The Turtles @ AFS: Our Fabric Has Arrived!

Welcome Turtle Families!

Welcome to our daily blog! We use it to share daily updates on our classroom, reflections on our learning with children, and photographs.We are so excited that so many people are sharing in the Turtle Day! Extended family, friends, neighbors, educators, etc, are also encouraged to follow the blog!

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Our Fabric Has Arrived!

Tamara went to Gaffney's Fabric store in historic Germantown (a great local alternative to big-box craft stores, and more affordable too!) and got all the colors the children had thought about for their costumes! They were so excited to see them all! Soon it was time to start making the costumes. "How do you want the fabric on your body?" Tamara asked, and the Turtles had lots of ides, from shirts to wings to capes. Using elastic, rubber bands, velcro and the sewing machine, we got to work!