She loves making bracelets, she loves jinglebells. I didn't have to give her any instruction- just told her what we were making, gave her the materials, & she went to it :)
Jinglebell Braclets
When I saw the jinglebell bracelets post at Chasing Cheerios, I knew that it would be an activity that Talia would love.
She loves making bracelets, she loves jinglebells. I didn't have to give her any instruction- just told her what we were making, gave her the materials, & she went to it :)
She loves making bracelets, she loves jinglebells. I didn't have to give her any instruction- just told her what we were making, gave her the materials, & she went to it :)
Play Nativity
I bought the Fischer Price Nativity Set this year, so that the girls could play with it and so that we could teach Talia, especially, more about the true Christmas story.
I wrapped up each of the pieces individually, and we talked about the story of Jesus' birth, piece by piece. Talia thanked us for individual pieces, and when we were done, I showed her how pushing the angel down makes the star light up & Silent Night plays. She said, reverently, "Jesus is born!" and placed Jesus, Mary, & Joseph in the stable while the music played. It was pretty cute! :)
I wrapped up each of the pieces individually, and we talked about the story of Jesus' birth, piece by piece. Talia thanked us for individual pieces, and when we were done, I showed her how pushing the angel down makes the star light up & Silent Night plays. She said, reverently, "Jesus is born!" and placed Jesus, Mary, & Joseph in the stable while the music played. It was pretty cute! :)
Christmas Cookie Exchange
A friend of mine organized a Christmas Cookie Exchange this year.
I made some more of the chocolate truffles that I posted about earlier (you can find the recipe at that post).
And this year, I found some Martha Stewart cookie boxes, way on sale, so I picked them up & have had fun putting the cookies together in the pretty boxes for gifts.
I'm also making some Christmas boxes this year for some other gifts, but I don't want to post them here yet, or it will give some things away! :)
I made some more of the chocolate truffles that I posted about earlier (you can find the recipe at that post).
And this year, I found some Martha Stewart cookie boxes, way on sale, so I picked them up & have had fun putting the cookies together in the pretty boxes for gifts.
I'm also making some Christmas boxes this year for some other gifts, but I don't want to post them here yet, or it will give some things away! :)
Christmas Pillow Case
Remember my post about sewing?
Well, I sewed something!
I was out at the fabric store, getting the supplies needed to make a stocking for Katrina (I made our family's stockings- look at me go ;), and all of their Christmas fabric was 50% off.
I remembered that my Mother in Law had made Christmas pillowcases and I thought it was a fun idea, so I picked out some cute Christmas/wintery fabric and bought enough to make a Christmas pillowcase for Talia.
Here it is! :)
It was fun to put it on her pillow when she wasn't looking, so she'd find it when it was naptime :)
Well, I sewed something!
I was out at the fabric store, getting the supplies needed to make a stocking for Katrina (I made our family's stockings- look at me go ;), and all of their Christmas fabric was 50% off.
I remembered that my Mother in Law had made Christmas pillowcases and I thought it was a fun idea, so I picked out some cute Christmas/wintery fabric and bought enough to make a Christmas pillowcase for Talia.
Here it is! :)
It was fun to put it on her pillow when she wasn't looking, so she'd find it when it was naptime :)
Salt Dough Ornaments
Yesterday, we made salt dough ornaments & it was a lot of fun!
This morning, we started decorating them.
Here are a couple, on display:
I followed the recipe that Filth Wizardry posted for Salt Dough Ornaments, and we had a great time making a few of our own!
Talia loved the stirring & the kneading :)
We rolled the dough and cut it with cookie cutters. We made holes in them with a straw (for hanging, and for weaving- as seen in the first photo). Then we waited (too long- these things take a couple of hours! :) for them to bake.
p.s. This post was featured on ABC & 123's Kid Made Holiday Decorations post!
This morning, we started decorating them.
Here are a couple, on display:
I followed the recipe that Filth Wizardry posted for Salt Dough Ornaments, and we had a great time making a few of our own!
Talia loved the stirring & the kneading :)
We rolled the dough and cut it with cookie cutters. We made holes in them with a straw (for hanging, and for weaving- as seen in the first photo). Then we waited (too long- these things take a couple of hours! :) for them to bake.
p.s. This post was featured on ABC & 123's Kid Made Holiday Decorations post!
Paper Chain for the Christmas Tree
Yesterday we started our advent calendar. Talia made her first Christmas card, and I think it'll be a daily thing, to put a cheerio into the cup each day after Talia gets her treat out, so that Katrina can pick something out, too. :) She wanted to be involved too!
Today we made a paper chain for the Christmas tree.
How To Do It:
- I cut construction paper into half inch strips with a scrapbooking paper cutter
- we glued the ends together to make the chain
One green paper & one red paper will get you a chain this long:
2 green papers and 2 red papers will get you a chain this long:
p.s. This post was featured on ABC & 123's Kid Made Holiday Decorations post!
Today we made a paper chain for the Christmas tree.
How To Do It:
- I cut construction paper into half inch strips with a scrapbooking paper cutter
- we glued the ends together to make the chain
One green paper & one red paper will get you a chain this long:
2 green papers and 2 red papers will get you a chain this long:
Talia really enjoyed helping me to put the chain on the tree!
This was a great, simple Christmas activity that I'm sure we'll do again in future years.
This was a great, simple Christmas activity that I'm sure we'll do again in future years.p.s. This post was featured on ABC & 123's Kid Made Holiday Decorations post!
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