Spotlight on Mom Entrepreneur: Rebecca Cousins, founder of Freckles Crafts

Once your child discovers arts & crafts, you will start looking for inspiration. From Michael's to parenting magazines, local playgroups and library events, I have looked everywhere for ideas. Though now our projects resemble a shoebox of various crafting tools and a heavy load of stickers, I can certainly appreciate a crafting product that contains all the necessary elements in one convenient package, so you can follow directions and complete a craft from start to finish. Freckles Crafts offers just this kind of an ingenious product. Rebecca Cousins, the mom behind this wonderful idea is a self-starter who was inspired to start this venture by her own kids. She makes crafting easier for kids and less stressful for parents. Read our interview with this Mom Entrepreneur to see how Freckles Crafts business was born and what keeps it growing.

When and how did you come with the idea for Freckles Crafts?

I came up with the idea for Freckles Crafts several years ago when I was involved in numerous playgroups with my then three year old son and newborn. Often the topic of conversation would turn to what we do to keep our kids entertained. For me, the answer was crafts. My oldest child and I did crafts together almost every day. So often, I would hear other moms say how much they would love to craft with their kids but could not come up with the craft ideas and felt overwhelmed by going to the store to buy the supplies needed to create something. They had tried other “mail order” crafts and were not happy with the quality, nor did they really want large quantities of each craft. Overall these moms just became frustrated with the whole idea of crafting. I felt there was a true need for a high quality product that would allow moms the opportunity to enjoy crafting with their kids in a convenient, non intimidating way. Something they could just pull out at a moments notice and not have to worry about coming up with an idea or searching for supplies. That’s when the idea of a craft kit containing everything needed to make one craft came about and Freckles Crafts was born!

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