I bought a Hama beads kit years ago when the boys were in primary school. I found that having an activity to do on a playdate after kinder or school worked well, especially when it was a friend visiting for the first time. Some kids are more easy to entertain than others!
Decorating cup cakes or cutting out biscuit shapes- the kids could then go & play, & come back to decorate the biccies- was always a hit. Or even something as simple as a good variety of bubble blowers worked well- outside in the backyard of course!
The hama beads proved a bit more tricky, so we used them more with just us! We had fun making Star Wars decorations for the Christmas tree last year, and I made a heap of minecraft creeper badges for a handmade party bag for Tigerboy's 9th birthday ( gosh was it really that long ago?!)
Cute brooches! We had some of those beads and frames - but I haven't come across them since the big move. Wonder if my son took them, or threw them out, or I sent them to an op shop, or if they are still in a box in the shed?
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