[Nfb-krafters-korner] Junior crafters group

Sat Nov 14 16:54:00 UTC 2015

You are very right.  Joyce and I are talking about this idea.  Thanks
for your input.

On 11/14/15, Dixie via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> To add to this the class size would need to be very limited.  2 or 3 young
> children at most per class.  Plus age recommendations for the craft would
> be
> important.  The dexterity of a younger child and a middle schooler are
> quite
> different.
>
>
>
> Dixie
> @-> ~ <-@
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> Behalf Of Terry Knox via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 3:42 PM
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> Just another opinion. I agree this is a wonderful idea. However, I agree
> with Joyce, totally separate, they could not be combined. There would have
> to be one leader over others who would like to do this, who have the gift
> of
> teaching children, they have a short attention span and lose interest
> quickly, and they are the sighted children. This would be really great, but
> there has to be those who can take on this big project.
> Terry K
>
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> On
> Behalf Of Joyce Kane via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 3:20 PM
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> Henry,
>
> I will be speaking with MaryAnn to plan this out and get it going.  You are
> really jumping the gun with it being a Junior  Crafting Division.  I would
> like to  get this going as a child and parent working together and spinning
> off and bringing the teens and college age under our roof.
>
> I have tried in the past going to meetings at Convention talking with the
> groups regarding the Krafters Division.
>
> I have had plenty of years working with kids & crafting working the summers
> at Girl Scout camp for the last many summers.  Yes, they were sighted kids,
> but kids are kids.
>
> Joyce
>
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> Behalf Of Henry Osborne via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 11:03 AM
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> Cc: Henry Osborne <hosbornejr at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Junior crafters group
>
> Hi Maryann;
> I think that this is a great idea. It would help to boost a childs self
> esteem,and confidence. I'd like to help out with this Junior Crafters
> Division.
> What do you think Joyce and board?
> Henry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marianne Denning via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 10:29 AM
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Junior crafters group
>
> I am a teacher of students who are blind and visually impaired and on
> groups
> for parents to help answer questions.  Parents are starting to have
> discussions about Christmas presents for blind children and one mom said
> she
> taught her daughter to make pot holders on a loom.  That made me think this
> might be a great way to expand our group.  We could begin a group for the
> junior blind so they could learn crafting from a young age.  I have noticed
> that many things my generation would not be caught dead doing are popular
> with my children and their children.  I would certainly be happy to help
> get
> the information out if this is something we would like to work on.  We
> could
> set up a few special classes for kids.  I am thinking of kids 10 and older
> but that is just a thought.
>
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