A Care Package and A Sewing Project

Right around New Years, someone we care about got quite sick.  Distance kept us from being there in person, so we sent a care package instead.  The kids helped me make molasses candy (high iron content for anemia) and a microwavable hot pack.  Here's a little how-to.  While we were at it, we made one for ourselves as. 

(Couldn't resist adding this picture of Ariadne--Solomon thinks it should be accompanied by the music from 2001: A Space Odyssey.  Now on to making hot packs.)

First combined some rice and lavender essential oil, allowing them to sit together in a plastic bag overnight.  A little measuring and sewing gave us an inner and outer bag.  The outer bag is flannel, to make it extra soft and cozy.  The inner one is muslin (existing mainly so that the outer bag can be washed).

We filled the rice a little past half way, so that it would not be stuffed tight once it was done.

In order to keep the rice from spilling while we sewed, we pinned a 'seam' to keep it to one side. I did the sewing at this step.   

 

 Dad played a very important roll at this point, making sure everyone got enough cuddles and stayed happy.

Velcro closure was the finishing step.  

Nova was very into pop up cards and drawing horses at this point, so she made a get well card that incorporated both.