[Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!

[Dick Carlson]

What a neat idea!  I hadn't thought of that one.  Thanks!  Popsicle sticks, huh?



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>From: Dixie <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Dec 5, 2010 7:42 PM
>To: 'List for blind crafters and artists' <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
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>How about popsicle stick crafts?  You can get a big bag of  wooden popsicle
>sticks  at the crafts store for only a couple dollars. Any number of things
>can be created from popsicle sticks and glue.     He can create for example:
>a simple house could be a good starting place, or a barn he can use for toy
>animals.  
> In fact I had made snow sled Christmas ornaments out of popsicle sticks at
>one time.
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> Dixie
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>[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dick Carlson
>Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:29 PM
>To: List for blind crafters and artists; List for blind crafters and artists
>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Completed!!
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>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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