The first winner of the Little Fun; Little Learning Christmas Giveaway is Katelyn. Katelyn is new to blogging. She has just started her own site, Miscellany Mom. Yay for Katelyn! :clapping: :o)
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I'm back from being gone for Christmas. Sunday after church we drove to my aunt's house, which is a few hours away. She was having the entire family over for Christmas dinner. Then Monday afternoon we left to go to my parent's house. Now it's almost 12:30 a.m. We just got home about 30 minutes ago. Whew! I'm ready for bed.
Anyway, just wanted to let you know . . . I will announcing a winner for the Oopsie Dazie hairclips soon. If you haven't done so, make sure you leave a comment so that you can be entered in the drawing. Also, I will be listing another giveaway this week.
Don't forget, there are two other giveaways going on . . . the design package and the breast cancer awareness earrings.
Talk to you soon. :)
My friend Karen and I were having an online discussion about kid-made ornaments tonight. What else do moms have to talk about? lol She told me about this snowman ornament that her son made two years ago.
I did this reindeer activity with my preschoolers last year. (Thanks to my friend Karen for sending me this picture so that I didn't have to dig my stuff out.) The head/nose of the reindeer is made with the child's foot and the antlers are made with hands. You could use this for a sweatshirt, tote bag, apron, banner (as shown), or just on a piece of cardstock. The eyes are wiggle eyes and the nose is a pom-pom. Here is a poem that you could use:
This isn't just a reindeer
As you can plainly see.
I made it with my hands
Which are a part of me.
It comes with lots of love
Especially to say
I hope you have a very,
Merry Christmas Day!
I'm posting this week's Fun-Filled Friday links a little early this week. I thought you could use a little extra time to get started since Christmas is only a few days away. Have fun! :)
My kids made these ornaments at church last night. They are pretty easy to make. You just buy clear bulb ornaments and have the kids attach Christmas foam stickers to them. If you wanted to embellish them a little you could add beads, sequins, glitter, etc. Just know that you may need a few extra in case some of them break. lol
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Cindy, a SAHM of two, started Oopsie Dazie because she couldn’t find any unique hair accessories for her daughter. She started with clips and grew to headbands and pony tail holders. What sets Oopsie Dazie apart is the endless number of ribbon and topper combinations. It’s very possible that a clip could be a one of a kind. The offerings are always changing as well, so you can keep coming back to see what is new. It’s impossible for someone to own everything Cindy makes, because the options are endless. Plus, they are absolutely affordable and shipping is free!
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These are some pictures of ornaments that we have made over the years. I hope these will give you some ideas for ornaments that you can make with your children.
These were made during my daughter's first year of preschool. The one on the left is (unfortunately) made of construction paper. Needless to say, it won't hold up well. The one on the right is made of the craft foam kits from Oriental Trading. They're very inexpensive. I'm not thrilled with the Christmas tree one though. As you can see, the red berries fall off very easily.
We made these last year at preschool. Thankfully, we were able to use a dye cut machine to make the Christmas trees. We used some old buttons that we had in the supply closet and some glitter for the garland. I think the foam only costs us $2. These were very thrifty ornaments! :)
My daughter came home with the stocking on the left. I think it was made with a kit, but it is made from craft foam. I'm sure you could also make this with cardstock or fabric. The one on the right is simply beads strung onto pipe cleaner. This is one of my daughter's favorite ornaments.
Do you have any hand made ornaments that you'd like to share with us? Leave a link below or tell us about it.
My daughter brought this home from school this week. I thought it was a cute idea. Just divide the paper into four sections and write the seasons on the paper. For spring use blue fingerprints, summer is a sun made from a yellow circle, fall is foam leaf stickers, and winter is foam snowflake stickers.
A reader at DLTK sent in this idea. The only paint colors you need are red and white.
Paint your child's hand with white paint on the tip of the thumb, white on the fingers for Santa's beard, red on the ball of the hand with a little white under it, and pink on the palm (mix the white and red to make the pink).
