It’s the first day of summer vacation. What to do, what to do? Best answer… EVERYTHING. Michelle and the wee ones came over yesterday after lunch, and a couple of their friends soon joined. There was plenty of running around outside, a very quick dip in the freezing cold pool, followed by a very long dip the the Jacuzzi, which included bathing suits and goggles! A couple hour planned play turned into a dinner pizza party! And, just for good measure, an impromptu wee craft.

The girls were collecting sticks, while the boys were off saving the universe from storm troopers. With a wee bit of twine, the twigs were quickly fashioned into a pile of stars! Love these simple, fast summer crafts!

To make your own…

Gather together some sticks… baby finger size… some twine, and a pair of kitchen scissor.

Break or cut the twigs so they are all the same size.

Lay out 3 sticks, forming a letter “A”, with the horizontal stick overlapping the sides equally.

Add the last 2 sticks matching points to points.

Using short pieces of twine, tie all 5 points of the star together.

Go back and tie the inner crossed twigs together.

And there you have it.

 

Make a loop out of a longer piece of twine for hanging. We’ve hung ours outside, but these also make pretty ornaments.