“Don’t wear it if it itches.” -Advice from a child- journal entry: Whatever covers a busy child must be fast to put on and easy to get off. I loved this little hand towel which jumped out at me from a clearance table. I cut a hole for the neck …
“The best way to make children good – is to make them happy !” -Oscar Wilde- journal entry: This piece of furniture certainly made grandma happy! I drew a picture for grandpa. I wanted something large enough for everything at eye level that would make toys easy to get out …
“Imagination is the highest kite anyone can fly.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: This is my Noah’s Ark mobile. I made it from paper shapes of animals which I covered with printed card stock paper. I made the ears and tails for dimension. I added plastic animal beads and hung the …
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere!” -Dr. Suess- journal entry: I was tired of chicken, duck, horse, cow and dog. I thought that if I was tired of them . . . little people must really be longing for something goofy and strange. So, …
“Did you ever stop to think and forget to start again?” -Winnie-the-Pooh- journal entry: This “tiny tale” is told through a group of sock puppet friends. Each puppet is different and each has a personality. I loved making the puppets and found a little story growing in my head as …
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” -Winnie-the-Pooh- journal entry: Is there such a thing as time to children? I don’t know. I know that when children want something they know when you have taken too long to get it for them. If children want …
“When I am grown to a man’s estate, I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys, NOT to meddle with my toys !” -Robert Louis Stevenson- journal entry: I have a very vivid memory of toy bags I made for my son. I had …
“Organizing is what you do before you do something so that when you do it, it’s not all mixed up.” -Winnie-the-Pooh- journal entry: I was a slow learner when it came to stamps. It wasn’t until I settled on this method for the storage of clear, acrylic stamps that had …
“People who don’t think probably don’t have Brains; rather, they have gray fluff that’s blown into their heads by mistake.” -Winnie-the-Pooh- journal entry: I’m afraid it is true. Lava lamps are never going away. After the Sunday dinner was cleared away, we made Lava Lamps. The idea came from the …
“I realized that if I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.” -Charles Lindbergh- journal entry: The birds sit in the trees, talking to each other, while I fill the feeder and line the railing of the deck with birdseed. I am barely in the house before …
