Gerrick is always making things. I don't capture these items with the camera often enough. Saturday's Artist at Ordinary Life Magic has encouraged me to focus on something creative he's done each week. Since attending the convention yesterday, he has been shooting every invisible animal he spots in the house. (I'm just glad he didn't buy one of those annoying turkey calls!) Eventually this morning he decided he needed a model deer for some target practice. He asked me to come in his room and help. He had gathered masking tape and five hooks from hanging plant baskets. (This is why he hoards everything; he really will probably use it at some point.) I asked what he wanted me to do and he showed me how he wanted the pieces all to fit together. He just needed me to help with the tape. After we got the legs taped to the body, he made the head from paper and attached it with tape as well.
A hanger served as bow.
While looking at this photo, I just remembered two other things he made this week:
1. He pulled the fabric shower curtain that usually hangs down to form a "clubhouse wall" up and tucked it under the upper bunk slats. This formed a hammock for his doll Alice. For the first time in about five years, she didn't sleep with him, but rather in her own special hammock.
2. He tied a long ribbon to the handle of a basket. He put the ribbon through a hole for the bunk rails.
Now he can put things in the basket and pull them up to the bunk. This was actually a modification.
He had previously used another basket with side handles that just didn't work as well.
He had previously used another basket with side handles that just didn't work as well.
Oh that is so creative!! Amazing what they can make with a few simple things around the house. Who needs toys !!
ReplyDeleteHa! How can you not love that??
ReplyDeleteThe deer is inspired, and the basket is something I'd totally see around here. (Maybe something like it in each room??? :) )
Benjamin uses hangers as bows, too!
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