Christmas Ornament Crafts

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Q: Cute holiday crafts for Kindergarten?
I am looking for some cute ideas to do with my Kindergarten class. We are making several ornaments, so I am trying to come up with something different...It can be a Christmas activity or Hanukkah as I am going to touch on both holidays.

A: a snoopy dog hugging a snowman ornament

Q: Christmas poll. whch tree sounds better?
ok, so we cant decide between these 2 design ideas for this years christmas tree Exhibit(Tree) A: 4 or 5 strands of silver & gold garland, 7 or 8 strings of tiny coloured lights, decades worth of family ornaments(mostly glass bauble type but also a little bit are craft-y type), and topped with an angel. Exhibit(Tree) B: one strand of little white lights, just a bit of silver tinsel, popcorn string as garland itself. Bows, bells, and a few clove oranges, glittered pinecones and godseye's as ornaments. A star on top and toy train underneath. So, which one sounds better? Lemme know. =)

A: Get rid of the garland, use clear lights, and family ornaments. Remembering the past is part of Christmas too. I dislike the department store look.

Q: Ideas for homeade gifts ?!!!?
My inlaws and parents are very close to my son he's 3 and I want to do something personal for them from my son maybe something my son can make or help make. Like a craft or something. One idea I have is having hime make them a Christmas ornament but I need other ideas. Thankyou, Happy Holidays!

A: This is something I do with my special ed. class for gifts they can give. Take a cup of ground cinnamon, add a tablespoon of applesauce and mix it into a thick paste. Then roll or pat it out about 1/4 inch thick and use Christmas cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Dry the shapes for several days and before they get too dry, make a small hole at the top so you can string a ribbon through and tie it into a bow. You can use these as ornaments or as closet sachets. They smell wonderful for a long time. Or here is another recipe I use to give as gifts that your little boy can do as well: I make up a batch of "simmering potpourri" that I give out in little tins or or those little cheap tiny plastic containers you get at the grocery store. The recipe is: 1 spice container each of Nutmeg, Cloves, Cinnamon, Ginger Mix all the powders together and package individual portions of powder with several peices of dried orange peels. This can be put in electric potpourri burners or simmered on the stove in a pan. The scent is wonderful and scents the whole house. You can get several portions of this and creative packaging is a must.

Q: craft sites?
does anyone know any good sites for ideas on designing your own christmas ornaments?

A: Here are a couple of popular ones. http://www.hobbylobby.com/ http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home

Q: Pagans, may I ask your advice?
For Christmas trees, many Christians make chrismons, ornaments that represent the many symbols of Christ. What do Pagans put on their tree? If a Christian wanted to make an ornament representing Pagan beliefs for a Yule tree, would it be acceptable? What kind of symbols would be good? Making hand-crafted ornaments is time consuming. I wouldn't want to waste time or make my Pagan friends feel bad by giving an inappropriate gift. Thank you for your help. I am well aware of the Pagan origins of the evergreen tree and its use at the winter solstice, just as I am aware the church set the date for Christ's birth at December 25 to compete with the Pagan solstice celebrations. There are Pagans who mean a lot to me and I would like to make them an appropriate gift for their celebration of Yule. I'm sorry I ever asked this question. If I thought I was better than my friends, I wouldn't be worrying about making them something that would be meaningful to their celebration. The majority of you are being so kind and thoughtful; thank you for your help. It is much appreciated.

A: That's wonderful of you! Lights, tinsel (if that's your thing), stars, bells, candy canes. Our ornaments include things like: presents, trees, candles, kids skating, snowmen, etc. Especially symbolic for Yule are candles, wreaths, trees, lights, presents and holly. No angels, no mangers, no crosses.

Q: cant find this craft item?
I'm trying to find Clear Christmas Ornament Bulbs (like the ones you can buy that are red/green/blue but I want to find clear ones that you can see straight through) no local stores carry them because they are out of season so i have been trying to find them online but I have had no luck... and help Thanks

A: go in the store in the department where the sell night lite bulbs at Wal-Mart,Super k, Target Lowe's ,Home Depot they have clear bulbs there.hope this helps. I buy them mostly at Lowe's or Home Depot

Q: Any great ideas for an annual girls-only Christmas sleepover? (NOT naughty please!)?
I want to host a sleepover for the girls in my husband's family. If everyone came, there would be 20 of us in total, ranging from my baby girl to her great-great grandmother. I am hoping it turns into a tradition my daughter can grow up with. But I need ideas!!! From food to activities to party favors to what to write in the invitation! All ideas welcome. I am thinking of doing an ornament exchange, baking cookies, watching a movie, a craft of some sort, making breakfast in the morning... Do you think this is a good idea or thumbs down? Should I skip the sleepover component?

