The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
I love these Make Your Mobile kits from Banquet Atelier. There’s a forest theme and a fairy theme version. I bet my kids would love putting together their own mobile and hanging it by their bedroom window.
What about you? Do your kids like DIY kits?
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We currently live in a farmhouse in the French countryside. I post on where design and motherhood intersect.
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i love that idea. sometimes the hardest part of doing those kinds of projects is gathering exciting items to use.
oh – I wish I had seen this months ago when I made my mobile for my son. I had to make it by hand (but it turned out really cute so I can’t complain). :)
my kids love diy kits but loose interest with the ones that are must follow exact directions. the mobile you have shown is made by a great art school/shop in vancouver, bc called collage collage. my daughter had her sixth birthday party there and it was fantastic. the kids were read a story and then they recreated the story by using various materials to make their own collage.
My kids love arts & crafts in general. It’s their favorite mommy & me activity (awww). These are going in the rainy day/home from school closet for sure. Thanks for the great tip!
I seriously need one of those!
What a fun idea!
Fun! As my son would say “Mama let’s do crafts.”
I’m currently hoping for a mobile structure I can add family photos to. I imagine it hanging in my bedroom over my future reading nook. (Must get the chair from mom’s house to recover…)
What a great idea. We just moved so my kids room is an open pallette. Weeee!!
How adorable! I love this. Thanks for sharing.
I love this! So much fun you could have with these.