invitation to create Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/invitation-to-create/ Tue, 29 May 2018 05:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 Giant Sticky Collage https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/05/26/giant-sticky-collage/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/05/26/giant-sticky-collage/#comments Sun, 27 May 2018 05:30:48 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=73651 Come August we will have been in our new house for a year, and though we’ve definitely ‘settled in’, our house is still a little stark.  We still have a few key pieces to purchase, but the biggest part of part of it? There’s really nothing on the walls.  I figure it will eventually come… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/05/26/giant-sticky-collage/feed/ 2 73651 Cardboard Cake https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/10/28/cardboard-cake/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/10/28/cardboard-cake/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2016 07:01:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71232 Oh my goodness, did Miss G ever have fun creating this colourful, sequinned, drippy cardboard cake!  Perfect timing too, as her baby brother’s first birthday is just over a week away and she’s absolutely vibrating with excitement. {this post contains affiliate links} The idea came from the newest addition to our art book collection –… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/10/28/cardboard-cake/feed/ 3 71232 Frog Pond Sensory Play https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/07/frog-pond-sensory-play/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/07/frog-pond-sensory-play/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2016 04:09:37 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70087 This week Miss G and I have been enjoying an old favourite – some slimy frog pond sensory play!  It’s funny how some things just never seem to get old…  I love that about play – it sort of just evolves with the child as she grows and changes herself.   Originally this whole frog… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/04/07/frog-pond-sensory-play/feed/ 3 70087 Glittery Bejeweled Mini Pumpkins https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/06/glittery-bejeweled-mini-pumpkins/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/06/glittery-bejeweled-mini-pumpkins/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2015 22:02:20 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=68896 This afternoon’s invitation to create was a very simple one…  Tons of glitter, jewels, glue, and a few adorable ‘baby boo’ pumpkins. I picked up a bag of baby boos at our local grocery store a few weeks back already, and while they’ve been pretty all stacked up in a huge vase on our table,… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/06/glittery-bejeweled-mini-pumpkins/feed/ 0 68896 Mini Pumpkin People {An Invitation to Create} https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/09/30/mini-pumpkin-people-an-invitation-to-create/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/09/30/mini-pumpkin-people-an-invitation-to-create/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2015 04:20:58 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=68806 Yesterday while visiting The Apple Barn out in Abbotsford, Miss G fell in love with the itty bitty pumpkins scattered throughout the u-pick pumpkin patch.  While we’re planning a family trip to pick the pumpkins we’ll carve later in the month, she totally convinced me to buy a couple of mini ones by telling me… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/09/30/mini-pumpkin-people-an-invitation-to-create/feed/ 0 68806 Sweet & Stretchy {EDIBLE} Marshmallow Dough https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/01/sweet-stretchy-edible-marshmallow-dough/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/01/sweet-stretchy-edible-marshmallow-dough/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:38:54 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=13165 While Gracen napped this afternoon, I decided to finally put the bag of marshmallows I’ve been carting around for the last couple of weeks to good use.  And oh my word, am I ever glad I did! I originally came across this post via Pinterest and immediately fell in love with the idea of marshmallow… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/08/01/sweet-stretchy-edible-marshmallow-dough/feed/ 30 13165 Building Sugar Cube Structures https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/14/building-sugar-cube-structures/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/14/building-sugar-cube-structures/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:28:52 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12998 Upon returning from my first ever weekend (and overnight, actually) away from Miss G, she immediately asked if we could open the last of her activity bags.  She explained that she had already opened all of the other bags, but had saved the ‘bonus bag’ to do with me once I returned home. She pulled… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/07/14/building-sugar-cube-structures/feed/ 2 12998 Contact Paper Egg Decorating https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/27/contact-paper-egg-decorating/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/27/contact-paper-egg-decorating/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:26:14 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=11212 I set up this little creative table for Miss G this morning and she was so over the top excited about it that she could barely contain herself. It was very simple to set up, but still took too long for Miss G’s likes.  All I had to do is cut out a few large… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/27/contact-paper-egg-decorating/feed/ 0 11212 Balloons and Sharpies: A Creative Table https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/02/26/balloons-and-sharpies-a-creative-table/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/02/26/balloons-and-sharpies-a-creative-table/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:31:01 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=10527 {this post contains affiliate links} This morning as Gracen was playing in her room (aka tearing everything off of every shelf and pulling everything out of every drawer) and I was doing a little bit of tidying, I decided to quickly load up her creative table with some new supplies.  We’ve had balloons floating all… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/02/26/balloons-and-sharpies-a-creative-table/feed/ 7 10527 Contact Paper, Tissue, Sequins, Confetti, & Glitter: A Creative Table https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/02/25/contact-paper-tissue-sequins-confetti-glitter-a-creative-table/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/02/25/contact-paper-tissue-sequins-confetti-glitter-a-creative-table/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:07:43 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=10519 This creative table set up had a good long run in our house…  It’s been worked on day in and out for over a week now, and I’m sure Gracen would still be adding to it if there was any sticky space left on the contact paper.   When it began, it looked like this…… Read More

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