Tammy

Tammy

 I have been racking my brain over this craft for days.  I finally have a solution.  We are making Bolas to wear on the bandanna's instead.

I will post a picture for you.  I made them out of foam sheets and here is the coolest part.......I heat the foam with a hair dryer or embossing tool then I press a rubber stamp in it with the childs initial and it embosses.  So they are branding their initial into the bola.  I colored in the letter after with a sharpie. The foam shape is just a rectangle with the corners cut off.  Then I just punch a hole on either side of the letter.  Then I threaded two pieces of cording through holes from back to front on both sides.  The first and last bead I threaded one string through one side of the bead and the other string through the other side.  This makes it so it will slide up and hold tight next to the foam.  Then the rest of the beads can have both strings threaded through the same side until the last bead which will be the same as the first.  This way the beads can't fall off.   I will try and post several pictures.    Thanks again for all your great suggestions!  Oh by the way my lesson idea is a combo of the Bandanna bonus and day 5 God is in charge.  I figured we coud talk about a uniform or badge representing a person in charge, like a sherriff's star etc.(day5).  Then for each bead they put on they can tell something God can be in charge of in their lives.  I am rushing to get this posted. So if something doesn't make sense please email me if you plan to use any of it and need more clearification.  ( I also thougth to give them the option of a G for God instead of their initial.)  Ok gotta go .  My little people are calling me.  Thanks again,  Dawn 

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This would be great to take for a mission trip craft.  Fun, easy and quick!

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.  Matthew 5:16

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