[Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking around

Sat Aug 28 21:50:39 UTC 2010

Let's see, I should bring something. Maybe the water balloons?
HenriettaAt 03:18 PM 8/28/2010, you wrote:
>Me too?!!!!!!!
>
>I want to come. It sounds like fun.
>HenriettaAt 11:45 AM 8/28/2010, you wrote:
>>Becky,
>>
>>You teach me the knitting machine and I will teach you to swim!
>>
>>Come visit me and we can spend a lovely time doing summer camp crafts and
>>smores of course....  One must have chocolate.  Smile.
>>
>>
>>Hugs!
>>
>>
>>Dixie
>>
>>~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Becky
>>Frankeberger
>>Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 11:26 AM
>>To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking around
>>
>>Oh Dick, bless you a zillion times.  My husband is the man who experienced
>>first hand an over protective mother who would not let him do anything.  His
>>mother had a brother like you.  Uncle Carlos taught my husband how to saw a
>>piece of wood, farm in the soil, fix machine equipment, hunt, fish, my
>>husband has some sight and at twelve he was driving farm equipment and so
>>much more.  My husband got his love of learning from his mother.  He got his
>>confidence from his Uncle Carlos.
>>
>>Guess what his first job was in college, smile. He was a maintenance man at
>>an apartment building.  Pretty cool, smile, he got sighted help from time to
>>time.  But changing out a toilet, no big deal, Uncle Carlos let him help at
>>the farm so he had a basic idea, smile.
>>
>>I did not have an Uncle Carlos and sat home with my parents for nearly
>>thirty years feeling less then dirt.  I was smart but had no confidence or
>>life skills.
>>
>>There is a lady on this list who can give you fun artsy things you can do
>>with this little guy.  Give him fun things to touch.  Then move them a bit
>>away from him forcing him to look around and explore his world.
>>
>>Buy him some fun play close and go have fun doing little boy things.  Start
>>off kind of slow with clean dirty things like shaving cream on a cookie
>>sheet.  You have to build trust in him.
>>
>>The NFB has a parents of Blind Children division.  Go snoop around on that
>>web site and look at kids being kids holding canes and exploring this big
>>beautiful world of ours.
>>
>>Oh I just want to hug you so much.  Thank you for opening up this little
>>person's world.  Just wait until his mother sees him riding a bike or roler
>>skating.  The laugh and joy on his face wil be magical.
>>
>>Also, please don't be hard on your sister.  We don't come with instruction
>>books on how to raise a blind child.  I have to remind myself of this when I
>>think back on how much I missed.  You know silly things like I can't swim.
>>Oh I can hear my mom's voice "Beck don't go near the water!" My mom said
>>don't go near horses they will kick you. I rode my first horse at twenty
>>seven, smile. She just did not know how to raise a blind child.  So get your
>>sister in touch with parents who are raising blind children.  There are
>>summer camps for blind children she can go and see what those kids can do.
>>Arts and crafts, swimming, canoeing,archery, horse back riding, rope
>>climbing things, hiking, toasting marshmellows etc.  Hmm, wonder if those
>>camps take big kids, giggle.
>>
>>Becky who still likes making noises with empty pop bottles, giggle.
>>
>>And guide dog Jake who says "What the paw are you saying now.  Let's go for
>>a walk. You need to clear your head, arf!"
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dick Carlson
>>Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 11:29 PM
>>To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking around
>>
>>Hello everyone,
>>
>>I'm Dick and found out about this list through a teacher who works with
>>blind kids.  I hope this list is for everyone, including sighted folks.
>>
>>I am helping to raise my little nephew, and he's a totally blind kid who is
>>perhaps a tad socially delayed for his age.  I mainly try to spend a lot of
>>time with him and wanted to see how much he and I could do together to
>>stimulate him a bit.  He has been very over-protected by his mom, who means
>>very well but sometimes doesn't know whether or not to let him do things on
>>his own.
>>I realize most guys don't really get into crafts, but I think working with
>>your hands can be fun and I have no problem with it.
>>I hope there are other guys on this list to share with as well.
>>
>>One of the things my little nephew is not used to doing or maybe doesn't
>>like doing is to do a lot of exploring with his hands.  He's not been
>>encouraged.  In addition, he doesn't really like getting his hands dirty or
>>into things, because he's always been taught to sit still and stay clean and
>>all that stuff that most children don't do!
>>I'd love to expose him to this sort of thing and perhaps get into things
>>where it will be inevitable for us to put our hands in things and get a
>>little messy.
>>
>>Is this out of the ordinary for blind kids, and am I doing the right thing
>>by wanting to work with him and play doing things with him?  Is this a good
>>list for good crafts and such?
>>
>>I'd love feedback and ideas.
>>
>>Dick Carlson
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