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Another Tutorial…and the Bead I Made With the Wig Wag Twistie

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It’s Saturday night and it has been awhile since I did Tutorial Saturday, so here it is. But first I want to share the bead I made last night with the wig wag twistie I made using the tutorial the Sarah Hornik provided on the Torch Bugs web site. Considering it was my first attempt at a wig wag I was quite pleased. Can you see the wig and the wag? Now I just need to practice. Let me know what you think or if you tried to make one yourself.

The tutorial I’m posting is a video from You Tube of a simple mosaic tutorial. She doesn’t actually say anything but takes you seemlessly through the steps to mosaic a little tea light holder…

Next we can watch another video. This time it’s a tour of the Institute of Mosaic. I love this place! Check it out!! And check out their web site! It makes me want to finish my mosaic projects…

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Try This Fun Bake Off Drawing Challenge with a Group of Kids

My daughter is 16 and one of her favorite things to do on school breaks is watch The Great British Bake Off. It’s such a soothing show, as well as being creative and fun, and it’s low stakes enough that it isn’t stressful, which is just the thing you need when you’re on a break from school. 

If you don’t have an oven or want to do your own real Bake Off challenges, this baking show inspired drawing challenge from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls is a great alternative. This works best if you have a group of kids to play, but you could also do it along with a child at home. 

The post includes a bunch of different “baking” challenges for kids to draw. As an example: “Draw a dozen delicious doughnuts! Be sure to include at least two different flavors of icing. Challenge yourself to think of as many creative toppings as you can.” 

Give them a set amount of time (maybe 10-15 minutes) to draw their creations based on the prompt. Then have each child present their creation, explaining what they chose to draw and why (and what the different flavors are if it’s not obvious). 

There doesn’t have to be a winner, but kids can vote on their favorites or you can “award” things like most colorful, tallest creation, etc. Sarah suggests if doing this with little kids you can come up with an award for everyone, but there need not be prizes involved. 

With older kids you might do a couple of rounds and pick winners so that you can have a “star baker” just like in the show. 

This is a game that would be a lot of fun for kids of different ages, and you can do it multiple times with the different prompts. 

Get all the details and the challenge cards from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls. 

[Photo: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls]