Summertime is a great time to spend more time on crafts. Avril's using a crochet pattern from Crochet Creatures of Myth and Legend to build a dragon right now. The book has links to tutorial videos for the difficult, final steps. In the picture above, you can see Avril following one of the videos to sew on her dragon's leg. Avril learned to crochet at one of our homeschool co-ops, and with consistent practice on her part, her skills have consistently improved. She enjoys the freedom to crochet more during summer, since her school work load is much lighter. Crafts like crochet are humane skills that will bless a person and the people they know for a lifetime, so these shouldn't be overlooked or neglected for more academic pursuits. Make the most of the extra free time in summer and allow your student focus on practicing and improving on some of these skills that make life so rich.
