As part of our Advent activities we made these fun paper snowflakes to decorate our school room. Using plain copy paper, fold over one corner to make a triangle, and cut off the excess. Then with that still folded in a triangle, fold over 1/2 to make a smaller triangle,…
Every year we try to fill shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. (All thanks go to my mother-in-law, without whom we might not have done it this year!) It’s a wonderful ministry that gives the boxes as Christmas gifts to kids in need all over the world. Since 1993 Samaritan’s…
Whatever would possess me to mop my floor before doing our edible Christmas Trees I’ll never know, but just fyi…not a wise choice. And might I just add that I doubt my kitchen will ever fully recover from the glitter after this year’s Christmas Craft month. Anyhow, with the potential…
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
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:…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
