Play Mail Set = Fun!

Hi Friends,
My littlest one recently celebrated her second birthday, and one of her gifts this year was this HANDMADE PLAY MAIL SET. 

 

 

Here's what is included:  a mini mailbox (from a craft store dollar section), a mail bag with Velcro closure, six felt envelopes with Velcro closure, laminated letters and advertisements.

 

This set was so much fun to design and make!  The 'letters' are little notes from family and friends, and the 'ads' are for imaginary places.  I laminated all of the mail so it'll last a bit longer.  The envelopes come complete with sewn-on stamps and addresses (nothing complicated here...just wavy stitches to look like handwriting!).

 



 

Do you have a play mail set at home?  What is yours like?

 

 

Have a crafty day!

 

Kristin at Fiddle & Frog

Kids' Craft Bee COMING SOON!

Hi Friends!
On April 26, we're co-hosting a Kids' Craft Bee with our friend and mentor Shanna from Simple Soaps for Simple Folks in Dover, MN.  It'll be a morning of crafting fun as the kiddos are invited to make a CLOTHESPIN DOLL, PICTURE FRAME and TAMBOURINE.  All supplies will be provided, and all projects get to be taken home.  Plus, you'll get to shop with Fiddle & Frog before or after the crafting fun, and you'll get a discount on Simple Soaps merchandise.  Oh, and did I mention there's free snacks and goody bags?  Come on out to Dover for a great, fun event!  (Please register online at www.etsy.com/shop/fiddleandfrog)  Hope to see you there!

 

Have a crafty day!

Your friends at Fiddle & Frog

Girls Just Want to Have Fun...and Play Dress-Up!

Hi friends!
Hope you are all enjoying the beginning of spring (though here in Minnesota, they're calling for a possibility of more snow!).  In case it is icky outside, here's a great idea for an indoor activity...PLAYING DRESS-UP!  My girls love dressing up, and have collected quite an amount of outfits and accessories.  These lovely ensembles usually ended up all over the floor...until I asked my sis (the other half of Fiddle & Frog) to build a DRESS-UP WARDROBE.  It's a lovely piece of furniture, in addition to being great storage for all those tiny dress-up clothes.  I added some baskets to keep all the little stuff (jewelry, etc.) together, and there's even a place for doll clothes.

My two little ladies posing with their wardrobe - notice the lovely ensemble on the little one!  Smiles!

 

 

Do your little ones like to play dress-up?  How do you keep all their little outfits in order?

 

 

Have a crafty day!

Your friends at Fiddle & Frog