Just yesterday afternoon I handed Rose two cardboard boxes after hauling our food home from Buying Club and said, "Do you want this?" She said sure, and right away got to work.
Since then, she's made them into this:
She started digging through the "big blue box", where we keep all kinds of odds and ends and bits and pieces for her to do creative crafting. And this girl can craft! And create! 
It's a doll house, and there's even a rooftop playground with a second story swing hanging from it (the dolls just fly up into the swing, or climb down the yarn rope to get to it.) 
And for my creative endeavor yesterday, I finished knitting my first mitten! After getting some help on the thumb from this mittens tutorial and this page on knitty.com, I was able to finish this up and it looks great! They're made with a nice washable wool from Brown Sheep Co., which I've had in my stash for years. Now, to just get the other one knitted up...
It was a great day for Rose, not just because she was crafting and creating all afternoon, but also because we were privileged to attend a musical event in the evening. The Pacific Lutheran University "Choir of the West" was at our church for the final concert of their Midwest tour (Minnesota in January, lucky them!). The concert was just fabulous and the range of pieces they sang was amazing. It got late for the kids, but Rose in particular really enjoyed the singing and watching the college students do their thing.
It's a doll house, and there's even a rooftop playground with a second story swing hanging from it (the dolls just fly up into the swing, or climb down the yarn rope to get to it.) And for my creative endeavor yesterday, I finished knitting my first mitten! After getting some help on the thumb from this mittens tutorial and this page on knitty.com, I was able to finish this up and it looks great! They're made with a nice washable wool from Brown Sheep Co., which I've had in my stash for years. Now, to just get the other one knitted up...It was a great day for Rose, not just because she was crafting and creating all afternoon, but also because we were privileged to attend a musical event in the evening. The Pacific Lutheran University "Choir of the West" was at our church for the final concert of their Midwest tour (Minnesota in January, lucky them!). The concert was just fabulous and the range of pieces they sang was amazing. It got late for the kids, but Rose in particular really enjoyed the singing and watching the college students do their thing. We brought two of them home for the night, Emily and Jordan above, and it was such a wonderful experience. We had very little time to visit as they had to be back at church early this morning, but it was pleasant nonetheless. I was so happy for Rose to meet some college girls from a wonderful Lutheran school who are such positive role models. We're so glad for the experience!
Comments
Your Rose looks like quite the creative one. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has the 'stash' of stuff for creating. All kinds of odds and ends go in there. I just can't throw out anything! You never know when it is just the right thing you need.
Judy
The mitten looks so good - all those neat stitches! I aspire....
Very nice mitten! I was so excited to learn how to make thumbs a few years ago. It's like magic.
Judy