Do you see this girl?
She made those pillows herself. On her own sewing machine.
In this day and age of technology and lightning fast communication, it is easy to let skills such as these fall to the wayside...
I would suggest to you readers that skills such as these are important and worth knowing!
Yes, she could go to the dollar store and buy a pillow like this for a couple bucks, but it would mean MUCH less and probably wouldn't be as well made.
Now she has three pillows that she made as personal gifts to family members, which mean SO much more than something purchased. She made them with love and patience.
And it has inspired her and given her confidence to try other things!
She has a list of things to make now, a tote bag for her doll clothes... some doll clothes!
The other night she spent an hour in her room working away and came out with a phone case and a purse for me!
Yes, my heart melted a little...
Some other life skills worth teaching:
- Fishing
- Planting vegetables
- Cooking a meal!
- Hand sewing
- Raising livestock
- Baking a cake
- Changing a tire
- Changing your car's oil
- How to write a personal and business letter
- How to shoot safely and clean a firearm
Of course there are many, many more!
What life skills do you find important and/or make it a point to teach your children?
Thanks for reading, fellow steemians!
Have a blessed day! ♥