Stacy Lellos, Mom of 3 and GM of Klutz
What is a mom to do when the
weather derails a day at the lake with her girls and their friend? Luckily, for
this mom, we have many different Klutz kits at home! I suggested we all pick
out one kit to do together, but when I brought out the box of books from our
craft closet, each child was drawn to something different, telling me to “hold
on!” while they read through the one that caught their eye.
I realized that rather than push for us all to do the same
thing, the beauty of creating is to find what speaks to you. Klutz
has such incredible breadth it’s easy for each child to find something that
ignites their imagination. For my oldest daughter Sophia, who loves
to draw but doesn’t always feel confident in her abilities, Stencil Art was the perfect find. The
stencils and designs in the book gave her all the tools she needed to create
with confidence. For her friend Joelle, who takes art classes at
school, Face Painting gave her a new
medium with which to try her skills; first drawing on her own arm, before
convincing Sophia that it would not be weird AT ALL to go shopping later with a
tiger painted on her face.
As for my little one, Evangeline, the
cuteness of Paper Pups drew her
attention right away, and dressing them-up in the different outfits made her
giggle with delight! That was until her big sis went to get her
face-painted by Joelle, and then, like all little sisters everywhere, she saw
the project her big sister started was left unattended and decided to make it
her own. :)
And as with so many Klutz products, she at six, could have
success creating with the easier designs included while her 12-year old sister
could move to the more complicated designs in the book. It¹s one of
the tenets of our company of which I’m most proud; we make creating accessible
for every age and ability. Our step-by-step, crystal-clear
instructions help kids to not feel intimidated to try new things.
The girls had a blast and by the time they finished their
projects, the sun came out literally and, from Evangeline’s drawing,
figuratively, too!
