To HATE 'craft'?

[SlightlyJaded]

That's it really.

DD woke up poorly today. My kind friend took DS out for a couple of hours and lo and behold...

Me: what would you like to do this afternoon? Anything you like

Her: Craft

Me: (heart already sinking) OK what kind of craft? Shall we do the sewing dolly you got at Christmas?

Her: No. I want to do cutting and sticking

Me: Right...

Her: And glue and glitter

Me: Are you sure you're feeling well enough?

Me: Oh ok, so let's see what we need?

Her: I think we'll need everything

Me: ok what are we making?

Her: I don't know but anyway mummy, you're not making, you have to watch me. Because I am ill

cue 10 minutes of glue blobbage, glitter spillage, 4 million snippets of useless paper - all stuck to kitchen table

Me: so what are you making darling?

Her: I don't think i want to do craft anymore. Will you play a game with me?

watch in silence as cat pads through glitter glue blob and begins journey up stairs

thereis to Sand Picture. This is exactly the sort of thing I HATE. Overly packaged shit in a box with pictures on 10 year olds on the front (as if) and my DD thinks "oooh big girls craft" so we spend an hour setting it up, 3 minutes doing it badly then she wanders off and I am left with glitter carnage and another piece of tat art to display.

nip it in the bud NOW or she'll grow up to be a Kirsty type who gives you home made scrap books and cushion covers for christmas even if she earns enough to buy you something decent!

"I hate craft, I have a 5yo and a 6yo and I just leave them to it then clear up after, it's what to do with the actual art itself...."

I give it to the grandparents evil laught

LAUGH!