Parent Helpers
Everybody needs a little help sometime.
I know that I do, especially in this technologically advanced world.
Thought that I would let you in on a few places that I go to try to find information on the latest books, movies, games and music.
Please use these as guides to help YOU make your own decisions.
We are also including some fun homework and academic sites that you might find useful. There is also a section toward the bottom for donation ideas and recycling our clutter.
If you have a site you would like to share with us please send me an email using the contact us form. I love finding new sites.
What is a Hope Chest and what items do you usually put into one?
This is a question we are asked a lot. I am excited to say that I come from a very crafty family so mine was filled with wonderful momentos from my friends and family. Actually I did not have a hope chest, I had a hope box. But I love the romantic idea of someday having my own hope chest.
First of all, in days of old and not so old; a young lady was given a chest to start gathering linens and items she would need for when she was married and on her own. Normally these items were made and embellished as she was growing up. Some were from practicing her needlework skills, perhaps presents from parents and other relatives. I have included a few suggestions:
Linens, quilts, embroidered dish cloths, doilies, pillow cases, special kitchen items such as cookware or dishes. To prepare for their children, baby items such as bonnets, bibs, blankets and outfits. Special jewelry or her wedding dress and veil. Handkerchief's, scarves from special places.
In a modernized hope chest, I would imagine we would find items to include paintings, music, magnets, kitchen utensils, dishes and cookware. Bed spreads or sheets, towels, coasters, knick knacks, candle holders, trivets and holiday items such as pictures and ornaments, favorite presents and memory books.