A HANDMADE GIFT FROM SILAS

Silas found out the birthday of one of his teachers within the first week of school and it wasn't long until he had a plan in place for a gift he wanted to give them.  A checkers game, which he made from things we already had around the house.  Tim helped by cutting some boards to Silas' specifications, but otherwise the gift was made completely by Silas.

One picture from the beginning, back when he was measuring and drawing lines.

And several pictures of the final project early on the morning of delivery.  Here is with the game sitting next to him.

The playing board lifts off to reveal storage space for the pieces and a message to his teacher.  

He used popsicle sticks as ledges for the playing board/lid to rest on.

There were grooves to make it easier to lift the lid off.

He cut small glue sticks into little rounds to make non-slip feet for the game.

He had a bi-lateral eye transplant.

Or maybe he was just having fun with the checkers pieces he'd made painted.  Yep, those look like game pieces more than eyeballs.    

Then he wrapped the whole thing up.

He made the delivery on the 15th and was super excited about it!

I'm so thankful for kids who have always been thoughtful gift givers and for adults that make a positive impact in their lives.