There are definitely mummy jobs and daddy jobs in our house according to the Craftguidelets. When it comes to fixing things, daddy always gets the battery replacements and I get things that need to be sewn, glued or magic’d back together.
Things appear on my desk and on Sunday the pile had got quite large. In my quest to be a motivated mum, it was the day to attack it. Bullseye and Woody were just a few stitches to reattach a saddle and a waistcoat. And yes I did feel like the Toy Mender from Toy Story 2 when I was doing it.
My hot melt glue gun came out to fix our M&M Christmas decoration from New York (broken 2 Christmases ago) and Peppa Pig’s chair.
Simple sewing fixed youngest’s dog bag and party dress and a pair of my woolly tights.
But some things just can’t be fixed. OK, this was a cheap toy, probably from a party bag or lucky dip and I didn’t really attempt to go looking for thin elastic as the Craftguidelets are lethal with it. Rather than risk black eyes and broken windows, this one ended up in the bin.
A bit of sellotape fixed a paper fan and a few drops of glue stuck some jewels back on to little Craftyguidelet’s masterpiece decorated picture frame.
What I am most pleased about is that my girls want things to be mended. They don’t throw things out or waste them. Everything is mended, recycled, handed down or passed on. And they are also happy with hand-me-downs. Youngest has always had big sister’s clothes and toys and eldest has clothes passed to her from her friend’s big sister.
And yes, mummy can also change batteries! A lilac job?
