Making hand puppets

Today I helped a friend to make hand puppets for an exhibition she has to make to promote her workshop.

We had fun, she brought her niece, who played with my kid and they both had a great time.

I know that she didn't had money and I didn't ask for payment, she did brought some groceries, and it feels very nice to help friends, but sometime I think I should just say no, because I don't organize my priorities well and I end up not eating enough or loosing time we should have used on homeschooling or even just bonding, I don't know...

Do any of you have this kind of problem?

Sewing sewing, like a busy bee

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So, my kid's birthday is this Sunday, and I'm oh so far from done with all the crafting, but I keep making progress. Of course time to read is not on the picture right now, nor knitting, but I did finish the shawl I talked about last week, just that I don't have foamy block to block it. I do love it, I hope my gran would like it, but for me I would make the large size, this one is medium.

Last night I worked on the mini bow and arrows pouches, and the swords, axes and hammers, all in felt, so kids could not hurt them selves. I made the blade on the swords one side grey and the other side blue, so they can play turning them when the orcs are near.

I also started to place things on the wall, the elvish crowns on Rivendel, the Dwarf Beards, etc. I still have to find a place to hang the floral crowns and the leaf hair pins that I think are kind of hobbit style.

And made the cardboard shields so the kid can decorate them, these are pretty easy and you can reuse any box. I add little shield photos so they can get ideas.

It's been crazy, but I'm pulling it, I'm still have to make the capes (I already made the design, but I think it needs some improve) and the messenger bags to go, did you saw the Smaug Piñata?, I love it.

Swim Caps, Swim Caps, Swim Caps

I expend the night doing swim caps, I only made the adult sizes but I already cut the kid ones, so I hope to finish them soon.

Of course you get them at the shop.

Hobbit Messenger Bags

Last night I stayed up late working. I had been waiting for so long to develope some of the ideas I have for the Hobbit party.

I made the the cloaks, I'll describe them in another post and also the messenger bags I want to give the kids. In Mexico people use to give plastic thematic bags with candy at the end of the party to take away, also they sometimes give plastic bags for the traditional piñata. I rather give the bags at the beggining of the party I like to give thing that encourage imaginative play and very little candy if ever. Also I think that if I give them fabric bags they will reuse them and I won't be causing more trash with the party. And since they have te bags from the beggining they cand use them for the piñata and to be part of the play adventure. I don't ususally organize many activities, or at least I don't schedule them.

I will talk abput it in another post, but for now I show you the Hobbit Messenger Bag, with plastic on the cover so they can storage the map, I think this will be a good bag to make nature walks, so you can place the observation guides on the plastic pocket.

The straps have leaves and I add a little detail with mountains and a lake at the back.

I add a spider button, I have some others with birds too, a way to personalize the bags.

I love it and my kid too, now I just need to make another 11.

Just a little project, an oven mitt

Today as I was preparing the clothes to put them on the washer, I found the oven mitt I did a few months ago and even used it without haven't finished, because I didn't has any bias tape at the time.

I decided to finish it up to get it clean and back in use, because I found myself always grabbing hot pot with my bare hands.

I love the color combination and The Day of the Day, so I don't care to have it around all year round.

I printed the skulls with some foamy cuts I made to make some skeleton dolls that I didn't like in the end last October.

Joining Nicole today at KCCO