[Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Summer fun with kids

[Zimmer, Cindy]

Here is a re-print of the great ideas that Henrietta sent last year about fun things to do with kids.  This would be fun stuff to do with your child.

Cindy Z.

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta Brewer
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:45 PM
To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
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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