My toddler's idea of helping with my bookbinding project

I was working on a custom journal for a client, carefully aligning the spine. My daughter, who's three, came in holding a glue brush she found. She proceeded to 'paint' my finished covers with a mix of glue and glitter she had in her other hand. I was so focused on the text block I didn't notice until she said 'look, daddy, pretty!' Now I have to redo the entire cover set, and there's glitter everywhere. It's kind of funny if you think about it, but my workshop looks like a craft store exploded. Anyone dealt with something like this? I'm thinking of setting up a kid-friendly corner with dummy supplies.

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drew4587mo ago

My five-year-old once 'edited' my tax documents with a purple crayon. I had to explain to the IRS that my deductions were now in LAVENDER. It took me a week to redo everything, and I still find crayon marks in my office. Your glitter story is giving me flashbacks, but at least glitter is kinda festive. Setting up a kid corner is a GENIUS idea, wish I'd thought of that before the crayon incident.

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anna4107mo ago

Wow, that glitter is basically craft herpes, it never really goes away. @drew458's crayon story proves you need a long term plan, not just a kid corner, because they just get more clever. You'll be figuring out new ways to hide your good scissors until she's a teenager.

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the_tyler7mo ago

Glitter really is like herpes, never goes away. After my son drew on the walls, I got a locking cabinet for all art stuff. Put it in the garage where he can't go alone. Game changer for keeping scissors and glue safe.

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