I made a hood out of a black t-shirt for my evil queen costume. I used a hoodie to estimate the curve, cutting out two pieces. The bottom of the…
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The process and not the product You worked really hard on something and it bombed. no one likes the dinner you made (including yourself) you sewed an outfit and it…
“Ta-da!” When I reach the end of a roll of barcodes, I take a moment to acknowledge the accomplishment. Each roll holds a thousand barcodes. I do not share…
Dragoncon (Get off my lawn!) This year I brought my whole family to Dragoncon. There were over 62,000 people there, and it showed. What happens is each year, everyone who…
I made a pikachu costume for my son. I used a hoodie pattern as the base, and added ears tipped with brown cloth. The hood is lined, but I left…
Crafts for 8 to 10 year olds This summer I’ve been running a weekly craft program for kids. By trial and error over the years, I’ve developed a list of…
Second grade reading books Here’s the school list for kids going into Second grade: 39 Kids on the Block * Marzollo Amazing Grace Hoffman Amelia Bedelia SERIES Parish Arthur SERIES…
Summer Reading for First Grade, the Librarian Challenge Continues So the end of Kindergarten is a tricky time. Some kids are reading fluently, some kids are just getting started reading,…
Gross Alien Autopsy for kids! Here’s a cool program that involves gross stuff and aliens, two things that kids love. They examine an alien corpse and make scientific observations. The…
Kindergarten Reading List Picture books are works of art, and like any art, are subject to differing opinion as to what is wonderful and what is not. Looking over the…
