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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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.
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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! :)
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