Art Week: messes + the scrap exchange

We did a few art projects for art week but I didn't document them. I had several ideas for outings but it ended up being a crazy week and sometimes it's hard to find something that will work for all four kids. Luckily, Ben was able to keep Oliver and Simon home one afternoon so I could take the girls to The Scrap Exchange in Durham. They have a fantastic "make 'n take" room where you can make anything you want using all of the random objects they have in the room. It was so fun to watch the girls be creative (without having to deal with the boys and their crazy antics).

And of course we had to check out a nearby donut place, Monuts Donuts. Because baking is an art form, right? The donuts were delicious and I'm excited to go back and try other flavors.

The Scrap Exchange

I read about The Scrap Exchange online somewhere and immediately knew we needed to check it out. It's a creative reuse center in Durham. Basically a giant warehouse full of old stuff. All kinds of stuff. The idea is to promote creativity and environmental awareness through reuse. They also have a design center, art gallery, and a room for making crafts onsite or having parties.

Plus they had crazy tunnels right through the aisles that the kids could walk through, almost like a maze through the store. We picked up a few random things like some petri dishes (you know, in case we need to grow some bacteria), test tubes, and rubber stamps. I bought 56 small glass bottles. Just because they were pretty and only $5 for the whole flat. There were old doors and windows, fabric bolts, spools of stuff, old photographs, egg cartons, just barrels full of random items. Perfect place for craft project supplies. I'm sure we'll be back.

Bonus! We found a place nearby that had hot, fresh tortillas for only 90 cents/pound. Yum.