Creative Tutors of Wake County, North Carolina
Category: Crafts and Activities
Sep 21 | Play-Doy
Play-Doh, originally a non-toxic wallpaper cleaner, was released as a child’s toy in 1957. The first Play-Doh came only in an off-white color. By 1957, the company added yellow, red and blue Play-Doh. A US Patent was granted to Noah and Joseph McVicker who founded Rainbow Crafts. Hasbro are the current owners of Play-Doh.
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Sep 13 | Puzzels Great for Learning
Looking for a creative way to teach geography, John Spilsbury glued a map to a flat piece of wood, used a fine hand saw and cut out each country. On September 15, 1767, this British teacher invented the puzzle!
Enjoy assembling some puzzles today. This is a great way to work on logic skills and improve vision skills. Here is an on-line puzzle site. http://www.jigzone.com/
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May 08 | Mother's Day Craft Ideas
If you are looking for some fun Mother's Day craft ideas to help the kids make some cute gifts for Mom, check out Danielle's Place of Crafts and Activities website.
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Meet Kim Ashby | Owner
Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.
Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain