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Munchkin learned how to make these while she was at VBS this year. She enjoyed it so much that she requested that we pick up some wooden dowels in order to make more at home. We just used some yarn that we had on hand, so these were a very inexpensive art project. Munchkin is demonstrating how to make the God’s Eyes in the collage below. You take 2 wooden dowels and cross them. Taking the end of the yarn, you tie a knot around the center of the X. You make a single loop around the first dowel. Continue this for each dowel. Making sure you keep steady tension on the yarn, keep up with the same process until you almost cover all of the dowels. To complete the project, make several loops around the final dowel and tie a knot.
Munchkin has decided that she might like to hang some of these from her ceiling in her room for a fun decoration. She has a blast making them. In fact, she has been bringing the yarn and dowels in the truck with her when we go places, so she has something to keep herself busy. She had fun showing me how to make them and allowing me to take pictures of her making them. I think she got a kick out of being able to teach me how to do a craft. **grin**
You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today’s Wild Card author is:
and the book: The Skin You’re In: Discovering True Beauty Zonderkidz (April 9, 2010) ***Special thanks to Pam Mettler of Zondervan for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nancy Rue has written over 100 books for girls, is the editor of the Faithgirlz Bible, and is a popular speaker and radio guest with her expertise in tween and teen issues. She and husband Jim have raised a daughter of their own and now live in Tennessee. Visit the author’s website. Product Details: List Price: $7.99 Press the browse button to view the first chapter:
 My Thoughts: We own several other books by Nancy Rue that Munchkin really like, so I was looking forward to reading this new book. As with previous books, I enjoy Nancy’s style of writing to Christian girls. She’s very good about pointing out that young ladies should be talking to their parents and obeying their parents wishes. She points out ways to approach parents with questions/concerns with the right attitude. Munchkin will be reading this book in the near future. She did not have a chance to read it prior to this review. Based upon her take on Nancy’s other books, she is sure to like this book as well. With practical suggestions on how to not only take care of the physical self but also the inner self, this book is sure to be a hit with both tweens and teens. Nancy has done yet another fine job of creating a book that helps young ladies address common concerns at their age. She does it in a way that helps the girls with their self-esteem and helps the girls honor their parents. I received a copy of The Skin You’re In as a member of First Wild Card in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own. This post contains an amazon affiliate link.
It seems that lately Munchkin and I are making the most of our summer afternoons by working on various craft and sewing projects. She’s still having fun playing on the Wii and playing outdoors with her friends, but almost every day, we’re doing some little project together. I’m so enjoying this time together with her and the chance to talk with her without outside distractions. I’ll be posting some of these projects as time allows. She wants me to show off her latest projects – God’s Eyes. Lord willing, I will pictures of them along with instructions tomorrow. D has been able to come home almost every day for lunch for the past week or so. It’s been nice to have him home with us. It does mean that I’m cooking 2 full meals each day, so my creative juices when it comes to meals are running a little low. Thankfully, my crew doesn’t mind repeats as long as the food is good. I can hardly believe that Munchkin only has 2 more weeks for her summer reading program on base. The summer will be gone before we know it. We’ve been having fun picking up school supplies at the various back-to-school sales. While we school year around, it’s nice to take advantage of these excellent sales when the opportunity presents itself. Late afternoons and evenings find Munchkin jumping on the trampoline with her friends. They have the sprinkler running underneath it to cool them (and the trampoline) down. This does lead to lots of laundry since Munchkin just wears her regular clothes, but it’s worth it. I like that she’s having fun and getting a good bit of exercise. I’ve even gotten on the trampoline a time or two with her. Whew! That was tiring. She thought it was great. Occasionally, Daddy will hop on the trampoline with her. That’s a hoot as he sends her flying with just a few bounces. I guess I better get back to my laundry. What do you and/or your kids like to do during the hot days of summer? A few weeks ago, I wrote about the free 3-part writing series written by Jim Baumgardner. I know that you all enjoyed the first article in the series, so I wanted to give you a heads up that the second article in the series is now up over at Creative Learners. Make sure you hop on over, read the article, and leave a comment. I appreciate that Jim is offering these great articles for free to help budding writers. He has a passion for helping others, so feel free to help him by spreading the word about this series!  |
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