[Nfb-krafters-korner] Summer fun with kids

[Henrietta Brewer]

Hi Cindy and all,
Michigan passed alaw that schools can't start until after Labor Day. 
It is to help the tourist business.

Well, instead of starting, te schools plan all kinds of activities in 
August. The first Cross Country meet was yesterday, The first 
football game is Friday night and National Honor Society and Spanish 
Honor Society have things going on each day.

Now, I don't have kids in school, ut my Daughter ad I were planning a 
trip to one of those wonderful Great Lakes but there is no time that 
her kids have even twenty four hours free to go. lol

We are out about the nineth of June.

Glad you enjoy some of the things I have sent along.
HenriettaAt 05:42 PM 8/25/2010, you wrote:
>Thanks Henrietta!  These sound like fun.  Our school started last 
>week.  We must get out earlier than your schools.
>
>Cindy Z.
>
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>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:45 PM
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>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Summer fun with kids
>
>The weather has cooled down here and it is time to get busy and do
>something totally different.
>
>Bread Clay
>
>Here is a clay to make .  You can use cookie cutters or make beads.
>
>6 slices of day old white bread with crusts cut off
>3 tablespoons white glue
>2 tablespoons water
>
>Tear bread into small pieces and place in a large mixing bowl. Add
>the glue and water.  kneed the dough to make a pie crust
>texture.  You can add a bit of food coloring to the water or paint
>designs after drying.
>This dough can be cut into shapes with cookie cutters and placed on
>screen or drying rack until dry.  If using the items as jewerly or
>hanging decorations, poke a hole before drying.
>
>
>Stilts
>
>Here is a fun way to show your child life from new heights..
>
>materials
>
>two tin cans, I like number ten cans or large restraunt sized
>condenced soup cans.
>
>a tool like a punch or can opener that makes a hole
>
>rope or strong cord
>
>Wash and dry cans.  It might be good to run masking tape along the
>edges if not using a safe opener. The large opening will be the
>bottom of the stilts.
>
>Punch two holes across from each other in the bottoms of the cans.
>
>Run rope, cording or even strong twine through the holes making a
>loop that will comfortablely reach the childs waiste.
>
>Children can stand on the bottoms of the cans and hold the rope and
>try walking.
>
>Oh, how different things look from just a few inches above the
>ground.  How does it feel to walk making sure your feet stay on the cans?
>
>Making sewing cards
>
>Using a paper punch make holes  around the edge of old greeting
>cards, pictures glued to card stock or cut from cardboard boxes.
>
>Use a blunt end needle with yarn doubled and tied.  Children can sew
>an overcast stitch,, or in and out the holes or even sew two items
>next to each other.
>
>Soon these same children will be knitting your cozy slippers and 
>mending a hem.
>
>Enjoy each of the few days left before school starts.
>
>
>
>Henrietta
>~I wish you enough~
>
>
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Henrietta
~I wish you enough~