So I have this table in my kitchen that is right off of our back hall entrance. It's a great table and is the one place that I can easily change up as holidays come and go or when seasons change. About a month ago I took down my Christmas decorations and that table stood sad and bare for a good week and a half before I even began to think about what I was going to do next with it.
During Christmas I created an arrangement of three mason jars and filled them with candy and candy canes. Next to the jars I had a bowl of pinecones and holly berries and a picture of the girls and I. I loved the mason jars so I decided to keep them but just couldn't figure out what I wanted to do. One day my oldest daughter came up to me and was begging to do an art project. I was probably cleaning the kitchen or something at the time so I couldn't get her the supplies right that instant. Then it hit me. I decided to fill the mason jars with random arts and crafts items. One holds a collection of washable markers, the second is full of buttons we use to make sock puppets or to glue on other projects, and the third has a bundle of multi-colored pipecleaners and a few feathers. I placed a bowl with a couple of cookbooks inside and kept the picture of the girls and I.
I was pretty proud of this little arrangement when I was finished it and became even more excited when it was actually utilized by the girls. Success!