Whimsical Ways

Simply put, an Imagination Kit is a collection of items - a couple of toys, items from Nature, and a play mat - to engage your child, spar...

This whimsical garden playscape play mat is now on etsy.  www.mybigworld2015.etsy.com There are so many ways to play with this wool felt...

Have you heard of cabochons?  Have you used them in your projects?  I recently used them on my whimsical rainbow garden playscape seen bel...

 My latest playscape play mat is now in y etsy shop.  www.mybigworld2015.etsy.com  It's quite whimsical and a little different from...

Peter Rabbit is a favorite in the nanny house. I will admit that I, too, watch the shenanigans of Peter Rabbit, Lily Bobtail, and Benjamin...

 This week, my plan was to complete 2...maybe 3...new playscape play mats for my etsy shop.  www.mybigwold2015.etsy.com  But there was sic...

Yesterday, it was just me.  No kids.  What do I do when it's just me? I look for inspiration. I went to Michael's to wander ar...

 So I fell in love with these birch straws from https://www.etsy.com/shop/CupcakeSocial an HAD to order them.  They arrived this week and ...

"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning.  Play is really ...

This morning, I woke up to snow covering the ground. I am wishing, hoping, dreaming of gardens and flowers and Peter Rabbit. Peter Rabbit ...

Playscapes or play mats are landscapes for the imagination. These are all in my etsy store (link to the right). Each one is stitched by...