Local family staying home gets creative

One local family decided to start a family project by building their two favorite stores.

DAILY ERRANDS AT OUR FAVORITESTORES... BUT ONE LOCAL FAMILYDECIDED THAT IF THEY CAN'T GOOUT TO THEIR FAVORITE STORES...THEY WOULD BUILDTHEM INSTEAD.

23ABC'S ALEX BELLSHARES HOW ONE FAMILY IS MAKIN'ITIN KERN COUNTY.NEED TO GO A TARGET RUN?

OR HOWABOUT GRABBING A LATTE?

...IN ANEFFORT TO STAY HOME... ONE LOCALFAMILYDECIDED TO BRING THEIR TWOFAVORITE PLACES INDOORS"NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL THISQUARANTINE STUFF GOING ONAND WE CAN'T BE RUNNING AROUNDAND PLAY OUT IN THE PARK - WEDECIDED TO BUILD HER SOMETHINGINDOORS.

AND A SMALL LITTLEPROJECT TURNED INTO A LITTLETHEME PROJECT." -DIEGOMILA AND MADILYN WOULD USUALLYSTROLL THE AISLES OF TARGETWITH THEIR MOM CINDY BUT NOWTHAT'S CHANGED..."WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKEHER OUT.

USUALLY THAT WAS OURPLACE TO GO WAS TARGET AND SHELIKED TO WALK AROUND ANDLOOK AT TOYS AND STUFF.

AND SHEALREADY KNOWS AT STARBUCKSSHE GETS HER CAKE POP." CINDYIN JUST TWO WEEKS THE FAMILYPAINTED, BUILT ANDPRINTED THEIR OWN MINI VERSIONSOF THEIR FAVORITEESTABLISHMENTS."IT MAY SEEM A LITTLE BIT EXTRABUT FOR ME AT THE END OF THEDAY WATCHING THEM PLAY AND ENJOYIT AND US KNOWING THATWE PUT IT TOGETHER AS A FAMILYMEANS EVERYTHING TOME.

" DIEGOMILA RECENTLY BECAME NEWESTEMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AT FAMILYRUN TARGET...THEIR STORE WASCUSTOMIZEDFROM A PLAYSET BUT THE NAMETAGSARE REAL... AND WEREGIVEN TO THE FAMILY FROM A LOCALSTORE IN BAKERSFIELD....AND .."SOME OF THE PLAY ITEMS ARE REALFOOD.

WE WANTED TO MAKEIT AS REALISTIC FOR HER SO WHENSHE GOES IN THERE AND PLAYSTHERE'S CHIPS THERE'S SNACKSTHERE APPLE JUICE " DIEGOTHE POPULAR COFFEE STORE WAS ACUSTOM BUILT JOB FROMMOM AND DAD ..."THE STARBUCKS IS FROM SCRATCH.THAT IS LITERALLY PIECES OF WOODFROM HOME DEPOT." DIEGOTHEIR STARBUCKS HAS A FULL MENUAND IF YOU WERE WONDERINGABOUT THOSE APRONS...."THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENTSTARBUCKS THAT WENT ABOVE ANDBEYOND AS WELL.

THEY HOOKED USUP WITH SOME APRONS.

SOTHOSE APRONS ARE FROMSTARBUCKS."... AND THE CUPSTOO - DIEGOAND MIA'S NEW DOLLHOUSE WASPURCHASED ON OFFERUP FORJUST A FEW BUCKS..

WITH A LITTLEPAINT AND LIGHTS..."ITS BEEN KINDA LIKE A LITTLEGETAWAY FOR HER WHERE SHE GETSTO GO IN THERE AND PLAY ANDDISTRACT HERSELF." CINDYBUT IT WASN'T JUST THE KIDS WHOENJOYED THEIR NEWSTORES... MOM AND DAD SAID ITWAS A GOOD DISTRACTION FORTHEM TOO..."ITS DEFINITELY BEEN SOMETHINGTHAT'S HELPED US OUT MENTALLYWITH EVERYTHING.

ITS SOMETHINGPOSITIVE ANDSOMETHING FUN AND EXCITING ANDSHE LOVES IT " CINDYAND FOR THIS FAMILY.... THEY SAYSHOPPING AT HOME HASN'TBEEN TOO BAD..."WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE IT AS ANEGATIVE ASPECT THAT WE HAVE TOBE INDOORS ALL DAY" DIEGOI'M ALEX BELL FOR 23ABC NEWSCONNECTING YOUAND WE WANT YOU TO TELL US HOWYOU'RE MAKIN IT DURING