swapped.
Kristin just posted about the things we sent to them in the Miniswap a few months back, and it made me realize that I had never shared it myself.
I had so much fun with this swap. Kristin had mentioned that her Margaret likes playing school, and since that was one of my favorite things as a kid (and still kind of is... homeschooling is so fun!), I decided to make up a playing-school kit. We put it together almost entirely from things we had around the house.
This box had a lot of odds and ends for the teacher... office supplies, stickers, old rubber stamps, a jumprope for recess time, a school bell, etc.
You can't have a school with no chalkboard, so this slate was put in, along with a little bundle of chalk and a pointer that Zach made from a wooden dowel and a couple of spools. A few books for reading/writing.
I made this smock from a felted wool sweater, and am truthfully unsure of how it was meant to be used. School uniform? Teacher's apron? Art smock? Lunchtime apron? I guess it's multi-purpose.
Speaking of lunchtime... my favorite bit. A packed lunch. I actually squealed when I realized I could make this as part of the kit. The lunchbox itself is a tin with sticker labels on either side, which have pictures of Margaret apple-picking that I swiped from her mother's blog. The juice box was made from a wooden block, a dowel, and a bit of paint, and then I made a label for that on the computer, too. The apple was a thrift store find, and the cookies and sandwich were whipped up from more wool sweaters.
I am really happy with how the lunch turned out. I need to make some of these for myself for Zachary.
Kristin and Margaret were such great (and patient!) partners, and we loved putting this together for them. Thanks girls!
ADORABLE!
Posted by: Laurie - Old School Acres | 05 July 2008 at 01:55 PM
Amy, you are so incredibly talented, I wish I had a tiny bit of your creativity and talent.
Posted by: collette | 05 July 2008 at 05:02 PM
Hmmm mmm...wool. Ok, maybe not so tasty, but so cute!
Posted by: Timpani | 05 July 2008 at 06:52 PM
um... WOW! that is all so amazing! one of these days we'll actually have to swap, huh?
Posted by: kirsten | 05 July 2008 at 07:02 PM
This is so fabulous...definitely keeping this in mind for future use!
Posted by: jen | 07 July 2008 at 11:12 AM
I've said it before and I'll say it again...You're Amazing! Just one question, exacly how many wool sweaters do you have for heaven's sakes. Haven't you made like a million things from wool sweaters.
Posted by: Heidi | 08 July 2008 at 09:13 AM
Its sucking my will to liiiiive! (in the nicest possible way)
Posted by: edible brains | 13 July 2008 at 10:28 PM
Its sucking my will to liiiiive! (in the nicest possible way)
Posted by: edible brains | 13 July 2008 at 10:29 PM
That lunch looks fantastic, I can't wait to try & make one!
Posted by: Christie | 15 July 2008 at 08:13 PM
Oh, I love this! I've been trying to slowly add foodies to my sons kitchen.
Thanks for the great ideas!
Posted by: Ansley | 30 July 2008 at 08:07 PM
Soooo good. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves | 01 August 2008 at 08:23 AM
Just clicked over to you from a comment left at soulemama... and started to look around and I'm still here! love your photos (very inspiring for my own photography) and the school kit-- esp. loving that box drink---
I'll be back soon for more perusing of your posts!
Posted by: Jess | 03 August 2008 at 09:43 PM