[Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
Dick Carlson
dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net
Tue Dec 7 05:16:11 UTC 2010
Well, even if Willy's not here...your idea of a batch of chocolate chip cookies sounds mighty fine right now! I just happen to have one of those packages of break and bake cookies calling my name.
Thanks for the idea! <big smile> :-)
Dick
-----Original Message-----
>From: Ramona Walhof <rwnfbi at q.com>
>Sent: Dec 5, 2010 9:22 PM
>To: List for blind crafters and artists <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>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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