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Powering Up My Dremel 4000

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We here at CraftGossip.com were lucky enough to be sent the new Dremel 400o tool kit to review. I assumed this tool would be like all my other Crafty tools good for some things and not so great for others. Boy oh boy was I wrong!  this dremel drill is the way to any crafty girls heart.  It is powered up and capable of so many different jobs that it’s just amazing.

My review pack was for the Dremel 4000 30 tool kit which comes with 30, Yes I did say 30 accessories. Including circle cutter, sanding tools and a storage box.

So far I have used my drill (I have only had it 2 days) to drill holes in some pendant pieces, sand down some polymer clay beads, cut a round Christmas ornament out of balsa wood and I finished off with sanding down my dad’s toe nails. (ok that bit is not true) but if I wanted to I could have done it with the smaller attachments.

The new Dremel 4000 is compatible with any existing Dremel attachments you might have for older models making it perfect for upgrading to a more powerful one.

Here is the technical stuff on the drill and tool kit (via the Dremel website)

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Try This Fun Bake Off Drawing Challenge with a Group of Kids

My daughter is 16 and one of her favorite things to do on school breaks is watch The Great British Bake Off. It’s such a soothing show, as well as being creative and fun, and it’s low stakes enough that it isn’t stressful, which is just the thing you need when you’re on a break from school. 

If you don’t have an oven or want to do your own real Bake Off challenges, this baking show inspired drawing challenge from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls is a great alternative. This works best if you have a group of kids to play, but you could also do it along with a child at home. 

The post includes a bunch of different “baking” challenges for kids to draw. As an example: “Draw a dozen delicious doughnuts! Be sure to include at least two different flavors of icing. Challenge yourself to think of as many creative toppings as you can.” 

Give them a set amount of time (maybe 10-15 minutes) to draw their creations based on the prompt. Then have each child present their creation, explaining what they chose to draw and why (and what the different flavors are if it’s not obvious). 

There doesn’t have to be a winner, but kids can vote on their favorites or you can “award” things like most colorful, tallest creation, etc. Sarah suggests if doing this with little kids you can come up with an award for everyone, but there need not be prizes involved. 

With older kids you might do a couple of rounds and pick winners so that you can have a “star baker” just like in the show. 

This is a game that would be a lot of fun for kids of different ages, and you can do it multiple times with the different prompts. 

Get all the details and the challenge cards from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls. 

[Photo: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls]