Suit Case Photo Holder for Summer Camp

Originally uploaded by StampingMad.

Wow, I really have been neglecting you holiday lovers. I’ve been insanely busy, but that is no excuse. So, here is a summer craft project for kids - a photo holder for summer camp made with an ordinary mint tin.

* Lightly sand a tin and spray paint it.
* Punch holes in the fatter side of the tin opposite the hinges for a handle (Adult supervision or assistance required for this step unless you have one of those awesome screw down hole punches that jewelry makers use.)
* Thread beads on a piece of wire and push the two loose ends into the holes you punched. Secure the handle inside the tin by twisting the two ends together.
* Decorate the outside of the tin.
* Cut color copies of photos to put inside.
* Take a look inside your travel photo holder whenever you feel a bit homesick at summer camp.

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Looking for an easy Easter craft for preschoolers? Try bunny handprints. The children extend their little and ring fingers, tuck the other two fingers under and let their thumbs stick out to form the tail. Have them draw a face on the side with the two fingers pointed up and turn those fingers into ears.

Goofy looking little critter, but they had fun doing it and that is the important thing.

I think you could also just do bunny heads by leaving off the tail and the feet, but they wanted to glue sparkle pompoms on the tails.

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So, you want to write a poem to someone special, but you’re no Shakespeare. Rhyme, meter, feet? There’s no way you can do this, right? Actually, writing a poem isn’t that hard, especially when you have such great material to inspire you - all your loved one’s characteristics.

While many poems are written in a specific poetic form, such as a Haiku or a Sonnet, you don’t have to follow a specific form for your poem. Free verse poetry is poetry that doesn’t have a set form. If you do want to follow a form for your poetry, I found a site that lists types of poetry, including examples of each type and rhyme patterns.

Acrostic poems are ideal for inexperienced poets. Write your Valentine’s name vertically on a piece of paper. Then, write a line about that person for each letter of his or her name. Here’s a very bad example.

To My Dearest Sue:
S is for your lovely Smile
U is for your Unstoppable optimism.
E is for your Energy.

Give it a try. Even if you end up with something like my less than stellar effort, your loved one will probably really appreciate the effort!

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