Last month there was a great article in the Ensign about a family who created a "Family Club". In place of some of the extracirricular activities they were doing, they decided they'd officially spend time together pursuing hobbies, etc. as a family. (You can read it using the link below.)
Our kids are too young to have to "say no" to to many extracirricular activities yet...but I've loved the idea and thought that it's not to early to start our "Family Club" now.
We've been trying to think of something that could be a fun project...especially to help keep Nathan and Joshua's minds busy. Greg thought of going to Salvation Army and finding some inexpensive electrical gadget (i.e. clock radio) that they could take apart and put back together.
This morning while I was cleaning, they headed out on their adventure. We had no idea that they would find a real treasure! An electric typewriter with case for $10! They came proudly bearing it home...and to our surprise it actually worked! It needs some new ribbon...but hopefully finding that will be part of the fun.
We think Nathan might type a little family newsletter or something...and get some enjoyment out of the thing before they disassemble. We'll keep you updated on it's/our progress!
1 comment:
I love it! What a fun thing to do! Taking things apart just seems to be the perfect entertainment for little boys.
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