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Weekend Make and Takes: Christmas

by Marie

Here’s a few fun crafts I’ve found to help celebrate Christmas. With only 20 days left until Christmas, you better get crafting!

Felted Christmas Trees by Purl Bee (pictured above)
Eco Christmas Gift Wrap by Zakka Life
Snowmen Ornaments by Simply Handmade
Reindeer Cookies for Gifts by Mom it Forward
Christmas Storytime by No Time for Flash Cards
Fun Downloadable Christmas [...]

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Quick and Easy Advent Calendar

by Heather

Want to end squabbles between siblings over who gets to put up the advent ornament each day? How about making personal advent calendars so each kid can have one? This is also a great quick project for classrooms, scout packs, make and takes at holiday bazaars, or just a good fun craft activity to do [...]

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Classroom Holiday Party Ideas

by Marie

Many of you, including myself, are in charge of your child’s classroom party. I’m the “game mom” and have been trying to come up with something to keep their attention. I’ve compiled a few fun and easy games and activities to play that will hopefully keep the kids occupied and having fun.

Decorate Holiday Cards – [...]

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Bead Your Own Ornaments

by Marie

Pipe cleaner and craft beads go hand in hand. If my kids need something to do, I pull out the container with these two supplies. They’re easy for little hands and the beads stay put on the pipe cleaner. Here we made Christmas Ornaments out of pipe cleaner and beads. They’re super simple and add [...]

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Not Just Bells on Bobtails

by Marie

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I have been snooping around at some great holiday crafts that would jingle any sleigh! Check out these fun crafty ideas using bells.

Candy Cane Cozy – Make one of these to keep your candy snug all winter long.
Snowdrift Divinity – Cookie Baker Lynn cooks up some jingle time treats.
Jingle Bell Bracelets – Family Fun [...]

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Stained Glass Ornaments on a Budget

by Marie

I love the Dollar Store. I go there every few weeks to see what little “treasures” they have. Especially at Christmas time with great stocking stuffers for everyone. I also found these fun Christmas Tree Ornaments that are called Sun Catchers. I remember painting these as a kid once. So for $1, I had to [...]

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25 Storybook Surprises

by Marie

Guest Make and Taker
It is time for another Guest Make and Taker. Molly is a fun friend living the life in Arizona. She is a mommy of 2 cute boys and is having a blast with life. Her recipe club is always throwing super fun dinner parties, I love this one. I am happy to [...]

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Counting Down the Days

by Marie

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I love to count down the days until Christmas. As a Kindergarten teacher, it was fun to do lots of counting with the kids. We would glue cotton balls onto Santa’s beard in number order 1-25. Download the image of Santa here.

Here some other fun Advent Calendars that help count down the 25 days until [...]

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