Claire worked super hard to come up with the best way to honor her Snuggle Bunny for Dia De Los Muertos. In her Spanish class, she had to come up with memory box to honor a lost loved one and it needed to contain items that the person loved and pictures to show who the person was. We did lots and lots of store hopping to find the perfect items for her box.
First we glued on the background....
next, she arranged all of the items to be sure she knew how she wanted them displayed...
then the gluing began!!!!
She was very particular about the items she had to have in the box and where she needed them placed!
I am super proud of the effort and care Claire took into making this a special representation of what she knows and remember about her super special Snuggle Bunny. The two of them had such a bond and I know Dad would be so proud of her right now!
The finished project, complete with a cross and purple cancer ribbon, a hammer and screwdriver because Grandpa was always building things; a tractor, some pigs, and a rooster because Grandpa loved farming and loved his animals; the camo background to honor him fighting for our freedoms in Vietnam. On one side of the box is the patch from the Charlie Company which he belonged to in Vietnam and on the other side is a picture of Grandpa from Vietnam. The best picture though is the one you can see, the one of Claire and her Snuggle bunny, snuggled up together and happy as can be. We sure do wish he was still here with us, but we are so thankful that Claire got to spend so much time with him and that she remembers so much about him still!
She wanted to outline it in lights. It looked really nice but the picture didn't turn out so well.
In honor of you Snuggle Bunny, aka Dad and Grandpa Larry...we love you and miss you every single day. As Claire said in her description below the box, you are always alive in our heart!
