I’m Crafty and I Know It; Also, When Glue Guns Attack
There I sat with my son, staring at a pile of faux cotton, googly eyes, a marker and a glue gun; thinking, “What am I supposed to do with all this stuff?” I mean, sure, I’ve done crafty things before but nothing of this magnitude or importance. I had no idea how big this 100th Day of School thing was until I checked Pinterest for ideas. Yeah, that’s right, I said Pinterest, so what?! (PS – I even have my own account and everything…)
Anyway, as it turns out, people take this 100 Day thing very seriously! Some maybe even too seriously, but you didn’t hear that from me. We had picked out the idea for the monster shirt a few weeks prior and armed ourselves with the necessary tools to complete the job. If I’m being completely honest, although I didn’t expect my wife to take the reins on this one, I certainly hadn’t factored in the possibility of Daddy being the project manager. We all have our faults and this is one I am working on.
After being informed of our upcoming contract, my son and I put on our hard hats and got down to business. He diligently counted out 100 (or so) googly eyes, while I carefully drew out the monster’s frame.
Once we had the framework done, we were ready to begin gluing the 100 tiny eyes to the shirt. This is the point that my son decided that Super Mario Bros on the Nintendo Wii was much more interesting and left me to fend for myself. Everything was going according to plan and I was even starting to get confident in my abilities. Apparently I was getting a little too confident and that’s when my glue gun decided to knock me down a peg…or four. Check out this battle scar.
Don’t worry, folks, I’m alright and soldiered through the rest of the project unharmed. Before I do the big reveal of my first major project, I wanted to provide some tips for other less than crafty Dads. First, don’t be afraid of trying crafty things with/for your kids. It’s not as hard as it looks, you can definitely do it and you will feel pretty good about yourself afterwards. Second, glue guns are hot, so try not to glue a googly eye to your finger because it will hurt and leave a scarlet letter on your finger for all to see.
Now let’s get back to business. Without further ado, I present to you our completed 100th Day project, the 100 Eyed Monster!
Seriously, this was a lot of fun to make and the pride I felt once it was finished was enough to make me want to create something else very soon. My kids and I have already decided on cardboard space ships for our next project, so keep an eye out for those very soon! I leave you with a shot of a very happy, monster wearing, customer! Cheers!!
That shirt is perfection! Way to discover your “inner crafter”!
OK that’s way better than any 100th day thing I’ve ever seen!! All my kids ever had to do was take 100 of whatever item to school that day. Yes … glue guns are deadly 🙂
Ouch – yes! Glue guns hurt! You are creative dude, I’m super duper impressed with that idea – what fun!!!
That is seriously the coolest idea for a 100 day project! I wish I would have done something like that for my son when he had his day. I couldn’t come up with anything creative like that. Great job! Your son must have loved it 🙂
Oh…and hot glue guns….happens to the best of us! lol
I have never even heard of a 100 day of school project — good job though, it is super cute!
That is all kinds of awesome! Good job!
To bad about your injury! All part of the job I guess! 🙂
Kinda sad, we have never done 100 day of school project here. Love it though!
Okay, Mr. Krafty Craft. First off, how did you avoid the glue gun sticking the shirt together? Last time I attempted a shirt craft, I ended up gluing it shut and it no longer was a wearable t-shirt. Cardboard just stuck and I don’t own an ironing board because I’m the worst house wife around.
Secondly, do you have a brother?! I could so go for a crafty man in my life LOL. Would save me a lot of cuts and bruises attempting to do.
Lastly, high five on the burn! I got scars from those bad boys. They are deadly. Very deadly. Especially if you don’t get the glue off quick enough, and it hardens, and then you’re chewing the glue off while trying to save your helpless skin!
PS. You’re the coolest daddio eva! I would so wear a monster shirt with 100 eyes on it. The most we got out of 100 day was a headache and a little girl ticked off that her friend took her lollipop.
This was so awesome. I love the shirt and of course my grandson wearing it , is just the cutest.
Way to go Chris.
WOOHOO!!!! I’ll say this is another attack of SUPER CANADIAN DAD! Way to go Chris!
Olga