Cookies For Santa
On Christmas Eve we made some gingerbread cookies for Santa.
Just after I took this picture Kaleb (7) says, " I don't even look like I've been cooking!" Then he grabbed a handfull of flour and rubbed it into the front of his apron.
Here I am looking very cheesy.
Ha! And Levi after I made him look like he was cooking too!
Nutty Elves Craft
We usually make one new ornament every year. We make it in bulk and then pass them out as gifts to friends, neighbors, and family.
This year we picked this little craft from Family Fun called Nutty Elves.
They were pretty easy to make with the bigger boys (10 and 13). The little boys (7 and 5) had trouble because of the small size of the peanuts, but they made about 5 each. Oliver (5) loved gluing on the noses. You could easily do these assembly line fashion as a family, giving each person a part based on their abilities.
Tips:
- Pre-make hats and shoes.
- Cut arms and legs ahead of time with wire cutters.
- Pose them before you glue them in.
- Use tacky glue and have hot glue gun on hand.
- Hot glue to wrapped candy canes
After we assembled the elves, I hot glued them in fun poses onto wrapped candy canes. We used fishing line for the hanger and I just hot glued it to the candy cane to make it secure.
We think they turned out cute and hope they last a few years. They sure made people smile when they opened them.
A little debate...
...is always healthy. We went to a homeschool activity where we played some games and had a little debate session. The debate on Xbox verses Wii was pretty heated.
Christmas Spectacular
A friend had us over to organize a Christmas performance all day with the kids and then we performed later at a dinner with family and friends. The kids had a blast!
Bookshelves
Single girls...add this to your man wish list!
Love Levi bunches, but I overlooked the importance of a man with this trait.
Love Levi bunches, but I overlooked the importance of a man with this trait.
