Handicrafts Honor

Artes Manuais

Requirements

Choose six of the following works:
- Make a congratulations card to give to someone;
- Make an arrangement with dried or artificial flowers;
- Make a sculpture / model in clay or bread dough, bake it, and paint it;
- Make a shell picture;
- Make a (solid) sculpture / model out of rope or string;
- Make a mobile;
- Make paper foldings;
- Make a picture using eggshell or seeds;
- Make the cover of a photo album or a collection;
- Make a collage picture using six different materials;
- Make an invitation poster for an event at your school, church, or Club;
- Make a craft of your own choice.
Answer: With an adult, choose 6 of the projects from the list. For each one: 1) gather the materials (paper, glue, paint, shells, string, etc.); 2) cover the table with newspaper and put on an apron; 3) do the work calmly, following the example; 4) let it dry well; 5) take care with the details and the painting. Quick tips: paper folding = follow the folds slowly; bread dough = shape it, let an adult bake it and then paint it; collage = glue 6 different materials onto a sheet; mobile = hang the pieces on strings from a branch or wire. Keep the 6 projects to show off. — Making things with your own hands develops creativity, care and coordination.
Give two of the items made in the previous item as a gift, one to a member of your family and the other to an elderly person from the church or from a nursing home.
Answer: Choose 2 of your projects to give as gifts. 1) Think about who in your family would like it (mom, dad, grandpa) and hand one over with a hug; 2) With an adult, choose an elderly person from church or arrange a visit to a nursing home; 3) Hand over the second project with a smile and say something loving, like 'I made this for you'; 4) If you want, write a little note to go with it. Giving gifts brings joy to the one who gives and the one who receives. — Giving away what we make teaches generosity and brings joy to whoever receives it.