My 7-year-old daughter is all about the arts and crafts. She’s the kind of kid that can take a cardboard box, a pair of scissors, and a pack of markers and spend hours working on a craft project. She always has an idea about what she wants to make and how she wants to make it, and she can make something out of nothing. I can barely keep her in art supplies. Now that she’s home all day every day, the art projects abound. She’s always working on something.
If there’s anything she likes as much as making things, it is jewelry. Every store we go into, she finds a bracelet or a necklace she wants, and of course she goes gaga for those ridiculous Silly Bandz.
So naturally, jewelry that she can make herself is the perfect marriage of her two obsessions. KLUTZ, famous for their inventive activity books, has a new book called Glossy Bands that allows you make your own bracelets or rings using gel paint.
My daughter has been having a blast with this. Almost every day she makes two or three. She’s experimented with almost every design in the book. She makes them for herself, for her sister, for her friends. It’s adorable.
Here’s a quick one-minute video showing you how it works.
Basically, you squeeze out dots of gel paint following one of the patterns in the book.
Then you use a toothpick (included) to make a design.
It has to dry for 24 hours, and then you wrap it around your wrist and stick the ends together for an original piece of wearable art. It stretches so you can take it off, although you do have to use care or it will break.
This is the perfect birthday gift for your craft-obsessed little girl (or boy — my son actually made one in blue and green, although I’ve yet to see him wear it. I think he just wanted to make one.) It is recommended for ages 8 and up and retails for $19.95.
WIN IT! I am giving away 3 copies of the KLUTZ Glossy Bands book. This giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only.
To enter the contest, simply leave a comment on this post and tell me about the child in your life who would enjoy Glossy Bands. You may earn an extra entry by sharing about this giveaway on Twitter or Facebook or where ever your favorite social network is located. And if you’re a subscriber to Musings of a Housewife, give yourself another entry. That’s a total of 3 possible entries.
I will select 3 winners at random on Wednesday, June 30. Good luck!
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Both of my kids would love this! My oldest just turned seven yesterday and this is right up her alley since she’s all about crafts!
My 6 year old daughter LOVES crafts and would love making these.
My five-year-old would love this!
my daughter sounds like she would enjoy hanging out with your daughter. my daughter takes a piece of scrap paper and turns it into all kinds of things, including things for her brother and sister. usually these are things that i have to wait for an opportunity to throw away because, seriously, how many little scrap of paper thingys can one house hold?
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My 6-yr-old daughter would have so much fun with this! She’s really into making jewelry – mostly beading – so I’m sure she’d really enjoy this.
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my 7 year old daughter sounds a lot like yours…. give her some time & supplies & she will create just about anything that suits her fancy! i’m always keeping an eye out for christmas or bday presents to amuse her…
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My 6 yo would love this. She loves any kind of crafts!!
My 5 1/2 daughter would love to try these – she is loving all kinds of bracelets these days!
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I think my niece would have fun with this kit.
my soon to be 7 year old would love this! She turns everyday objects into wearable art, just hand her some penne pasta and a pipe cleaner! I can only imagine the wonderful things she would create with such a kit. Love it!
My mom’s friend has eleven year old twin girls that would LOVE this. they are really big on crafty things.
I have three girls who would just LOVE this! My girls love jewelry and they love making things. Thanks = ]
My 7 year old loves to crafts and is now enjoying making jewlery. This would be a terrific thing for her.
My daughter would LOVE these!
My seven year old son would love to do this. He’s into artsy stuff right now, so I know he’d enjoy doing it!
My six year old would adore making jewelry for herself and her friends. What a fun idea!
My daughter is a very artistic person who loves to wear fashion accessories. I know that she would enjoy creating wearable art not only for herself but for her friends as well.
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My 6 year old loves making necklaces and bracelets- this would be right up her alley!
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My daughter loves the IDEA of making things, but claims to dislike (OK…hate) all the sticky, glue-y stuff. But she always manages to hang around when her younger sister is slapping glue and glitter on stuff. Maybe this will change her mind!
This would be a huge hit in our house. My 8 year old daughter loves crafts and the autonomy of following directions. My 5 year old daughter is right behind her with an artist streak as well.
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My 8 year old daughter would love doing these projects when her friends come over. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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Both my 5 and 10 y/o girls would love this.
A friend of mine has an 11 year old girl that would LOVE this.
I subscribe through bloglines. =) Thanks for the giveaway.
My 8 year old craft-obsessed, jewelry-wearing daughter would love this! Thanks!
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These are so cute! My daughter would love them.
Both my girls would love this. And Emily would love C’s Panda pajamas. She is Panda obsessed
My daughter would LOVE this! Great b-day gift idea.
My daughter would love to win this!
My little 5yr. old would LOVE this! She’s a craft-addict, just like her Momma.
I would love to win this for my 7-yr. old neice who loves doing these kind of crafts. When she was 6, she lost her mother to a horrible car accident. I think her keeping busy with projects for her and her sister gets them through some rough days. The family doesn’t have much and everybody tries to give to them in different ways.
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My little Isabelle who is 8 sounds very much like your girl
She is VERY much into expressing her creativity and making things like bracelets for her friends and family, and can be particular about her supplies 
. When she was 4 and in preschool, she told her teacher she simply COULDN’T finish her coloring page because, and I quote “I just don’t have the right colors for what I wanted to do with it” – LOL!
I have 2 little girls who would love this! And with a move coming up this would be great to keep them busy while I unpack!
My third daughter would thoroughly enjoy making bracelets with this. She is the kind of kid that keeps busy constantly. She has always enjoyed arts and crafts.
We are in week 3 of summer vacation and my arts and crafts surprise box for my 2 girls has already been raided. This looks like it could entertain them for quite awhile!
Just tweeted the give away so I’m entering again. My daughter and our neighbor are playing and would love to be making bracelets right now!
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My daughter and the girls from the neighborhood would love making these bracelets.
My oldest daughter would love this!
My creative six year old, would make a bad ass something out of this…..she always takes things, and flips it to make somthing cool…then shares. Always sharing…with her two little bros, Luke and Diego, and twin sis’s Grace Kelley and Sophia Loren. Yup, My Mikayla is only six, but her protfolio says 12
My 10 year old daughter would love to have this and she could do with her friends.
My daughter would love this. She too is all about arts and crafts and I am always looking for something to keep her busy during the summer.
My 3-year-old is all about the crafts so she would be thrilled to win this! And so would I. These too-hot-to-go-outside days are killing us!
my girls would love making jewelry for each other! they love all things girly and you this looks perfect