Week Eleven of my Short Story Challenge

 The Kid who Cared            By: Everly

A kid sat in her house. Her name was Ever. She had just driven home from church.

On her way home, she had seen a man. He was holding a sign that said ‘Please help. I have no home.’

Ever nearly cried at the sight. She wanted to help, but didn’t know how she could. 

The next day, Ever felt she was being led by God to do something. And God gave her an idea.

She made boxes with Bibles, blankets, heart-felt notes, and other things to make the homeless’ lives better.

She walked out her front door and headed outside. After a while of walking, Ever found a tent on the sidewalk. 

She knocked on the door. “Hello?”

A face peeked out. It was a man, his clothes were torn and dirty. It was raining and he had no blankets. He didn’t have a jacket, and his skin was pale. Ever looked him in the eyes and said, “I give this box to you. It is not a gift from me, but from God. He loves you.”

The man looked Ever in her eyes, and said, “You have been so kind to me. But, who is God?”

Ever handed him the Bible that was in the box. This is God. He has helped many people, and now, he has helped you. He has cared for you since the beginning.”

The man started reading the Bible, with wonder in his eyes.

Ever left after saying good luck to the man. 

She did this with many other people. And when she got home, she cried.

“Thank you God! You have blessed all those people. And I am so happy to have been a part of it! Thank you.” She exclaimed.

Only a few days ago, Ever had thought it was impossible to help them as a kid. But now she had learned, that with God ALL things are possible. And remember, Jesus loves you.

Paper Pencil Ghost

 

This is an absolutely adorable craft, and it’s a game too! I love playing with this thing, and it is super easy to make. If you are anxious to find out how it is a game as well as a craft, I won’t keep you waiting; let’s get started!

Supplies:

Paper (I used tracing paper, but any paper works)

Pens, pencils, etc (something to draw the face with)

A pencil

Marker (if you want to color the top of the ghost like I did)

T.P. Roll

Rubber band

Scissors

A ruler (or you can just eye-ball it)

Directions:

1. Take your paper and cut it into a square it has to be bigger than 4in by 4in (the bigger the paper square the bigger your ghost!

2. Plop it onto a toilet paper roll and secure it with a rubber band

3. Color the top with marker if you like (this will make it a rainbow ghost!)

4.  Poke a hole in the middle of it with a pencil

5.  Now pop the paper off of the T.P. Roll

6. Draw a face, it can be spooky, cute, shocked, whatever!

7. And you’re done! Look down below and see how it can be used as a game

Paper Pencil Ghost Game:

For this game you will need your ghost, a pencil, and people to play the game with (this can also be played solo)

Solo Play:

Grab your ghost and your pencil. Put the bottom of your pencil through the hole in the ghost’s top. Now bob your pencil up and down super fast for as long as you can before it shoots off of the pencil!

Multi-Play:

Grab some people, and make sure they all have ghosts and pencils. Poke the pencil through the hole at the top of the ghost. Now, when everyone is ready, bob the pencil up and down over and over as fast as possible without the ghost flying off of the pencil! The last one with their ghost still on the pencil wins!

Week Ten of My Short Story Challenge

 A World You’ve Never Seen Before            By: Everly

So much can happen with just one thing. 

You can walk through a forest with unicorns, fairies, and trees that tell jokes. There would be rainbow slides, way up in the sky, going from above to below. 

There would be homes as grand as ever, with cozy fires to warm you. There would be clouds that swoop down from the sky, and you can pluck off pieces that taste like cotton candy. 

It would rain moon dust, colored every possible color. You could hop to the moon with just one jump; and there would be a huge party with lots of colors. 

On the moon you can buy dresses made of snow, ice, seaweed, sun rays, and all the magical things. It would have a beautiful view of the earth down bellow. 

There would be planets you could visit, with friendly inhabitants. You could buy rock candy, and starsicles. But you wouldn’t have to buy it, it would be traded for. You could trade spices that tasted like candy, for a trip to the moon. And chocolate rings, for a lollipop made of rainbow powder. 

Life would be different every day; new adventures around each corner, friends to be made everywhere, and varied flavors of ice cream. 

So, how can you make it happen? What’s the one thing that you need? 

Your imagination. 

And with that, anything can happen. 

See you on the other side of the waterfall made of snowflakes!

Week Nine of My Short Story Challenge

 The Shattered Glass            By: Everly

All around the world there is shattered glass. 

You can see it in the eyes of those around you, you look inside and their eyes fall apart.

