Bethany and I spent the day working on a project for school. The project requires that they come up with a box or other container that they can decorate and fill with items that will help them give a presentation to the class on a book they read. The book Bethany chose is called "The Quilt" and is about a boy who learns about his family history through stories told over a family quilt. In the book, each square represents a member of the family who has passed away. The quilt is brought out whenever there is a birth or death and the people on the squares are remembered through stories told over the quilt. I love the idea of remembering those who have passed and children getting to know them through memories and stories of their lives.
We put together a simple patchwork small enough to fit on her desk and we are now embroidering the names of some of our family members who have passed, all the while talking about them and sharing memories of the ones she knew and stories of the ones she didnt. We will have to include pockets on some of the squares to fit with the assignment and allow her to put items in them that will help her in her presentation but the remaining squares will all have names.
I love it when the kids have projects that are fun to help them with and this one in particular touches on two of my very favorite things, crafting something and family history.
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