ereks mom Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) I recently got the idea for EK & me to host a monthly craft night for teen girls & their moms, and to also have a brief Bible study before beginning the crafting. I've seen some resources with ideas for little girls & their moms to do something like this, but I haven't found anything geared toward teen girls & their moms. What I envision is seasonal crafts that are fairly simple but not childish, plus Bible study that is enriching for the mother/daughter relationship but not too in-depth -- like maybe each month doing a character study of a different woman of the Bible. Does anyone know of materials for something like this, or have you done something similar yourself? Edited November 12, 2008 by ereks mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2abcd Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 ereks mom, you may have seen me "hijack" another thread with something similar. I'm planning on starting a Teen Girls Night Out. We'll read through some Christian book (no homework) and have nice refreshments, etc. No craft, though. Here are my book ideas: Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex Harris, Brett Harris, and Chuck Norris (Hardcover - April 15, 2008) You Ask about Life: Questions Teens are Asking by Pauls, Tim CPH $10 http://www.cph.org/cphstore/product.asp?part%5Fno=124274 A Young Woman After God's Own Heart: A Teen's Guide to Friends, Faith, Family, and the Future (Paperback) by Elizabeth George ( "Secret Keeper" by Dannah Gresh Fun activity: Pure Fashion shows if in area Jill Novak stuff http://www.giftoffamilywriting.com/Girlhoodhomecompanionstore.htm Clothing Your Spirit in Beauty by Jill Novak $10 Shelley Noonan stuff? http://www.giftoffamilywriting.com/Girlhoodcompanionguides.htm The Savage My Kinsman (Paperback) by Elisabeth Elliot Chuck Colson How Now Shall We Live? Zach Hunter Be the Change and Generation Change Below I will list some websites with craft ideas I compiled for MOPS. * made our own name tags at the first meeting out of wooden rectangular craft pieces with wooden hearts with our kid's names on them. Hot glued a safety pin on the back and used craft paints and ribbon to decorate our name tag. * made felt boards for our children. Materials: pink foam insulation as the base, double sided carpet tape, flannel in a light color to cover the board, various colored felt and stencils in large ABCs, numbers, shapes, animals, etc. to make felt shapes for the board (hint: many members cut out the letters of their children's names). * flower pot. Materials: terra cotta pots in whatever size you like, silk flowers (we used roses in pastel colors), craft paints, foam brushes, ribbon, floral stryofoam (to stick the flowers in). * Thank you, photo album. Materials: 4x6 flip photo book (can get at Michaels for cheap), various color card stock, scrapbooking supplies like stickers, letters, magic markers in various colors. The moms supply their own pictures of their kids, grandparents, etc. The front cover should say "Thank you...." on it and then there is a saying to write on each page that I can't recall right now. Something like "Thank you God for moms so sweet (you'd put a picture of you and your child on that page) and so on. * Wooden patriotic door hanging. All you need for this one are the wooden wall hangings (from Michaels) and red, white, blue and silver paints and brushes. * Christmas cards made out of cardstock and fabric and buttons. * Cookies in a jar mix. Need all the ingredients and the recipe for a jar cookie mix, some Christmasy fabric and ribbon to tie on the lid of the mason jar, mason jars, lids and bands, and the recipe to make the cookies printed out and card stock to glue it on. This was a popular one. ---------------------------------- - "Shrinky Dink" tags for diaper bags. They were 4x6 or 5x7 to start. We had copies of "stick people," trucks, trains, bears, letter templates, etc. to use as a pettern. We then used the colored pencils (not sure if they were sepcial pencils) to trace the patterns and add names. They gave us directions to bake them at home or you could use the church kitchen. They ended up really cute. I was hoping there would be left-overs of this craft to buy, to make a tag for dd1 backpack. - Milk bath. We had the really small jars, all the ingredients on diff. tables. Each mom went around and measured into her jar the correct amounts. Then added the tag and instructions. - Small grapevine wreaths. We had the little wooden "welcome" that we could paint, and several choices of ribbon to choose from. - beaded picture frames - beaded bracelets - painted pottery (We had somebody that came from the pottery place. They brought the pottery, paint, etc. Then took them and fired them and brought them back for the next meeting. - One day we used fabric paint and sponges to decorate onsies for the Crisis Pregnancy Center. - memo boards - stamped cards ------------------------------- carpet samples. They GAVE me nearly thirty of them! :) We used craft acrylic paint to stencil on them (with stencils I or other steering committee members had). They made really cute welcome mats and cost us nearly nothing! ----------- Memory board: http://holidayorganizer.com/gifts/sewsimple/memory.html Can also use foam board! Easier to cut than ceiling tiles. