We have been studying the Inuits of North America. So of course we had to sew our own genuine seal-skin and polar bear fur mittens that the Inuits would have worn in Alaska. The boys were concerned about hunting seals so we shopped for our furs at the local Joann's. Ours came as polar fleece. Much easier to obtain and less messy. The kids sewed their own taking turns at the sewing machine. I only had to use the seam ripper on Kaleb's 3 times. Three times a charm. Where in Arizona are these children going to wear them you may ask? In the freezer section of the grocery store of course. Or maybe that "one" day in Phoenix that it gets cold. They make great dust mits. Either way it was fun to do and made a great learning experience.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Genuine Seal Skin Mittens
We have been studying the Inuits of North America. So of course we had to sew our own genuine seal-skin and polar bear fur mittens that the Inuits would have worn in Alaska. The boys were concerned about hunting seals so we shopped for our furs at the local Joann's. Ours came as polar fleece. Much easier to obtain and less messy. The kids sewed their own taking turns at the sewing machine. I only had to use the seam ripper on Kaleb's 3 times. Three times a charm. Where in Arizona are these children going to wear them you may ask? In the freezer section of the grocery store of course. Or maybe that "one" day in Phoenix that it gets cold. They make great dust mits. Either way it was fun to do and made a great learning experience.
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I think these mitts will be quite useful today since it is 102 degrees. Might get a bit chilly inside with the air conditioning...hee.hee. :)
Love the mitts. Ya'll are amazing!
That is so cool. I bet the kids did have a fun time. How fun.
Pam you such fun things with the kids. Those mittens turned out great. You need to go on a winter trip to some snow so the kids can go sledding, build snow caves and ice skating.
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