bright green box (lime? neon? chartreuse? I’m not sure what you call this shade. My camera dulled it a little bit) and the girls chose some craft stickers to put on it. Despite my gentle urging, they did not choose the roses or kittens or babies. They wanted googly-eyed bugs and jellyfish and flowers.
We also found a purse-sized photo album that matches the box - perfect for a proud grandmother. I spelled out “Grammie” with some scrapbook stickers, and the girls did the rest.
This project was the perfect level for my two kids (a 3-yr-old and 20-month-old) and the only difficulty we had was persuading them that it was a gift for Grammie, and not a toy they could fight over for themselves. Here is the finished product, awaiting Grammie’s visit, filled with photos and a small matching album:
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Robbin
That is so cute! What a great idea.
chickadee
that is so cute. it’s a great idea for little kids. and i think it is a craft even i could do!
Anonymous
That is a LOT of fun! I may even do one like that for my mother-in-law with my kids!
Anonymous
That is such an awesome project! I’m impressed. That is the kind of thing I always think I should do and never get around to it. The end result is beautiful!
Pieces
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CereneOne
I love it! So will Grammie. Even with the bugs and googly eyes!
Tara
Fantastic idea…. thanks for sharing!
Anonymous
What a great idea and a gift she will surely love!
Karly
That is such a great idea! We have a Nana birthday coming up…she would love that as a gift from the kids. Thanks for the idea!
Becky
Your project turned out so great! I love it! I will definitely have to do this for our “grammies”! I came to your site by Pieces’. Thanks for letting us see!
allrileyedup
That is so sweet. I’m going to return the ones I just bought at Costco today and make my own now. Argh. Why didn’t I read this yesterday.
Jellyfish rule.
Julie
Awww, that is so sweet. Grammie’s gonna love it!
Anonymous
I’m a Grammie and I would love it! Looks like your energy levels are back to normal after the fatigue of early pregnancy. You get my vote for “Great Mom”— thinking up great projects for the kids. Good stuff!