NOTES IN A FRAME

My twelve year old made gifts for her siblings. Bulletin board frames!  They came out great.

-She bought frames, removed the glass and cardboard easel part, then sanded, painted and embellished them  in the colors of her choice. 


- She glued two layers of cork bulletin board material onto the cardboard easel part . It came in a roll at a craft store. She used wood glue to glue them on and put heavy books on top of them until dry. Once dry she reassembled the frames.

- She bought some buttons and chose others from our stash.

 She used wire cutters to snip off the back if needed. Then used E6000 glue to secure the buttons onto thumbtacks.

These frames are just waiting for some To Do lists, Inspirations and Photos !

She did a crackle technique on one frame but I didn't get a picture of that one.
This is fun to make and relatively easy too. It is a useful gift that takes up little space and can be easily moved to where you need it most.


Perhaps you know someone who would enjoy a gift like this!


  happy day!

KIDS, DRILLS, AND WOOD

Kids love to work with wood and after talking about safety, they made their own personal geoboards today. They use our geoboard wall all the time and I knew they would love a small one of their own, especially one they made all by themselves.

The wood was cut ahead of time, about a 6 X 6  square that was 1.25 inches thick.

 The children sanded the edges and marked the locations for the screws with a pencil.

We decided to use screws, instead of nails, so they could have practice using the power drill.  

There's so much to learn . . .  keeping it straight, applying downward pressure, pressing the trigger slowly, fitting the bit into the screw just right, reversing if it goes crooked, holding the wood, etc.

 

The screws were 1 1/2 inches long and were just the right length.


The children screwed them in very carefully using the power drill. 

Then it was time to add the rubber bands . . . and PLAY !

Children are such capable beings!
You may notice some screws not perfectly straight or not in a straight line, or some may be crowded in the middle of the wood. . .but all that does not matter.  


The children do not see all that. 
They see something useful and fun that they made all by themselves, the way they wanted to make it.  Here's to the children!

This would make a great gift for a child with the supplies gathered together as a KIT , for them  to make and play with once finished.  If I was making it for a gift, or if only a couple of children were making them, I would make the wood larger . . . 8 -12 inches square :)


A fun suggestion for Handmade Holiday . . . and Hands On Homeschool Blog carnival
                    
                              happy day!