After the paint dries, use markers to make Santa's face, cut around the paper, punch a hole in the top, and add a string to hang the ornament.
During the month of December there will be random postings for giveaways. Be sure to check back to see what you can win.
I am saving the best giveaway for subscribers. Revka at RS Designs is giving away a Gold Design Package, valued at $100.
You may choose five (5) of the following options (price includes
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Custom signature
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I have to admit that I wish I had this prize. ;) If you'd like to be entered to win Revka's Gold Design Package, be sure to become a subscriber to Little Fun; Little Learning by December 31st.
Please blog about this great giveaway or tell your friends. If you have something you'd like to donate for the giveaway, please contact me.
Good luck!
Now that I am not teaching, I have a preschool website and I need lots of ideas. lol It seems when I was in "teacher mode" I could think of ideas all day long. Thankfully, one of my best friends sends me pictures of her daughter's creations.
To make the gingerbread house (which really isn't made of gingerbread, lol) they used a small milk carton for the center to hold up the crackers. The exterior is made of graham crackers, icing, and candy.
Have fun and enjoy making a mess! :)
I've had this sent to me twice in the past week. It has a pretty good beat. My daughter has one of the Go Fish cds.
Today we went to my brother's house for Thanksgiving dinner. He lives about 2 1/2 hours from us. My sister-in-law's family was there and a few people that she works with. Now we're at my parent's house, which is another 2 hours from my brother.
Tomorrow my hubby and I are actually going to get away by ourselves and leave the kids with my parents for an overnight trip. Yay! I'm so excited! We haven't been away by ourselves in years. I would like to go to Cape Hatteras. I've never been there and have wanted to go for many years. It's a little farther away then we'd like to travel for a 1 1/2 day get away, so we'll probably go somewhere closer.
Anyway, I'm sitting here all by myself. Everyone else is asleep. I'm used to keeping the late night blogging hours. I guess I need to get to bed early while I can.
Here are some of the things I am so grateful for:
I can't even begin to describe how I feel right now. I am gushing with gratefulness.
We love because He first loved us. I John 4:19
Happy Thanksgiving to you! I hope your day is surrounded by the ones you love.
Due to the holidays, there will not be a Fun-Filled Friday post this week. Next week I plan to begin posting lots of Christmas ideas. Be sure to check out the archives. There's plenty there to choose from.
By the way, what are you thankful for?
Here is a cute idea for a Thanksgiving place mat. You write "I am thankful for . . . " and then have the child draw pictures of things for which they're thankful. It looks like this particular mat has die cut leaves around it. You could cut some out yourself and/or have your child help you. If you don't feel too creative, then a plain colored border would work too.
Have your children made anything for Thanksgiving?
Say what? At a recent all-ages home screening, a hush fell over the room.
“What did they do to us?” asked one Gen-X mother of two, finally. The show
rolled, and the sweet trauma came flooding back. What they did to us was
hard-core. Man, was that scene rough. The masonry on the dingy brownstone at
123 Sesame Street, where the closeted Ernie and Bert shared a dismal
basement apartment, was deteriorating. Cookie Monster was on a fast track to
diabetes. Oscar’s depression was untreated. Prozacky Elmo didn’t exist.
When I was growing up, I never watched Sesame Street. I guess I'm safe from all the trauma. lol
What do you think about this?
I have noticed something pretty aggravating about the Nick Jr. site--whenever you find something you like, you'd better bookmark it. The site is constantly changing. One day you could find something that you like and the next day you go to look for and you could search for a while.
Here is a clip that is circulating over the internet quickly. This little boy, Logan, called into a radio station to share some wisdom.
Here is a direct link from the radio station - http://www.ksbj.org/eblogs/morningShow/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/logan-calf-story.mp3
My friend sent these pictures to me today. Her daughter made this in preschool.
The SPUMPS is the name of their preschool.
