What you need:
- Family photographs and memorabilia
- Postcards and greeting cards
- Old magazines
- Scissors
- Glue and tape
- Construction paper in a variety of colors
- Markers
What to do:
- Ask your child to think specifically about things that are important to him. Then, send him (and any siblings) on a hunt around the house for favorite photographs and memorabilia. Make available old photos, greeting cards, and vacation postcards.
- Together, cut out pictures from magazines that represent things your child loves or general family interests. Glue pictures onto differently colored pieces of paper that you will put together to make a quilt. Older children can work with younger ones to make the patches for the quilt, create drawings, or even write their thoughts on a patch.
- Using tape, help your child put the pieces of the quilt together, and hang the collaborative creation in a special place. Explain that people make quilts out of things that are special to them and that quilts are a way to celebrate special events, friends, and family.