Some Crafty Fun :-)

I sat down and made some ‘Nice Cards’ that I printed off from Operation Nice. I wrote some little messages on them. I haven’t put them in my purse yet…I’m not sure where I’m going to leave them, but we’ll see! I hope to use them soon. :-)

 
Speaking of Operation Nice, she has an assignment to give thanks to someone this week! Check out her post, she has a printable Gratitude card if you don’t have one to send. :-)

A little update in homeschooling…it has been going really well. Brooke’s handwriting is improving and so is her reading. Her narration is improving, too!

Along with reading and writing, some of our favorite activities are art and music. Here is Brooke’s and my art study from Friday…Albrecht Durer’s ‘A Young Hare’.

Brooke’s drawing:

 
She got a bit distracted, but had fun. She’s been waiting to draw the bunny ever since she saw me print the picture out!

Here’s my drawing:

 
I went a little nuts, I love drawing animals. :-)

Talk to you all again soon!

Two AWESOME Ideas

I was browsing the web just a minute ago as I was starting to cook dinner (chicken strips with mashed potatoes…yum!) and I don’t know HOW I found these two sites, but I did.

I am adding these to my to-do lists. So simple, and yet so amazingly awesome.

First, Operation Nice.

 
Operation Nice is a blog that focuses on spreading kindness. What I’ve seen so far is story shares of acts of kindness, and fun little downloadable notes that you can leave in random places as you’re out-and-about.

Imagine having a bad day and all of a sudden you notice a little note tucked under a placemat at your restaurant table that reads ‘You’re a good person’. Wow. What a neat thing to do for someone.

And this one… The Toy Society …is just awesome.

 The Toy Society is about making a handmade toy (crocheted teddy bear, hand-sewn doll, etc.) and leaving it someplace where a child might find it.

There are stories of drops, and pick-ups. It’s neat to see the stories from families that find the toys, and pictures of the children holding them!

Can you imagine? I so want to do this. I have been making my little crochet teddy bears, and though the progress is slow, I think this would be so awesome to leave little crochet teddy bears for children to find! Of course, I will make toys for my children too.  *smiles* But I think it would be neat to get my kids involved in this…leaving a little hand-made toy to be adopted!

Please spread the word, or jump in on these! I am so excited, I can hardly stand it. :-)

I’ll let you know when I get going on these!