Just as I had hoped, here is Part 2 of Fun-Filled Friday. Hope you enjoy all these ideas. Be sure to check back later throughout the week. I'm hoping to have more Thanksgiving ideas for you.
1) Thankful Tree
Isn't this Thankful Tree cute? I found this idea over at Boasting in My Weakness. To get started, you'll need a tree. (You can make one from brown posterboard, construction paper, felt, etc. You could also use a branch placed in a flower pot and then hang the leaves on the tree.) Then you'll need to cut out some leaves of different fall colors. Ask your family, "What are you most thankful to God for?" Then write each family member's response on a leaf and stick it to the tree. Repeat this daily until Thanksgiving. You can read them all on Thanksgiving day.
It is important for us to learn to be thankful for what we have. Being thankful helps us learn to be content and happy, no matter our circumstances.
2) Thanksgiving Scripture Place Cards
Boasting in My Weakness also has an idea for scripture place cards. Your kids could help decorate these with glitter, stickers, etc.
3) Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
Printables for Kids has free Thanksgiving coloring pages.
Have fun!
I confess that Blogger really annoys me. I am used to using Wordpress at my other 3 blogs. If I want to contact someone, then I can. When they leave a comment I have access to their information. Not so with Blogger. Last week I announced a winner for our Fall Y'all Bloggy Giveaway. I tried to contact the winner, but had no luck. Anyway . . .
I'm pleased to announce our new winner is Awesome Mom. Congratulations! :D I chose comment #13 because I have been married for 13 years.
Enjoy!
It has been a weird week. If you've been reading then you'll know that my family has been in Florida for a few days. Before we left I posted giveaways at all four of my blogs. Whew! I can't even begin to tell you the comments I've been getting. My other 3 blogs are hosted by Wordpress and if you have a new commenter, then you have to approve the comment. Then for each comment I get at my blogs, an email comes to my inbox. Needless to say, I've had tons of emails!!!! lol
Ok, ok, on to the giveaway. I chose commenter #42 because my children are ages 4 & 2. Congratulations to And Then There Were3. Be sure to look in your inbox for an email from me.
Thanks to everyone for participating. I hope to have some more giveaways going on soon. If you would like to give away a prize, please contact me.
Have a great week! :o)
Sorry I've not been around the past few days. Our family took a spontaneous trip to Florida. The trip here was horrible. My 2 and 4 year old did not want to ride. You know how that goes. Hopefully, the trip returning home will be better.
We're here visiting my husband's parents. They're moving into a different house, so we've been helping them unpack. Their house is right on the canal, so it's pretty cool to watch the boats drive by. There is also a screened in pool. Yes, my husband and kids got in the pool today. It sounds crazy to get in a pool in November. I heard today that North Carolina got freezing weather last night. It's funny to be here and to be enjoying the warm weather.
In case you don't already know, there is a giveaway going on. This is my first one for Little Fun; Little Learning. Be sure to leave a comment with the giveaway announcement so that you can be entered in the drawing.
I'll try to get back on track in a few days. Have a great weekend and don't forget to set your clocks back! :o)
Rocks in My Dryer has her Fall, Y'all Bloggy Giveaway going on. As of now, nearly 600 bloggers are participating. That's a bunch of prizes. Little Fun; Little Learning is participating too. :)
At Little Fun; Little Learning I'm giving away 3 Winnie the Pooh parent & child read together books. Titles include The Blustery Day, Pooh Helps Out, and The Big Honeypot Rescue. The value of this prize is $20.97. These books are for preschoolers. Here's more info:
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To win, all you need to do is comment on this post. It's that simple. The drawing will be some time next week. The winner will be contacted via email and the lucky winner will also be posted here at Little Fun; Little Learning.
I'm sorry, but due to shipping costs, this giveaway is limited to US shipping addresses. Please make sure you leave your correct email address in the box and not in the comments. I'd hate for you to get unnecessary spam.
Good luck!
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