Snowflake Break...(that rhymes!)
>> 12.21.2010
I get pretty wrapped up in busyness about this time of year. I can't seem to keep up with the house and my boys, much less our blog! Besides the shopping and usual housework and food preparation, a lot of it is fun Christmas stuff... like making homemade rock candy, caramel corn, ornaments...
When all the madness stops being fun, I have to take a break. Yesterday we made snowflakes. It was such fun! I found a cute idea in a fun little book I received as an early Christmas present.
If you'd like to make some easy snowflakes of your own, here's how:
- Trace around a mug on white paper and cut out your circle.
- Fold in half. Then in half again.
- Cut triangles of different sizes from each edge of the folded shape, including the pointed tip.
- Unfold the circle. If you'd like, glue sequins and glitter on it.
- If you want to be really fancy (for those of you with girls), trace around the mug again on colored tissue paper, cut out and use dabs of glue to paste it to the snowflake.
Doing this smaller version of snowflakes turned out to be a LOT easier than what we tried last year. We just made simple snowflakes with some glitter and taped them all over half of our patio door. The boys are pretty proud of their work. It kept us busy for over an hour. They asked to do it again today. :)
I'd say this activity is fun for ages 5 and up. My boys wanted me to trace and cut out the circles. Then my six-year-old made snowflakes and my three-year-old put glue and glitter on them.
Yeah, we made a real mess in the kitchen. But it was worth it.
Merry Christmas!
~ Katrina
P.S. Haven't tried it yet, but if you are looking for a great gluten-free gingerbread man recipe, try this one!
P.P.S. Another nice break has been reading together. We started Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White last week. Beautifully written and a breath of fresh air. The boys are fascinated.
1 comments:
Trumpet of the Swan was one of my favs! Cute snowflakes, too. ~em
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