ADVENT 2012 ROUNDUP
THE LUNCHBOX SEASON’S “SHADOWBOX” ADVENT CALENDAR 2012 KEY RECIPES AND PROJECTS ADVENT 2012 ROLL CREDITS Advent Shadowbox 2012: An IntroductionAdvent […]
December 2012
Lord Peter Wimsey’s Case-Crackin’ New Year’s Eve Party
As always, our New Year’s Eve plans come along last minute. Last year’s family Sherlock Holmes Party was such a
Perform & Record The Winter’s Tale (with Bears & Other Stuffies)
On Sunday, we’ll be gearing up for an impromptu performance of our December Shakespeare play, starring all of the stuffies
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Thanks for joining us for our Advent Shadowbox 2012 Calendar! __________ Here’s a recap! Advent Shadowbox 2012: An
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 24, Christmas Eve Checklist
□ Make sure there are enough cookies for Santa. If not, make some more! □ Prepare the Cannoli Buche de Noel for
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 23, Read & Illustrate The Winter’s Tale, Act V
Today concludes our work on The Winter’s Tale (or does it?). We’ll read and illustrate scenes from Act V. Here’s
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 22, P.M. Pajama Party – Make Cookies for Santa!
Since we have some plans for this morning, we’re going to have a bit of a late night cookie-making party
Cannoli Bûche de Noël
Each year, for Christmas, I make a Bûche de Noël. For the past decade, I have been making my mom’s
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 21, Order Fish & Chips and Watch The Bishop’s Wife
Tonight, we’ll order Fish & Chips and settle down to watch a Christmas classic on the darkest day of the year!
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 20, Make a Deck of Constellation Cards
Make a Deck of Constellation Cards! The kids are really interested in astrological signs and constellations. For some time now,
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 19, Pre-Christmas Concert Pizza Party with Quick & Easy Individual Thin Crust Pizzas
Today, we’re making our quick and easy thin-crust pizzas for a little supper before the kids’ Christmas Concert at school.
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 18, Make Silhouette Self-Portrait Cards and Send Them To Friends and Family
Today, the kids are going to make Silhouette Self-Portraits and send them to family members with handwritten holiday greetings and
How to Make Silhouettes from Digital Photos Using Free Online Photo-Editing Tools & a Printer / Scanner
Since we were making Silhouette Self-Portraits today, the kids and I decided to try to make some basic Silhouettes using
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 17, Fill A Pantry
Today, we make an online contribution to The Daily Bread Food Bank. The kids suggest that everyone look around for food banks
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 16, Read & Illustrate The Winter’s Tale, Act IV
We’ve turned the corner from tragedy to comedy! It’s time to illustrate the romantic scenes from Shakespeare’s play! I really
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 15, Gingerbread Party, Design, Build, Decorate
Today, the kids are going to have a Gingerbread Party. They’ll cut, bake, and DECORATE some gingerbread cookie cutouts. Then,
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 14, Watch Holiday (1938) and Make Prof. Potter’s Punch and Judy “Hidden Whallop” Cookies
George Cukor’s Holiday (1938) is one of our favourite movies. It was high time we showed it to the kids!
Advent Shadowbox 2012: Day 13, Learn “Who” to Knit, Beginning a Family/Welcome-Guest Scarf Project
I really enjoyed reading about my friend and former colleague Nathalie’s experiences knitting with her son in the September 2011