Last week, Mia brought home 'The Family Turkey Project'. The instructions said to 'be creative with anything you can find around the house' and 'have fun working together on this project'.
We've had an entire week to work on it together so as you'd expect, we did everything tonight in about two hours. Sure, we started out planning something straight out of a Martha Stewart spread, but life happened like it always does and Mommy didn't get any supplies except the gold glitter. So, we decided to take the teacher's advice and use things from around the house.
The turkey has 11 feathers, so I had asked Sister to list 11 things she's thankful for. Here's her list:
- Family
- Toys
- Books
- Food & Drinks
- Animals
- Art
- Music
- Clothes & Shoes
- Beauty
- Friends
How amazing is this little girl? Six years old and she has a SOLID list of things she's thankful for - a list that would rival one compiled by an adult. Yes, number seven says mail but seriously, who doesn't like mail? I personally love mail as long as it doesn't include bills. Bonus if the sender used a cool stamp.
Daddy helped on the project by wrangling the little ones. If they'd had it their way, their contributions would've been slobber and destruction, with a likelihood of the entire kitchen being covered in gold glitter.
Some things from her list are represented, some aren't. Be creative with anything you can find around the house? Done. We've got stickers, beads, Goldfish crackers, Q-tips, aluminum foil, a Barbie dress, Crayons, and tons of magazine cut outs. Mia is seriously proud the end result, and so am I.
This is the finished project.
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| Slightly gaudy - just like everything else Mommy's ever helped her complete. |
One thing I'm definitely thankful for this year? My oldest child is sweet, smart, funny, compassionate, responsible, creative, and loving. I have no doubt that she'll do great things with her life, and I'm happy to help out whenever she needs me.
Another thing I'm thankful for? Nobody burned themselves on the hot glue gun tonight. Amen.
My eyes are filled with tears! I'm so proud of both of you I could just about burst! Her turkey is perfect, just like her! xoxo Granny!
ReplyDeleteyou girls did such a good job. We haven't had any projects to do, i kinda dread them.
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