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ON THE COVER: Robin John Var Ghese stocks Indian foods at Shop N Go 104, 1000 W. 23rd St. The store has become a popular international foods grocer and gathering for international students. See story, page 8. Richard Gwin/ Journal-World Photo
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TABITHA METTS, 5, daughter of Christian and Ann Metts, Lawrence, tries out a felt board created by Katie Kritikos. This is an easy and cheap project to put together before spring break.
Felt board kid-tested, mother-approved
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t’s been a long, cold winter. Parents can make this quick, easy, no-sew felt board for kids who may be getting restless. I remember playing with a felt board like this when I was young, but I wanted to find out whether it would still entertain kids today, who have so many electronic distractions. I borrowed my friends’ 5-yearold daughter for testing purposes. She took Church now offering to it immediately and illustrated many Disbilingual yoga classes ney stories for us, including “Aladdin,” “Cinderella,” “The Little Mermaid” and Bilingual courses and activities at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 another story we were not familiar with, “Jasmine’s First Wedding.” (We didn’t get Vt., now include a yoga class. to the stories about any subsequent wedStarting Tuesday, Bilingual Yoga will dings.) be taught in both Spanish and In the end, I asked her how she liked it. English. A gentle session starts at 5:45 “Good,” she said. “I love it.” p.m., and intermediate begins at 7 p.m. at the church. They run Tuesdays SUPPLIES: through April 19. A suggested donation for the class is $5. For more infor● Small corkboard — I picked up mine mation, e-mail for a couple bucks at Lawrence Antique smgorres@hotmail.com or call 218Mall, 830 Mass. 6719. ● Felt — one piece large enough to cover
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KATIE KRITIKOS your corkboard ● Scissors ● Stapler and staples ● Ribbon ● Glue gun and glue
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Measure the size of felt needed to cover the corkboard and cut it out. 2. Staple the felt onto the corkboard. 3. Cut ribbons to fit along each edge of the felt. You will glue it on to cover up the staples. For me, it worked best to spread a little section of glue and then press the ribbon down. If you don’t have a glue gun, fabric glue or regular glue may work, too. 4. Cut shapes from other pieces of felt. The number, size and shapes are up to you. One friend recommended I cut out animals, but I can’t draw well, so I stuck with a variety of shapes. My tester requested some small pieces for eyes and noses, and also Ariel’s hair. That’s all there is to it. More shapes can be added or altered as needed, and it provides young kids plenty of opportunity to use their imagination. — Copy editor Katie Kritikos can be reached at kkritikos@ljworld.com.