This Christmas the most highly desired gift was the Nintendo DS. I'm a big mean mummy and I haven't allowed the girls to get one before now for a long and boring multitude of reasons chief among them the fact that they didn't need one- they didn't have enough time for "proper playing" as it was- you know that running around, creative, imagination fuelled stuff that all children need. I wasn't in the frame of mind to add negotiation for DS time to the list of battles. Plus, there was no way I could leave Minnie out. I wasn't buying a games console for a blimmin' 2 year old. It's bad enough buying one for a 3 year old.
Right, anyway- like I say, a multitude of reasons. Since we decided that the DS would come from us and not from Santa (we always give a gift from us, Santa presents are different) so that I could make bags for each of them. I wanted the girls to have somewhere to store their DS's as well as the accumulation of accouterments. Somewhere that would protect them from the accidental dropping, bashing and general carelessness of small children.
So I came up with this-
{Bags l-r: Lexie's ballerina's, Minnie's butterflies, Charlotte's spots}
A simple pouch with shoulder strap and a plethora of internal pockets to stash whatever the heck they need to cart around with them. Plus they look a lot sweeter than the ones I saw in the shops. The girls love their individual bags and I don't need to look at the beeping, plastic things.
But oh, the blessed silence that they bring.
