Hi, Donna!
Sunday June 23 1996 20:40, Donna Ransdell wrote to Jessica Edwards:
>> her.  I have
>> saved Donna Ransdell's crafty stuff, but would like
>> other ideas for crafts such as sewing and ????
DR> Do you have one of those cheapy little weaving looms that you can teach 
her
DR> to make potholders with? They cost about a dollar or two at WalMart and 
can
DR> keep a child interested for hours. Weaving is a good skill!
You can either make these (they are much studier and can be make in 
interesting shapes) or you can find an old GS handbook.  They show how to 
make a popsicle stick loom that can be used to make headbands, etc.  I made 
one with I was a child and had months of fun experimenting with designs.  As 
for sewing, you can get kits that teach children how to do counted 
cross-stitch on plastic canvas. They usually come with a big plastic needle.  
The needle can be reused and the children can create their own designs.  This 
is really cheap.
DR> Let her sort your silverware for you (math; sorting). (Well, maybe not 
he
DR> knives; depends on the child!) Do you have lots of spools left over from
DR> sewing/quilting projects, or can you get some? She can string them 
together
DR> like beads or build stuff with them. Speaking of beading, that is a skill
DR> that most K students should have under their belt. Stringing beads onto a
DR> shoelace or string is fun, time consuming, and has a result.
All my kids played with spools.  They loved it.  I used wooden spools, since 
the plastic ones have all the extra holes and don't hold paint, and heavy 
duty workboot laces.  The laces held up through four kids.  Though you say 
traveling is out, does that mean you can't take her on
DR> Thrift stores have some neat stuff for just pennies, as do garage sales.
DR> You can probably get simpler jigsaw puzzles and games like "Chutes and
DR> Ladders" there for dirt cheap.
I got most of my kids toys at the Goodwill.  My eldest daughter still spends 
most of her money there....getting crafts.
                                                          Gwen
... I need some duck tape.  My duck has a quack in it.
--- GoldED/386 2.50+
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