Today’s sleepy time tip comes from Lynn, a friend of mine, who created this wonderful art board as a gift for my girls’ birthdays. This art board set is one of the first things going into the girls’ beach bags tomorrow when we hit the road. I was so inspired by its simplicity and practicality–check it out.
The message on each board reads:
To hold her paper while she draws the most beautiful pictures–
Especially useful on long car rides, for outdoor art sessions, and whenever mom needs a break–
Crayon bag designed by Will (her 2 year old son) and sewn by his mother
- a decorated clip board (she used Mod Podge to adhere strips of decorative paper)
- crayon satchel (mini drawstring bag for crayons)
What an awesome idea! The whole set is practical, versatile, and easy for on the go. What I love the most is the satchel her two year old designed.
Try making a set for your own children. Your children could design their own satchel and possibly embroider it if they’re older, and choose their own decorative paper for the board. You could even hang your childrens’ art boards (with satchel) on hooks in a row for order and convenience. Then they would be all in one place for family field trips or quiet time.
What do you think? Do you have some inspiring ideas or projects to share??
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As always I am amazed by creativity and this was a simple idea but so practical and useful. It is good to have friends that can give you ideas like that.
Odie
I have very creative friends which inspires me! (I just realized that my daughter somehow changed the title of this post to 6 + 6 instead of the sleepy time tip! How funny!)
I loved how she incorporated little Will’s drawing into it. Soooo CUTE!!!!
I always wanted one of those pillow/art board things when I was little. One side was a pillow and the other was a hard surface to write or draw on.
Happy beaching!
This is so beautiful, what a lovely idea!
Beautiful idea! I am inspired, my four year old would get a lot of use out of a bag like that! Thank you!