Summer: Day 1
Ahhhhh, it's summer! Finally time to update on life. I finished school two weeks ago, but the kids finished yesterday. That means today was the first day of summer we all had. I am already crazed :-). I had purchased a groupon for The Craft Factory over Spring Break, but didn't use it until today. It was great! It's located in Multnomah Village so just a hop, skip, and a jump from our house. When you go in they have several different wood or sturdy cardboard "bases" to start with. Behind each are tons of sample project ideas. The lady who was working was SUPER nice and helped the kids get situated. Once they have chosen a base they have a TON of embellishments that they can glue on. Feathers, knobs, letters, beads, really anything you can think of. I loved all the robots that I saw, but the kids didn't want to go there. Logan ended up choosing a cutout of the State of Oregon. I was pretty excited about that, thinking that he would develop something really cool. Rather, he turned it into an arm ground. I think between Logan and Zach we used up all the army guys they had!
Annabelle, staying true to herself, made a crown. I can't tell you how many times she said, just ONE more thing, I just need to add ONE more thing. She manged to glue a huge Christmas ornament on there, I was pretty impressed. Almost everything gets attached with a glue gun. I was apprehensive, but in the end, it wasn't an issue at all, the kids did awesome and managed not to burn themselves! WIN!
All in all, we were there for over an hour. With the Groupon it was $22 for four kids (I could have made and craft myself, and in hindsight I should have). The two kid groupon was $12, or $6 per kid. The regular price is $10-$12 per kid ($12, but $2 off if it's your first visit. I wasn't sure if they would let me combine the groupon AND the $2 first time discount). The four kid groupon was $22, so even if I only used it for three kids, it was still $7.33/kid which was cheaper than the two kid groupon and the regular price ($24). That's the most math I've done in weeks! :-) All in all it was a success and I am thinking of getting another groupon so we can go again this summer. The kids all had a blast. The boys were both whining about going, saying they didn't want to, but left asking when they could go back. If you are looking for a cute summer activity, this is totally it! Parking can often be tricky, but we were able to find a spot right out front. The only way I saw to access the store was via stairs (it's on the second floor), so it's not handicap accessible (that I saw), but I would still recommend it!
