Come sail away...

As some of you may know, I am part of a wonderful Facebook group Busy bag exchange. For this months busy bag I decided to do "Lighthouse kit". After a brief walk through I want to share with you what really brought this activity to life.

I first saw the idea to store felt pieces in a DVD case on pinterest. Once I decided on lighthouses I knew DVD case would be a perfect fit. I used scrap booking paper for DVD cover, glued on some muslin, attached Bible verse and felt anchor to the front. Inside the DVD case you will find the lighthouse puzzle, cards of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of them!) with a brief description on the back. In this kit I also included instructions on how to make your own lighthouse, Captains log entry and a list of Light keeper duties. It all fits perfectly into handmade drawstring bag with an anchor in the front. The only thing not in the pictures is instructions on how to use these activities. I had a lot of fun making it and hope to visit a real working lighthouse someday soon!!!

And here is our idea of bringing it all to LIFE! Enjoy the pics...

I bought a few dowels and a fishing net. The girls colored their flag!

I rolled and taped construction paper to make it into binoculars. Laid down blue blanket for "water".

Smaller dowels where used as "oars". 

The bag was doubled as an "anchor" while they where getting a snack. 

"We spotted land, thanks to lighthouse"!!!

Sailor Baby Grape is ready for a nap :)

Thanks for reading!!!