First day of Summer

First day of summer and already my two big ideas for summer projects are well on there way to completion. Now what to do with the rest of the 89 days of summer? In the forty minutes that both Dean and Miles were asleep Max and Mia sketched several designs for their own ugly dolls, together we drew a pattern on tracing paper and we painstakingly cut our patterns with scissors dull from family use. My good scissors were used to cut wood for a model rocket. Now dull, very dull. We muscled our way through the fabric and have what just may be an “ugly doll.” I appreciate by virtue of the name of the project we set our sights on a very manageable goal. Since when we moved into our home, five years ago this Halloween, I lost the cord to my sewing machine and is still MIA. Maybe buried in that one rogue box somewhere in the shed. Who knows?

Clearly I am not a sewer. I am not even a sewer on a long vacation. Hemming drapes is a bit beyond my sewing ability. Ugly dolls will be perfect. I am assuming they will be a success no matter what they look like! Sketches, patterns, and cutting complete in 25 minutes. Now the second project comes out: the kids make their own scrapbooks with Costa Rica pictures. This went even faster. 8 minutes, two glue sticks down, 30 pictures each filed away, and done. I suggested some decorations and writing both to personalize the project and to elongate the process. Looks like brainstorming and creativity will be in fast order for nap- time entertainment.