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DIY Circle Ornaments

DIY Circle Ornaments Kids Craft Tools: Scissors✁ Hot glue gun (done by parent) Hole puncher or use needle (done by parent) Glue for accessories  Accessories= ribbons, gems, beads Paint, markers, other drawing utensils Cup for drawing circle Thin Cardboard 1. Create your circles and rectangle to make the top of the ornament: 2. I took about 1 inch to about 4 inches in length and folded it to create the top part of the  ornament. 3. punch a hole in the top part of your ornament. With either a hole puncher or create a hole with needle. 4. Hot glue your top piece together, Then keeping the undesirable part of cardboard pieces in the inside, hot glue the two circles with the top in the middle of the two circle pieces. 5. Allow you and your child to use the imagination and go to town. Add the string to the top and other extras if you like!   Place them on a tree or wreath, or send  them out to family who will enjoy! Leave a comment if you enjoyed  creating these! ...

Embracing the Empath in Me

What does it mean to be an Empath. I think a lot of peoples ideas of the word are quite different. My meaning of the label maybe wrong, but hopefully it will resonate with some. Growing up I thought I might be one, but didn't really think I was that special(had low self esteem), so would always pass by the thought quickly. It was actually only quite recently that I truly believed that I was one. When you have a different ability then most, you think your parents would recognize it and you would get understanding from them. This was never the case for me. This last year three different people told me, they thought I was an Empath in the same month. That's when I was starting to see it being true. Here is a list of traits that I have that I believe are Empathic : Social anxiety(used to get sick thinking I had to go to school). Some times malls and busy streets can make you dizzy. Un-confrontational to the extreme. I would always feel guilty even though I needed to s...