Tonight is Advent Eve. So, kids, this is your chance to stay up late! This evening, we’re setting out the Christmas Tree and decorating it with all of our best baubles as well as new Gingerbread Garlands and a fresh pair of Favourite Photo Ornaments [the 2013 edition]. EASY GINGERBREAD GARLANDS Supplies Gingerbread Dough [See […]
Get Ready! Our ADVENT SHADOWBOX 2012 project starts TOMORROW! So what is it? An Advent Calendar is a staple in our house. Last year, I came up with a new way to display our daily activity for the kids: The Advent Shadowbox. Each day in Advent, I post a message in a shadowbox picture frame with an […]
December 14, 2011 18th Day of Advent 11 Days ’til Christmas Turn an orange into a scented ornament by plunging cloves in festive patterns all over the orange’s rind. Then, wrap it in ribbons and hang it in a doorway or place it on the mantle by the fire. _______________ It wouldn’t be Christmas without […]
December 10, 2011 14th Day of Advent 15 Days ’til Christmas Basic Ingredients 2 Cups Flour 1 Cup Table Salt 1 Cup Water Tools and Decor Food Colouring Cookie Cutters Straws Acrylic or Tempera Paints Glitter and Glue Permanent Markers or Fancy Pens Method Combine Flour and Salt in a Bowl Gradually Add Water Let […]
December 3, 2011 It’s Tree Trimming Day… Time to make the Favourite Photo Ornaments It has become a tradition in our house. Each year, we browse through our photos and find our absolute favourite photo of each of the kids. And we use these to make simple black and white photo ornaments for the tree. To keep things consistent, we bought supplies in […]
________________________ 3 dec 2011 – 7th day of advent – 22 days ‘til Christmas – have a tree trimming party (hot chocolate and cookies included) __________________________ It’s our first year with an artificial tree. After my own sneezing and wheezing for the last few years, my husband and I finally had a sit-down with the kids about changing […]
DECEMBER 1, 2011 5th Day of Advent 24 Days ’til Christmas Advent Thursdays are DAYS OF GRATITUDE Today We’ll Make Lasting Acknowledgements Writing our “GRATEFUL FORS” on Thin Strips of Paper And dropping them, rolled, into Glass Ornaments Here’s a look at our Advent Shadowbox today: (As you can probably tell by now, I’m not the […]
BIRTHDAY pARTy: Activity 3 “Secret Wish” Fashion Photo Ornaments – Inspired by Steven Meisel Theory & Practice : Supplies : Preparation : Action : Results : Printable Card _____________________________________ Theory & Practice As I had stated on the invitation, we had planned on doing both “fashion photography” and something “seasonal” during the BIRTHDAY pARTy. Since we already […]
