Thanksgiving Turkey...
I wish we had taken our camera to Story Time at the library today. The Italian children learned all about Thanksgiving and created this darling turkey. I find and create these crafts before sharing them with the bambini. I get all excited at their cuteness and I'm not really certain how Steve feels about it. He's not a big craft guy.
However, today there were two dads who really got into helping their children. It was so touching to see these big Italian men sitting in a sea of women and children (on miniature chairs) cutting and pasting with seriousness and determination.
What makes this a truly unique craft is the keepsakeness of it. The 'feathers' are the child's hand and the 'body' is the child's foot: traced and captured forever.
However, today there were two dads who really got into helping their children. It was so touching to see these big Italian men sitting in a sea of women and children (on miniature chairs) cutting and pasting with seriousness and determination.
What makes this a truly unique craft is the keepsakeness of it. The 'feathers' are the child's hand and the 'body' is the child's foot: traced and captured forever.
What we remember from childhood
we remember forever...
permanent ghosts, stamped, inked,
imprinted, eternally seen.
~Cynthia Ozick
we remember forever...
permanent ghosts, stamped, inked,
imprinted, eternally seen.
~Cynthia Ozick
4 comments:
That is a wonderful idea and I know each and everyone of them enjoyrd learning all about our Thanksgiving! Nice job Steve! LOL
Have a great Thanksgiving Italy style!
Happy Thanksgving from California!
Denise, was the learning about Thanksgiving at the library "your" idea or was it an "already-planned" event put on by the library? I couldn't tell by how you explained it. Are you a regular library volunteer? Your craft turned out great, but you said you didn't have a camera... Who took the picture? Needless to say it all sounds like a lot of fun!!
Glad you enjoyed your Thanksgiving! Is your turkey enjoying the patio now?
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