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Don't forget that this is her project. She may have grand ideas but if you or your husband are doing a lot of the work, then it's not her project. She may need your help to realize what she can accomplish is not quite up to what she can imagine.

Btw, as she gets older and the projects get more elaborate, she will be able to do more on her own. There is no time like the present to get her to understand she should be doing most, if not all, the work on her projects.

OHGrandma,
She does 95% of it herself, if she can't do her idea on her own, or with minimal help, we don't let her start the project. I've had too many students of my own turning in projects that their parents obviously did most of to get sucked into that mistake. The parts we help with are the use of sharp cutting tools, or threading a needle, and tying off the end of the thread.