Thank you for believing in my vision. Let’s extend a warm welcome to our newest members @Charlotte Bick @Cam Parkes @Wendy Venema @Paula Artis and @Sandy Chong Charlotte is my real life assistant and she’s helping me organize the classrooms. She also has years of homeschool experience and I’m glad she agreed to help me here. Cam is new and runs an RPG community. I’ve asked him to schedule a game play session so so let us know if you’re interested. Thinking of you @Gus Gray @Daniel Cavaretta @Evelene Sterling @Michelle Fuentes as you were interested in our last live game night. Wendy has a mom’s group that some of you might be interested in and Paula is offering an AI camp for kids in June. Sandy and I know each other from Crust and Crumb Academy. A few days ago, she shared her dough was looking at her and I used that idea and her picture to create this welcome video. Enjoy and take a minute to introduce yourself. Then pop over to #Welcome to Connected Through Play to see how the community works.

https://www.skool.com/crochet-art-for-schoolgroups-9585/experimental-crochethow-to-crochet-freestyle-without-a-pattern?p=f2f71453 My grandson made a Light Saber!

We’ve had so many new folks join in the last month, I think it’s time for a fun game of introductions. Now, when I’m conducting in person training, I usually do this by passing around of toilet paper and asking everyone to tear off as many sheets as they’d like. No further instructions are given. After everyone has taken their share, I then let them know it’s time to share one fact for each square (or sheet) they took. That usually gets folks talking. Since we don’t have any toilet paper, let’s roll the virtual dice instead. For each dot that you get, share something about yourself. I’ll start. PS: This is on the honor system. https://www.calculator.net/dice-roller.html

Our own @Rene Kerkdyk will be hosting this session in our community on Saturday 6/5 at 11:00 a.m. EST New York. I hope you and your family can join us. Ever wanted to play the guitar but felt overwhelmed by complicated chord charts and sore fingers? Let's skip the frustration and jump straight to the music. In this ultra-beginner workshop, we are throwing out the traditional rulebook and introducing a brand-new, remarkably simple approach to the guitar. You will learn how to navigate the fretboard with ease and play your very first song using just one single finger. No musical background required, no tedious theory—just pure, instant fun. Whether you’ve never picked up an instrument or just want a fresh, stress-free way to play, this workshop will prove that making music is much closer than you think. Bring your guitar, bring your index finger, and let’s play a song! Drop your questions for Rene below!

Some of you may have received a welcome DM from our community mascot, “The Kid”. I wanted to have him say hello today. What kind of adventures would you like to see him have? Ask your kids and once a month, I’ll bring one to life.