A: I think this is a great idea that could definately become a tradition. I like the idea of the ornament exchange...have you ever thought of maybe playing the whole secret santa game? Find out exactly who would attend, have your guests draw names, and set a reasonable limit on how much they can spend on the person's name they drew. And make sure they keep on the down low about who's name they got to make it more exciting! Then, have your guests open their gifts the night of your sleepover so everyone can see what they got from their santas! If you are going to watch a video, I recommend "It's a wonderful life"...it's a classic and I don't know anyone who doesn't love and appreciate that movie just for the message it sends out! Make hot cocoa and enjoy some caramel corn or just regular butter popcorn while watching it. Maybe instead of exchanging ornaments, maybe you could make your own. They sell the ceramic ornaments that you can paint yourself, or if you look on the net, i'm sure you could find some really neat ideas. If you did the ceramic ornaments, you could write your name and the year on the back in paint to remember when you made the ornament. Make some goody bags as favors...maybe put some candies in there, like candy canes and chocolate of course! Sometimes you can find little Christmas-themed soaps and mini body washes too..those also might be a neat idea. Also, if you look around, sometimes they sell candy cane flavored cocoa..that might also be a nice party favor! And of course, baking cookies would be super-fun to do as a group! If you have that many people, you might actually be able to make a couple of different kinds, or perhaps some candy to go with it. Anyway you decide to go, i'm sure it will be super-fun. I hope it works out for you....good luck!

Q: craft question?
i have some dated christmas ornaments mostly resin or plastic that i want to cover up the date and use. i have tried glitter with hot glue gun. i have tried glitter with nail polish hardner. any ideas that may stick and make my dated christmas ornaments useable? THANKS

A: Yes, this is something my wife did with several dated champagne glasses. She painted them and hot glued a ribbon around the date areas. From there she put a flower or two in side each of these glasses and gave them to guests at our annual Christmas Party. I hope this helps.

Q: Craft Recipes?
I'm looking for a recipe that uses Applesauce, Cinnamon, and White Glue to make ornaments for the Christmas Tree. I've lost mine.

A: I made some just the other day. The recipe that I used just had 1 cup of applesauce and 1 cup of cinnamon. This made a really stiff dough and I separated it into four sections and rolled it about 1/4 inch thick between wax paper. My house smelled wonderful while I was baking them. The recipe said to bake them on a cookie sheet for about 1 to 2 hours in the oven at 200 to 250 degrees. I broke one when it was finished to see how sturdy they were. It took a little bit to break it but I think the next time I do them, I am going to add the white glue. I think that would make them tougher. I was told that I needed to store them in a Ziploc bag and they would keep that cinnamon smell for years. Also, I bought my cinnamon at the Dollar General Store. I got 2 bottles for one dollar there. A bottle of Cinnamon at Kroger was about three dollars.

Q: Finance question?
How is a thirteen year old supposed to get money for Christmas? I was thinking maybe making ornaments and selling them to neighbors and relatives, do you think this is a good idea? How else could I raise money? I love crafts, and I don't want to shovel driveways or anything. Thanks! Another idea- I was going to make customized tee shirts, a good idea?

A: I like your idea of making ornaments! That's creative. You might also want to check into babysitting, doing some other type of service for your neighbors and family, etc. Good luck, and Merry Christmas! Sharilee Guest Founder, AmericaTakingAction.com MyBookwise.com/nonprofits Hookedonabook.wordpress.com Hookedonabook.com

Q: Finances...?
How is a thirteen year old supposed to get money for Christmas? I was thinking maybe making ornaments and selling them to neighbors and relatives, do you think this is a good idea? How else could I raise money? I love crafts, and I don't want to shovel driveways or anything. Thanks! Another idea- I was going to make customized tee shirts, a good idea? Yea I'm not exactly a cleaner, and I don't like to babysit much.

A: babysit,clean houses

Q: Help Planning A Winter Party?
I am planning a party in winter, close to Christmas. It's not completely Christmas, but it has somewhat to do with it. Answer the following questions: 1. What should I serve? Hot chocolate and cookies? Anything ese like hot dogs, chips and water? (nothing like a ham, and stuffing, and lemonade!) 2. What should we do at the party? Mingle, do some crafts? Like make a picture frame, or color a picture as a gift? 3. What are some movies we could watch? They have to be good, funny, family, movies. (Should take place in winter or has to do with it some how, but doesn't have to) 4. What should I put in the goody bags? I was thinking candy (Hershey kisseS!), a small ornament (not glass), and what else? This party is for a 7 year old, 10 year old, and 12 year old! (For my little sister and her cousins) Should I put a small bag of marshmellows in the gooy bags? And a charm bracelet? Maybe popcorn they could eat? They could get silly string and a scarf? Thanks for answering!!

