[Jewelry making - Article 01705] - Re: [Orchid] Show Dilemma - Kids

[TheWildInside]

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    I've been side-tracked with minor surgery, shows, and volunteer work
    at the art museum at which my husband serves as executive director,
    so I'm only just catchin' up with daily digest emails. 

    Thank you to all who offered their personal fix for curious,
    gotta-touch-it, children. While I totally agree with all the
    responses relating more to parental responsibilities which seem to
    fall by the wayside in these circumstances, these posts weren't as
    useful to me as some of the great ideas for keeping kids occupied so
    that a parent can shop. Though I can truly understand the need to
    vent! : ) 

    My absolute favorite, laugh-out-loud (offline) suggestion was "How
    about some pretty colored rat & mouse traps?" An unnecessary "just
    kidding!!" was added at the tail end, but I'm sure the sender was
    right in thinking "I don't dare post this". Still, come on, ya gotta
    giggle. The Treasure Chest idea was intriguing, and I've found myself
    looking for a suitable "chest". After a more recent post about a
    husband who makes bracelets to give away, the lightbulb came on for a
    use for the cool (but kinda ugly) photosensitive beads I got long ago
    from Edmund Scientific (they're about a 12mm opague white rondelle
    that come alive with color when put out in sunlight). Also, I began
    this show adventure with three 2'x4" tables that have three heights,
    the tallest being the height at which I display. I cannot raise them
    any higher, or it'll be too high even for adults. I also appreciated
    the encouragement to Speak Up under these circumstances; and I guess
    I may just have to practice that while I move on the treasure
    chest/bracelet ideas. Still.. some great material... many of which I
    copied and pasted into a Word document to print, punch and file in
    my "Ganoksin Binder". 

    And I see that my "Kid Dilemma" has morphed into "Comments from
    Adults at Shows", from which I have also suffered. Loved the *stab,
    stab, stab* in response to "what a lovely hobby..." I've also been
    hit with "what do you do when you're not making jewelry?" How 'bout
    keeping up with laundry, cleaning my house, walking the dog and
    trashing the weed weasels in my gardens for a start?!?!? 

You guys are the best... thanks again!
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