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Christmas Reading & Viewing!

Here are some of the books we’ve been enjoying this Christmas season! http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fconfofahome-20%2F8010%2Fb75f9c9f-768e-4d73-ab6b-df1997c40cff&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate Amazon.com Widgets And here are some of our favorite Christmas movies: http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fconfofahome-20%2F8010%2Feddf013e-b17c-45b1-b2ec-63b9f23cc366&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate Amazon.com Widgets

Stained Glass Jesus Craft

Make this fun Christmas Window Hanging! Supplies: Crayon Shavings, I suggest lighter colors like yellow, orange, red, pink. Darker ones tend to get ‘muddy’ Wax paper cut to approx. 6″ x 9″ (you’ll need 2 sheets per student) Construction Paper for frame Yarn and Hole Punch Iron and Newspaper Instructions:…

Handprint Snowman Ornament

Art Christmas

I’ve seen this idea on a couple of blogs and originally intended on giving them away as gifts, but after making them, I don’t think I can part with them! Supplies: Plain bulb ornaments (I used clear ones from Michael’s, but metallic red would be just as cute!) White acrylic…

The Polar Express Pizza Night!

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Thanks to Barnes & Noble offering a storytime with “The Polar Express”, we decided to do “The Minivan Express” night tonight! We started off with a make your own pizza night: Getting ready for the ride, we used our Plastic Cup Rudolf craft to hold the popcorn, and I did…

Paper Cup Rudolf

Art / Christmas Crafts Christmas

Since we are planning on The Minivan Express trip, I decided to try this cute Rudolf craft from Kaboose to use for our popcorn cups! Note: A kind reader said that Barnes & Noble is doing The Polar Express story time friday night December 4th at 7pm at most locations,…

Prek letter J

Alphabet / Homeschool Letter J / PreK / Workboxes

Welcome to the Letter J. Since we’re nearing Christmas, I wanted to focus on the reason for the season: Jesus! Hope you enjoy it! Letter J Memory Verse: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth,…

Nativity Craft

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We made this fun Nativity Craft today! I found this cute idea on Family Fun! Materials: 2 small terra-cotta pots 1 small terra-cotta saucer Acrylic paint Fine-point marker 3 wooden knobs, one smaller than the others Tacky glue Fabric Embroidery floss Raffia Instructions Paint the terra-cotta pots and saucer. Use…

The Minivan Express!

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Toot toot, All Aboard The Minivan Express! I was so excited when I found this idea for The Minivan Express! If you know me at all, you know that I ran right into photoshop and made up some Golden Tickets for the adventure! And you also know I have them…

Felt Christmas Tree Craft

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Fun Felt Christmas Tree Craft: Materials: Green felt (I got the sticky kind) Thin cardboard (The boards that come with dress shirts work well!) Craft Glue, scissors Tree Trimmings: Buttons, Pipe cleaners, glitter, sparkles, etc! Instructions: Cut a simple triangle from the shirt board Trace the triangle onto your piece…

Snowflake Votives: Jesus is the light of the world!

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I found this cute Christmas votive craft at Crafts for all seasons! It’s a great way to transform our original Jesus is the light of the world candle craft and bring it back out as a reminder this Christmas Season! Supplies: glass votive candle holder Decoupage medium, like Mod Podge…