Project: Egg-Gathering Aprons

 

Last week while the girls were cycling through a round of fall colds, I found myself home a lot and with some free time while they took extra long naps and watched movies on the couch. So, I dusted off my long-dormant sewing machine and set to making the girls some aprons. I recently found some old fabric scraps at my grandparents house- gingham and this retro-looking purple and orange chicken print. I liked the idea of making something with my grandmother's fabric, but there wasn't much of it, and then I thought maybe I could make something small and chicken-related. The girls are always wanting to collect the eggs from our chicken coop, but they often get dropped or squeezed a little too hard, or there are just too many to carry in those little hands. And so, these egg-gathering aprons were born, with special padded pockets to hold eggs!

 

 

For the Birds

Last week my dad surprised us by coming down for a last minute lunch date, and he also brought along a fun project--a birdhouse to build with Rowan! For Christmas he had given her the pre-cut pieces and had drawn some plans to follow as well. Rowan loved hammering all the nails in and writing "Rowan's birdhouse" on the bottom. I was thrilled to see her so enthusiastic about building things--a nice departure from the current princess obsession! Thanks Gramp!