SATURDAY
9:30 - 10:30 - Native plant collage
11:00 - 12:00 - Birch bark canoe
1:00 - 2:00 - Native plant collage
2:30 - 3:30 - Birch bark canoe

On Saturday, Wolf Camp will be making birch bark canoes and native plant collages.  After cutting the birch bark, you will form your canoe and glue it together to make it water-tight.  You can decorate it, and after it dries send it on it's maiden voyage (in a basin of water) to test it's seaworthiness.  Wolf Camp would also be delighted to have you join them in making native plant collages. As you create your masterpiece, you'll learn the names of the plants (which can all be found locally) and how to identify and use them (food, medicine, tools, etc.).  Your finished collage would make a wonderful gift or could be a useful tool out in nature.

Wolf Camp & Wolf College

FRIDAY
11:00 - 12:00 Making Cordage
1:00 - 2:00 Cattail Mats
2:30 - 3:30 Making Cordage
3:30 - 4:30 Cattail Mats

Making Cordage
Making rope and string from all-natural materials, starting with raffia grass, and progressing to cedar bark and nettle stalks. Cordage is one of the most useful materials for craftwork, as it is a critical element for sewing, basketry, and a thousand other applications like fishing line. You'll never need to buy rope or string at the store again, as the "reverse-wrap" method Kim & Chris will show you is the same as machine-made products.

Cattail Mats
Wolf College will show you the many applications for weaving cattail mats. Their current project is to make beautiful window shades that actually roll-up just like commercial vinyl shades, but they insulate much better due to their porous leaves, and have been used as insulative wall-coverings for ages. You will be able to make place mats and sitting mats from this readily-available resource, and display your creation at their table.

Jaicee Designs

Please join us at the Children’s Sewing Center Area where the children will be able to use full-sized sewing machine to create a wonderful project.  No previous sewing experience is necessary; we will help each student with both using the machine and completing the project.  Each child will be able to complete only one project per day.  We will have a variety of projects to choose from including tote-bags, American Girl skirts, and Sleeping bags for Webkinz. All students must be at least 5 years old to use the sewing machines.  This is a free event.
If you have questions before the WHO convention, please feel free to contact us at Jaicee Designs (425) 775-2035 or at classes@kidsarecreative.com  Come Explore Your Creativity

WHO Sponsored Student Expo 2012

Have your children created something they’d like to share with the Washington homeschool community? Sign up now for the 2012 Student Expo! The purpose of this event is to recognize the efforts and reward the accomplishments of our homeschooled children in Washington state, and to encourage their further studies. All homeschooled children between the ages of 6-18 are welcome to submit an entry, and come see their work on display during the Annual Homeschool Convention, June 15th & 16th, 2012, at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup. Prizes will be awarded based on judging with individual age and category awards for the following age divisions: Ages 5-9 Ages 10-13 Ages 14-18. Prizes will also be awarded based on a
People’s Choice vote.. Registration & Information.

The National Model Railroad Association will be setting up a large model train display again this year. Come on by and take a look!

The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County is thrilled be asked back once again to the WHO Contention!  We will be there with some of our adoptable cats, kittens, bunnies, and dogs.  We will also have information about volunteering, low cost pet spay and neuter, and a range of other topics.  Please stop by and see some of our adoptable shelter animals and learn what our shelter has to offer.  Hope to see you there!