A month of lessons went by fast. Thanks Nikki Parsons for filling in while I was gone and Tricia Sichmeller for helping out also. Phew! Couldn't have done it without you ladies. Thanks to Nana Annie for tirelessly working with the kids each week as well.
I'm glad I volunteered, it was a good experience to watch the kids intently learn this (in my opinion) one of the best stress relievers of all time. A couple of the girls talked about making things and selling them online - I love an industrious kid!!! A few learned purling already too. When you have a group of 25 eight and nine year olds, it's incredible how different they are socially from one another and how quickly they learn...or not. All seem genuinely interested and a couple were excited to teach their mothers.
When they arrived for class, they were nearly vibrating with exciting that this would be the day they'd get to take their yarn, needles and projects home so they could work on them and show their families. Many wanted to continue learning, which is a good opportunity for a local class (hint hint Nikki).
Overall, it was an experience for me, glad I did it but don't see it as my life's work. I just don't have the patience for their exuberant amount of energy. Yikes. Bless all the elementary school teachers for they surely have a place reserved in heaven!:)
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