Rudolph Delights
Makes: 24
Need:
12 graham crackers (2 inch squares)
1/2 cup peanut butter (use cream cheese with brown food coloring if you have a peanut allergy or a no peanut school.)
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup tiny pretzel twists
5 maraschino cherries
12 graham crackers (2 inch squares)
1/2 cup peanut butter (use cream cheese with brown food coloring if you have a peanut allergy or a no peanut school.)
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup tiny pretzel twists
5 maraschino cherries
Directions: (ADULT ONLY) ***Using a serrated edge knife, carefully slice each cracker in half diagonally. This may take a little practice so count on a few extra crackers.
Children can spread 1 teaspoon of peanut butter on each cracker triangle. Use 2 raisins for eyes and 1 small piece of cherry for the nose. Break and arrange pretzel twists for antlers.
Things to do with kids for Christmas. It's Time to Write Holiday Thank You Notes
Give your children the gift of good manners: instruct them in the art of writing thank-you notes.
A good note is personal, specific and warm. Remind children to address the giver by name, mention the gift, and share how they'll use or enjoy it.
Better still, hold a family thank-you note session. Writing notes together teaches youngsters that gratitude is as much a part of the season as the gifts themselves.
Give your children the gift of good manners: instruct them in the art of writing thank-you notes.
A good note is personal, specific and warm. Remind children to address the giver by name, mention the gift, and share how they'll use or enjoy it.
Better still, hold a family thank-you note session. Writing notes together teaches youngsters that gratitude is as much a part of the season as the gifts themselves.
Italian Seasoning
3 tablespoons dried basil
3 tablespoons dried oregano
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Directions:
Mix all ingredients in a spice grinder. or put in a small bowl and crush with the back of a spoon. Store in an airtight jar for up to 6 months.
3 tablespoons dried basil
3 tablespoons dried oregano
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Directions:
Mix all ingredients in a spice grinder. or put in a small bowl and crush with the back of a spoon. Store in an airtight jar for up to 6 months.
Home For The Holidays
Oh, there's no place like
home for the holidays,
'Cause no matter how far away you roam
When you pine for the sunshine
Of a friendly face
For the holidays, you can't beat
Home, sweet home
I met a man who lives in Tennessee
And he was headin' for Pennsylvania
And some home made pumpkin pie
From Pennsylvania folks a travelin' down
To Dixie's sunny shore
From Atlantic to Pacific, gee
The traffic is terrific
Oh there's no place like home
For the holidays, 'cause no matter
How far away you roam
If you want
To be happy in a million ways
For the holidays, you can't beat
Home, sweet home
home for the holidays,
'Cause no matter how far away you roam
When you pine for the sunshine
Of a friendly face
For the holidays, you can't beat
Home, sweet home
I met a man who lives in Tennessee
And he was headin' for Pennsylvania
And some home made pumpkin pie
From Pennsylvania folks a travelin' down
To Dixie's sunny shore
From Atlantic to Pacific, gee
The traffic is terrific
Oh there's no place like home
For the holidays, 'cause no matter
How far away you roam
If you want
To be happy in a million ways
For the holidays, you can't beat
Home, sweet home
If you are entertaining for the New Year holiday, do what you need to ensure adequate ice for beverages. You can fill ice trays now and empty into plastic bags to ensure you have plenty on hand.
A Snowball Fight
A Snowball Fight
Create this cute winter pal with your mismatched children's gloves. Much like our Snow Folks, all you will need is gloves, wooden balls, and lots of imagination.
You will need
child's glove
cotton batting11/4" diameter wooden ball
mismatched infant or child's sockgold cord
small white pom pomsscrap material for scarf
silk florals (holiday sprigs, berries, flowers, pine, etc.)tiny black plastic eyes or black acrylic paint
What you do
First, tuck the thumb inside the glove. Fill the glove with cotton batting, be sure to fill remaining four fingers without over stuffing. Cut a scrap piece of material for scarf and gently tie around the glove where the ribbing of the cuff meets the plain material of the glove (end of the cuff). (When tying scarf, point the scarf material toward the thumb area to cover the area where it was tucked inside. Fold down cuff to cover scarf and form a turtle neck. Hot glue on wooden ball to top of turned down cuff.
Glue on tiny plastic eyes or paint on with black acrylic paint. Use black marker for mouth. Gently dot on lipstick for cheeks by applying first to your finger and then dotting onto face. Glue a stem of holiday florals or greenery behind body on the side where thumb is tucked in. This will help to hide the tucked in thumb.
To make the hat, simply fit the cuff of the sock onto head and roll up the edge of the cuff to form the hat brim. Then trim the end of the sock off and fringe with scissors. Add a small amount of cotton batting inside hat and tie off with gold cord.
Using the first and fourth finger of the glove, pull them to the front of the body and glue together with hot glue, hold in place until secure. Add a pile of white pom poms for snowballs, one at a time, gluing each one in place.
Things to do at Christmas time, Make a snowman ornament
The Twelve Days of Christmas is probably the most misunderstood part of the church year among Christians who are not part of liturgical church traditions. Contrary to much popular belief, these are not the twelve days before Christmas, but in most of the Western Church are the twelve days from Christmas until the beginning of Epiphany (January 6th; the 12 days count from December 25th until January 5th).
Billie C
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