My son and daughter in law and little grandson came at the weekend.
We went out for a nice Sunday lunch - then it was play time.
It took me/us so long to get this simple looking structure to stay in place - about half an hour! It all just balances on each piece! When it was finished, little one had fun rolling the marbles down it - for all of ten mintues - then kept knocking it over - much more fun.
Horrible 'posing' photos - he's at that age, and was getting bored!
This sort is far much better - catching him unawares.
After we (he) had reached the boredom threshold, it was time to change tact.
The oldies were dozing off their Sunday lunch, and I was in charge of entertainment - so something calming was called for.
Polymer clay - a few bright colours and a rolling in, and a little one's imagination.
I never got time to photograph the finished pieces - I'll have to email his mum to ask her to do so for me. But this turned out to be a lion's head - and he also made a little mouse - all baked and taken home.
A couple of weekends ago, my husband's eldest son came with his three children which we haven't seen for a while - and we took them all out for lunch too. They are 18, 15, and 11.
The two oldest were absorbed in their Ipads and state of the art phones, but the youngest was really keen to make something - as we all used to do.
So off we went to the studio again for her to have a play. We all used to spend hours out there when they were younger - giving the 'oldies' some peace and quiet to chat.
I hadn't started playing with jewellery when she was last here - so asked if she would like to learn how to do something - which she did.
I gave her free reign of my beads etc and she made this little bracelet.
Using my three only glass star beads that change colour and are so beautiful, she decided to make a bracelet and luckily I had a selection of beads to compliment the stars. The only thing she didn't do were the metal clasps - even I found that difficult.
It looks absolutely beautiful in 'real life' and natural light.
She also wanted to make a card - for her mother - so spent a happy hour going through all the stamps and craft supplies and she chose the stamps she wanted, and made a lovely card - alas I didn't get time to take a photo of that.
We haven't heard from them since - but I assume that her mum liked the card she made and I hope that 'K' treasures her bracelet.
Having played with my grandson and watching the fun he had with polymer clay, gave me the enthusiam to take time to play myself. I'm getting to feel like my 'normal' self again too - and have signed up for a couple of 'swaps' which I know that I can do in the allotted time - so I am off to play with clay for myself in the garden studio - I hope to be some time!
3 comments:
Yes making things is something that children will always love, they are luck to have you Lottie. I remember the hours that my Mum used to play with Katie when she was younger, and Katie still talks about how she enjoyed that time alone with my Mum. It is special things like that, that children remember and make you extra special to them. Carol x
Hey Lottie lovely to have you back on the radar so to speak.
I hope you're eyes are now okay and you're able to get to things before you had them done.
Great that you see your grandson so often and he is interested in your arty stuff.
Lovely bracelet by your granddaughter, pity you've not heard from them though, would of been nice to know what mum thought of her efforts.
Hope all the chicks are doing okay too.
Sam xxx
aawww hasnt he grown - and what a fab grandma you are....I never had that with mine and Im sure your grandchildren will always treasure that time they had with you.
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