Woodland Wreath by Mini CG
October 21, 2009
“Mom? I found these acorns outside. Can we pleeeeeeeaase make a squirrel house today ?”
Me: The squirrels don’t really need a house for their acorns.
Mini CG: “Well, can we make something pretty ? Today ? Right now ? Pleeeeeease ?”
Me: Well, I have some laundry to finish, and some dishes to clean, and . . . OK. We can make something pretty right now.
Can we go get some ribbons at the store ?
Sure.
“Mom. Can I please have this squirrel to eat my acorns ?”
He is cute. I think so.
“Can we please make a wreath with these smelly cones and some ribbons and some of these sparkly leaves ?”
OK.
“Mom. Can you help me glue these acorns to the sparkly leaves ?”
Yes. Be careful of the hot glue.
“Mom, can we hang it up for everyone to see ?”
*sigh*. Yes, dear.
A woodland critter wreath, by Mini CG.
Complete with “sparkly leaves and smelly cones” of scented cinnamon.
I was overpowered by the irresistible cuteness of this combination. 
Spending three hours and $20 dollars on a kid craft? Not my plan today.
Ignoring the laundry and spending an afternoon with my girl ?
Priceless.
Tags: autumn
I agree. Irresistible!
Awww how cute she is! The squirrel is pretty cute too
Well she takes after her Mum doesn’t she! Great wreath and very cute!
that wreath turned out great! it’s a little CG in training!
You made THE perfect choice! Nothing…even a clean, laundry free house is as wonderful as time spent w/ sweet, little, creative girls! I have one just like her myself! Her wreath is as beautiful as she!
You’re right…it is priceless. I remember doing these kinds of things with my nieces. Now, the youngest has become a mom for the 1st time & is looking forward to doing the same with her little boy! She says it’s thanks to her crafty Auntie Sue! I had to smile…proudly.
Such beautiful memories you’re creating! She will remember this forever! Kids don’t pay attention or really remember how clean the house was, if the laundry was done or not…but your spending time with her is truly priceless. She’s adorable and the wreath is great!
Oh that is a great wreath, the squirrel is adorable but your daughter stole the show!
I don’t want to be Debbie Downer, but the worms will come out of the acorns soon now that they’re in the nice warm house.
I know because it happened to me on Sunday. I live in Sacramento and we have a huge beautiful oak tree in our yard, whose acorns I was decorating with everywhere. Well, Sunday my sister noticed that there were WORMS all over my decorations. I hear that you can pop the nuts out of the caps, bake them in a 200* oven for an hour and it will kill the worms.
Might be worth trying to pry the nuts off and baking a new batch so your girl doesn’t have to go through the emotional trauma of worms all over her art.
I love this story! And that is a beautiful wreath-she has a great eye!
I love this craft! I think w/ all the different web toys out there it’s great to do something hands on & crafty with our little ones from time to time. Your daughters wreath is fantastic! Way to go!
She is adorable and you are a great Mom. I think she’s definitely following in your super fabulous decorating DIY footsteps!!!!
Oh man that is cute. I think I’m going to have to copy Mini CG and make woodland wreath of my own.
Wow! Mini CG is certainly on her way.You never have to worry about her asking for something so extravagant ,when she has the prowess and know how ,to turn smelly acorns into a master-piece-one -of-a-kind.
Wonderful ! Good job Mimi CG…is your Mommy great or what?
Now, that is sweet!
The wreath is great! And what a fun memory you two have now.
The wreath is great! And what a wonderful memory you two have now.
She has her mother’s gift!!! The wreath is adorable and so is she.
I love, love, love it! The mini squirrel is perfect and so cute, I’ll be expecting a blog from mini CG soon!
I agree. Time spent creating with our kids truly is priceless. Really cute wreath, too!
Oh, how cute is that?! Both of them, that is. That is really adorable, great job.
So sweet. I love the squirrel. How cute is he?
OMG Liz that’s disgusting !!!!!!
That wreath has been moved outside PRONTO ! It is now an “outdoor” wreath.
Good God.
Well. I’ll just look on the bright side. You learn something new every day !
Too too funny. I am LOL right now.
Kate
Just to darned cute!
Oh but they grow up so fast…so, you made the wise choice. This made me smile (and miss my 25-year-old baby).
Sue
AMAZINGLY cute, probably the cutest wreath ever. That squirrel is darling! LOVE IT!
How could you resist that face? What a cute wreath and after reading Liz’s comment, I’m glad you moved it outside. It is absolutely priceless time well spent. My daughter is 22 now and I sometimes marvel at how fast the time flew by.
She’s good! Very festive wreath- and the squirrel? LOL, he’s too cute. But worms? Oh yuck. Haha! Who knew!
That’s adorable! She’s a doll!