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Advent Activity | Holy Family Figures

December 12, 2012 by Alanna George Filed Under: Advent Activities, Christmas Projects, Felt Projects, How To

Advent Activity | Holy Family Figures

  Christmas seems to be just around the corner! My kids are so excited to make Christmas related crafts. I came up with these easy to make Holy Family figures for my daughter to create and display in her room.

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Advent Activity | Pom-Pom Ball Wreath Pin

December 6, 2012 by Alanna George Filed Under: Advent Activities, Christmas Projects, How To

Advent Activity | Pom-Pom Ball Wreath Pin

This is a quick craft you can do with your kids during the holidays. This festive wreath is perfect to wear on a coat or backpack to show some holiday cheer!

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12 Days of Christmas Ornament Swap

August 27, 2012 by Alanna George Filed Under: Christmas Projects, How To, Swaps, Swaps, Weblogs

12 Days of Christmas Ornament Swap

I was hoping to get these posted for a Christmas in July theme, but I guess Christmas in August will do too. I recently hosted a 12 Days of Christmas Ornament Swap and I was blown away by the beautiful ornaments every one created. Take a look for yourself! A Partridge in a Pear Tree […]

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How To | My Sunshine Music Box

January 18, 2012 by Alanna George Filed Under: Birthday Projects, Christmas Projects, Handmade Gift Ideas, How To, Painting Projects, Valentine's Day Projects, Wedding Projects

How To | My Sunshine Music Box

Here is something you can make your little sweetheart for Valentine’s Day, a hand-crank music box placed inside a cute hand-painted wooden box. When my daughter (now 6) was a baby I always sang her “You Are My Sunshine” while I rocked her to sleep. My daughter and I still love to sing this song […]

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Advent Activity | Cut and Color Candy Shop

December 22, 2011 by Alanna George Filed Under: Advent Activities, Christmas Projects, How To, Paper Crafts, Printables

Advent Activity | Cut and Color Candy Shop

Look at this beautiful Candy Shop! My good friend Rebecca Bischoff (check out her website) was nice enough to create this Free Printable for me to post on my website. This sweet little candy shop prints out all on one page and you can color it and cut it out to create the Candy Shop […]

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Advent Activity | Tissue Paper Ornament

December 21, 2011 by Alanna George Filed Under: Advent Activities, Christmas Projects, Handmade Gift Ideas, How To

Advent Activity | Tissue Paper Ornament

Ohh, Christmas is so close! Are you looking for an easy gift for the kids to make Grandma? These paper maché bulbs covered in tissue paper squares and a handmade drawing would work! How To | Tissue Paper Ornament Supplies: Tissue Paper Squares Paper Maché Bulb White Piece of Paper Crayons or Markers School Glue […]

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Advent Activity | Letter To Santa

December 20, 2011 by Alanna George Filed Under: Advent Activities, Christmas Projects, How To, Paper Crafts, Printables

Advent Activity | Letter To Santa

Have you written your letter to Santa yet? Have you been Naughty or Nice? Young kids will love filling out this letter. It has big lines and spaces for early writers. Ours are going in the mail and heading off to the North Pole tomorrow! The days are going by so quickly. I still have […]

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Advent Activity | Sock Snowman

December 16, 2011 by Alanna George Filed Under: Advent Activities, Christmas Projects, How To

Advent Activity | Sock Snowman

I must have jinxed myself by posting that we were doing really good at keeping up with our Advent Activities. Now we have fallen a little bit behind, but no pressure right? We were able to make these cute sock snowmen. My daughter said, “I want to use the biggest googly eyes we have so […]

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Advent Activity | Porcupine Pinecone Ornament

December 13, 2011 by Alanna George Filed Under: Advent Activities, Christmas Projects, Felt Projects, How To

Advent Activity | Porcupine Pinecone Ornament

I know a porcupine really has nothing to do with Christmas, but my boys love to make things out of pine cones, so this is perfect. They had so much fun creating these little critters to hang on the Christmas tree. (Yes, the little one has a tiny pebble glued on its head…) We are […]

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Advent Activity | TP Tube Reindeer

December 9, 2011 by Alanna George Filed Under: Advent Activities, Christmas Projects, How To, Paper Crafts, Printables, Recycling Projects

Advent Activity | TP Tube Reindeer

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen… but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose… You will want to make your own version of Rudolph using a toilet paper tube and the free download you can find below! How To | Toilet […]

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