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last year i did reindeer fingerprints

so this year we did a fingerprint christmas tree

 "we believe"

"count your blessings"

subway art

I just love pinterest for finding great inspiration.

this christmas i have updated

my decorations with a few of these ideas.

i had pinned this wreath in the fall, 

 but it was too late to be making a fall wreath

so i added pinecones dusted with glitter.

i followed the tutorial and it took about an hour.

the most time consuming part is cutting the burlap.

i had lots left over from my sister's shower,

but it does take a lot of 4 inch squares.  she said about 100.

i didn't count... and you'll need a lot of pins!

 i searched advent calendars on pinterest

and found so many wonderful ideas.

i decided to do a mix of winter/holiday fun as well as

acts of kindness & thinking of others.

 here is my list of activities:
color a winter picture ~ make a card to put
with gift card for the mail carrier~write a note to your
sister telling 3 nice things about her~read a christmas
storybook~make a card for your busdrivers~
make cookies~have a snowball fight~go to starbucks
for a treat~make a sign for the garbage man and
attach a gift card~make a snowman~look at
photo albums~make a card for your REP teachers~
watch a christmas movie & have popcorn~go see
christmas lights~make a winter craft~draw a picture
of baby jesus~make cards to send to
great-grandparents~buy a gift for toys for tots~
help wrap christmas presents
{i put a few of these in more than once}

 i used burlap and muslin because i love a natural look.

i had seen this tutorial last year

 their skirt was sewn,

and i was all ready to follow their instructions.

i had planned on pulling the sewing machine out....

and THEN i saw this tutorial!

wait, what?  i can do this with a glue gun?!

done!

happy holidays!

i have once again been searching for

fun. easy, cute ideas for classroom parties.

our party has to be winter themed so that really narrows

down what we can do.

these are the treats i made last year

 i just stacked 2 doughnut holes and made a cupcake topper to

be the snowman head.

my daughter liked helping decorate and attaching the hats.

this year i have found some cute ideas on pinterest

to see all my pins go here.

{there are some christmas ideas too}

i really like these food ideas:

 snowman snack mix

i plan on making a large bowl with

mini marshmallows {snow balls}, pretzel sticks {arms},

chocolate chips {eyes/mouth/buttons},

and orange sprinkles {nose}

 i made these for the halloween party and they were a huge hit!

just cut the seeds out with a mini cookie cutter.

i need to find a winter shape now!

this is puppychow,

but since our school parties are peanut free

i thought it would be cute to use a frosted cereal like

frosted mini wheats since they look like they are covered in snow!

i'll share some activities next time!