If you enjoy the Charlotte Mason approach of education then you know of the areas she encourages is handicrafts. We’re still working on ways we can come up with kid friendly crafts. I think we’re going to try some basic needlepoint, more on that later… but a fun and free handicraft opportunity is the Lowe’s and Home Depot kids clinics. Home Depot’s is the first Saturday of the month at 9am and no sign up is necessary. Next month’s is a racetrack! Lowe’s I think is the second and fourth Saturdays? At 11am and you can sign up on-line and print their waiver form that says you won’t sue them if your child hammers their them.

Today we had a primary activity so we couldn’t stay to do the craft, but Kit went into Home Depot and they gave him four sets of the project (and drinks and heart shaped cookies in their mini party!) Then we did them at home after our primary activity. Generally the projects include nails but this one was just putting the velvet stickers on it to line the box, gluing it together and then decorating with the enclosed stickers. They all loved it.

Next week at Lowe’s they have a jewelry box, too.

And here is a list of fun handicraft ideas.