tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post700491196097340848..comments2023-07-20T03:10:07.458-05:00Comments on Bluebird's Classroom: ButtonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-14714027044135118272011-03-13T22:19:32.620-05:002011-03-13T22:19:32.620-05:00This is a great idea! I think all kids need to lea...This is a great idea! I think all kids need to learn this.rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08505386459918858486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-34888142807322027112011-03-13T14:21:45.464-05:002011-03-13T14:21:45.464-05:00Jeez, even I can sew on a button. I may not do it...Jeez, even I can sew on a button. I may not do it the "right" way, but the buttons stay on!<br /><br />(This was a valuable skill when I was packing on the poundskis and the pants were getting tighter.)Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-47497147738897549052011-03-11T10:40:23.171-06:002011-03-11T10:40:23.171-06:00Great idea! If you need help gathering supplies, I...Great idea! If you need help gathering supplies, I have lots (buttons, fabric, needles, thread) in my stash I can donate to the cause!Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543988310533378148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-81350437139793181532011-03-08T09:14:09.754-06:002011-03-08T09:14:09.754-06:00My husband (39) has no idea how to sew on a button...My husband (39) has no idea how to sew on a button. He wanted to ask his mom to do it when we went to visit and was shocked when I said I could do that. I don't cook but I can sew on a button!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155578810281550285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-48547211061146873332011-03-07T19:56:18.285-06:002011-03-07T19:56:18.285-06:00Okay, I'm liking the felt button thing Yukon C...Okay, I'm liking the felt button thing Yukon Chatter Bug...thanks for the idea.Mrs. Bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283080212189118357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-38885765024832415802011-03-07T19:34:07.521-06:002011-03-07T19:34:07.521-06:00I neat little activity I did with my students this...I neat little activity I did with my students this year (and with the help of a local Native artist) is to have them make mini-button blankets using felt. Just google "button blankets" if you don't know what I'm talking about. West Coast Natives made these, and your kids can do small ones, the size of a white sheet of paper. <br />They can use a stencil to work from ahead of time, and you can choose, say, 4 different animals. The animals can be assigned based on birthdays (ex: buffalo, bear, etc...) Use local animals.<br />Once they cut out the animal and glue it on to the rectangular felt of a contrasting colour, they can add a frame (same colour as animal, and from same piece). <br />They then outline the piece with standard white buttons, then add one more piece of felt glued on the back to hide the thread. 3 pieces of felt per student.<br /><br />Of course, this requires supplies and a bit of time (which you may not have a lot of).Mme. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466510408065662316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-37000043170500301252011-03-07T13:44:45.839-06:002011-03-07T13:44:45.839-06:00I think that is a fantastic idea! The last week o...I think that is a fantastic idea! The last week of school stinks, anyway. Let's teach them something they can use.teachergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655615013367705872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-31724849580121498002011-03-07T09:24:27.850-06:002011-03-07T09:24:27.850-06:00My sister in Oklahoma City is a Girl Scout leader....My sister in Oklahoma City is a Girl Scout leader. She had a small sewing project that even the mothers wanted to attend. One of the mothers thought that you knotted the thread to the needle. It's interesting what different people consider "common sense," whether it is sewing or gardening or auto repair or computers. Somebody has had to teach the person a skill, or they had to at least observe it.Yellow rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243886894810827837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-31599402119567939002011-03-06T20:24:07.498-06:002011-03-06T20:24:07.498-06:00I was thankful for my rudimentary sewing skills wh...I was thankful for my rudimentary sewing skills when a very important seam came undone at my work 40-some miles away from home.musicteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710082907112075010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-32305970362244247402011-03-06T20:09:36.157-06:002011-03-06T20:09:36.157-06:00I love it! This is a really good idea- I've n...I love it! This is a really good idea- I've noticed that a lot of the kids I work with are really helpless when it comes to things like this. There's also the mud on the shoes they don't know how to get off.Summers Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798816042783988336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-73176213080057539622011-03-06T18:24:40.793-06:002011-03-06T18:24:40.793-06:00Wonderful idea! The kids would be well served by ...Wonderful idea! The kids would be well served by it...and their parents would be, too! <br /><br />When my K-1 students found out that I have a sewing machine, and know how to use it (!), I received a pair of pants for repairs the very next day. The Mom sent a note saying that she'd never learned how to sew on a button (much less repair seams), and so the family had a big pile of stuff they could no longer wear. <br /><br />Clothing repairs have become part of my job description!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848999152413749052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-5316138892871429932011-03-06T16:22:28.882-06:002011-03-06T16:22:28.882-06:00Confession: I'll be 26 next week. I'm a ...Confession: I'll be 26 next week. I'm a teacher. I don't know how to sew on a button...ms.understoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661886349768454375noreply@blogger.com