As a family, we like to have a project on the go. Im quite creative and like turning my hand to different crafts and baking ideas. My Husband is a Product Design Teacher and Photographer, so there are always projects being worked on in his little 'Man cave' corner of our dining area.
The children like to get involved when ever possible. Their age and ability often limits them with big projects so we decided to simplify it a little and make something as a family they could enjoy.
We made a Teepee together for the garden which has brought all three of my children hours of entertainment since. Working together allowed them to choose their own fabrics, chose what part of the process they would get involved in and who would lead each task.
My eldest daughter Evie was able to take the lead on some areas of the building process, guiding her little sister with threading twine through the channels for gathering. It was lovely to watch her take the time to show Annie how to place her hands and how the threading works. An important moment in their lives where they actually sat and listened to each other and made it work without adults intervention.
The project all together cost £5. I already had the material in my fabric hoard (it is huge!) , but the value of the Teepee is limitless. Their imaginations have given them new games to play in a whole new environment.
Working together is such an important life skill. This generation of children are so swamped by technology ( which as a family we have massively rebelled against when it comes to our children ) that they are not learning basic life skills . Communication, Team Work and Imagination.
My ways may be different to the norm and what our schools are pushing upon them increasingly, but I want my children to be able to work together to make and solve throughout their lives without any device telling them the answers.
XxP&TxX
The Beautiful skirts my girls are modelling are handmade custom items from https://www.facebook.com/myHollyandIvy/
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