We’re a little odd, we don’t eat at our kitchen table. It’s a nice little six-seater table, but Jeff and I always kick feet under it and not in that cute “oh we’re playing footsy” sort of way, more of the I’m stepping on your foot kind of way. So we started using the dining room table, you’ve seen that table a lot, it’s where I do a lot of school work.
So, here’s my kitchen table before being cleared off. It’s a huge mess, it became the dumping ground for anything that was brought in but didn’t have a specific home to put it in within 5 seconds. Yes, I am that ADD.
Well, I started clearing it off and set it up as a creation station, because you know my kids need more inspiration to do stuff like that and never do it on their own.
And here’s the after (before they got into it).
And here they are during the hour or so they happily spent deocrating the first project I set up there. They claim it’s not done yet, but I haven’t seen them working on it recently, so I think I need to put in some new supplies or change the project.
I’m thinking furniture next……..
I've been trying for 15 minutes to write a comment, but my eye keeps being drawn to the top of the post…the craft station idea is really neat…but that table…wow!
What a cute little house! I need to clean off my kitchen table, too. Somehow, I clean it up and the mess creeps back. Must find an organizing strategy!
I wish I had space for something like this! On the other hand, I tried and tried to set up “creation station” for Anna, but she simply has very little interest (or I have a hard time changing materials :))
Our kitchen table is a dumping ground too, and so is the island, and the desk, and the dining room table, and every other flat surface. UGH.
Looks like you are taking that book to heart. I started out doing this…then it evolved to strewing school materials…that is how my homeschool became more unschooling in nature. They look so happy and involved in the photo.
I love the area you created, but wow look at the table in the first picture. Just looking at it would drain me of any energy to even attempt to put together a playful station.
I love the use of this space. A creation station is a great idea.
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Looks great, and I love the shot of them all working away. Great transformation!
Hi Ticia,
I just nominated you for the versatile blogger award. If you are so inclined, check out https://learninghypothesis.blogspot.com/2011/10/versatile-blogger-award.html for more details.
BTW thanks for your dedication to Science Sunday!