Becky is leading a service group at Helen and Gib's school this fall. We meet once a week and work on a service project together. It's been great fun so far. Last week we made tombstones to give to a historical society for their annual haunted house. First the kids used a jigsaw to cut out their tombstones. Using the saw was most kids favorite part.
The kids used textured spray paint to make the tombstones look like they were made of stone. Then they painted messages on the tombstones.
We finished up the tombstones this week by screwing hardware to the back so they can be staked to the ground. Here are the finished projects.
This week we also made fleece blankets to donate to homeless teens. We only have an hour and 15 minutes to meet so the kids have to work hard.
While Helen and Becky have been working in the service group, Gibson is in a group learning about nature with another mom. So far his group has made models of landfills, learned about clouds and made homemade chapstick and soap. These photos of the landfill project were posted by his teacher on Facebook.
Our friend wanted to raise money for the Malala Fund which supports education for girls around the world. She came up with the idea to teach art classes and donate the profits. Helen went to her first class on Saturday. Besides learning about painting with acrylics, Helen had a lot of fun.
Here's a photo of all the girls with their finished paintings.
1 comment:
Those paintings are fantastic!
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