My Loom Bands Bring All The Kids To The Yard...

... Okay, so that may be an exaggeration, but only because none of the neighbor kids know yet that we're building this type of Loom Band arsenal. Sydni's first order of business tonight was diving nearly headfirst into the box of bands, bent on creating whatever she could find.

We took to YouTube, per the suggestion of Betsy [perfect idea, btw.. thank you, Betsy!!], and settled on two projects for the evening: a milkshake and a pineapple.

Here's an example of what we'll likely spend the next forever doing:

We've had these things for just a couple of weeks now, but I am already finding them nestled into the corners of the couch, under tables, and hiding in other crevices and crannies around the house. Yay, kids! Hahaha...

Aside from our loombanding, Syd's bag is packed up and sitting by the door; she's shipping off for a mini getaway with Nana and Pappy here in a couple of days, and although we're all excited, I know I'm going to miss her for that short amount of time.

At any rate, it's been a beautifully simple day and night here, and we're just fine with that!
G'Nite!

xo | cmd

Attack of the Loom Bands

So, over the weekend while we were visiting with the Costanzas, I realized that these little rubber bands [I'm sorry, Loom Bands] that Sydni frequently brings home as a result of a day at Mindi's... are a big thing. I think subconsciously, I already knew that, but I also know that there have been plenty of times that we've given in to one of Syd's crafty cravings, only to find that she becomes bored with it within a couple of weeks.

This is probably going to be the same scenario, but in any case, I want to do what I can to foster her creativity, so naturally what did I do?

I followed Betsy's advice/lead and ordered some from Amazon.

she's one happy girl! 

Let me clarify. By SOME, you will receive about... 8,000 of these little rubber bands. That's the biggest some I've ever seen, but it makes sense. So we have some loom bands now, and after about 2 hours of separating colors, they are individualized [again per the Costanza model; thanks, guys!] for easy access and design.

I have a feeling our house will need a shakedown when we eventually move; we've been at it for just under 2 hours now and I'm pretty sure there are bands in places already from which they'll never return. Sigh...

bands on bands ... on bands. 

Here's to the next phase of crafting in our house!

xo | cmd