September Sunflowers

Our September Make will be hosted by the lovely Lis Wing. Check out the project she has planned for us in the details below.

Hello there makers,

Now that most of the older children are back to school, this month I thought we could usher out summer with this simple yet educational project. The kiddies will be thrilled to create their very own bright sunflower. We will be ripping crate paper for petals and creating a beautiful sunflower center by gluing down shelled sunflower seeds. We will finish it off with a stem (not pictured here). We hope to see you there with your making faces on!

LET'S MEET: in the church primary room Friday, September 25th at 10 am

RSVP: on or before the night of Wednesday, September 23rd. To do this, leave a comment on this post or lis at: liswing[at]gmail[dot]com

FEES-SHMEES: $1 cash per child/per sunflower

Those were some hungry old ladys!

We had a great turn out at the August “old lady” make.

For those who couldn’t make it, this is an easy project to assemble on your own at home. All you need is a brown paper lunch sack with a square cut out from one side, a clear sandwich bag to tape inside the bag where the hole has been created and collage materials to make your old lady come to life. You can email me for step by step instructions if you’d like.

For those of you who are already in possession of a very hungry old lady, try spicing things up a bit (if you haven’t already) by having your child shout out things that they think the old lady should swallow (ie: a car, an elephant, and shopping cart), you could even tear some images out of some old magazines to feed your granny. In fact my friend Becky turned me on to a fantastic cover of the song by Peter Paul and Mary. It’s very cute, funny and somewhat unique to the original lyrics as the kids shout out what they think the woman should eat. It’s on the Peter, Paul and Mommy Too album.

Our bag is getting a little worn from overuse but I am thinking about revamping it a little as Halloween is approaching by turning our little old lady into a little old witch. Besides eating a fly and spider she might be adding newt tails, frog legs and rotten apples to her diet. Maybe she could be an elf for Christmas and eat snowflakes and pine trees?

Also, if you would like something that is a little more durable and long-lasting try laminating your animal images and using a large brown paper bag from the grocery store instead of a little sack lunch.

P.S. Sorry for the lack of images, I think I need to strap the camera to my face so I won’t forget I have it.