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/1642086/detail.html http://www.thejoyofcrafting.com/memoryboard.htm http://www.craftsmag.com/projects/project.ihtml?content_id=408&cat_idx=8 http://www.parentinginpoverty.info/momcraft/ http://www.familycircle.com/crafts_archive/crafts_020901_1.jsp http://www.diynet.com/diy/cr_books_boxes_boards/article/0,2025,DIY_13746_2268384,00.html Bath salts: http://holidayorganizer.com/gifts/giftsjar/bathsalt.html Let me know how it goes! Dd13 would love the crafts aspect, but dd14 would hate it. Hopefully someday before they're grown and out of the house we can have a craft night, too:o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mom2abcd Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 :) Sure! You'd have to adapt some of the craft ideas... like shrinky dinks for diaper bags... could easily work for backpacks, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 This sounds like fun! Unfortunately, all of the teens & their mom's are unbelievably busy:glare: Anyway, the magazine "Crafts n Things" used to have an article every month about a craft party you could throw. Complete with instructions for everything from decorations to the actual craft. I found these in the library, that's why I'm unsure if they still do it in their current magazine. There were some cool ideas, though. My dd is going through "Lies Young Women Believe and the Truth that Sets them Free" in her Wednesday night Bible class and is really enjoying it. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74Heaven Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 We do something similiar with much younger girls (5-11yo) so you might want to visit the Keepers of the Home website for ideas. The Keepers book (which works with all ages) and website has lots of themes, craft ideas, etc. Enjoy, sounds like a great activity! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sherree Funk Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I have written a couple of Bible studies for this age group. The first study in my series is about Lydia of Philippi, and it highlights character qualities of generosity, hospitality, joy, prayer, and confidence in the Lord. It is perfect for middle school girls, but can be used with boys also. I include lots of fun ideas in the back to help a group of girls have fun while studying the Bible. Check out Lydia and my other studies, Joshua: Strong and Courageous, and Ruth and Boaz: Woman of Excellence, Man of Honor. Best of luck with your group. I think the craft idea is terrific. We made a purple cooperative quilt for our youth leader's wife who was about to have her first baby. it was fun. Sherree Funk http://www.servingonelord.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I don't have any additional ideas to offer, but I would like to say, make sure the crafts are something useful! It bugs me when I'm at a mom's event and we make a silly little trinket that I don't have any desire or use for. It's better if it was practical, something I can actually use, and not just put on my dresser (or more likely in the gift box in the basement for some unknown, future recipient). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Great timing! I'm planning to do the same thing at my church, so I'll be watching for ideas. This is my current favorite craft that I think would work great for teens and moms. It is very customizable. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/treat_box/ I have filled these with treats, personal toiletries items, etc. to give as gifts. Or, they could be used to store small items at home. This website has lots of other great crafts in its resources section. Some require stamps, but others (like this one) don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 You could try trawling the SCA sites for handicraft things. Something like tabletweaving, maybe? Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zachary Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Check out one more source as while searching the web for some crafts ideas I found this link with some cute things. I hope you like it much for mothers day craft projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 A very cute, delicious and fun craft would be cake pops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 You could search Oriental Trading for cheap craft ideas. I think you have some great ideas in the first post after OP! Maybe a journal cover could be something cute--you can stamp print them and use them on prayer journals. How about making something to send overseas? Maybe even taking one night to visit the Dollar store (or everyone bring in, say, 5 items) and assembling boxes for Operation Christmas Child? You could also get people to bring in their laptops and go on the Voice of the Martyr's site, to print out letters to send to persecuted prisoners. The girls could make stamp printed or otherwise decorated stationery, then choose a prisoner, choose the foreign phrases to compose the letters, then print and each take one to send. Not a craft, but a cool ministry of encouragement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 In terms of crafts, maybe scrapbooking, jewelry making? Another idea might be to turn the craft idea at least occasionally into a service project---knotting fleece lap quilts for the elderly, knit/crochet squares to make into afghans for the homeless, caps for cancer patients or preemies (knit, crochet or sewn), stuff socks for cat toys for animal shelter (http://ohappysock.blogspot.com/), use scrapbooking skills to make cards for veterans' hospital/senior center/nursing home/etc. (the cards could be for 4th of July or Memorial Day for veterans, or general thank you cards, for instance, doesn't have to be just Valentine's and Christmas). Our local Girl Scouts make small pillows for breast cancer patients to use in the hospital as part of their breast cancer awareness program. http://www.h-e-a-r-t-s.org/ has ideas. http://www.familycares.org/projects/familyCaresComfortQuilts.cfm has some others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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