[Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!

Mon Dec 6 05:34:42 UTC 2010

Interesting. I didn't even think about that. I didn't think he'd get anything out of that since he has no sight. Thanks for the idea.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Lauren Merryfield <lauren1 at catliness.com>
>Sent: Dec 5, 2010 9:56 PM
>To: List for blind crafters and artists <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
>
>Hi,
>Another idea, if you really want him to get used to getting his fingers in 
>stuff is finger painting.  You could use different colors and talk about 
>them.
>Thanks
>Lauren
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ramona Walhof" <rwnfbi at q.com>
>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:22 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
>
>
>> Dick,  I am so glad you are sticking with this little boy.  He is lucky to 
>> have you.
>>
>> you might see if he wants to bake cookies.  He may like to measure and 
>> dump ingredients into the mixture.  He may like to mix with his hands, but 
>> he may not.  If you use a dough that makes into balls, that is definitely 
>> something he can do if he likes it.  Yes, he may like to eat some dough, 
>> too, a a little won't hurt him.  Arranging balls on a cookie sheet is 
>> something else he can learn, and flattening balls may also be something he 
>> likes. Decorating Christmas may not be the thing, but who knows?  Good old 
>> chocolate chip or peanutbutter are the most likely.
>>
>> Rolling snakes and balls out of playdough may also be a good use of hands, 
>> pounding it flat, cutting it with plastic scissors, etc.  If playdough 
>> attracts, you can often get sets of playdough tools, maybe for Christmas. 
>> They are cheap plastic, but often are enjoyable as long as they last.
>>
>> Ramona
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dick Carlson" <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>; "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 7:29 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
>>
>>
>>> Hello everyone!  Great to write you all again.
>>> I wanted to let you guys know, since you've been quite supportive that 
>>> today, Will finished the collage!  As I told you, it had been several 
>>> weekends that we hadn't seen one another, or if we did, we didn't do it 
>>> for much time.  Due to colds and going out of town and such, today was 
>>> the first day we were able to spend some hours together.
>>>
>>> Believe it or not, it's pretty sunny here, so we were able to go outside 
>>> for a while and go to the near by park so that he could play on the 
>>> swings and whatever else he wanted.  He's definitely more of a swinger. 
>>> Not many kids were at the park today, so he had a swing to himself for a 
>>> while.  He did take his cane.  A couple of times, when we'd begin getting 
>>> ready to walk, he still kept it folded and in his pocket.  I told him it 
>>> would be a lot better for him to have it out.  I guess that when he went 
>>> with my folks for Thanksgiving, neither they nor my sister really did 
>>> anything to get him to incorporate the cane whenever they went out 
>>> because he said that he was told it got in the way.  Oh well, I'll help 
>>> change that.
>>>
>>> However, when we got home and ate some lunch, I asked if he wanted to 
>>> finish the collage, and he said he did.  He asked if I would help him, 
>>> and I told him I would.  Between the two of us, we got the rest of the 
>>> little scraps and materials and put them on the paper that got put on to 
>>> cardboard.  There wasn't too much left for him to do, as it wasn't too 
>>> big, but it was enough to keep us entertained for a little while, anyway! 
>>> He did get a little better at finding places to put the materials and 
>>> finding spaces where they could be pasted.  Good for him.  Sometimes, 
>>> watching him, I wanted to (and sometimes did) help him and show him where 
>>> would be good.  But, he was able to do more on his own and get them 
>>> pasted.
>>>
>>> Oh, he was happy when we were done!  He said he'd never really done 
>>> anything like that before, because all they really did in school was to 
>>> draw.  That's why when you recommended doing some kind of idea like this, 
>>> it really fit the bill!  He could finally say he had a project for 
>>> himself.  And, with some of the items we used, I did talk to him about 
>>> colors, just so he knew a bit of what they were.
>>>
>>> I think he's believing me a bit more about how fun this stuff can be and 
>>> that not everything has to be completely perfect and neat and stuff like 
>>> that.  In fact, he asked if we were going to do more things like these, 
>>> and I asked if he wanted to do more.  He said he would.  This was a great 
>>> step for him!
>>>
>>> The pasting part was a little better.  He still had initial leeriness, 
>>> but that wasn't too big of a deal.
>>>
>>> So...one project done, and many more to come!!  Any advice or opinions on 
>>> what could be next would be fantastic for us.  I kind of think it might 
>>> be a good thing to build on the things we've done so far.  I also want 
>>> him to be able to use his hands again.
>>>
>>> Dick
>>>
>>> What a great time!  We're thrilled to have finished and I'm happy that it 
>>> went well.
>>>
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