Weekend Creative : Naming Your Petals
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Last week this little gem made it home from school safe and sound in Simon's backpack.
What a very cool peek into some of his current favorite things and a little bit about how he's seeing himself (or how his teachers helped him identify some of his traits). My favorite petals include "reader," "kind," and "chicken burger."
I've done a variety of layouts over the years documenting our right now: things that are important to us, favorites, what we are into, etc. This is the first one in Simon's own words; in his own handwriting. Definitely a treasure to me.
This weekend consider documenting your own petals or those of someone you love. Maybe involve your family members by having them identify what are the important things in their lives right now. Ask simple questions like "what's your favorite food" or "what are you really good at?" and have them write their own words if they are able.
This is definitely not a complicated exercise. It's a silly little way to document a bit of your life right now. Grab a piece of scratch paper and draw a simple flower or download and print the one below. Simon's flower has 10 petals but don't worry about the number, just write. Don't forget to add the date.
These flowers would make a sweet little family minibook, a nice accent on a layout of each person, or you could gather a bunch together and create a "bouquet" of all your family member's flowers.
To get you started here's a simple flower download (the same one I used for my flower above) that is ready and waiting to be printed and decorated by you and your loved ones.
[ weekend creative is a semi-regular feature appearing on Fridays : past projects can be located in the here. ]
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Ali,
Thanks for sharing, Love this!!!! definately gonna try this one on my family. Have a great weekend.
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what a wonderful freebie. Have it saved on my puter and plan to do this with my Kinder :)
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Thank you for the download and the great idea! I'm thinking I may have my girls fill one out about school this year and then create something for their teachers from it.
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Ali, I have a chipboard flower album I've been trying to figure out what to do with. Now I know! Thanks for sharing!
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THANK YOU!!! I am printing right now to do w/my child care kids next week!!!
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Thank you Ali for the flower petal png file. I really appreciate you sharing Simon's and your favorites right now. I wish I had done this for my children as they were growing up, what fun to look back at it later.
Aloha, Kate
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Hi Ali,
Thanks so much for the download. What a great idea.
I just printed out three for my kids to do right now.
Have a blessed day!
Amy
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Thanks for the flower download-I am going to do a lo using this this weekend-such a superfun & non-threatening way to do a page about myself! You are the best!
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love this.... :)
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Love this idea!
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very cool! thanks for the download! going to do this with my girls this weekend and post on my blog! the folks in India will be happy!
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so fun...love this!
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LOVE this!
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Thanks for the fun download and the great way to document "right now". Have a relaxing weekend.
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Thanks for the download. I posted mine flower on my blog today...
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Thank you sharing the idea and the pattern. I've printed it and will be having each of us (there are 5) fill it out. Love it!
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What a great idea! Love that it's so simple yet will mean so much in the future. Can't wait to read what my family writes on each of their petals. Have a great weekend, Ali.
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Simon's flower is so precious.=] Thank you Ali!=]
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ali - you are so generous with the freebie - thank you! I love playing around in photoshop and your cute flower sounds like a fun hour or so for the weekend. wishing you a fun weekend, too! - mary
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Thank you for sharing Simon's assignment. It is a wonderful thing to share with your family on a friday night. You continue to inspire me with your weekend ideas. It is the simple things in life that help you remember all of our blessings. Have a wonderful weekend!!!!
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