The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 3rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching an embroidery project come together stitch by stitch

~Figuring out a mystery code by code

~Drawing out a comic frame by frame

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Sept 6th- A few of my favorite things...

~A gift for the model-building sister from her sister

~Figuring out how to turn 387 pieces into a squirrel

~Finishing your model just in time for fall

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 June 28th- A few of my favorite things...

~A tiny loom to weave tiny squares

~Figuring how to weave in embellishments all on your own

~Sewing tiny squares into a tiny nine-patch quilt

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 4th- A few of my favorite things...

~Tools and "rope" to rig the stay sails

~Securing the sail between the masts

~Figuring how to attach the first one, for "Well begun is half done"

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Feb 12th- A few of my favorite things...

~Building a ship out of wax paper to sail on melt-off seas

~Figuring out a way to make an even larger ship to catch the wind

~Pondering your day's shipwright skills as you work on your model

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Dec 20th- A few of my favorite things...

~Fun to be had just down a snowy towpath

~Sledding down the best kind of snow and figuring how to paddle

on it too

~Figuring out how much fun snowboarding is...even over a little piece of the old wall

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 20th- A few of my favorite things
~The possibilities in a seemingly simple puzzle
~Realizing combining them you can make pentomiones
~Figuring that you can add them to the 3-D pentominoes for a splash of color on your building

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~A rainy afternoon perfect to learn how to use your felting kit
~Colorful scraps of wool to make designs with
~Figuring out just how much fun and beautiful felting can be!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Figuring out how to make a daisy chain bracelet
~Looking for treasures at the water's edge
~Discovering the first of the peonies in full bloom

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~A perfect day to try out the skates you saved your birthday money for
~Figuring them out as the sun casts shadows along the sidewalk
~Stopping by a friend's house to learn how much fun drums can be