Day 18 Gifts   Bear Stays Up I love the rhyme and cadence in this book. We decided we wanted to MAKE Christmas Present last year. Layla has always shown a great interest in Kitchen Science and in lotions, potions, aromatherapy, chapstick, makeup, and smell-good baths. So we decided we wanted to make gifts to […]

  Day 17 Snow Snow Play Dough 2 cups flour 2 tbls vegetable oil 1 tbls almond oil 1/2 cup salt 2 tables cream of tartar 1 1/2 cups boiling water 1.5 oz glycerine a few drops of essential oil (lavender) Craft Red Sled Paint a Red sled or make one out of popsicle sticks […]

Day 15 Snowmen at Night Writing If you were are snow person, what would you do at night? Snowmen at Night Kitchen Recipe Cold Cocoa Make jello chocolate pudding according to package instructions Add 1 c whipping cream Mix well Scoop mini dehydrated marshmallows into ice pop molds Add pudding mixture Freeze    Craft Snowman […]

Day 14 Gingerbread House Gingerbread Mouse We save some of our Halloween candy for this crazy gingerbread art project. They always get sugar high. It’s always insane. But it’s so much fun, too! Last year we found a kit at Target that had “mini” houses and I liked that much better than one big one. […]

Day 13 Oh Christmas Tree The Little Christmas Tree Decorate a Christmas Tree The girls have a felt board in their room. I converted one of their sliding closet doors into a felt board by taking it off the hinges, covering it with flannel, and putting it back in its place. It has been a fun […]

Day 12 Rudolph Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer This is such a classic book / movie for our families. We have always watched this (as children and then as adults, before we had children!) Reindeer Games Reindeer Bowling via Kidsomania Racing Reindeer via Mom Inspired Life Marble Run Run Rudolf via One Crafty Place Candy […]

Day 11 Dream Snow Dream Snow Dream Snow Artwork by Wee Folk Art Tissue Paper Trees by Pams Drawing Board Such a simple, fun Tin Foil Ornament from Babble Dabble Do Kitchen Science Stained Glass Cookies by Taste.com This was our attempt at stained glass cookies – not nearly as whimsical looking!  But we considered it […]

Day 10 Animal Friends Night Tree Writing Practice Write the perfect presents for different animals. What would be the best gift for a bear? Squirrel? Fox? Bird? Owl? Deer?  How do you think forest animals would decorate a tree? What would they use? How would they get their supplies? Bird Seed Ornaments More Ornaments for […]

 Day 9 Sharing the Season The Jolly Christmas Postman Writing Practice Make Holiday Cards to send to special friends and family. Here are some of the ones I would like to try this year. We LOVE wash tape (as you will likely find out in this series!) This sweet, simple card adds a pop of […]

Day 8 Sensing the Season The Sweet Smell of Christmas This was one of my absolute favorite books as a child because there are scratch and sniff stickers inside. My book had been so scratched that most smells weren’t very smelly so I purchased a new copy but it is still a family favorite! Sensory […]