I admit I don’t have the best record in Home Economics. My 7th grade year, I got a C because my classmates forgot to turn off the oven and almost caught the school on fire (I was home sick with strep – I happened to be on oven duty that week). My 8th grade year, I got another C because my sewing partner ran over his hand while sewing. There was a lot of blood and my teacher almost passed out. I pulled the needle out of his hand and told him it was a flesh wound and he would be fine. I still have no idea how he managed that. One thing I wanted to make sure of after this is all over was to make sure my kids know how to cook on a stove (simple things like rice, pasta and cookies) and how to sew on a button, we might even make pillow cases. Today we made cookies, I didn’t help I let them do it.
I made sure they practiced proper hygiene, washing hands and pulled the oldest hair back. I explained why this had to happen. I also made sure they had a separate bowl for the egg, I don’t want shells in my cookies. They got to work, I advised them to read everything first so they knew exactly what was coming.
They were very excited with their cookies. More home economics coming later this week.
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 