necklaces

One day I made necklaces with the kids! They each spelled their names out using beads with letters on them :) it was so fun! and the kids really loved them. It was impossible to get around the table fast enough to help everyone spell their names so I let them try it by themselves haha so some necklaces need some decoding!

 

As you can see they had LOTS of fun! The next 4 days they were taking the necklaces EVERYWHERE with them! they became pretty filthy, the beads were chipping and the yarn was crusty haha! The thing is these kids love things that they can call their own. They have to share almost everything so when there is something that literally has their very own name on it and is for them only they are so excited. In fact one of the sweetest things was when Fauziya and Esther got letters from their supporters. They carried around those letters for days, kept them in their beds and would show them to everyone. It was so so so sweet. They are so thankful and feel so loved by your letters. I know I've talked about how the people of Uganda are some of the most thankful people I've ever met. But they really are!

here are the girls playing together in Esther's bed with their necklaces on :)