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Smiles While Making Snowflakes for Sandy Hook

A great way to spend a lazy afternoon with your family.

 

It's hard to figure out your feelings on the matter and harder to find a way to reach out and show your support. But when I first read about Snowflakes for Sandy Hook, I thought, what a great way to spend some time with the ones you love, make something beautiful and, hopefully, help put a few smiles on strangers' faces.

So my son and I got started on these paper snowflakes Saturday afternoon. A few trial and errors later, I decided to do a little bit of research on some easy snowflake designs and voila! 

An easy way to include your child without frustration is to fold the paper, cut out the initial shape (triangles work best) and then draw with pencil the various shapes your child is to cut out (we did this one, thanks to How About Orange blog). 

Mid-cuting, Carver asked me why we were making so many. I told him they will make some kids on the other side of the country very happy and he said, 'lets make more then.'

Once you're done with your pieces of art, snap a picture, share with us and then send your creations before January 12, 2013 to:


Connecticut PTSA
60 Connolly Parkway
Building 12, Suite 13
Hamden, CT 06514

 

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Mayra Flores de Marcotte (Editor) May 19, 2013 at 11:19 pm
Congratulations, ladies!
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Who is Tony Faber? Here is some history from a family member. My name is Karen Hunt and myRead More grandfather is and was Albert Jacob Faber. He owned and ran that bike shop up until his death in 1975. Subsequent to grandpa's death the house/building became the property of my grandmother, Lucille Faber. Upon her death, the property went to my mother, Jackie Faber-Cornick. In 1978, the business, not the building was sold to Alex Lariviere and he has conducted business since. The building was never sold and belongs to my mom, Jackie Cornick. It was her great-grandparents home back in the 1920's. We are shocked and saddened by this tremendous loss. At this time, we are trying to decide the fate of that beloved building. We are currently awaiting forensics tests, engineering and structural reports, and working with the City to keep it safe and prevent it from being vandalized and becoming a blight. I'm happy to answer any questions you might have about the history of Faber's Cyclery. My grandfather was a man of character and integrity. Sadly, neither of his two sons became involved in the business. With that said, anybody claiming to be a Faber or son of Albert Jacob, is just misrepresenting the truth. Thank you for sharing your story and memories! Very truly yours, Karen Hunt Great grandaughter of the owner of the Original Fabers Cyclery.
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Happy birthday, Evelyn - and love your comment about turning 100. You're an inspiration!
Mayra Flores de Marcotte (Editor) April 2, 2013 at 04:05 pm
Happy, happy birthday Evelyn!