Covered Wagons

Inspired by reading the Little House series we decided to make model covered wagons from popsicle sticks, cardboard and brown paper bags. 

This is one of those projects that makes me feel like a "real" homeschooling mom. 

It's really crazy to think of how much effort goes into doing a relatively simple project like this!

First, I searched for Little House projects - I found this one for a covered wagon on Pinterest. Then, I needed to make sure we had the materials - so one day when I was out I went to Michael's and got the popsicle sticks. Turns out that you need 2 different kids of popsicle sticks so I had to go back on another day. Then, we needed a day when the morning routine went smoothly enough, we did not have anything else to do in the afternoon - and everyone was in a good enough mood to do the project. So, something that could seem like a relatively easy project, takes on a feeling of being somewhat miraculous. 

Gavriel taught a class at our house last night and I found myself, like a little kid, showing off the wagons. They really are cute. The girls are also making all sorts of stuff, from Sculpey, to put inside the wagons. (Look out for the next post about the Sculpey obsession in our home.)