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| All rightee, folks . . . here's our final plan. Our goal was to have 6 shops with 2 projects each. We had a hard time matching up the projects we wanted to do and ultimately decided to divide a couple of our structures in half with a curtain and run 2 shops out of the same "building."- Sandal Shop: Carpet sandals; painted papier mache sandal boxes
- Music Shop: Quilt hoop drums; jingle sticks
- Net Shop: Large group net; twisted rope belts
- Sea & Shell Shop: Sand candles; sand & shell picture frames
- Carving Shop: Carving "stones" from Guildcraft
- Toy Shop: Marble pouches
- Spice Shop: Layered spice art bottles
- Ornament Shop: "Fishers of Men" Christmas ornaments
(Gotta think up a better name for the "ornament shop.") We're planning to put the carving and marble project in the same structure and the spice and ornament together. For those extra speedy kids who finish everything before the end of the week, we plan to have plenty of those carving stones around because they're only .37 apiece. They can also make another ornament and candle because we can sell those at our Sunday service to fund our mission. Our preschoolers will make everything except the marble pouches, which pose a choking hazard for them. Instead of that project, they're going to make pillowcase tunics. We've never had preschoolers at our HLA before and the mental picture of those little ones in tiny tunics, rope belts, and little sandals is just too cute!
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| Did you decide not to do the jewelry shop?
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| | Yes. There are a couple of shops I hold in the "back pocket" for those years when it's hard find enough projects. Jewelry and baskets are two of those. The night Mary & I met to narrow the field, she had her 5th grade daughter and 1st grade son with her. We asked their opinion on lots of things and they were very helpful. They both indicated that jewelry wasn't high on their lists. I think this is due largely to the fact that we have some sort of necklace craft at nearly every type of event we do throughout the year. Necklaces are always inexpensive and easy for younger kids to do. They also didn't like the seashell beads that came with the kit because they thought they looked really fake. (Sorry, Group!) We gave them the option of making their own picture frame, or just buying the souvenir HLA frames from Group. For JM, we bought the frames and for BV, we made them. Kelly said right away that she preferred to make the frame because it made the picture more special. I don't normally like to ask the kids their opinions on crafts, because it sort of ruins the surprise for them . . . but since they were there anyway, we went ahead and asked them. I'm so glad we did, because they had very distinct opinions and were almost always in agreement, which surprised me given their age and gender differences. They were most excited about the carpet sandals, sandal boxes, and spice art.
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| Makes sense! The last time we did necklaces was two years ago in JM. It was a huge hit, so I was excited to see it again. I do agree with the kids about the shells you buy from Group. We ordered the small ones. A man from our church driled holes in some large real shells for us and we will use these also. I will post a pircture of the real ones beside the Group ones later. The thing I am most excited about with the jewelry shop is digging for the shells first. I think they will really enjoy this and it will keep them from rushing through to finish. I am going to talk to the shopkeeper about talking with the kids about what God says about treasures. (that is a lot of "about"s! ) It should be neat.
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| | Amy, I have searached guildcraft for the carving stones but I guess that I don't know what I am looking for- which ones are you using? Thanks! |
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| | Amy, I found your earlier post on the carving stones so I don't need the info now. Thanks! Have you tried them out? Can preschoolers use them or should I buy the Group ones for preschoolers? Jayne |
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| I haven't tried them yet, but we aren't planning to do them with the preschoolers. Since they really can't write yet and the 3 year-olds do well to wield a crayon, we figured this would be beyond their capabilities and would just wind up in a big mess. Since our preschoolers are separate from the older kids, they can have a few different projects.
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