The husband may be smarter than me in terms of mathematics, politics and general knowledge, but when it comes to 'creative things', I win hands-down. And I am very relieved that Joey seemed to have gotten this part of the good genes from me! *phew*
Joey was at home on two days' MC the last two days, and while we were wondering what to do in the afternoon yesterday, she gleefully brought out this box which she received on her birthday from one of my friends. Jayne was in school, so it seemed like the perfect time to finally get started on it because there would be no little imp who would disturb the creative sister. =X
I totally underestimated the power of this box of scrapbooking kit for kids. It was awesome with so many pieces of pretty paper, cardboard press-outs, stickers and came complete with glue, hard covers, strings and foam stickers! It's got everything made easy for kids to attempt scrapbooking! I was very tempted to steal some of the pretty papers for myself - not joking.
Yes, polka dots always get to me without fail.
There was even an instruction manual, teaching the kid how to put the scrapbook together, with suggestions and ideas thrown in as well. Certain items such as photo corners are pre-cut, making it simpler for the kid to assemble the book together. Really good!
After merely an hour, this was what Joey managed to put together. Is my kid awesome or what???
And check out what she wrote in the journal (published with her permission) - Ignore the grammatical and spelling errors - she's after all only a Primary One kid - The effort and ideas behind it all were fantastic. And in some of them, she was just being brutally honest and while I may not agree with all that she's written, it's her journal after all (Just like how she disagrees with some of the things I write in my blog, but it's my blog after all!). =P In any case, I'm very proud of her. =D
This is so going to be one of the books she would read and laugh over when she's grown up! =)