Anything can be crafty.

I call this proof that I can turn anything into a craft project.
It started with me deciding to go through the toys in the play room and get rid of a bunch of Made In China stuff they never play with.

Soon I realized Leah's Littlest Pet Shop pets didn't have adequate storage. Of course the Ponies followed suit and before I knew it I had made 5 fabric covered boxes with labels and sacrificed one finger to the hot glue gun. Crafting is pain baby, crafting is pain.

I'm really pleased with the way the bookcase looks now! These boxes are much more attractive than the rubbermaid boxes the kids' toys used to reside in.

In case you're wondering LPS has a lid because Kileah likes to drag this box with her everywhere, mostly to the neighbor's house. The rest don't have lids because in my experience, it's easier for little ones, and husbands, to put things in them if they don't have the added step of taking off a lid.

Is there a tactful way of asking family and friends to not give our children toys for Christmas. Or for handmade toys?