Mrs. Morton led this month's craft project and what a fun project it turned out to be - Survivor Bracelets! She shared with us that originally soldiers in the Vietnam War developed this project as a way of carrying some cord with them everywhere they went, just in case they needed it to... SURVIVE!
While we may not need to use our cord to 'survive in a hostile situation', we could use it to help make our lives a little easier.... say, for instance, your hiking boot lace breaks while you are out hiking? Or, "Oh, no! My backpack zipper broke! Now what?" - lucky for you, your Survivor Bracelet has 10 feet of super strong cord in it. All you have to do is unwind it, and tie it around your bag, re-lace your shoe, or use it in whatever way you can think of.... then, retie it and have it ready for the next emergency!
Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Corcoran prepared "starter bracelets" for everyone.
Everyone got right to work on their bracelets. (Nice nails, Maeve!)
Ummmm Gabby, how did you manage to do this sideways? Again, I can't seem to reformat these... any help would be appreciated!
Everyone seemed to catch on to the macrame style knotting we needed to complete the projects! In fact, I am almost certain that EVERYONE completed their bracelet (or collar as in Adam's case!!)
Remember to hold on to these bracelets as an item to enter in the Schaghticoke Fair in August! We hope to see lots of Blue Ribbons for the work you put into these!
Want to learn a bit more? Here's a website I found.
The definition of a "Survival Bracelet"
http://www.authorpalace.com/recretion-and-leisure/outdoors/camping/paracord-survival-bracelets-definition.html
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