makey thursday! make your own fairy wand with seedling!

maddalena is officially at the age where she loves crafts! yaaaay!! i am so excited. my mom was like, theee craft queen with me when i was maddalena's age, and we crafted our days away together as i grew. it served me well, i do believe!! and i've definitely been awaiting the day that i could craft with my own little lady!

and so, here's one of the best things about being a crafty mama these days, whether it comes naturally to you or not... you don't actually always have to come up with all the ideas and bits and pieces on your own. ;) there are brilliant kits out there! reallyyy handy when you don't want to dedicate a whole errand run to kids craft prep, you know?

seedling was nice enough to send us a craft kit from their massive collection of crafts and activities... a make your own magical fairy wand kit!! right up maddalena's alley?! yep, that sounds just abouuut perfect!

the kit came with all the materials needed right inside the little box. the instructions were simple, but also left room to do adjust however we saw fit. and i did all the scissor parts, obviously! i also aided in jingle bell and ribbon placement, letting maddalena dictate which colored items went where. of course, there's always a fine balance between letting her feel like she's doing certain parts, and actually getting them done! but we had a great time working on it together. :)

...and in the end, she was delighted with her finished product!!

that fairy wand has now jingled its way in and out of rooms and purses and car rides, casting fairy dust over minnie and making made-up dances that much fancier. and i mean, it goes just perfectly with the bag of grapes, oversized purse, and cardboard tiara, does it not? oh gosh, do i love that princess lady of ours!
so, fostering creativity and adorable-ness? great success, i say!