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Preschool preparation.
November 12th, 2008 by Tiff

Noah and Ivy have their pre school orientation day next Wednesday.

There are a great many rules that I had, either, forgotten or have changed since Lily went to kindy.

One of which is no backpacks. At least none with zippers, hooks or ties.

The aim is to teach the children independence and so we were asked to provide them with a bag that was easy to open and big enough to take home all of  their… creations

and a fruit bag was needed too.

I looked around and found some gorgeous designs but just could not justify paying $30 each for a drawstring bag.

So I made some

and the fruit bags

and I’m quite proud of myself so I thought I’d show you my pre school preparation, you know, just for something completely different.

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35 Responses  
lceel (234 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 9:20 am

And, on top of that, she’s talented.

Xbox4NappyRash (272 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 9:20 am

Well aren’t you the handy dandy!

They are very cute.

Love the letters.

julie (74 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 9:44 am

Those are great! I think they are cuter than the $30 ones, and no one will have bags like Noah and Ivy.

I love the smily face pirate fabric for Noah’s fruit bag. What is a fruit bag?

Krista (17 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 9:54 am

Hello, is there anything you don’t do well? :) Do you have a pattern for those bags? They are awesome!!!

jeanie (105 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 10:06 am

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

Dina (83 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 11:26 am

Those bags are adorable! What a great idea!

Donna (22 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 11:53 am

Those are just great.

Dr. Cason (59 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 11:56 am

OMG

You should be so proud. I am. Of you.

BTW I have never heard of a preschool saying that. But I get it. :)

Veronica (420 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

They are gorgeous. Is there anything you can’t do? Aside from pee standing up?

Hands and Hearts Full (13 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

They are gorgeous!! Although, you know what’s going to happen now? The other Mums will want you to make one for their children too :)
I agree, I like your bags better than the $30 ones. You are very talented.

Amy writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

Ooooh, they look wonderful!

Trish (241 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

they are fabulous Tiff -you could sell those and make a $$ on Etsy

Miz Molly (1 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

These are seriously cute!

When they get to ‘big school’, then you can convert them to library bags.

Rach (62 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 5:29 pm

Look out Etsy, here comes Tiff!!!

Jientje (80 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

I agree!!! They are cute, and very well made!

le (16 comments.) writes:
November 12th, 2008 at 11:21 pm

just beautiful you clever mummy you - I love them !

Liz writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 2:34 am

Those are adorable! I’m so excited that the twins are getting ready for preschool, that is monumental.

Does the school have a dress code or uniforms? We were surprised to hear that at Caden’s preschool, the kids could not wear pants with buttons, snaps or zippers. So I can understand perfectly about the bookbags, too.

What’s a fruit bag?

Suzie (61 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 3:03 am

It looks great

Jeanette (133 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 5:54 am

Oh wow, what stunning bags!!!
I’m constantly amazed by the Oz school rules - no zips - please, I think that’s ridiculous!! But anyhoo, it’s resulted in your kids getting the most beautiful bags!! :) Are they excited?

hoppytoddle (31 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 6:24 am

& you think my mermaid tail was impressive?

You have to make 2 of everything!

MiniMe’s school was the same way, except that since we taught her zippers, they were okay. It’s absolutely not silly! YOU try zipping 15 backpacks just twice a day (when you know that’s way underestimating!).

Do the twins like them?

Marylin (168 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 6:38 am

They’re great Tiff! Can ya make one for me? :P

Nancy (1 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 7:45 am

Thank you for taking the time to come over and to honor preemie awareness. there were a handful on down syndrome last month and a few on adoption but nothing on preemies and the month is half over. I am sure it is because the editor is not liking me at all. It is an important cause. Just like downs.

HappyCampers (38 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 8:11 am

Wowza, girl! Those look awesome!!!!! You are so dang creative…did you have a pattern, or make your own? I LOVE them :)

Holly (100 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 1:49 pm

Those bags are AWESOME! Of course, I have no idea what a fruit bag is, but I’m assuming it’s for lunch, snack, daily FRUIT, or some other such thing. But darn it, they sure are adorable. You can make mine with a lower case H, thank you. ;-)

fancy feet (76 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

Oh, I love these!! All that print and color….gorgeous!!

river writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 4:13 pm

The bags are lovely Tiff. I bet Noah and Ivy are starting to get excited. Are you going to start using the fruit bags right away to get them used to taking their fruit out and eating it? I did that with school bags and lunchboxes. Once or twice a week, I’d pack a lunch, put it in the school bag and the kids would eat from the lunch box. That way I was sure they knew how to get the lunchbox open and how to screw the cap back on to the drink bottle.

frogpondsrock (191 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 8:47 pm

I want one…along with a purple cape and and and…….

they are gorgeous Tiff

Kelley (32 comments.) writes:
November 13th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

How clever are you!?

Awesome.

Funny, Boo was at kinder only a few years ago and we didn’t have those kind of rules.

Hyphen Mama (72 comments.) writes:
November 14th, 2008 at 6:14 am

What is a fruit bag? Must be an Australian thing.

I LOVE the drawstring bags you made! I love sewing things like that, but mine never come out as cute as yours did. Good Job!

Bettina (96 comments.) writes:
November 14th, 2008 at 9:43 am

they look great!!

You clever girl ;)

m & B writes:
November 14th, 2008 at 1:13 pm

Great bags, and I agree whip up a few and make some pocket money!

I can’t believe they have a no zips rule! All the kids in Boo’s group of 2-3 year olds at daycare manage the zips on their backpacks quite independently???

Tracey writes:
November 14th, 2008 at 7:33 pm

I’m getting kind of sick of being the untalented friend.

Can I have one of those? In nice, adult-ish fabric? Please?

I agree with the others- you could SO sell those. Is there anything you can’t do?

Hey, can you make those things that the kids sit on in trolleys? They sell for like $1000 at the markets. Ok, well, maybe not $1000, but you get the idea.

Lilprecious75 writes:
November 15th, 2008 at 4:05 pm

My gosh you are talented! The rest of the class is just going to be super jealous. I can’t believe they are heading off to preschool - WOW!!

Half-Past Kissin' Time (21 comments.) writes:
November 16th, 2008 at 2:57 am

I seriously hope you are selling those bags, because they are AWESOME. I love the last one best. I could see you marketing these bags for all kids, but I could really see them being great for special needs kids. NICE.

Childlife (195 comments.) writes:
November 19th, 2008 at 4:28 pm

Oh my word, these are cute! Quite the domestic diva, you! ;)


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