Easter Project Part II

Here are some pictures of the baskets partly finished. Ginger's sitting in the middle of all the color. We used heavy cardstock (Walmart, $5 for 30 12" square sheets) and then used lighter-weight scrapbook paper for the woven strips. 

These turned out to be kind of hard for the girls, so I spent a couple of hours later finishing and gluing.  It's all okay.  I enjoyed the project. The many paper clips held them together while the glue dried.

Who Am I?

Anyone else teaching YW is probably way ahead of our ward; we've had a few delays. We're on lesson 11, Extended Family Relationships.  Sometimes I wonder if these lessons are YW or Relief Society! 

We are supposed to give them a questionnaire asking "Who Am I?"  They don't handily put it on a separate page of the manual all ready to photocopy. So, if I have to type it up anyway, I might as well make it pretty and journal-worthy.

Easter Project (Part I)

Our Young Women are making Easter Baskets for children in a hospital. It was their idea, and it is a joy to see their happiness and enthusiasm as they prepare this special project.

Last week we made stuffed bunnies. I presented a simple one as an example, and it was delightful to see their creativity shine as they stuffed and decorated the bunnies.

The pattern is from "Fantastic Rainy Day Book", a wonderful treat for the creative child. (Angela Wilkes, Dorling Kindersley books)

Here is the big group of bunnies. We used Crayola Fabric Markers for the faces. They were not as expensive as typical fabric pens, but not as smeary as a regular felt-tip marker.

I don't want to give all our secrets away just yet, but here's a box of supplies for the project--looks like Ginger Giraffe, our family mascot, wants to get in on the fun!

See that bag of pompoms? The girls wanted tails for the bunnies, so if they get focused and finish up tomorrow's part of the project, they just might have time to sew them on.   I got them, along with other fun supplies, at Dollar Tree.

Easter Story (Resurrection) UPDATE

I kept the pictures the same but created a separate story card to go with it. The card folds in half so it looks like a little book or leaflet.  We spent the morning session cutting out the pictures, and I have glued the first set onto craft sticks. Printed on card-stock, these make a cute little puppet show to tuck into the Easter baskets.

This is the outside of the leaflet. The front is on the right, the back on the left.

This is the inside of the leaflet.

Easter Story (Resurrection)

Our Young Women are making Easter baskets for children in the hospital. We are going to include stick puppets of the story of the resurrection. Here is a sheet of pieces I put together from various cutouts from different manuals.  It took some searching but I liked this combination the best.

 If you want a full-size copy, let me know and I will find a way to send it to you, either by e-mail or facebook.  I do these to share.