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Kids Craft – – Handy Reindeer

December 4, 2012 by Fotini Filed Under: art, Christmas Craft, Christmas crafts, diy, handprint art, kids craft, kids crafts, reindeer handprint 6 Comments

Crafting with your kids is a lot of fun! It’s a great time for them to use their creativity and imagination! We always really enjoy making fun crafts that relate to the current season or Holiday. With Christmas right around the corner, we are in full swing around here with crafting 🙂 I thought it would be fun to take our mind off the hustle and bustle and get our hands dirty, literally!

Here’s what you’re going to need:

construction paper
craft paint, paint brush
googly eyes
pom pom balls, or similar
hot glue gun and glue
white crayon

I started by letting my son pick his page colors, he chose green and yellow. Paint the entire hand with brown paint. Expect giggles and wiggles. Christian is so ticklish, love those little laughs 🙂 Have them spread their fingers and firmly press the hand onto the page. Let dry and glue on the googly eyes and pom pom balls. Christian wanted to make both of his pictures Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, so we glued red poms for the nose and green on what’s to be the antlers! We added a small piece of MERRY CHRISTMAS washi tape at the bottom, too! It was Christian’s idea to use a white crayon to make snowflakes around the page, and it looks so cute! He made one for us and one for our Nana and I know she’ll just love it!

What fun crafts do you like to do with your kids during the Holidays?

Celebrating the 25 Days of Christmas

December 1, 2012 by Fotini Filed Under: 25 Days of Christmas, Christmas, Christmas activities for kids, Christmas crafts, Kids Christmas

Last year I did a fun December Fun Jar with the kids, this year I decided to re-vamp it a little! I used the same concept but added some presents in the mix. Starting today ( December 1st) my kids will open either a present or envelope with a fun activity until Christmas day! It’s a fun way to celebrate the Holiday season, as well as learn about the true meaning of Christmas, Christ!

So here’s a breakdown of what I did:

1. Christmas movie
2. Christmas coloring book
3. Check out Christmas books at the Library
4. Visit the Zoo
5. Gingerbread train kit
6. Christmas craft
7. Eat candy canes!
8. Gather unwanted toys to donate
9. Write letters to Santa and take to Macys
10. Wrap presents
11. Make Reindeer food (recipe here!)
12. Drive around and look at Christmas lights
13. Build a snowman (hope there’s snow!!)
14. Christmas movie
15. Random act of kindness for the day!
16. Sing Christmas songs!
17. Pick out and buy family ornament of the year!
18. Bible Verse- Luke 1:39-45
19. Bible Verse- Luke 1:46-56
20. Bible Verse- Luke 1:57-66
21. Bible Verse- Luke 1:67-80
22. Visit Reindeer Farm
23. Enjoy a nice cup of hot chocolate
24. Make Christmas cookies
25. Rejoice in the Lord! Spend the day with family 🙂

I pre-assigned each gift and numbered it (makes it a little easier so I know what to expect!). Pick fun activities or gifts your family can enjoy together, the entire Holiday season!

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Yarn Letters – JOY!

November 25, 2012 by Fotini Filed Under: Christmas crafts, Christmas decor, crafts, diy, DIY crafts, home decor, Joy, paper mache letters 39 Comments

So, I thought I’d hop on the bandwagon with trying out the paper mache letters wrapped in yarn. I love the way they look and I knew they would look fantastic above my fireplace for Christmas! I chose the word “J O Y “, it’s short and sweet and there’s so much to be joyous for during the Christmas season! There are so many shades, texture and varieties of yarn. I went with a bright red yarn with specks of silver. I tend to decorate with red, white and silver for Christmas, so this would be perfect!

Here’s what you’re going to need for this project:

Paper mache letters of choice
Yarn, one spool should be enough (I had lots left over)
Scissors
Glue gun and glue

Since this was my first time doing this, I started with my “O” so I could get the hang of things without having to pull out any tricks.. I cut off about 2 feet on yarn to start with and glued one end to the back of my letter and began wrapping. I chose to leave some spacing in between mine so you could see the brown color of the paper mache. I like how it looked 🙂 I continued doing my letter in small sections, gluing as I went along until the entire letter was complete! Next I did the letter “Y”. This is where a little experience would come into play… I began with the shorter, top sections of the letter first. Then, I went to the middle, placing a small glue dot on the front and pressing to hold the yarn into place. Continue for as long as needed, wrap the bottom and glue. So, as I was saying about experience… I should have started by cutting small pieces of yarn for the “tops” for several rows of the “Y” and gluing into place. This would of given it a more completed look. I quickly learned my lesson, and did this with my remaining letter, “J”. It takes an extra minute, or two but really makes a world of difference.

And there you have it, adorable, personalized letters perfect for your mantle!

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