It is in a frozen lake, touch it on a hot day and it is gone. Shattered to pieces.

It is on the floor of a house. It has been dropped and splintered into a thousand little sections.

Kids try to pick it up, but they too shatter to pieces.

People and things fall apart, everywhere. There is no escape. 

But there is only one Man who has the capable hands to fix broken adults, grandparents, children, and all other things.

This Man lives above all glass. He made the glass. 

If He made it once, He can make it again.

He fixes us, even when no one is perfect, or fixable by human beings. 

He looks inside the glass, and sees their hearts, even when the glass is broken apart.

He is the Creator, the Molder, the One.

He is God, and we are broken.

He will fix you, if you believe.

Diy Wall Picture

 I love decorating my bedroom, and I thought it would be a great idea, to make my own art for the walls! This project is super easy to do, and it can end up looking adorable! You can design your own art, and show it off on the walls!

Supplies:

Cardboard box, tea box, and form of box. 

Note: the bigger or smaller the box, the bigger or smaller the picture

Paper

Things to draw and/or color with

Glue stick

Ruler

Scissors

Directions:

1. Cut off the bottom/side of your box, so that you get this shape

2. Measure you box. First, measure how long it is, then add how tall it is two times to your measurement, this will allow you to wrap those sides of the box. Second, measure how wide it is and add how tall it is two times to your measurement, this will allow you to wrap this part of the box. Now add those put those measurements on a piece of paper

3. Cut!

5. Now stick the paper over the box, so that it covers the top and all the sides, here is a video on how to do it

Note: before you glue the paper to the box, color within the lines in the middle to create your drawing

Note: if words on the box show through the paper, no worries, just cover with another layer of paper

6. Hang on a wall by balancing it on a pin, or attach string to the top and hang it like that!

Week Eight of My Short Story Challenge

 The Tree        By: Everly

A tree, with great hopes, stood on a hill. He was forested by other trees, and he was the shortest of all.

He looked towards the heavens, and cried tears of acorns. He lifted his leafy hands, and waved them to the clouds, “Excuse me?” He called.

“Yes?” The clouds answered.

“I have a question, how did you ever get so tall?”

“Well, we are not exactly tall, but high. But…uh…. We are full of water, and we let it out sometimes, but the thing that makes us float is how light we are, I suppose. And did you know that the world is very beautiful? So many trees—”

“Don’t forget the lakes.” A cloud interrupted.

“I was getting there, you only let me list one thing!” The cloud replied.

The tree sighed, the clouds had a way of drifting off topic.

The clouds flew away. The tree did not remember what they had said, and why they grew so tall. But he did remember them saying something about water. Should he cry? Would he grow then?

The tree tried it, he poured a waterfall of pinecones and acorns.

Nothing happened. Then he saw a building far off in the distance. It was taller than everything surrounding it.

“Sir!” The tree cried out to it.

“Yes?” The building replied in a booming voice despite how far away it was.

“How did you ever grow so tall?” The tree asked.

The tree’s voice was like a mouse compared to the building’s loud words.

“I never did it on my own. I had people to help me. They built me tall and strong.” The building answered.

The tree looked for people, but found none. He sighed again. There was no hope.

But the tree wasn’t going to give up, he had worked to hard to stop now. So he waited and waited. Though he did not notice it, he was gradually getting taller and taller. Soon he was taller than even the clouds. He surpassed the building in his height. He was taller than he had ever dreamed.

He had worked hard, and never given up. And now he was rewarded with what he worked so hard to get. But he definitely had his share of difficulties, it wasn’t easy, but he had done it.

Keep growing, you can do it.

Week Seven of my Short Story Challenge

 The Overburdened Table             By: Everly

In a house, there sat two tables. They were separated from each other by 3 yards.  Both tables were the same size, but one was on one side of the house, and the other on the other side.

A family prepped for dinner. They were having family come over to celebrate. They set spoons, forks, knives, bread, chicken, salads, sauces, casseroles, and other such things on one table, and on the other table they set nothing. 

The guests came over, and they brought other things to eat, vegetables, fruits, meats, and more. All of these things were set on the table that had everything else.

The other table still had nothing.

And now, the table with all the foods and utensils, was getting rather weak. He could not carry everything much longer.

And only a few small seconds after the family started eating, the table snapped it half, and fell to the ground.

All the food was ruined, there were wood splinters everywhere, and the family sat shocked.

None of this would have ever happened, if the family had only split the fox between the two tables.

Don’t overburden your friends more than you burden yourself.