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Craft project with the kids

428 views 9 replies 8 participants last post by  scheelimama  
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We made "Big Brother/Big Sister/Little Brother" shirts yesterday. Click on my blog link for pics and scroll down past the monster update I just posted LOL. We didn't get to draw on the shirts as much as I planned, but they turned out so cute!
 
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Oooh I like them! Sorry you didn't get to add teh cartoons and what-not because of the markers though. But they're still cute!
 
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Awesome! I should do that with my kids.
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Now what would you say for my middle girl? "I'm a Big Sister Too!" "I'm the Big and Little Sister" ???
 
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Those are too cute!!

And how in the WORLD you got the handwriting to look SO neat using fabric markers is beyond me!! When I tried to 'write' on one of the baby's shirts (Colin asked me to put his brother's name on it), the fabric stretched this way and that way and was a real pain in the butt!
 
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Those are so cute! Now I have to get stuff to do that with! LOL Maybe I will get the stuff to give DD something to do here while I am in labor! It being a homebirth I think I might enjoy the time with her off being productive for a little while! heheheheheh

Thank you for sharing!
 
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Originally Posted by scheelimama View Post
Awesome! I should do that with my kids.
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Now what would you say for my middle girl? "I'm a Big Sister Too!" "I'm the Big and Little Sister" ???
With my middle child (DD) we just went with "I'm the Big Sister" even though technically she is a little sister too... she is so proud of her new role in the family so we're just going to celebrate that. I like "I'm a Big Sister Now Too!" or something along those lines, that is very cute.
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And how in the WORLD you got the handwriting to look SO neat using fabric markers is beyond me!! When I tried to 'write' on one of the baby's shirts (Colin asked me to put his brother's name on it), the fabric stretched this way and that way and was a real pain in the butt!
I went very, very slowly! Kind of like brush strokes almost instead of writing like a normal pen. And I did it so lightly... all in all I think I went over the letters 3-4 times to get them that dark. It was a complete PITA!
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If I were doing it again, I'd try puffy paints instead of fabric markers... has anyone tried those on a t-shirt? Is it easier?
 
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Originally Posted by Undercover Hippie View Post
With my middle child (DD) we just went with "I'm the Big Sister" even though technically she is a little sister too... she is so proud of her new role in the family so we're just going to celebrate that. I like "I'm a Big Sister Now Too!" or something along those lines, that is very cute.
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Yeah, but you have a boy as your oldest. I have two girls with a third girl on the way. I would do "I'm the Big Sister" for Bronwynn, but then it would be the same for both of them, kwim. Still thinking on it...