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I have enjoyed collecting/compiling resources, living books and lists for our first year of a Charlotte Mason education.
What is causing me the most grief is coming up with a handcraft for my boys. They each have plenty of interests in a variety of things but I want to offer them something to do that will have usefullness in our homes or that can be used as gifts if they wish.
I have The American Boy's Handy Book, The Field and Forest Handy Book, The Dangerous Book for Boys, Contenders for the Faith project books and I've been scouring the 'net for ideas.
This is what I've come up with:
leather working
photography
wood working
That's it. What else would interest a boy. My younger son found some of my old knitting needles and yarn and said he wanted to learn to knit...but honestly? I just don't see it.
Since I have those 3 above ideas now I need direction for what to do and how to do it.
Help?
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Hi Oney-
I am not sure exactly how old your boys are.. but have you heard of Beadie Buddies? My sons enjoyed this when they were about 4 until 8. You can google for free patterns and it used pony beads and ribbon. Lots of happy hours spent making figures in our home!
This may be too young? My boys would end up designing their own figures and grandparents and friends loved them as gifts.
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How about dioramas. Making small scale models of forts, battles, salt maps, not only can they design them but play too.
Also I have a 90 year old uncle who loved to knit his whole life!!! 
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 Sorry. I guess ages would have been helpful. They are 9 and 11. Anne, that is really neat about your uncle. I guess if Eli has an interest I shouldn't just shrug it off...
Also, the ehow.com site (where you pointed me for the dioramas) is awesome. I've found lots of great things there!
Thank you!
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Here is a list I have found:
Handicrafts and Life Skills
Also, how about origami? I think woodworking would be great; they could help you in making materials for your other children as well as themselves.
Michelle
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Ok, some ideas off the top of my head...
lapidary (get a rock tumbler and start from scratch!)
candlemaking (rolled, dipped or molded)
papermaking (good squishy fun)
wood burning (to go along with the woodworking)
pottery (don't we all need more pinchpots? LOL!)
model-making (ships, cars, robots, whatever)
knot-tying (can be practical or aesthetic, like hemp necklaces, etc.)
fly-tying (I'd love to learn more about this art form, myself)
Now I'm going to check out Anne's diorama site. My ds loves stuff like that.
He has made dioramas of a Viking assault on a monestary, a Roman legion ready for battle, Fort James at Jamestown, and others.
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I would check out the merit badge offerings from the Boy Scouts to get some ideas. They have merit badge books that give a lot of instruction in each discipline that would be a great supplement for anyone, not just boy scouts. Many libraries carry these books. Some I can think of would be:
leatherwork,
crime prevention,
basketry,
auto mechanic,
cooking,
leatherwork,
metalwork,
pioneering,
wood carving
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late here, but my sons are loving learning how to sew.
oh the capes and masks, and costumes they imagine making... 
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Oney Jones wrote:
. My younger son found some of my old knitting needles and yarn and said he wanted to learn to knit...but honestly? I just don't see it.
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Why not? The first knitters (and guild members) were male ... Waldorf curriculum requires that ALL students learn to knit in 1st grade and continue to knit thru the next 6 years .... my boys love to knit!
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These ideas are all great. Here's what our boys are into:
15 yo...model building (cars, ships, airplanes and dioramas), origami
11 yo...woodburning, woodworking, model building (cars)
7 yo...papercrafts (there are some extremely nice papercrafts that make nice gifts), woodworking.
The Home Depot has free workshops for kids once a month that have some surprisingly nice projects.
They all do card making with stamping and scrap paper designs, etc. These can be a very good ministry for boys , especially to make masculine cards for the sick, grieving, priests, soldiers,etc. Also, another great handicraft ministry: Rosary making.
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Mary G wrote:
Oney Jones wrote:
. My younger son found some of my old knitting needles and yarn and said he wanted to learn to knit...but honestly? I just don't see it.
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Why not? The first knitters (and guild members) were male ... Waldorf curriculum requires that ALL students learn to knit in 1st grade and continue to knit thru the next 6 years .... my boys love to knit! |
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One of the reasons it's so strongly emphasized in Waldorf education is the left-right crossover required. Even if they only knit one scarf, it's valuable for the developmental wiring. It's kind of like crawling. I have two children who haven't crawled. It was strongly suggested to go back and get them to practice crawling even after they walked (well, only one walked, the other hasn't learned to walk yet) so they'd integrate their brains better. Knitting does the same integration, only in a fine motor way. I'm botching this explanation, I know. I'm way tired. Must be all that crawling through tunnels, trying to get my baby to follow (she'd rather just scoot along on her bottom)...
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Elizabeth wrote:
One of the reasons it's so strongly emphasized in Waldorf education is the left-right crossover required. Even if they only knit one scarf, it's valuable for the developmental wiring. It's kind of like crawling. I have two children who haven't crawled. It was strongly suggested to go back and get them to practice crawling even after they walked (well, only one walked, the other hasn't learned to walk yet) so they'd integrate their brains better. Knitting does the same integration, only in a fine motor way. I'm botching this explanation, I know. I'm way tired. Must be all that crawling through tunnels, trying to get my baby to follow (she'd rather just scoot along on her bottom)... |
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Very interesting to me right now Elizabeth! And you explained it just fine. 4 of my 8 dc have NEVER crawled. of those, so far 2 are left handed and all 4 lean towards VERY different attitudes/perspectives and thought processes.
children... fasinating little critters aren't they?
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My kids have all learned to knit, when younger. They loved pencil knitting - using pencils instead of knitting needels. They have knitted belts and gun/sword/money pouches. 
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