Yesterday-Today
Yarn dolls and paper planes
Latch hook, cross stitch, macramé
Crochet
Knit
Cutting out snowflakes to reimagine winter
It’s ninety degrees and oh, so dry
Such a boring summer’s day in the middle of July
These crafts we try out
Every midafternoon at camp
Some crafts are okay, but
My friends and I would rather play board games
When we break for free time,
We always take a peek
Why were we not part of the group that made
Friendship bracelets and
Boondoggle keychains?
Emily from Cabin 3 has some string,
Alison and I watch as
She tries to show us how to create
Boondoggles seem too complicated,
Instead,
I begin to weave a friendship bracelet
I pull laces of
Purple,
Green,
Red,
Leftovers from our camp project
Its memory long forgotten
Decades later,
I sigh with disdain as
My child refuses to disconnect from
Online games
I wonder if summer camps will remain
Distant memories
Our camp of choice has ascended henceforth
To the virtual plane,
We wonder if this is forever
The new way
I wax poetic about the crafts
Our cabin never had the chance to learn
Like knitting,
Which I skipped in favor of afternoon hikes
Papier-mâché
Not cool after second grade
Or weaving boondoggles
Always too much work in my eye
It is ninety degrees in April,
And I still yearn for those board games
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Author Notes: This week's topic is boondoggle, which has several meanings. I chose to go with the craft term, which is a camp craft that's been around for years. Do you have favorite crafts from your childhood? Least favorite? Did you also skip craft hour for hikes? Since home schooling is now part of my subset, please feel free to discuss. Seriously, I need ideas to entertain my child, especially when I'm teaching. Why? Because distance learning is well... I'm sure you've seen this inspirational (keep the volume low) video.
Thanks for reading!
Latch hook, cross stitch, macramé
Crochet
Knit
Cutting out snowflakes to reimagine winter
It’s ninety degrees and oh, so dry
Such a boring summer’s day in the middle of July
These crafts we try out
Every midafternoon at camp
Some crafts are okay, but
My friends and I would rather play board games
When we break for free time,
We always take a peek
Why were we not part of the group that made
Friendship bracelets and
Boondoggle keychains?
Emily from Cabin 3 has some string,
Alison and I watch as
She tries to show us how to create
Boondoggles seem too complicated,
Instead,
I begin to weave a friendship bracelet
I pull laces of
Purple,
Green,
Red,
Leftovers from our camp project
Its memory long forgotten
Decades later,
I sigh with disdain as
My child refuses to disconnect from
Online games
I wonder if summer camps will remain
Distant memories
Our camp of choice has ascended henceforth
To the virtual plane,
We wonder if this is forever
The new way
I wax poetic about the crafts
Our cabin never had the chance to learn
Like knitting,
Which I skipped in favor of afternoon hikes
Papier-mâché
Not cool after second grade
Or weaving boondoggles
Always too much work in my eye
It is ninety degrees in April,
And I still yearn for those board games
*** ** ***
Author Notes: This week's topic is boondoggle, which has several meanings. I chose to go with the craft term, which is a camp craft that's been around for years. Do you have favorite crafts from your childhood? Least favorite? Did you also skip craft hour for hikes? Since home schooling is now part of my subset, please feel free to discuss. Seriously, I need ideas to entertain my child, especially when I'm teaching. Why? Because distance learning is well... I'm sure you've seen this inspirational (keep the volume low) video.
Thanks for reading!