Babbabox Makes Me A Funner Mom.

Have you guys seen (or been lucky enough to receive) a Babbabox? These things are awesome- and awesome gifts.

I’m not sure who had more fun opening our Babbabox; me (because of the beautifully layered and ribboned items) or the girls (who just spied an impossible amount of exciting stuff). The theme this month was Sun, Moon and Stars, and each item in the kit was tailored towards projects, stories, and interactive fun stuff for everyone involved. (I super appreciated my star-shaped wine bottle stopper. My kinda astronomy.)

I got this, Mom.

Nora wanted to start with the papier mache moon nightlight because she likes all of the following: ripping paper, glue, things that light up, and telling her baby sister why she cannot participate. She had such a good time mixing the glue that I mentally added Mix Sticky Things In A Bowl to my list of Nora-Thrilling activities. I then blew up the enclosed balloon (forgoing the multiple offers of help on that one) and watched as my three year-old papier mache’d the bejeebers outta that orb. (Stopping every few moments to request a damp towel for her gluey fingertips. After all, art is art, but we are still LADIES.)

We let the drippy balloon dry overnight. Then we did it again, with Nora acting as creative director. “That spot needs more paper.” “That part’s not even- but no one’s perfect. It’s okay to make mistakes.” (Thanks.) We left a spot for the little battery operated light (bigger than the suggested two inches, because someone was a little liberal with the safety scissors) and, once that layer dried, popped the interior balloon. Which kind of needs to be its own project for the amount of glee it elicited.

Once we set the moon and its light on the floor and removed the last remnants of glue from Susannah’s face (because even when the one year-old isn’t involved in a project, she’s involved  in a project- and inexplicably covered in orange marker), we lit that moon up. And it looked awesome. So awesome, in fact, that Nora glanced impishly at the Babbabox and suggested that we take out the other enclosed balloon. Just to see.

I reminded her that one balloon project a day was our [new] house rule.

Pardon the dim lighting- one of us was really proud of the nightlight.

Bottom [papier mache’d] line: This was a ridiculously fun project that made my kid think I’m a superhero who says yes more than no.

Which is kind of all I want in a given day. 

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BabbaBox. The opinions and text are all mine.