Do you own a set of scarves yet? I contemplated them for a few months before buying them. I would stalk them on Etsy, comparing prices and always talking myself out of them. "Surely I can just make them," I kept thinking. But then I considered all the different colors of dye I'd have to purchase in order to make just one rainbow set. And I cast a few weary glances at my "in progress" pile on my desk- and the even larger list in the back of my mind. Finally I decided it would be worth it just support an artisan and buy them, especially if I wanted the kiddos to have them within the next 2...5...10 years (wink). And I'm happy I did because we play with them all the time. This is Billy's favorite way to play with them right now...

Now he has a wipes container that he's allowed to empty "all by himself". And I have one entertained baby who's having fun while continuing to develop all those wonderful gross motor skills.