By the window is a paper mache snowman pinata; still soggy from two days ago; patiently waiting for a bit of sunshine to help it dry out. Aaa..it is starting to stink a bit and seems to have contracted measles; with little spots here and there. It’s been raining off and on for the past few days; which doesn’t help Mr. Snowman at all. If worse comes to worse, I could spray him with a bit of Lysol and for the spots?…the crepe paper will do the job to cover his ’blemishes’. Or if worse comes to worse comes to worse; never fear…Walmart is near!
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| took him out for a bit of sun but the rain started up in minutes..poor thing |
I had a great morning! I volunteer at a nearby elementary school; helping a 3rd grade class with reading assignments. I wanted to give kids (all 29 of them) a little something for Christmas but the challenge was keeping the cost down. After a bit of pondering, I decided to sew each a water bottle holder instead of making a goodie bag filled with snacks and little what nots. The kids LOVED them. One of the girls hugged her holder. SO CUTE.
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| I made 16 of these ... |
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| ... and 13 of these |
But my great morning didn’t end there. The class joined in with other 3rd graders to help the Kindergarteners with making gingerbread houses. I was thrilled to watch the kids work together to create the most lovely gingerbread houses. The kids never hesitated to think about what to do; their little hands constantly moving, each decorating their little houses in different ways with marshmallows, teddy grahams, m&ms, jelly beans, candy corn. I felt blessed to be in their company.
wow. you were busy!
ReplyDeleteq1. did you use a pattern for the water bottle holders? my son will need one in April and I haven't got round to making a pattern for it yet - months away mind, I work better under pressure lol
2. what are they using to make the gingerbread houses? I want to do this with ebi-kun and his girlfriends down the road but can't get the ingredients to make proper ginerbread.g
HI JO ~
ReplyDeleteI'll send you a few notes on the water bottle holder via email...maybe I'll do a tutorial next year :0)
For the gingerbread houses...
* small milk carton (or something similar) shaped like a house
* frosting : I saw a bag of confectioners' sugar on a table so I assume a frosting mix was made with the sugar and water. The consistency was similar to frosting for a cake.
* graham crackers from a box : simple is good.
* tons of candies, marshmallows big and small, sprinkles, etc.
I liked that they place the milk cartons on a paper place..some of the kids decorated the plate so it looked like the gingerbread house was in a forest of candies or a snow covered field..very pretty.
enjoy.
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I kind of love that idea for a 'snow'man :)
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