Miss G has been busy with cable reels... reels and reels of fun! *updated 26/5

 Well... things have been very busy! So apologies for little blog content these last weeks. However, I can now show the near-finished project (one of many) that I have been working on!

Some of the Hazelnuts may have spoken of our new Lego table... well here you are about to see what Miss G, some sandpaper, cable reels and a bit of imagination can do!

These lovely reels had been sat at my sister's since last Summer when I acquired them (I am still keen on getting my hands on more, should anyone wish to donate!)...

 They finally came to my new house... not the greatest of condition if looked at closely...but...

A lot of sanding, filling and re-sanding later, the reels are ready for some creativity!

Measuring up the Lego-compatible boards (Wilkinsons £3.50 each) before some resourceful cutting begins...

A Lego "World" cable reel table for my Hazelnuts is near completion! It has been a huge hit so far (so much so that we cannot quite tear ourselves away from it at Tidy-Up Time!).

Unfortunately the pictures of Hazelnuts playing with the Lego table are on the school laptop, but here are some that I have not transferred from the IPads yet...
It has been promoting:
CREATIVITY
IMAGINATION
TEAMWORK
SOCIAL SKILLS
DISCUSSION SKILLS

And on to the second reel...my most eager to create! Whilst this reel is inspired by photos on Pinterest, I have not yet seen a Lego reel yet!

Introducing... the Fairy Toadstool!

In need of several basecoats after the sanding and filling work!

The spots are appearing...

According to my brother and his girlfriend, should you see these mushrooms in the wild, don't eat them! We won't be doing that with this... this will have more magical uses

The grass has grown and the path has been "paved"...

Ta-Daaaaaaa.... my pièce de résistance is here!!!

This week has seen lots of activity with BOTH small world cable reel tables; from fairy puppet making to the extinction of the dinosaurs!

IF ANYONE IS ABLE TO GET HOLD OF CABLE REELS, I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL AS I STILL HAVE A FEW IDEAS UP MY SLEEVES! Or, I would love to hear from anyone who uses them in their own project too. I know the Nuts themselves would be keen to get down with the DIY and help create something too :D