Crafts and Hobbies
Bible Kids!!!
10/11/09 06:08
Here are my Bible Kids! They had a theme night in Awana called Bible Character and they were supposed to dress up as a Bible Character. So, Madison and I got a pattern and went to work. I’m not sure how much money it saved my sewing our own costumes, because it wasn’t super-cheap. If I had thought it out more, I probably could have saved a little more money.
Madison is Mary, and Roman is a Roman citizen. His name is HANDSOMUS MAXIMUS! We died laughing at that one!
We have a section in our school called Skill Time and the kids work on a skill for 6 weeks at a time. They are required to show me progress on the skill. Last 6 weeks it was skateboarding, and they have improved tremendously. This 6 weeks, Madison is sewing, and Roman is learning to play the Flutophone. Noah is working on an animated video parody of Veggie Tales. It is really funny. ANYWAY...
The costumes were done right at 6pm on Wednesday night, 5 minutes before we left for church. SHEW! We cut it pretty close. But they were the best dressed kids there, and it made me feel good that I had spent time with them and making something for them. It was stressful because it was last minute (my fault) but fun and we learned a lot. Now Madison is working on a bath robe.
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Crochet Awana Bag! Neat!
13/08/09 06:47
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This pattern is from www.lionbrand.com and it is the Greenmarket Lunch Bag. I crocheted it in about 2 evenings. It was really easy. The bag is done in a round which makes it go very quickly. The directions at their site say to use 2 balls and change colors, but I used a multi-color yarn so it only took one ball of Red Heart I found at Wal-Mart for $2. DD loves it! It is Awana colors and now she has something to carry her book and Bible in. I am considering doing a second one since I picked up 2 balls of yarn. I wasn’t sure how much yarn it would take so I bought extra.
If you are thinking about teaching your daughter to crochet, or looking for an easy project for beginners, this pattern is it. I made one modification to the pattern: it says to make 2 handles and join them, but I made one handle and slipstitched it to the other side.
I think Lion Brand has great yarn and great patterns on their website. I download lots of patterns and keep them in a file on my computer. I also get their emails. They have an email called BK4K and it has projects that kids can do. Last week was really neat bookmarks.
If you are interested in teaching your children to crochet or knit, there are lots of books at the library on the subject. There are also videos and “Learn to Crochet” sets at the craft stores. You can use a 40% off coupon to buy one of these sets and you’re off! Our library actually had a crochet and knitting class that was pretty cool.
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This pattern is from www.lionbrand.com and it is the Greenmarket Lunch Bag. I crocheted it in about 2 evenings. It was really easy. The bag is done in a round which makes it go very quickly. The directions at their site say to use 2 balls and change colors, but I used a multi-color yarn so it only took one ball of Red Heart I found at Wal-Mart for $2. DD loves it! It is Awana colors and now she has something to carry her book and Bible in. I am considering doing a second one since I picked up 2 balls of yarn. I wasn’t sure how much yarn it would take so I bought extra.
If you are thinking about teaching your daughter to crochet, or looking for an easy project for beginners, this pattern is it. I made one modification to the pattern: it says to make 2 handles and join them, but I made one handle and slipstitched it to the other side.
I think Lion Brand has great yarn and great patterns on their website. I download lots of patterns and keep them in a file on my computer. I also get their emails. They have an email called BK4K and it has projects that kids can do. Last week was really neat bookmarks.
If you are interested in teaching your children to crochet or knit, there are lots of books at the library on the subject. There are also videos and “Learn to Crochet” sets at the craft stores. You can use a 40% off coupon to buy one of these sets and you’re off! Our library actually had a crochet and knitting class that was pretty cool.
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