This post is going to photograph heavy. Please be patient.
First, I’ll show & tell you about the awesome craft I made yesterday.
Did you (or your children) ever make chains out of strips of construction paper? Do you get as disappointed as I do when they fade? rip? and need to be thrown away?
I have the solution!
My children and I started making construction paper Countdown-To-Christmas Chains a few years ago. All that work just to throw it all away.
*light bulb moment*
This year we made our countdown chain out of craft foam sheets – like these…
I cut the red & green into strips about 1/2”-3/4” wide.
Then I used Velcro Brand self-adhesive dots for the fastener.
I used clear ones, but couldn’t find those to link up at Amazon.
Then I wrote the numbers 1-24 on the strips using Tulip Dimensional Fabric Paint 4oz Puffy White
While I was patiently *ahem* waiting for the puffy paint to dry, I made a template for a star.
I cut the star shape out of that fancy-schmancy glitter foam sheet you see in the photo above.
Anyway…
It all ended up looking like…
Last night, my youngest child took the first link off.
Now we have a reusable “Construction Paper” Paper Chain to Countdown-To-Christmas. The whole project including the overage I purchased cost just over $8.
Today, I am playing with sugar cookies and royal icing.
My middle son wants Dinosaur Sugar Cookies to take to school for his Birthday treat next week. I’ve heard that royal icing is difficult to work with so I decided to start practicing this week.
My grandmother’s sugar recipe is perfect!
Now to start making royal icing. Adding more confectioners’ sugar to the grocery list, I think I’m going to need it.
Proud moment! We made it through all of the Advent reading and activity things I showed you yesterday again this morning. I’m even on track in my Bible Study!
Oh… the tree?!? Did we decorate it? We sure did, finished it up last night.
Then we watched The Grinch and ate popcorn.
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