A: 1.)Make 18 peanut butter and cracker sandwhiches.Set aside.Melt 1 cup of white chocolate in microwavable bowl. Dip cracker sandwhiches in white chocolate. Now they look like snowballs. Place snowballs on wax paper. Dot each snowball with 2 m&m's in cool colors. Let set. 2.)Decorate regular mittens or gloves to have your own styled gloves or mittens. 3.)To wind down,bring out a few bottles of icy-colored nail polish such as cool blue or frosty white.Paint nails and toe-nails. 4.)A few movie themed movies are... Ice Age, Snow dogs, Snow day, Johnny Tsunami 5.)Stuff a wintry mug with minty gum, gift certificates for ice cream, frosty lip gloss or nail polish, and a hot cocoa packet. This is like a gift bag for them. 6.)For breakfast have powdered donuts

Q: Gift for bedridden grandma?
Any ideas for a special and suitable gift for a bedridden elderly person? My grandparents raised me, and we were really close. I now live in another city and don't see her often. She first broke *both* of her hips (she is really tiny and fragile) and then had a stroke (DVT clot) from being bedridden. Her vision is very poor. She's really gone downhill and this may be our last Christmas together. She wears compression boots and hospital gowns, so clothing, robes, slippers, etc is not a good option. The nurses have little time to spend with her, so things like lotions and creams probably won't get used/applied. Her vision is poor, and the nurses never put on her glasses, so books and videos are out. She has poor manual dexterity and movement because of the stroke, so crafts, etc. are out. See why I'm stumped! I was thinking perhaps a musical ornament that I can ask the nurses to wind up or turn out. Thankfully, her hearing is the one thing that is OK. Is there anyone out there who can help? I want to make her last bits of time her meaningful. I am the only grandchild (!) on that side of the family, and my grandparents raised me for most of my years, so we were very close. Thanks for your help. Ooops...time *here*.... Oooo....good ideas! She might like an audio Bible or book! :)

A: Music and audio books are good idea but the best gift of all is time. If you can spend time with her that would be the very best. If not maybe you could hire a sitter to go in and massage her feet and hands with lotion that the caregivers don't have time to do. I lived a long way from grandma but once a week I hired a school girl who went in and wrote letters for g'ma and did little things for her. The little gal who went in loved g'ma as did g'ma return the affection. I also made as many trips to see her as possible. I do so miss her! I hope this helps a little.

Q: craft ideas for 2 year olds?
i need some craft ideas to do with children that range from 1-2 years old. we are military families living overseas and we have to entertain each other. we get the kids together for play dates about twice a week to let the kids interact with other children. we have done finger paints, made sugar cookies and decorated them with icing, colored with color wonder supplies, made homemade ornaments for the tree, and made snow globes for christmas. we are running out of crafty ideas for them! i need any and all ideas that we can come up with.. we were thinking of making fruit loop pictures next week but we need stuff for after that. Please help... thanks to everyone!

A: First let me say I think it's great that you're all supporting one another, my husband was in the Navy but we were stateside the whole time (at least I was... lol) For 1-2 year olds you don't really need to have as many structured activities...My kids always just like running around playing, climbing on stuff etc. I think you've had some great ideas..perhaps stringing elbow macaroni noodles on yarn, or getting some pretzle sticks and marshmallows and let them build stick people with them, the best part is they can eat their creations afterward so clean up is easy.

Q: Rude awakening. Do you realize just how much merchandise we have here that is made in China?
I knew a lot was but over the week-end I had a rude awakening while out shopping. I really try and buy things not made in China. It's hard to do. I was at Dave's, a Christmas store here that has loads of decorations, trees, wreaths, anything you could possibly imagine needing for Christmas as well as other holidays. They do have other items like fake flowers, craft items, candles, collectibles. I swear, every single Christmas or Thanksgiving Day item I picked up was made in China. All the trees, wreaths, ornaments (and they have hundreds), lights and so on and so on. It was truly depressing. I curbed my need to buy and left without buying anything. I bet that store would only have one aisle of items for sale if they trashed all the China items. Everything in that store really was a non-necessary item. We could put China out of business if we all stopped buying. What do you think?

A: It's extremely cheap for companies like Mattel and Fisher Price to have toys made in China,but it obviously is not worth the savings. China is losing a lot of their reputation over recalled products,but I don't think it's all their faults. I think the toy companies are quick to blame,because they want to cover up their mistakes. Still,I try to buy merchandise that is made on American or Canadian soil.