Having dance floor withdrawals? Or perhaps you are looking for an activity to quench to calls of, “I’m bored” Let’s have a ball: Make your own disco ball, malls balls or easter egg at home!*
You need:
Foam ball or shape
Sequins
Pins
*If you don’t have a hoarder level of craft in your household, you can get all of these online, and in nearly every store that has a craft section including the bargain stores.
How to make:
Pin the sequins to the foam
And that’s it! A crafty way to develop fine motor skills,make an artsy accessory and reminisce of a time when you were allowed out of the house, maybe even a bar…. not drinking in your pantry alone.
This little craft activity is repetitive but in a good meditative way. My children and I are sensory seekers, we like to touch, taste, move and make - so week 4 isolation for them means I am having to get more creative. We switch off the screens, slip into something more comfortable….pajamas I mean, working with pins means that flannel is practically protective wear. Crank SBS chill for the background tunes and let the time melt away while we pick, pin and prick ourselves all afternoon. As everyone gets into the flow the arguments and the volume of my children quietens as they concentrate, compliment and calm down through craft.
Bonus life lesson for the kids - if they don’t pack up properly the pins will hurt when stepped on later but won’t kill them. Cleaning and learning!
*Or don’t. Making is my mindfulness, my calm, my happy place. If it isn’t yours, just don’t do it. Now is not the time to put pressure on yourself to “be” or “do” anything that isn’t necessary or nurturing (for you, not just the kids).
Take care,
Mone
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