Alyice on December 9th, 2008

Thanks For Handcrafted Gifts

When my children were younger, they had remarkable teachers. Their teachers not only took an interest in their schooling, but in their character and personal well-beings. They also tried to instill the art of appreciation and gratitude.

One of the things their teachers liked to do is make sure their students had something special to give their parents every Christmas and every Mother’s or Father’s Day. We were lucky because my children’s teachers put in a lot of effort to make sure that the gifts their kids brought home were gifts the parents would proudly display in their homes for generations to come.

Here are just some of the trinkets I proudly display in my home.

And kids, if you’re reading this…I’d love more! I know you’re older now and think store-bought things are cool, but this mamma yearns for more handmade, handcrafted, gifts—even if it’s just my son’s famous chicken and colorful mashed potatoes or my daughter’s compositions in poem or song or story. I’d even settle for a day of game playing and laughter.

Give thanks…

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Kim Gibson says:
You are a blessed woman!( As am I.)

Kim Gibsons last blog post..Sashiko Quilting
Posted at 1:31 am December 10th, 2008
Kim Veldt says:
I love this Alyce , your kids really enjoy their projects!

Kim Veldts last blog post..Gonna find out who’s Naughty or Nice. . .
Posted at 4:09 am December 10th, 2008
Alyice says:
Thanks gals. I wish you could see the one painting my son did. It reminds me of Rembrandt. I have it framed but I couldn’t get a good representation of the painting. It was so cute, too. He signed his name with initials first, then wrote going up the rest of his name.
Posted at 4:23 am December 10th, 2008

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