DIY Kids Bakery Upcycle
We’re stuck at home- thanks Corona and never ending New England winter so I’ve been trying to come up with fun activities for the kids to shake up allllll the time spent inside. I decided to makeover this ugly, under used book shelf in our playroom.
This is what we started with. It was just sitting in the playroom completely unused, tucked in a corner.
first step painting it! You technically don’t have to paint it but I thought it could use a refresh!
I used Benjamin Moore “Mountainscape” since we had some leftover from another project
Next up was adding the sides to support the canopy. I used my brad nailer and nailed 4peices of wood to the sides. The front ones are flush with the bottom of the bookshelf and the back ones are higher off the ground.
Stapled a piece of white fabric on all 4 posts!
Then fill’er up with all kinds of baking goodies!! I sed our muffin tins, cupcake liners, mixing bowls and spoons, rolling pins, extra fabric as “dough” to roll out, cheerios for pouring and mixing and their play kitchen accessories.
I tucked our electric fireplace in their “workspace” to use an oven and added the bakery sign, tray and cups!
The kids had an absolute blast playing with their “new” bakery! It kep them entertained for a couple hours straight and now it’s in the playroom still being used!
Thanksgiving Day Activities
Thanksgiving is basically all about eating but it’s a longggg day waiting for the food especially if you eat later and/or have kids to keep occupied. To top it off, it was bad weather this year so the kids couldn’t even play outside since it rained ALLLL day. I rounded up a list of activities we did this year for adults and kiddos, plus some good ones I plan to try for the next family holiday or next Thanksgiving. Hopefully next year the parade will be back to normal which is always fun to watch with kids.
Activity 1:
Pin the hat on the turkey. I made a turkey out of construction paper ahead of time. I also cut out blank hats for the kids to decorate. Once they were done we did Pin the Hat on the Turkey, just like pin the tail on the donkey. It was like 2 activities in one since the kids loved decorating the hats too!
Activity 2:
Family Bingo. I made a Bingo board on Kraft paper and filled the squares with funny inside jokes or sayings that always happen at our family gatherings (Ex: a kid cries, an adult cries, something gets broken, etc). Put a dot on each square once it happens. Once you get a row of bingo you can do a prize (we took a drink, lol) until the whole board is completely full.
Activity 3:
Treasure Hunt! The kids loveeddd this one. I printed out a scavenger hunt from The Housewide Modern. She gives you 16 riddles and then a printable with blank spots so you can make your own treasure hunt stops.
Other Thanksgiving Day Activities To Try:
Color your Thanksgiving dinner meal!
Make fall trees with stickers and paper bags
A good use for all those extra bags you have leftover after shopping for the big day.
Assemble pre-cut out scarecrows