Crafts
Staff of Housing Rights,
Inc. attend many festivals and other public events. When appropriate we conduct
crafts projects. We do this for events that are focused on young children. Our
craft projects use materials that we have collected from a variety of sourcs
especially Lakeshore Learning Materials.
The project include using 'gingerbread' shapes or face shapes in a variety of
skin tones that the children decorate. We also use skin colored crayons and
markers that children and youth use to draw themselves on white paper. The simple
goal of the project is the celebration of differences. It is fascinating watching
the children and youth, (and their parents) choose (or reject) certain skin
colors and eye colors. We supply a variety of feathers, sparkles, foam shapes
and craft hair that are then used to decorate the shapes. The results are always
fun.