Big Mouth Beaver Wins Award

Last spring we sent the Canadian Toy Testing Council The Big Mouth Beaver to be tested and included in the 2014 Toy Report. Our Fun Clay Project, The Big Mouth Beaver, won Best Bet.

Here is what they said about the Best Bet category:

"A Best Bet toy is one that testers have consistently rated as top notch in areas of assembly, design, function, durability and safety. But most importantly, a best bet toy has sustained play value. This isn't a toy that will be outgrown in a few months or left to gather dust on a shelf. Best Bets are quality toys that our testers enjoyed throughout the testing period. "

And here is what they said about the Big Mouth:

"Bigmouth Beaver Project Kit
The Clay Teacher
7 +
This project will keep kids as busy as a beaver! Using the Canadian clay provided and an instructional DVD, kids can create a cute little clay beaver with a big, wide mouth. There is enough material for two beavers, which our testers liked, so the activity can be done with a sibling or friend, or kids can make another one to improve on the first. The easy-to-understand instructions on the English-only DVD teach kids how to work with clay and use humour and little rhymes to keep kids engaged. Some adult help may be required when kids are working with the clay, but testers were proud to be able to do much of the project on their own and thought the end product was “pretty impressive.” Activity requires about 2 hours over the course of about a week (to allow for drying time)."

The Big Mouth Beaver kit and others can be purchased on line at Fun Clay Projects or the instruction only is available on Youtube.  If you are in the Edmonton area we will be at Make It with our kits and pottery.

We are thrilled to have this award and look forward to making more videos and kits in the New Year. 

Until next time.

AKA Mrs. Clay

The Lights are on But No One is Home.

The house finally arrived. It was something to see our new house and life driving down the road.

Those guys just backed that big old house up and gently placed it on the pad.  First try and it was right on spot. In no time at all we had our house but then needed to plug it in. I have never really thought about where the gas comes in, where the water comes in, how the lights go on. I have always just had them.  Simply walk into the warm kitchen and run the hot water. How hard could it be, now I know. Jim and I connected the house to the power. Well Jim did and I was go fer.

We were in Coutts Monday night to Thursday morning to get the house in place and the lights on. We go back Tuesday morning to get the water and the heat. We can stay in the house this time, and that will save a few bucks. We have put over 16,000 kilometers or about 10,000 miles on the car this summer, fall and now winter, running back and forth. To repeat myself redundantly over and over, I will be glad when we are settled.

This is how we left it.  The lights are on but no one is home.......  I have heard that before.

Until next time. 

AKA

Mrs. Clay