Her math work is divided into brightly-colored sections because if she's going to have to do math, it might as well be colorful, right? Of course, she spent nearly as much time creating the pretty page as she did actually working the problems, but I can live with that. Sometimes, I have to remind myself that when I'm teaching my children, I'm teaching individually-created human beings who ...
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12 Days of Christmas: Felt Christmas Tree Ornaments
What are Christmas crafts without felt? Lacking, right? So, we had to break out the felt to make something, and these easy ornaments were perfect! First, we used a cookie cutter to trace the shape onto the felt, and then we cut the shape out. Then.... I dumped the contents of our button box onto the table and let them go to town! Though the glue got a little messy and some ...
Easy Paper Plate Christmas Angels Craft
One way to help kids remember the events surrounding the birth of Christ is by bringing the story into playtime and craft time. My kids have a few nativity sets that they play with constantly during the Christmas season, and we also try to do crafts that help them think about Jesus' birth. This simple angel craft is one of them! The craft itself is simple, but ...
Twelve Days of Christmas: Pretzel Trees
These simple treats are probably some of our favorites! Quick and cute...you can't beat that! For some reason, the only photo I took was of the ones we covered with sprinkles. Most of the trees had mini M&Ms "ornaments," which were precious, so I suggest going that route! All you need to make these trees is pretzel rods (We used the large ones.), green candy melts and decorations ...