Homemade Pot Holder
We just came off of a 4 day weekend and my daughter was so bored. I had hoped that we could do some things over the weekend, but she wasn’t feeling 100% and I didn’t want her to become more ill than she was by wearing her out. By Monday though, she was bored out of her mind. We had played Life, Deal or No Deal, and Pente till I couldn’t play any of them anymore. We read books and did work on the computer (learned how to upload video to YouTube!) and anything else we could think of that could be done quietly, without running all over town.
Finally, on Monday, we went to Hobby Lobby. I had a coupon for 25% off of any kids activity kit, so I told her to take a look and pick something out. She picked out a couple of things and then I showed her the old standby, the weaving loom. It was only $3.99 and an extra large bag of pre-cut loops was a little bit more, so I talked her into getting it. She didn’t really seem too excited about it but said she’d give it a try.
When we got home she got it out and wanted me to show her how to do it. So, she chose her colors and we started creating together. When she got all the loops on the loom I showed her how to finish it and when she got done she couldn’t believe it! She was thrilled to see her finished product. She knew it was a pot holder, but decided it could also be used as a coaster. She plans on making more for me to have a set and now, she’s even making them for her friends back in Illinois. She even went to bed last night making one. I think if she hadn’t been so tired she would’ve stayed up to finish it!
This is the first one she made. 
