Posted in Science and other Hands On activities

We have been working diligently on our Christmas cards : ) K and L have been having fun cutting out construction paper, pasteing and glueing and of course what would a Christmas card be without all the glitter glue! To help them out I have quite a few templates cut out of cardboard (snowmen, trees, stars, trucks, candy canes etc.) that they can trace around and cut out so that it makes things a little simpler.

This is K's truck that is delivering Christmas trees from his tree lot : )

Frosty the Snowman

This is a new one that we are making this year. K did all of the stitching himself! He was so happy he was learning how to sew : )

I got the pattern out of the Fall 2006 TOS magazine that we just got. It is on page 150. I enlarged it and then added the heart with the button and then hung a jingle bell from the button for a really country look : ) We found a bunch of different coloured felt at the dollar store for .25 cents a piece and then got some embroidery floss for the stitching.

After K has them all stitched up we use regular white glue and coat the back of the mitt with it and then stick it onto our cardstock and leave it to dry. I was worried that it might warp the cardstock but we put the glue on lightly and it worked out perfectly. I think that if you put the glue on to thickly it probably would cause your paper to get damp and then may cause it to warp.

I found a really great website with christian Christmas card verses that you can add inside the card for a nice little added touch as well : )

Friday we are hoping to get a family photo done and then all I have to do is complete my Christmas letter and I'll be ready to mail out my cards. I think this is the most organized and early I have ever been! Hopefully I can get everything else up to speed that is Christmas related : )

Blessings,

BChsMamaof3