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BOOKS: There are so many inspiring holiday books out there. I'd love to hear your favorites actually if you care to share! But here are just a few we're reading these days: If You Take A Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff, Merry Christmas, Curious George inspired by H.A. Rey, and Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett.
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1. Wagon Wheel Pasta Christmas Trees
Easy as it looks. Simply cut a triangle of green construction paper. Let the kids glue wagon wheel-shaped pasta to it, add glitter, and there you go!
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This is a preschool crafting classic. We made a batch of salt dough (any recipe would do, let me know if you need one), and added food coloring to create the colors. I then used cookie cutters to get the basic shapes we wanted and had the kids decorate them with small rolled balls of the dough. Before baking we used a straw to make a hole in the top. They baked for 2 hours. Once cooled we used mod podge to seal them. I then tied a piece of yarn through the hole for the ornament.
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3. Pine Cone Ornaments
We painted pine cones and then covered them with glitter. I tied ribbon on them to hang on the tree. The kids had a great time with these and were particularly proud of these creations.
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4. Gingerbread Cookies
No explanation needed. So much fun, and so tasty!
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5. Hand Print Rudolph
So easy and cute. I traced the boys hands on construction paper and cut them out. Then I gave the boys a brown paper triangle, two black paper circles, and one red circle. The boys assembled their Rudolphs with glue.
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Congratulations! He's beautiful! Just managing to comb your hair every day with three under three is an accomplishment. Hey, there are no photos of you, so I guess I shouldn't make assumptions. ;) Love the crafts.
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