Slowly but surely the breakfast area within our kitchen is morphing into a craft and art space and here is the latest addition: a Writing Center.
I got the idea from reading Mariah Bruehl’s Playful Learning: Develop Your Child’s Sense of Joy and Wonder. Ms. Bruehl has some wonderful suggestions for creating kid’s activity and craft spaces within your home and I loved the idea of encouraging children to write more often, including letters to loved ones and their own books. That said, my kids are still young, 3 and 5, and writing is a challenge, so for now I’m still formulating exactly what to include in this space; at this point the writing center consists only of a hanging wall pocket I made this week and some brightly colored paper. I hope that by giving the kids access to writing and drawing materials they will be more inclined to grab some paper and get creating. I will probably also place their homework folders here and artwork to be sorted. Somehow I would like to incorporate writing materials or expand on the mailing station idea and include some pockets for stamps and blank cards. It’s definitely a work in progress and I would love to hear your ideas for how to expand on this idea!
As for the wall pocket, it was super easy to make! I used the pattern/instructions from One Yard Wonders to create the pocket and the very cool Britten Nummer fabric from IKEA, gotta love the lettering as inspiration to get creative….
Meeha Meeha says
What a great project, Ana! It looks easy to make, but what a great impact on the eyes and a nice tip for organizing the space. I hope your little ones are eager to learn how to write 🙂
Ana Dziengel says
Thanks Meeha! I’m working on part two, a hanging pocket that includes detachable pencil cases and pockets for art supplies. This one I’m making up in my head though, so wish me luck 😉
So glad you stopped by!
Ana
I love it! Thank you so much for the mention 🙂
XOXOXO!!!