Fashion Designer Extraordinaire

One reason (of many) that we decided to home school Faith was her love of art and creativity.  I've said it before, if I could hook an art project up to every subject Faith would be happy.  So I love it when we stumble across a great learning opportunity...totally by accident.

The other day we were in Hobby Lobby and Faith, as always, was looking for something that she could get.  She found this and was beyond excited.  She had to have it! At first, I hesitated.  It was $20 and more than I was planning on spending on just a fun "toy" for her. But, I quickly saw the creative opportunity and we bought it!  

I had no idea what it was except that she could color and play with some kind of cardboard girl.  When we got home we were surprised to see that they were Shrinky Dinks!  For $20 we got a TON of outfits for her to "design" along with accessories that stick onto 6 different girls plus, a couple of cute dogs.  Then there is a sturdy cardboard Designer Shop that you can display your collection in and the girls can all go shopping.  

It took Faith a couple of days (and a couple of helpers) to color all of the different clothes and accessories.  Then we had the fun of watching them shrink!  Although we couldn't find a scientific explanation for why it shrinks, we researched and had a great conversation about what Shrinky Dinks are made of, where they originated, and how something can start out as one consistency and then by adding heat will transform into something totally different.  It's 2nd grade folks, just opening up the mind to new ideas. ;)

We also explored the career of Fashion Design.  We looked up some famous designers and their newest runway "looks".  We also went to good ole Facebook and found some moms who use their creativity to design cute kid's clothes and accessories.  From one extreme to another, your creativity can become your career someday!

Now, guess what?  If you go to CreativityForKids there are sooo many different kits to choose from.  There's definitely something for every creative little mind!  I challenge you to take a break from your "curriculum" and have some fun for a couple of days.  I promise, you'll love the spontaneous learning and the awesomeness of your child's creative little mind!

PS...I do not get paid a dime for promoting this website...just think it's a great resource for us homeschoolers.

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<3 KellyRae