The new big thing at His Place is going to be beads, beaded animals to be exact. Before we give the "lesson" each week, we allow the first 1/2 hour or so to connect with the kids, get to know them and just have fun with them (though I sometimes feel like I'm going in 12 directions at once during them time trying to keep things organized and spread out my attention all at once). Even so I've been trying to do some fun crafty things with the kids during this time. Thanks to the help of Mary and Todd Spencer (thanks sooo much) last week we were able to teach the kids how to make beaded lizards and other objects. There is a large group of girls ages around 9-13 and I wanted to really find something they would find interesting to do. I remember making these animals all the time when I was that age with all my girlfriends so I thought they might too. Well it was difficult to explain to them and they did have a lot of difficulties grasping the concept of threading the beads but all together I think by the end they understood and did have a good time. I've decided I'm going to bring the beads back tomorrow. I think that after trying it out last week they will enjoy it more this week (and it will be a lot less stressful too). I'm learning through this time before hand the importance of really connecting with the kids and especially these older girls. They are a close group of friends but thats a tough age for kids and I want them to know that myself and P.Cal are there to help them.
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