Working together | WW {giveaway, too}
Sometimes, my girls work together and complete a task with great ease. And they get along when they do it and use their teamwork skills to complete the job. I sure love it when this happens.
A couple weekends ago, they worked on a small birdhouse. Daddy helped a little bit to make sure it actually ended up a birdhouse and not something else.
Once it was all constructed, they worked together to paint it (each painting their own side). Yes, we have a birdhouse divided. Notice behind the oldest, a little bird feeder. She wanted to get it with her own money to go next to the birdhouse. She is all about nature and birds. She likes to tell us what type of birds they are when they are hanging out in our backyard.
The final product of their working together? An awesome and very colorful birdhouse hanging on our front porch.
A certain mischievous littlest sister gets into everything so she stayed inside…she wanted to know what was going on.
This birdhouse and other bird theme items came in a box specifically addressed to our oldest from SurpriseRide. She was so excited to not only get her own mail, but to get an entire package! She was nice enough to share the projects with her sister, too which brought them together to create something that we can display at the house and they can be reminded of their time together.
This months’ box came with all things bird. The build and paint birdhouse (and an extra set of paints…nice touch), a bird book, binoculars, a wooden bird glider and model magic and feathers to make your own bird. A hit. The binoculars went outside everyday on an adventure until they were dropped/thrown/fought over and no longer useable.
A little about SurpriseRide. It’s a subscription service aimed at kids ages 7-12 started by two sisters. They received a fun kit full of activities every month. These activities are theme-based and include subjects spanning art, culture, science and technology. Each ride includes a close-ended SurpriseAcitivity that encourages structured discovery, an open-ended SurpriseChallenge that allows kids to exercise their imagination, and other fun extras!
They know that kids (and parents) love contests, so they host a monthly contest on the SurpiseRide Facebook page where kids share pictures of their creations with the community for a chance to win a special prize in next month’s ride!
*We received the SurpriseRide box to facilitate the review. All thoughts are my own.
“so that it ended up a birdhouse and not something else!” <— hilarious! And true! It would have ended up "something else" in my girls' hands!
Yep, these girls are crazy imaginative.
this would be a great thing for my dd to do with her father. Love father daughter bonding!
Looks like so much fun!
what a great idea – lots of fun
Awww poor thing had to stay inside 🙁 I love projects like this helps bring out the creative side of kids.
Yeah, she wasn’t too sad, though. It was a fun game for her:)
I just love all these subscription project services that are popping out lately. We’ve got Kiwi Crate for my daughter and Little Passports and Highlights Top Secrets for MM. This one looks REALLY cute, too!
Those sound fun, too! They would make great Christmas gifts, too:)
They did such an awesome job – great idea!
That is so sweet that your oldest shared with her little sister… and even more precious that she wanted to spend her own money on a bird feeder so that those birds could have something to nibble on! Great job, mama! You are raising up some sweet little ones 🙂 It’s sooo funny that little E had to stay inside so that she wouldn’t get into anything, but she appears to have enjoyed her brief exile. Those kits look great! I can’t wait until my little one is old enough to do stuff like that.
Awww thanks! Yeah, I think she secretly enjoyed her alone time inside without her sisters harassing her.
oh how i adore when they truly work together. magic moment indeed!
I love this! Subscription services are fun to begin with, but one that encourages creativity and play is awesome. I especially love that this month is bird-themed. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Wow, I love that cute birdhouse they made.
I can really see in their face that they’re proud of what they’ve done.
Good Job!
They really do enjoy having something that they worked together to create.
i love activities that require the family to do it together, your kids look so cute working together!
I really really like this idea. So cool to learn about SurpriseRide. Add another thing to the list of ideas I wish I invented. 🙂
No kidding!
always on the look out for fun craft projects to do with the kids
I never heard of Surprise Box. Will definitely be looking into this for my boys!
You know they would love it!
This sounds like a great service. Looks like they had so much fun together. Little E did not look too happy to not be outside. It is very pretty!!
She was actually enjoying her sisters not harassing her:)
This is such a great idea! I keep hearing about different boxes. I really like how this inspires learning and creativity.
This is such a cool idea. I can’t wait until Sesame is big enough for these types of projects.
It won’t be long!
looks like FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!