Handicraft

Pick six of the following to make:

• a.

  A get-well card, and give it to someone

• b.

  A dried or silk flower arrangement

• c.

  A bread dough or clay figure

• d.

  A shell picture

• e.

  String art

• f.

  A mobile

• g.

  An item from papier-mâché

• h.

  A picture using eggshells or seeds

• i.

  Cover for a book, photo album, or binder

• j.

  A collage using six different materials

• k.

  A poster inviting people to an event

• l.

  A craft project of your own choosing

Give at least two of the above items to:

• a.

  A family member

• b.

  An elderly person in your church or a nursing home

Have an art show.

a. Use paper, lace, material, etc. to decorate a card. Include a get-well message and give to someone who is ill.

• b.

  Collect dried or silk flowers to arrange.

• c.

  Encourage each child to be creative. Bake and paint.

• d.

  Design a picture using shells and glue.

• e.

  Make a simple string-art pattern.

• f.

  Design and make a mobile using at least three patterns.

• g.

  Use papier-mâché to make a model of an animal or car.

• h.

  Use eggshells or seeds glued to cardboard to make and paint a design of their choice.

• i.

  Cover an autograph or photo album with material.

• j.

  Make a collage using a variety of materials, e.g., felt, wool, cotton, straw, bark, dried flowers.

• k.

  Make your poster easy to read and colorful.

• l.

  You may choose to have the children make the same type of craft item or give them several choices.

• 2.

  Encourage neatness and originality of design.

• 3.

  Hold the show during a parents’ night or meeting, or during a nursing home visit.