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…
Toot toot, All Aboard The Minivan Express! I was so excited when I found this idea for The Minivan Express! If you know me at all, you know that I ran right into photoshop and made up some Golden Tickets for the adventure! And you also know I have them…
Fun Felt Christmas Tree Craft: Materials: Green felt (I got the sticky kind) Thin cardboard (The boards that come with dress shirts work well!) Craft Glue, scissors Tree Trimmings: Buttons, Pipe cleaners, glitter, sparkles, etc! Instructions: Cut a simple triangle from the shirt board Trace the triangle onto your piece…
I found this cute Christmas votive craft at Crafts for all seasons! It’s a great way to transform our original Jesus is the light of the world candle craft and bring it back out as a reminder this Christmas Season! Supplies: glass votive candle holder Decoupage medium, like Mod Podge…
Each year, each month, I take photos of the kids. Why you ask? For our annual family calendar! I give these as Christmas gifts each year and its time once again. Typically I take the calendar class at our local Archiver’s, however, this year, being that I went digital mid-year,…
Each year we take the month of December off of our regular curriculum to focus on the birth of our Savior! As we began our ‘Christmas School’ this year, I found a great website for making a Jesse Tree. It’s a fun, hands-on way to retell the story of the…
