Summer 2013. Rosie didn’t want to go to camp so we came up with the idea for the Tween Summer Challenge. We did so many fun and cool crafts and activities that we didn’t get them all posted. So, we’ll be revisiting the summer for a while in CB land. At the start of the…
Craft Station Clean-up
For the craft station clean-up project, I called in professional help (those of you with tweens probably understand how difficult it is to get them to clean anything at all without intense eye rolling and a lot of procrastination). I figured that it would keep Rosie focused and motivated so we could get all of…
Paracord bracelets
Paracord bracelets have been hot at middle school all year (and they sell for $10 some places) so Rosie decided to make her own. The cord is cheap (under $3 at most craft stores) and there’s a wide variety of colors and sizes to keep any tween busy. Now, I’m not sure where she learned…
Tie-Dye t-shirts
Tie-dye t-shirts were not only on Rosie’s Summer Bucket list, they were a great craft to fill a hot summer day in total tween fashion. She found a kit on the sale rack at Michael’s that was a different from your “normal” tie-due kits- this one had stenciled letters. And, she put a twist on…
Super simple ponytail holders
We needed an inexpensive gift for Rosie’s drill team sisters, so I suggested that she make ponytail holders in their team colors- a perfect craft for a tween (and it sure beat filling a cup with candy and writing the girl’s names with paint pen on the outside which seems to be the standard…
