Yes! Embrace your inner laziness! No, not really. You know me, I'm a "get outta yer seat ya bum" kind of girl, but we're busy, right?! Cut yourself some slack when you can.
So, yes, you -can- do something creative, entertain the kids, and not spend all day up to your elbows in plaster of Paris to do it (although we will be doing that later when we make a -killer- volcano, so stay tuned).
The picture you see here is the birdhouse Tiny Dictator and Daddy and I all made a couple of months ago on a long, rainy day when we were just waiting for Spring to come. It's a kit by Melissa & Doug (http://www.melissaanddoug.com/dyn_prod.php?p=3101) and is quite simple to put together. As you might see if you follow the link, ours does not look like the commercial picture. Turns out, those tiny little paint tubs they give you have enough pigment to paint the whole house. And, since TD decreed spring was coming and the leaves should be green, we used the rest of the paint to give the rest of the house some really bright coloring. I did cheat by letting TD use one of my paint brushes since the little one included was a bit slow for use on the walls and roof.
The pieces are pre-cut, you just screw them together and paint away. I would say ultimately, that the use of a screw-driver and paintbrush are really the keys to making this a really fun project for your kids. First, don't even let them see the picture on the box; throw it out, show them the paints, get extra paints if you want, let them decide how it should be painted. Second, let them wield the screw-driver. Help if they need, but the sense of satisfaction TD got out of doing it (almost) completely by himself was amazing.
The dowel was also my own addition, but only after TD expressed some concern as to where the birds would land to get in. 'Nuff said, I procured a dowel. Hey, the Master Artist had a good point, and it was -his- project, after all.
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