children’s crafts

101 Days of Christmas: Printable Christmas Placemats

by Jennifer & Jason on December 20, 2012

The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design:

Printable Christmas Placemat

‘Tis the season for holiday get-togethers. That means family, food, fun… and the occasional squirmy kid. How can we keep the kids happy while they’re waiting for Christmas dinner to be served? Simply use the same tactic that smart restaurant owners use: the activity placemat.

This Christmas activity placemat will keep them busy coloring, solving the Christmas song title crossword puzzle, and finding all of Santa’s reindeer. Hopefully this will keep little hands busy until it’s time to pass the mashed potatoes.

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101 Days of Christmas: Clothespin Reindeer Ornaments

by Mandi on December 15, 2012

source: Mandi Ehman

I first saw this cute project at Boston Baby Mama (via Pinterest), and I added it to our 12 Days of Christmas activities without really planning to post about it.

They turned out so cute, though, that I had to share.

The flu hit our house at the beginning of the week, and the thrill of opening each day’s activity was replaced by the frustration of the growing pile of activities we’ve had to save for later. Thankfully, my mom came yesterday to bring us a few groceries and spend some time with the girls so both Sean and I could rest, and while she was here, she also do these reindeer ornaments with the girls.

We didn’t have any pompoms like the original post, just sequins, but the girls went to town adding personality and flair to their reindeer, and I love how they turned out. Yet more proof that life doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful!

See the full instructions at Boston Baby Mama.

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	Mandi Ehman is the founder and publisher behind Life Your Way and the co-author of All in Good Time, as well as a wife and the homeschooling mom to four beautiful girls. She lives with her family on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia and loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

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101 Days of Christmas: Simple Lid Ornaments

December 12, 2012

The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: One of our favorite traditions each year is decorating our “kid” Christmas tree with homemade ornaments. This week we set up an ornament making station (inspired by A Mom with a Lesson Plan) and created some simple lid ornaments using materials we already had around the [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: CD Wreath Suncatcher

November 28, 2012

The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: Earlier this year I noticed some beautiful CD suncatchers shining in the windows at my son’s school. I loved watching how the colors danced around and made the windows look so magical. I decided that we needed to use the idea and create some festive Christmas decorations for [...]

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9 FREE Christmas Printables for Kids

November 25, 2012

Add some extra fun to your holiday season with these free printable activities for kids. From advent calendars to homemade cards to the cutest printable nativity set you ever did see, there’s plenty to choose from:

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101 Days of Christmas: Arthur Christmas Candy Sleigh

November 12, 2012

My girls love family movie nights, and last week we picked up a copy of Arthur Christmas to watch as a family. This is a cute Christmas movie that gives kids and parents a sneak peek at Santa’s behind-the-scenes operations, which include a high-tech command center run by hundreds of elves and a fulfillment system [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Reindeer Food

November 7, 2012

The following post is from Kacey of Well-Rounded Home: Everyone knows to leave milk and cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve , but what about those hard-working reindeer? You know the ones… Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, And the most famous one of all? Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Favorite Things Ornaments

October 25, 2012

The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: One of our favorite family traditions is setting up a special Christmas tree each year just for our kids that we decorate together with homemade decorations. The kids get to choose the tree, and then, help create ornaments all throughout the holiday season. Today, I am [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Paper Snowflakes

October 20, 2012

I love making paper snowflakes. There’s something magical about creating a design you can’t actually see and trying to picture how each cut will look when it’s finally unfolded.They never look quite like I expect, and — like the real things — each one is unique. My girls love to make them as well, and [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree

October 13, 2012

We’re always on the lookout for fun Christmas crafts that the whole family can do together, and this one definitely fits the bill! These are fairly large, so they wouldn’t necessarily make great ornaments (although you could use little popsicle sticks instead of the big ones to make miniature versions!), but you could add a [...]

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