Martha Stewart Wants Crafty Dads
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Brian Reid in media requests, projects
Earlier this week, I received a little surprise in my inbox: someone from the Martha Stewart show contacted me and asked me about the kinds of crafts and fun projects I did with my kids. This exposed the ugly underbelly of my real life: I don’t consider myself a particularly craft-oriented guy, and though I’d like to have a huge pile of fun projects in my arsenal, the fact is that I’m not a very creative parent. So I politely declined the opportunity to rub shoulders with Martha, but they are interested in hearing from guys who might be a little more, well, Martha Stewart-ish.
BUT … if you fit that bill, please let me know (rebeldad@gmail.com), and I’ll pass your contact information along to the folks at the show.
For what it’s worth, I did suggest a couple of dad blogs that might have good nuggets of how dads are getting creative with their kids: dadlabs.com and geekdad.com. Any others worth thinking about as the weekend approaches?
Russ
10. Mar, 2010
Here’s a few crafty things I’ve done recently with my kid: Making playdough from scratch is fun, and boys love playdough….you just have to remind them not to eat it. My 3 year old and I also like to make things for mommy, who is at work all day. Customizing a picture frame with a picture of the kids is pretty simple. Glue on seashells, make handprints and footprints with fingerpaints…..mommy’s love that stuff. And then, to celebrate being a boy, and doing “boy crafting” we go in the backyard, dig a hole, fill it with water, and then add all kinds of stuff from the back yard and make SOUP! That one maybe be more “culinary” than “crafty”