Although Violet and I are 60 years different in ages (She turned 7 at the end of October; I turned 67 at the beginning of November), we don't let our slight age difference stop us from having fun.
This visit with her Uncle Ken and Aunt Jean included....
Making cinnamon ornaments. (Mix equal parts ground cinnamon and plain apple sauce, throw in some Elmer's glue for good measure, roll them out, apply cookie cutters, bake at 170° for 30 minutes, then finish air-drying over night. Oh, and don't forget to use a straw to place a hole in each ornament, for hanging, before letting them dry.)
Violet opted for adding red food coloring to one jar, red and blue to the second one, and just blue to the third.
-We attended a local, huge crafts fair, where Violet couldn't resist buying a new dress for her doll, Haley.
-Violet started her first cross-stitch project. She made fine progress on it and took it home to finish.
-We "did lunch" together at McDonald's.
-And we browsed in several stores at the mall just before we rendezvoused with her dad so she could return home.
Violet carried home with her a shoe box containing her new crystals and her cinnamon ornament, and I...
I staggered home and collapsed on the sofa for two hours!
It's fun playing with the kids but exhausting. I brought home a sore throat from my grandson to get rid of....
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a perfect visit for both of you! I love how you had so many cool crafts for her to work on. You are one cool aunt.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this report. I always enjoy reading about Violet's time with you. Your header photo is priceless.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun projects! The gingerbread cookie ornaments bring back a happy memory. We had friends that gave us a bunch of them and we decorated our tree with it. We must have had the humidity too high because eventually the gingerbread ornaments started to fall. My kids started waiting under the tree for them to fall. It was the funniest thing and the happiest of memories.
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